Biographical note

Masumi Kai received her MA in Japanese Language Studies and her PhD in Language and Culture from Osaka University of Foreign Studies (currently Osaka University). Her research fields are Japanese discourse, language acquisition, and colonial education. Dr Kai specialises in Japanese language teaching and has taught in Taiwan and at the International Student Center, Okayama University, Japan. She was also a scholarship researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Harvard University, receiving sponsorship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. She is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Guam and is a coordinator of the Japanese Studies Program.