SHINICHI SHOJI
3134 Lakewood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201
704-975-3191 s_shoji@hotmail.com
Byrnes Building 207, University of South Carolina
901 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-3867 shoji@email.sc.edu
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EDUCATION
2015 (expected)
2014
2009
2003
1999
Ph.D. Linguistics (Psycholinguistics)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
M.A. Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition)
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
M.A. History
Winthrop University, Columbia, SC
B.A. History
Mie University, Tsu, Japan
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES
2011-present
2006-2010
2003-2006
2001-2003
Instructional Assistant
Japanese Program, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Lecturer
Japanese Program, Department of Languages and Culture Studies,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Adjunct Instructor
Japanese Program, Department of Languages and Culture Studies,
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Instructional Assistant
Japanese Program, Modern Language Department, Winthrop University,
Rock Hill, SC
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES
2010-present
1999-2001
Computing Assistant
English Programs for Internationals, University of South Carolina
Administrative Assistant
Kaimei Gakuin (Preparatory school for future college students), Mie,
Japan
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Shoji, Shinichi. (2014). Japanese epenthetic vowels: How Japanese speakers pronounce English
words. Proceedings of Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2014). Suki and kirai with the accusative case marker. Proceedings of South
Eastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ) 2014.
Shoji, Shinichi and Kazuko Shoji. (2014). Vowel Epenthesis and Consonant Deletion in
Japanese Loanwords from English. Supplemental Proceedings of the Annual Meetings on
Phonology 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi and Kazuko Shoji. (2014). Asymmetries in native Japanese speakers’ and native
English-speaking Japanese learners’ processing of null-subject versus null-object Japanese
sentences. Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities (HICAH)
2014.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(Upcoming) Shoji, Shinichi. (2014). Reference resolution with Topic and Subject in Japanese.
Poster presentation at Annual Convention and World Language Expo, American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). San Antonio, TX. November 2014.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2014). Native English speakers’ construction of Japanese sentences: word-order
and the topic. Kentucky Foreign Language Conference (KFLC). Lexington, KY. April, 2014.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2014). Suki and kirai with the accusative case. South Eastern Association of
Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ). Charlotte, NC. February 2014.
Shoji, Shinichi and Kazuko Shoji. (2014). Asymmetries in native Japanese speakers’ and native
English-speaking Japanese learners’ processing of null-subject versus null-object Japanese
sentences. Poster presentation at Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
(HICAH), Honolulu, HI. January 2014.
Shoji, Shinichi and Kazuko Shoji. (2013). Vowel epenthesis and consonant deletion in Japanese
loanwords from English. Poster presentation at Annual Meeting on Phonology, Amherst, MA.
November 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2013). Japanese epenthetic vowels: How Japanese speakers pronounce English
words. Poster presentation at Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching
(PSLLT), Ames, IA. September 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi, Jenn Olejarczyk and Amit Almor. (2013). Syntactic, semantic and discourse
effects on the comprehension of scrambled Japanese sentences by native English-speaking
learners of Japanese and native Japanese speakers. The Japan Second Language Acquisition (JSLA). Tokyo, Japan. June 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2013). Center-embedded relative clause and non-center-embedded relative
clause in Japanese. Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL). Spartanburg, SC. April
2013.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2011). Effectiveness of the visual input enhancement for teaching Japanese
adjectives. South Eastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ). Raleigh, NC. May
2011.
Kato, Fumie, Chikako Mori and Shinichi Shoji. (2008). Introduction of tutor blog as a Japanese
notice board and class blog in the culture class. South Eastern Association of Teachers of
Japanese (SEATJ). Tuscaloosa, AL. March 2008.
Mori, Chikako and Shinichi Shoji. (2007). Investigation of actual conditions among study abroad
students in Japan: The case of UNC Charlotte. Foreign Language Association of North Carolina
(FLANC). Winston-Salem, NC. October 2007.
Kato, Fumie, Chikako Mori and Shinichi Shoji. (2007). What have you done in learning
Japanese last week?: Promoting learner autonomy and motivation. South Eastern Association of
Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ). Memphis, TN. March 2007.
