Education
May 2021: Ph.D. in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University.
Dissertation title: "What Wrong Signage Says About Japanese Multilingualism: A New Approach to the Study of the Linguistic Landscape in Japan".
April 2018: Master’s Degree in Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University.
Dissertation title: "Itaria eiga ni okeru poraitonesu no goyōrontekina bunseki to sono gaikokugokyōiku he no ōyō" (Pragmatic Analysis of Politeness in Italian Cinema and Applications for Foreign Language Teaching).
December 2015: Bachelor’s Degree, Faculty of Languages, Markets and Cultures of Asia, Program in Japanese Language and Literature.
Thesis title: "Pragmatic Analysis of Japanese Conversation".
Academic Appointments / Work Experience
- April 2018 – March 2021: Adjunct Professor, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KYOTO GAIDAI).
- September 2020 – March 2021: Adjunct Professor, Ritsumeikan University (Biwako Campus).
- September 2021 – May 2023: Teaching Tutor, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna.
- September 2021 – September 2024: Adjunct Professor, Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.
- September 2022 – September 2024: Adjunct Professor, Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna.
- September 2024 – Present: Assistant Professor (RTT), Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Bologna.
