ALLEN,Todd - Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Department of Foreign Language Studies

ALLEN, Todd

Faculty, Department/Institute

Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Department of Foreign Language Studies

Academic status (qualification)

Associate Professor Apr. 1,2020

Graduate Degrees・University

Other Doctor's Degree Program Sociolinguistics 2018 Completed

Research fields	keyword
Applied linguistics

所属学会・団体名	役職名 (役職在任期間)
Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
Languages (Open Access Journal), Reviewer Board Member
Conversation Analysis Network (Kansai)
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics (Reviewer)
Academe: First Forays in Academic Writing, Editor-in-chief

Research Publications

No.	Type of publication	Date of publication (Date of presentation)	Title	Type of research result	Jointly authored or single authored	Publisher and journal name	Volume number
1	Academic presentation7	2023/1/22～2023/1/222023,01,22,2023,01,22	Workshop: Designing & Facilitating an EMI Intercultural Communication Course in a Japanese University	Other	Single-Author
2	International academic conference8	2022/6/2～2022/6/42022,06,02,2022,06,04	Assessing intercultural competence through situational judgement tests: Reports from a course in Japan	Other	Single-Author	CMC Conference (Cambridge, UK)
3	Papers1	2022～2022,00,00,,,	How language use promotes comfort in an Izakaya: A linguistic investigation from the viewpoint of speech level	Monograph	Co-author	Journal of Japanese Culture	92
4	Academic presentation7	2022～2022,00,00,,,	‘Irasshai’: A sociopragmatic deconstruction of initial service encounters	Other	International coauthorship
5	Academic presentation7	2022～2022,00,00,,,	Language use in Izakayas and Izakayas’ social functions	Other	International coauthorship
6	Academic presentation7	2022～2022,00,00,,,	Experiential learning in an intercultural communication class: Linguistic landscape group projects	Other	Single-Author	ICLE JALT SIG Conference (Online)
7	Academic presentation7	2022～2022,00,00,,,	Linguistic landscape group projects in an intercultural communication class	Other	Single-Author	JALT International Conference (Shizuoka, Japan)
8	Papers1	2022～2022,00,00,,,	Assessing Intercultural Competence Using Situational Judgement Tests: Reports from an EMI Course in Japan	Monograph	Single-Author	Open Journal of Social Sciences	10, 405-427
9	Lecture19	2021～2021,00,00,,,	The importance of intercultural communciation: student voices	Other	Single-Author	Guest lecture: Senshu University
10	Academic presentation7	2021～2021,00,00,,,	Managing Study Abroad During a Pandemic: A Japanese University Case Study	Other	Single-Author	JALT Study Abroad SIG Conference
11	International academic conference8	2021～2021,00,00,,,	Tachiba, rituals and service encounters: From the perspective of an izakaya master	Other	Single-Author	Japanese Studies Association Australia
12	International academic conference8	2021～2021,00,00,,,	Study Abroad During a Pandemic: Problems and Solutions	Other	Co-author	JALT2021 International Conference
13	Papers1	2021～2021,00,00,,,	Exploring students’ perceptions about intercultural communication education: Rethinking the design and facilitation of a course in Japan	Monograph	Single-Author	Intercultural Communication Education	4, 3
14	Papers1	2021～2021,00,00,,,	Infrastructure, Literacy and Communication: The Challenges of Emergency Remote Teaching in a University in Japan	Monograph	Single-Author	Allen, T.J. (2021). Infrastructure, Literacy and Communication: The Challenges of Emergency Remote Teaching in a University in Japan. In: Chen, J. (eds) Emergency Remote Teaching and Beyond. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84067-9_2
15	Papers1	2020～2020,00,00,,,	Reflections on academic writing as an early career researcher	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Academe	3(2), 33-40
16	Papers1	2020～2020,00,00,,,	Teaching L2 English pragmatic listening skills online	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Pragmatics Matters: JALT Pragmatics SIG Newsletter	56 (Fall), 25-28
17	Papers1	2020～2020,00,00,,,	Izakaya pragmatics: A beginning	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Pragmatics Matters: JALT Pragmatics SIG Newsletter	55 (Summer), 14-18
18	Keynote address20	2020～2020,00,00,,,	Studying Abroad During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese Perspective	Other	Single-Author	Chatham University - Education week
19	International academic conference8	2020～2020,00,00,,,	Pragmatics: Three Research Perspectives	Other	Co-author	JALT 2020 Forum (International)
20	Papers1	2019～2019,00,00,,,	Facilitating graduate student and faculty member writing groups: experiences from a university in Japan.	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Higher Education Research & Development	1-15
21	Papers1	2019～2019,00,00,,,	“It has the ability to make the other person feel comfortable”: L1 Japanese speakers’ folk descriptions of aizuchi.	Academic Journal	Single-Author	Lingua	230, 102737
22	International academic conference8	2019～2019,00,00,,,	“When people finish their day… My Day starts”: A sociolinguistic analysis of an izakaya	Other	Single-Author	1st East Asian Pragmatics Symposium: Variational Pragmatics in East Asian Languages
23	Papers1	2018～2018,00,00,,,	Sensei’s tips on aizuchi.	Other	Single-Author	Candlin & Mynard ePublishing	In B. Kennett & Y. Nagata (Eds.), Learning Japanese voices of experience (pp. 153-158).
24	International academic conference8	2018～2018,00,00,,,	Facilitating Graduate Student and Faculty Writing Groups: Experiences at Hiroshima University	Other	Single-Author	Tenth Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia
25	Papers1	2015～2015,00,00,,,	Implications in aizuchi research: What can Japanese L1 participants tell researchers? Responses from a pilot study	Academic Journal	Single-Author	The online linguistics journal	9(1), 153-172.
26	Papers1	2014～2014,00,00,,,	A study of linguistic politeness	Academic Journal	Co-author	Open journal of modern linguistics	4(5), 651-633.

