Mariko Kotani CURRICULUM VITAE 1. EDUCATION Graduate Degrees
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Mariko Kotani CURRICULUM VITAE 1. EDUCATION Graduate Degrees 1999 Ph.D. in Communication. Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Dissertation: Accounting actions of Japanese in the United States: An exploration of views and practices in communicating with Americans. Chair, Joseph P. Folger; committee members, Anita Pomerantz, Tricia Jones, Aquiles Iglesias. 1992 M.A. in Communication. Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Thesis: American-Japanese business negotiation: A discourse-centered approach. Advisor, Joseph P. Folger. Other B.A. in English Literature and Linguistics. Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. Joshigakuin High School, Tokyo, Japan. 2. ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES (IN JAPAN) 2006 – Lecturer in Communication, Graduate School, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 2003 – 2006 Associate Professor of Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, Tokyo, Japan. 1999 – 2003 Assistant Professor of Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University, Department of English, Tokyo, Japan. Tenured on appointment in 1999. Graduate Courses Taught 2006 – ■ Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, 2005 ■ Language and social interaction, 2005 ■ Analyzing everyday conversation. Undergraduate Seminar Courses Taught 2005, 2003 ■ Analysis of conversation between native and nonnative speakers, 2004 ■ Communication and culture: Analyzing everyday talk, Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 2 2003 ■ Communication, identities, and culture, 2002 ■ Analyzing conversation and culture, 2001 ■ Communication and culture: From members’ perspectives, 2000 ■ Communication between cultures: Ethnographic interview method, 1999 ■ Intercultural communication research, 1999, 2000 ■ Interpersonal communication (Integrated English seminar, taught in English). Undergraduate Lecture Courses Taught 2000 – 2006 ■ Introduction to intercultural communication, 2006 ■ Understanding self: From perspectives of language, meanings, and communication (Aoyama Standard lecture, team-taught) 3. ACADEMIC POSITION AND TEACHING EXPERIENCES (IN THE UNITED STATES) 1990– 1995 Lecturer in Communication, Temple University, Philadelphia, Instructor Appointment in 1994-1995, Graduate Assistant Teaching Appointment in 1990-1994, taught: ■ Interpersonal communication (autonomously in 1992–1995) ; ■ Communication and cultural differences (with Barbie Zelizer in 1994); ■ Communication and popular culture (with Barbie Zelizer in 1994); ■ Interpersonal communication (with Joseph P. Folger; Tricia Jones in 1990-1992), Department of Rhetoric and Communication, U.S.A. 4. RESEARCH INTERESTS ■ Ethnography of Communication - Speech codes about remedying problematic situations; - use of codes in intercultural interaction; - boundaries of speech communities; - ethnographic research methods. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 3 ■ Conversation Analysis - analysis of conversation between native and nonnative speakers of English; - repair and correction in interaction; - understanding and misunderstanding in talk; - multiple identities in interaction; - accounts, apologies, remedial and aligning actions in conversation. ■ Communication and Culture - intercultural communication; - frameworks for studying communication and culture; - ethnography and conversation analysis to study intercultural communication. 5. PUBLICATIONS Articles in Refereed Academic Journals 2009 Kotani, Mariko. (2009). “Bunka no chigai” saikou: Ibunka komyunikeishon kenkyu ni okeru mittsu no shiten [Reconsidering “cultural differences”: Three views in intercultural communication research] (in Japanese). Speech Communication Education, 22, 67-76. Tokyo: Communication Association of Japan (CAJ). 2008 Kotani, Mariko. (2008). Reinforced codes and boundaries: Japanese speakers’ remedial episode avoidance in problematic situations with “Americans.” Research on Language and Social Interaction, 41, (4): 339-363. New York/London: Routledge. 2008 Kotani, Mariko. (2008). Bunka to komyunikeishon kenkyu ni okeru rironteki wakugumi no gaikan: Ibunka komyunikeishon kyouiku e no ouyou no kanousei [Frameworks for studying communication and culture: Implications for intercultural communication education] (in Japanese). Speech Communication Education, 21, 43-54. Tokyo: Communication Association of Japan (CAJ). 2002 Kotani, Mariko. (2002) Expressing gratitude and indebtedness: Japanese speakers' use of “I'm sorry” in English conversation. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 35, (1): 39-72, Mahwah, NJ/ London: Lawrence Erlbaum. