CV (as of Feb. 1997)
Name: Takako Aikawa
Address: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 14N-305, MIT
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
(e-mail: taikawa@MIT.EDU)
Telephone:(617) 646-3811 (home)
(617) 253-0109 (office)
1989-93 Ohio State University: Graduate Student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Columbus, OH.
1991-93 MIT: Visiting Scientist in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy MIT: Instructor of Japanese in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
1980-82 Ohio State University: Graduate Student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Degree: M.A., Spring of 1982; Specialization: Japanese Linguistics 1976-80 Tsuda College: Undergraduate in the Department of English Language and Literature
Degree: B.A., March 1980; Specialization: English Language and Literature

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
March, 1997- The Mitsui Career Development Chair, MIT
July, 1995- Assistant Professor of Japanese in the Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures, MIT
July, 1995-97 Coordinator of the Japanese Program, MIT
1993-1995 Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese in the Department of
Foreign Languages and Literatures, MIT
1991-1993 Instructor of Japanese in the Department of Foreign Languages and
Literatures; and Visiting Scientist in the Department of Linguistics, MIT
Summer, 1992 Instructor for MIT Japan Program Intensive Language Course, MIT
1989-1991 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Japanese, Ohio State University
1986-1989 Instructor of Japanese, Kansai University of Foreign Languages, Osaka, Japan
Summer, 1987 Instructor of Japanese, Hokkaido International Center, Hakodate, Japan
Summer, 1986 Instructor of Japanese, Summer Institute at Indiana University
Summer, 1985 Instructor of Japanese, Summer Institute at Indiana University
1985-1986 Instructor of Japanese, University of Michigan
1982-1985 Instructor of Japanese, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan
1983-1985 Instructor of Japanese, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Summer, 1984 Instructor for Summer Intensive Course, Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan
1980-1982 Graduate Teaching Assistant for Japanese, Ohio State University

COURSES TAUGHT
1995- Assistant Professor for Japanese Language at MIT.
(Beginning and Advanced)
(Changing Status of Japanese Women, Fall of 1996)
1993- Visiting Assistant Professor for Japanese Language at MIT.
(Beginning and Advanced)
1991-93 Instructor for Japanese Language at MIT.
(Beginning and Advanced)
Summer, 1992 Instructor for Intensive Japanese Course (MIT Japan Program) at MIT.
(Beginning)
1989-91 Graduate Teaching Assistant for Intensive Course in Japanese at OUS.
(Beginning and Intermediate)
1986-89 Instructor for Japanese Language Courses at Kansai University of Foreign
Languages, Osaka, Japan.
(Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced)
Summer, 87 Instructor for Summer Intensive Japanese at Hokkaido International Center,
Hakodate, Japan.
(Intermediate)
Summer, 86 Instructor for Summer Intensive Japanese at Indiana University.
(Intermediate)
1985-86 Instructor for Japanese Language Courses at University of Michigan.
(Beginning and Advanced)
1985-86 Instructor for Elementary Conversation Class of Japanese at Nissan Research
and Development Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Summer, 85 Instructor for Summer Intensive Japanese at Indiana University.
(Beginning)
1982-85 Instructor for Japanese Language Courses at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan.
(Beginning and Intermediate)
1983-85 Instructor for Japanese Language Courses at Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
(Beginning and Advanced)
Summer, 84 Instructor for Summer INtensive Japanese at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan.
(Intermediate)
1980-82 Graduate Teaching Assistant for Japanese Language Courses at OSU.
(Beginning and Intermediate)
PRESENTATIONS How to teach Permission and Prohibition in Japanese?, Invited Speaker for the Fall Workshop of the Japanese American Association of New York/Japanese Education Committee, October, 1996. What determines the choice of anaphora? Invited speaker for Formal Approach to Japanese Linguistics 2, Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan, August, 1996. Intrinsic Reflexivity and Inalienable Possession in Japanese, Formal Approach to Japanese Linguistics 2, Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan, August, 1996. How to use World Wide Web for teaching Japanese?, Speaker for the Workshop: Enhancing Japanese Language Education in Secondary Schools, Indiana University, July, 1996. Two Types of Zi-Vs in Japanese, the Tenth New England Japanese Pedagogy Workshop, Harvard University, June 1996. Speaker for the Executive Seminar on Japan and East Asia, MIT Japan Program, Cambridge, MA, May, 1996. Reflexivity and Inalienability in Japanese, Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, San Diego, January, 1996. Organizer for the Seminar, Can computer technology teach Japanese?, at MIT, January 1996 Speaker for the Japan Effectiveness Training, MIT Japan Program, June 8, 1995, Cambridge, MA. Binding Behaviors of the Japanese XP Reflexives, Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, New Orleans, January, 1995. Essential Japanese for Communication, Invited Speaker for the Japan Target Seminar sponsored by the MIT Japan Program, Cambridge, MA, December, 1995. Speaker for the Conference of Integrating Interactive Technology into the Humanities Curriculum, MIT, May 1994. Logophoric Use of the Japanese Reflexivizer Zibun-zisin self-self, Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics, MIT, May 