Academic presentationWorkshop: Designing & Facilitating an EMI Intercultural Communication Course in a Japanese UniversityUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorALLEN,Todd2023/1/22～2023/1/22The Society for Foreign Language Education and Media Studies, Kansai Branch, Methodology Study Group

International academic conferenceAssessing intercultural competence through situational judgement tests: Reports from a course in JapanIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorALLEN,ToddCMC Conference (Cambridge, UK)2022/6/2～2022/6/4

PapersIn refereedMonographCo-authorALLEN,ToddThe Journal of Asian Linguistic Anthropology4(1)2022

PapersHow language use promotes comfort in an Izakaya: A linguistic investigation from the viewpoint of speech levelIn refereedMonographCo-authorALLEN,ToddJournal of Japanese Culture922022～This is a pilot study of a much larger research project, that investigates the language use in Izakayas (‘tavern, pub’). Drawing upon data extracted from a Japanese television drama set in an Izakaya, known as Shinya Shokudo（“Midnight Diner”), this study confirmed that the unmarked speech style of conversations inside the Izakaya are performed using non-polite forms. Furthermore, interactants occasionally shift their speech style to polite forms to mitigate potential face threatening acts such as when participants ask questions about others. Based on the findings, this study claims that the characteristics of language use in this context contribute greatly to the constructions and maintenance of the relaxed atmosphere and the closeness between people inside the Izakaya. Using non-polite forms to each other allows people to free themselves from restraints of social norms in a strict hierarchical society, while shifting to polite forms can reduce the force of any potential face-threatening acts. The balanced interpersonal relationships achieved via these characteristics of language use make the conversations enjoyable and the Izakaya a comfortable place to