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 4 1994 Kotani, Mariko. (1994). Ways of arguing in two cultures: A case analysis of a negotiation between Japanese and American business professionals. Intercultural Communication Studies, 4, (1): 59-82. San Antonio, TX: International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies (IAICS). Book Chapters 2011 Kotani, Mariko. (2011). Kaiwa bunseki [Conversation analysis]. In Kiyoko Sueda, Hisako Kakai, Katsuya Tasaki, & Junko Saruhashi (Eds.), Komyunikeishon kenkyu hou [Research methods in communication studies] (Chapter 14, pp. 170-183) (in Japanese). Kyoto, Japan: Nakanishiya Publishing. 2008 Kotani, Mariko. (2008). Apologies and remedial episodes. In Wolfgang Donsbach (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of communication (Vol. 1, pp. 187-189). Oxford, England: Wiley-Blackwell. 1999 Kotani, Mariko. (1999). A discourse analytic approach to the study of Japanese apology: The “feel-good” apology as a cultural category. In Naomi Sugimoto (Ed.), Japanese apology across disciplines (pp. 125-154). Commack, NY: Nova Science. 6. ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS Refereed Conference Presentations 2004 “Co-constructing extensive accounts: Japanese speakers’ practice with English speakers.” Paper presented at the 54th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), May, New Orleans, U.S.A. 2003 “Accounting episodes as communicative practice affecting cultural knowledge.” Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), May, San Diego, U.S.A. 2001 “English and Japanese speakers’ views of giving accounts.” Paper presented at the 87th Annual Conference of National Communication Association (NCA), November, Atlanta, U.S.A. 2000 “When ‘I’m sorry’ does not mean admitting responsibility: Japanese speakers’ use of apology.” Paper presented at the 86th Annual Conference of National Communication Association (NCA), November, Seattle, U.S.A. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 5 1997 “Accounting practices of the Japanese students in the United States: Explorations of their meanings of apology.” Paper presented at the 47th Annual Conference of International Communication Association (ICA), May, Montreal, Canada. 1997 “Reconsidering ‘cultural’ differences: Implications for studying communication and culture. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, March, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A. 1995 “Getting over interactional obstacles: A conversation analysis of talk involving non-native speakers of English.” Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, August, Harbin, China. 1993 “Cultural ways of arguing: A case analysis of American-Japanese business negotiation.” Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication, March, San Antonio, U.S.A. Respondent and Discussant at Conferences 2003 Invited respondent, “Komyunikeishon riron [Communication theories]” (in Japanese). Communication Association of Japan (CAJ) Kanto Chapter annual meeting, Tokai University, February, Tokyo, Japan. 1994 Invited discussant, “Rethinking stereotypes: Japanese language and culture.” Graduate Student Conference on East Asia at Columbia University, February, New York, U.S.A. Invited Lecture and Departmental Presentations 2005 “Kotonaru ruuru ga shoutotsu suru toki: Amerika no nihonjin ryuugakusei kara miru bunka no kyoukai [Conflicting rules in boundaries of cultures: Views of Japanese students in the United States]” (in Japanese). Public lecture presented at the Annual Meetings of English Literary Society, Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, December, Tokyo, Japan. 2005 “Esunomesodorojii to kaiwa bunseki [Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis]” (in Japanese). Invited guest lecture presented in the graduate seminar, “Research Methods,” in the Graduate Program of International Communication at Aoyama Gakuin University, July, Tokyo, Japan. Curriculum Vitae, Mariko Kotani 6 2004 “Kaiwa bunseki no kiso to jissen [Basics and practices of conversation analysis]” (in Japanese). Invited guest lecture presented in the graduate seminar, “Research Methods,” in the Graduate Program of International Communication at Aoyama Gakuin University, July, Tokyo, Japan. 2002 “Shazai no imi wo megutte: Nichibei hikaku to komyunikeishon [Meanings of apology: American-Japanese comparisons and communication]” (in Japanese). Invited public lecture given in the Public Lecture Series, “Komyunikeishon to ibunka e no manazashi [Communication with Eyes Toward Other Cultures]” at Aoyama Gakuin University (co-sponsored by Shibuya City Education Committee), December, Tokyo, Japan. 1993 “Argument forms and cultural assumptions: A Japanese and American business negotiation.” Paper presented at the Colloquium, Department of Rhetoric and Communication, Temple University, November, Philadelphia, U.S.A. 7. ACADEMIC LECTURES ORGANIZED AND CHAIRED 2011 Co-Organized Communication Lecture by, and Presented Introduction of, Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz, Invited Speaker, (Director