1994. Reflexivity in Japanese, MIT/the Association of Teachers of Japanese Conference, MIT, March 1994. Binding Behaviors of the Japanese Anaphors: Zibun self and Zibun-zisin self-self, Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, Boston, January 1994. Speaker for the Seventh Annual New England Regional Workshop on Japanese Language Pedagogy, Is Linguistics Useful for Teaching Japanese, Trinity College, June, 1993. Speaker for the Sixth Annual New England Regional Workshop on Japanese Language Pedagogy, Video Tapes for Advanced Learners of Japanese, Middlebury College, August, 1992. Agreement without Agreement: an Analysis of Zibun-binding, The West Coast Conference of Formal Linguistics, UCLA, February, 1992. Bound Variable Interpretation and Overt Pronouns in Japanese, Annual Meeting of the Formal Linguistics Society of America, University of Michigan, May, 1991. Behavior of Japanese Anaphoric Expressions in Sloppy Identity: Karera they and Zibun self, the MIT Student Conference in Linguistics, MIT, February, 1991. Model Teacher for the Education Japanese Video by the Pro-Com Japan, How to teach conversation in class?, Osaka, February, 1989. Speaker for the Meeting of Japanese Language Education in Nagoya, Some Comments on the Way of Teaching Kanji, Nagoya, September, 1984. Speaker for the Meeting of Japanese Language Education in Nagoya, The Usage of Video Tapes in Class, Nagoya, February, 1983. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Fall, 1996-Serving as Freshman Academic Advisor at MIT Fall, 1996-Participating in the Lexicon Project at MIT (supervised by Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa at MIT and sponsored by Fujitsu Co. , Japan) Spring, 1996Serving on the Search Committee for the Japanese Language Program at MIT November, 1995Reviewer for Language 1995-Conducting Language Acquisition and Loss Project in collaboration with Prof. Ken Wexler (Brain and Cognitive Science and Linguistics at MIT) and Graduate Student Kara So (Brain and Cognitive Science at MIT) 1995-Coordinator of the Japanese Program at MIT 1995-Serving as Credit Transfer Advisor and Concentration Advisor in Japanese 1995-Serving on the Curriculum Committee for the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at MIT Summer, 1995Developed Pedagogical Materials for the Japanese Multi-media Interactive Video ÒTanabataÓ developed at MIT under the supervision of Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa 1994-Participating in the JP-Net, which is under the development at MIT 1994-Participating in the Project of On-line Language Processing at MIT, with Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa in Linguistics & Philosophy and Foreign Languages & Literatures and Prof. Gibson in Cognitive Brain and Psychology at MIT. 1993-Serving on the Language Pedagogy and Technology Team at MIT, organized by Prof. Kurt Fendt. 1993-Consulting for the Pedagogy Team of the Interactive Video Tanabata at MIT, organized by Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa. 1993-Organizing the MIT-Harvard Meeting of Japanese Language Teachers. Spring of 1994Served on the Organization Committee of the Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics Conference at MIT, May, 1994. Spring of 1994Served on the Organization Committee of the MIT/ATJ Conference at MIT, March, 1994. April, 1994Reviewer for Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. February, 1994Interviewer for the Screening of the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program Applicants at the Embassy and Consulates General of Japan in Boston. Fall of 1993Served on the Japanese Search Committee at MIT. April, 1993Reviewer for Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. September, 1992Reviewer for the Linguistic Inquiry Squibs and Discussion. PUBLICATIONS 1996ÒIntrinsic Reflexivity and Inalienable Possession in Japanese,Ó (in collaboration with N. Tsujimura), in The Proceedings of the Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics #2. 1994ÒLogophoric Use of the Japanese Reflexivizer Zibun-zisin Ôself-selfÕ,Ó in The Proceedings of the Formal Approaches to Japanese Linguistics. 1993Reflexivization in Japanese and LF-analysis of Zibun-binding, Ph. D dissertation, Ohio State University, circulated by MIT Working Papers in Linguistics. 1992ÒBound Variable Interpretation and Overt Pronouns in Japanese,Ó in FLSM II. 1991ÒBehavior of Japanese Anaphoric Expressions in Sloppy Identity: Karera ÔtheyÕ and Zibun ÔselfÕ, in The Proceedings of the MIT Student Conference in Linguistics. 1988participated as one of the authors, Japanese For You: the Art of Communication (eds., by Prof. M. Ohso and Prof. Y. Koyama), Taishukan Publishing Company, Tokyo. AWARD Awarded the Mitsui Career Development Professorship from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 1, 1997. Awarded the Membership of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi from Ohio State University, May 1991. Awarded the Graduate Teaching Associate Award from Ohio State University, June 1982. Awarded the Membership of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi from Ohio State University, May 1982. Awarded the Ishizaka Taizo Award from Tsuda College, March 1980. REFERENCES Professor Shigeru Miyagawa, MIT, Foreign Languages and Literatures & Linguistics, Cambridge, MA 02139. Professor Mineharu Nakayama, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Cunz Hall, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Professor Craige Roberts, Ohio State University, Linguistics, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Professor Natsuko Tsujimura, Indiana University, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Goodbody Hall, Rooms 248-250, Bloomington, IN 47405.