Academic presentation‘Irasshai’: A sociopragmatic deconstruction of initial service encountersIn refereedOtherInternational coauthorshipALLEN,Todd2022～Japanese Linguistics SymposiumSydney, UniversityIzakayas are ubiquitous in Japan, found in all areas of the country, and used by residents and tourists alike. Izakayas are spaces where people come together to eat, drink, and often socialise. Previous research has shown how these spaces are used to mitigate stress and to provide community support (e.g., Ohnishi et al., 2012). While these are places of distinct sociality, scholars have provided only limited discursive research on the sociopragmatic activities that occur in them (e.g., joking, ordering, impoliteness) (e.g., Liu & Allen, 2022; Allen & Liu, in press). As a result, this study sociopragmatically examines initial service encounters in an izakaya in Japan. Initial service encounters are formulaic and ritualised interactions involving customers and sellers (or masters and customers as is the tradition in izakayas in Japan) (Yamauchi & Hiramoto, 2016). We draw on examples from the Netflix drama series Shin’ya Shokudō (‘Midnight Diner’) (2016) to examine how the customers initially interact with the master when they enter the izakaya. The analysis revealed that these performances are highly ritualised and progress consistently across different characters (and times) of the drama series. Furthermore, during the progress of initial service encounters, language behaviours are also consistent. Consequently, a schema is proposed to demonstrate how initial service encounters progress in this particular context. Lastly, we discuss how these initial service encounters are context depended. For example, we compare how these ritualised performances progress with known and unknown customers entering the izakaya and the changes in language behaviours and sociocultural performances. Despite the mundane-like sequences in these interactions, they reflect cultural behavioural norms expected in a particular context.

Academic presentationLanguage use in Izakayas and Izakayas’ social functionsIn refereedOtherInternational coauthorshipALLEN,Todd2022～Japanese Linguistics SymposiumSydney University, AustraliaThis study aims to investigate language use at Izakaya restaurant and how it is related and contributes to Izakayas’ social functions. Izakaya, a type of traditional Japanese style dining and drinking place, is important to Japanese people and their societies. They are an “indispensable part of the infrastructure of a town” (Hashimoto 2016) and recreational spaces for especially middle-aged Japanese men to maintain their mental health (Ohnishi et al 2012). They are also seen as a window for foreigners to learn about Japanese culture (Liu & Shen 2019). Some typical characteristics shared by many Izakaya restaurants include that they make their customers feel calm, comfortable, and, at the same time, a sense of connectedness (Chu’nich Shinbun 2020; Chubu Keizai Shinbun 2021). Despite the important social functions of Izakaya, linguistic practices at Izakaya restaurants and how people use language to create and maintain the warmth and connectedness have not attract enough attention from language researchers. This study aims to fill the gap. Drawing on data extracted from a Japanese television drama set in an Izakaya, known as Shinya Shokudo (‘Midnight Diner’), this study investigates the speech styles of the characters’ utterances, based on a commonly accepted view that speech styles are indicators of interlocutors’ interpersonal and social relationships (Usami 1995; Mizutani & Mizutani 1987) as well as their attitudes towards the interaction and the issue being discussed (Cook 2006; Dunn 2005). The findings show that non-polite form is the unmarked speech style in that Izakaya, and that people switch to polite form when asking questions about others. This study therefore claims that the use of non-polite forms makes people feel relaxed and close to each other, while using polite forms ensures an appropriate interpersonal distance at the same time to maintain the comfortable atmosphere inside the Izakaya.

Academic presentationExperiential learning in an intercultural communication class: Linguistic landscape group projectsIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorALLEN,ToddICLE JALT SIG Conference (Online)2022～

Academic presentationLinguistic landscape group projects in an intercultural communication classIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorALLEN,ToddJALT International Conference (Shizuoka, Japan)2022～

PapersAssessing Intercultural Competence Using Situational Judgement Tests: Reports from an EMI Course in JapanIn refereedMonographSingle-AuthorALLEN,ToddOpen Journal of Social Sciences10, 405-4272022～

LectureThe importance of intercultural communciation: student voicesUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JGuest lecture: Senshu University2021～

Academic presentationManaging Study Abroad During a Pandemic: A Japanese University Case StudyIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JJALT Study Abroad SIG Conference2021～

International academic conferenceTachiba, rituals and service encounters: From the perspective of an izakaya masterIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JJapanese Studies Association Australia2021～

International academic conferenceStudy Abroad During a Pandemic: Problems and SolutionsIn refereedOtherCo-authorRamonda, K & Allen, T. JJALT2021 International Conference2021～

