Dr. Karatsu’s research addresses topics in the fields of Conversation Analysis, Discourse Analysis, and Sociolinguistics.  In particular, she is interested in Narrative Study, Study of Conversational Storytelling, Presentation of Identities/ Selves, Grammar in Interaction, and Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language.  Her research is empirical and qualitative analyses of naturally occurring conversational interaction (both verbal and nonverbal behavior).  Her goal is to be inter-disciplinary across Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Sociology, and Social Psychology.

Teaches Japanese Language and Linguistics Courses:

JPN 411/511 (Introduction to Japanese Linguistics)

JPN 412/512 (Advanced Japanese Linguistics)

JPN 496c/596c (Topics in Japanese Linguistics)

JPN 422/522 (Advanced Practice in Japanese Language)

EAS 579 (Issues/ Methods in Post-secondary Foreign Language) Breakout Session