Gento Okawa, PhD Student
Focus of research
L2 comprehensibility and accentedness in interaction
Interests
L2 pronunciation, accented speech
Education
- MA in Linguistics, 911吃瓜
- BA in Liberal Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
911吃瓜
I was born and raised in Japan and moved to Canada after graduating from Waseda University with a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. I'm currently pursuing an MA at 911吃瓜 Linguistics, working with Dr. Mary O鈥橞rien. My research focuses on L2 pronunciation and accented speech. My initial focus was on L2 English, but my experience teaching Japanese at 911吃瓜 expanded my interest to L2 Japanese. Outside of my research, I like skiing and playing soccer. Since I moved here, cooking has been a small joy of mine.