PapersExploring students’ perceptions about intercultural communication education: Rethinking the design and facilitation of a course in JapanIn refereedMonographSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JIntercultural Communication Education4, 32021～https://doi.org/10.29140/ice.v4n3.475Researchers and intercultural educators have put forward various theoretical principles and pedagogical ideas related to the design and implementation of intercultural communication (IC) courses. Recently, researchers have called for curriculum development to include students’ voices about their intercultural communication education (ICE). This paper reports on a study which examined 42 students’ perceptions of an intercultural communication course taught over one semester at a university in Japan, focusing in particular on motivations for students’ intercultural learning and their strategies for maintaining or further developing their IC competence upon completing their studies. Students were also asked to consider the significance of ICE in terms of their life experiences. Survey results revealed that participants enrolled in the IC course to reflect on their study abroad experiences, develop tangible skills for their vocations, and effectively manage IC interactions. They also claimed that learning about perceptions and IC transitions contributed to their understanding of their own experiences and broader intercultural issues. The study contributes to understanding of what students who choose to enrol in an IC course potentially seek from such a course in this context and how they interpret its significance in terms of their own goals and anticipated life trajectories. It also offers some implications for the design of future IC courses.

PapersInfrastructure, Literacy and Communication: The Challenges of Emergency Remote Teaching in a University in JapanIn refereedMonographSingle-AuthorALLEN,ToddAllen, T.J. (2021). Infrastructure, Literacy and Communication: The Challenges of Emergency Remote Teaching in a University in Japan. In: Chen, J. (eds) Emergency Remote Teaching and Beyond. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84067-9_22021～https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84067-9_2Highlights • While the Japanese Ministry of Education has encouraged the use of technology in the classroom, students in Japan still do not have adequate IT skills.• The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted a deﬁcit in technology infrastructure and literacy in the university context.• Communication barriers between stakeholders (students, teachers and adminis-tration staff) created stress and anxiety, usually not experienced in face-to-face class formats. However, this led to the creation of online support communities, assisting with a variety of issues faced in the virtual classroom.• The COVID-19 crisis has given teachers the opportunity to “modernise” their teaching practices by experimenting with and implementing various forms of technology in their language classrooms.• Universities should invest in technology-related resources (e.g., learning man-agement systems) and promote IT literacy among teachers and students.

PapersReflections on academic writing as an early career researcherIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JAcademe3(2), 33-402020～

PapersTeaching L2 English pragmatic listening skills onlineUnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JPragmatics Matters: JALT Pragmatics SIG Newsletter56 (Fall), 25-282020～

PapersIzakaya pragmatics: A beginningUnrefereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JPragmatics Matters: JALT Pragmatics SIG Newsletter55 (Summer), 14-182020～

Keynote addressStudying Abroad During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese PerspectiveUnrefereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JChatham University - Education week2020～

International academic conferencePragmatics: Three Research PerspectivesUnrefereedOtherCo-authorY. Ogawa, T. J Allen & B. B. ZeffJALT 2020 Forum (International)2020～

PapersFacilitating graduate student and faculty member writing groups: experiences from a university in Japan.In refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JHigher Education Research & Development1-152019～

Papers“It has the ability to make the other person feel comfortable”: L1 Japanese speakers’ folk descriptions of aizuchi.In refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JLingua230, 1027372019～

International academic conference“When people finish their day… My Day starts”: A sociolinguistic analysis of an izakayaIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. J1st East Asian Pragmatics Symposium: Variational Pragmatics in East Asian Languages2019～

PapersSensei’s tips on aizuchi.In refereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JCandlin & Mynard ePublishingIn B. Kennett & Y. Nagata (Eds.), Learning Japanese voices of experience (pp. 153-158).2018～

International academic conferenceFacilitating Graduate Student and Faculty Writing Groups: Experiences at Hiroshima UniversityIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JTenth Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia2018～

PapersImplications in aizuchi research: What can Japanese L1 participants tell researchers? Responses from a pilot studyIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorAllen, T. JThe online linguistics journal9(1), 153-172.2015～

PapersA study of linguistic politenessIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorLiu, X & Allen, T. J.Open journal of modern linguistics4(5), 651-633.2014～

ALLEN, Todd

Faculty, Department/Institute

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Graduate Degrees・University

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