Kato, Fumie, Chikako Mori and Shinichi Shoji. (2006). Effective method for JFL learners by
Integrating self-assessment project. Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC).
Winston-Salem, NC. October 2006.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Shoji, Shinichi. (2013). Explicit teaching of English vowels: Native Japanese speakers’
perception and production. Oktoberbest: A Symposium on Teaching, University of South
Carolina. Columbia, SC. October 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi. (2013). Language classifications and language universals: Greenbergian and
Chomskyan approaches. Poster presentation at Graduate Student Day, University of South
Carolina. Columbia, SC. April 2013.
Shoji, Shinichi and Amit Almor. (2013). NPAH and locality effect in processing relative clause
sentences in English. Student Research Symposium (SRS), Linguistics Program, University of
South Carolina. Columbia, SC. March 2013.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sentence processing, Reference, Null anaphora, Topic and subject, Scrambling, Loanwords,
Second language acquisition
GRANTS
2013
2013
2013
2011
Travel Grant for Pronunciation of Second Language Learning and Teaching
(PSLLT), University of South Carolina, Linguistics Program
Travel Grant for Japan Second Language Acquisition (J-SLA), University of
South Carolina, Linguistics Program
Travel Grant for Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL),
University of South Carolina, Linguistics Program
Travel Grant for Southern Eastern Association of Teachers of Japanese
(SEATJ), University of South Carolina, Linguistics Program
AFFILIATIONS
2013-2015
2013-2014
2013-2014
2013-2014
2003-2010
2006-2010
2003-2006
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL)
American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)
Linguistics Society of America (LSA)
The Japan Second Language Acquisition (JSLA)
National Council of Japanese Language Teachers (NCJLT)
Japanese Teachers Association in Charlotte (JTAC)
Japanese Teachers Association in Charlotte and Gastonia (JTACG)
COURSES TAUGHT
Elementary Japanese I
(Winthrop 2001, 2002; UNC Charlotte 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; USC 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Elementary Japanese II
(Winthrop 2002, 2003; UNC Charlotte 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; USC 2012)
Intermediate Japanese I
(UNC Charlotte 2005, 2008, 2009)
Intermediate Japanese II
(UNC Charlotte 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Advanced Japanese I
(UNC Charlotte 2003, 2004, 2009)
Advanced Japanese II
(UNC Charlotte 2008)
Japanese Culture and History (UNC Charlotte 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
JAPANESE PROGRAM SERVICES
2006-2010
2006-2010
2006-2010
2006-2010
2006-2010
2004-2010
2003-2010
2006, 2007
Coordinator of elementary and intermediate Japanese classes, UNC Charlotte
Member of hiring committee for adjunct instructors in Japanese program,
UNC Charlotte
Advisor of Japanese-minor students, UNC Charlotte
Advisor of Japanese-related student organizations, UNC Charlotte
Co-organizer of Japanese speech contest, UNC Charlotte
Co-organizer of Japanese Semester End Presentations, UNC Charlotte
Co-organizer of Japanese movie festival, UNC Charlotte
Co-organizer of Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program Information Panel,
UNC Charlotte
OTHER ACADEMIC SERVICES
2014
2012
2008
2008
2006-2010
2004-2005
2004
2003
Member of organizing committee of Second Language Research Forum
(SLRF) 2014, University of South Carolina
Substitute Teaching, South Carolina Japanese Language Supplementary
School, Columbia, SC
Senior thesis reader for Stuart Thrift, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte
Senior thesis reader for Shiori Morita, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte
Co-organizer of Japan Cultural Festival, Japanese Teachers Association in
Charlotte (JTAC), Charlotte, NC
Co-organizer of Japan Cultural Festival, Japanese Teachers Association in
Charlotte and Gastonia (JTACG), Charlotte, NC
Co-organizer of Japan Bowl, Regional Tournament, Japanese Teachers
Association in Charlotte and Gastonia (JTACG), Charlotte, NC
Substitute Teaching, Japanese Language School in Charlotte, Charlotte, NC