My research primarily focuses on the sociolinguistics of intercultural interaction. I am interested in why problems occur when people from different backgrounds interact and how they try to solve those problems. I use Language Management Theory to try to answer these questions.

intercultural interaction, sociolinguistics, discourse/conversation analysis, Language Management Theory, contact situations, issues of power and prejudice in interaction, the multilingual workplace, study abroad

English Skills A-1 & A-2, Intercultural Interaction 1 & 2, and Sociolinguistics (seminar) I also teach Intercultural Interaction, Sociolinguistics, and Analyzing Spoken Data in the Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics

In my seminar, students will deepen their knowledge about key topics in sociolinguistics, such as language and gender, race, social class, region, education, power and interaction, as well as learning about the research process. Students will conduct their own research projects each semester.