Staff Profile

I am positioned within the School of Modern Languages' Professional Services team and work within the Level 6 School Office. I previously studied within the School for my own undergraduate degree and worked as the YA Assistant for Japan during this time.

As the previous receptionist to the School, I am well-versed on all aspects of the degree programmes that we provide and can provide guidance and support on making module choices that align with our Degree Programme Regulations.

In my capacity as the UWLP Support Officer, I am able to provide advice and guidance to students and staff on all matters concerning the University-Wide Language Programme. I am principally responsible for all aspects of the programme, including registration, timetabling, staffing and withdrawal. I also provide ancillary support to the Year Abroad team.

Qualifications

• MLitt Linguistics, Newcastle University
• BA (Hons) Modern Languages, Translating & Interpreting (French and Japanese), Newcastle University

My research focussed on varying aspects of politeness within the Japanese language.

My Master's dissertation title was The Complexities of Hierarchy and Distance: Examining methodological concerns in Japanese politeness research. In this, I investigated whether sociolinguistic or discourse factors were most at play when determining a Japanese L1 speaker's use of humble forms (kenjougo).

I was supervised by Prof. Karen P. Corrigan and Dr Rebecca Woods, both of Newcastle University's School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics.