Jae DiBello Takeuchi
@jaetakeuchi.bsky.social
Ph.D, Japanese sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, JFL learning & teaching. 博士号、日本語社会言語学、応用言語学、外国語としての日本語教育。趣味はピアノ。she, her
Indiana University; https://www.jaedibellotakeuchi.com/
Indiana University; https://www.jaedibellotakeuchi.com/
Check out my latest substack, Lost in Transcription, where I share a #sociolinguist's take on the inherent shortcomings of #voice #AI
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/lost-in-tr...
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/lost-in-tr...
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Check out my latest substack, Lost in Transcription, where I share a #sociolinguist's take on the inherent shortcomings of #voice #AI
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/lost-in-tr...
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/lost-in-tr...
Here's my latest Substack article on thinking about different justifications for using, or not using, #AI
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
September 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here's my latest Substack article on thinking about different justifications for using, or not using, #AI
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
Check out my latest substack: Dear #ChatGPT, please study #sociolinguistics! Language learners have had enough already!
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August 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Check out my latest substack: Dear #ChatGPT, please study #sociolinguistics! Language learners have had enough already!
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My latest substack is about #AI #VoiceMode for #Language #Learners.
Check it out!
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/ai-voice-m...
Check it out!
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AI Voice Mode for Language Learners
Episode One
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August 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My latest substack is about #AI #VoiceMode for #Language #Learners.
Check it out!
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/ai-voice-m...
Check it out!
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/ai-voice-m...
There's so much hype surrounding #AI I decided to write about it in my latest substack "the AI Propaganda Machine, don't believe the hype"
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jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
There's so much hype surrounding #AI I decided to write about it in my latest substack "the AI Propaganda Machine, don't believe the hype"
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
jaetakeuchi.substack.com/p/the-ai-pro...
Check out my latest on substack re #AI and #thinking.
(for the record, my substack is (and always will be) free, you can subscribe for free or read without subscribing.)
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(for the record, my substack is (and always will be) free, you can subscribe for free or read without subscribing.)
open.substack.com/pub/jaetakeu...
Figuring out the downsides of AI
What do we lose when we farm out the work of thinking?
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August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Check out my latest on substack re #AI and #thinking.
(for the record, my substack is (and always will be) free, you can subscribe for free or read without subscribing.)
open.substack.com/pub/jaetakeu...
(for the record, my substack is (and always will be) free, you can subscribe for free or read without subscribing.)
open.substack.com/pub/jaetakeu...
I started a Substack, Small Talk. I will mostly be sharing my musings about generative AI and its impacts on higher ed and higher order thinking. Please check it out:
jaetakeuchi.substack.com
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Small Talk | Jae DiBello Takeuchi | Substack
Working on Japanese sociolinguistics while looking out across the world. Interested in AI's impact on higher ed, & on higher thinking. Mediocre but enthusiastic pianist. Associate Prof of Japanese & J...
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August 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I started a Substack, Small Talk. I will mostly be sharing my musings about generative AI and its impacts on higher ed and higher order thinking. Please check it out:
jaetakeuchi.substack.com
jaetakeuchi.substack.com
Just asked my library to purchase this book! You should do the same! #appliedlinguistics #accent
My book is now officially available to order!
Workable Accents critically explores how international teaching assistants in Canadian universities vocally fashion and contest various aspects of their academic labour.
Please ask your university or local library to order a copy:
shorturl.at/MfGLQ
Workable Accents critically explores how international teaching assistants in Canadian universities vocally fashion and contest various aspects of their academic labour.
Please ask your university or local library to order a copy:
shorturl.at/MfGLQ
August 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just asked my library to purchase this book! You should do the same! #appliedlinguistics #accent
This article makes a good case for not relying on digital tools when writing. But as someone who works in #appliedlinguistics, I also see it as a testament to the role of #language in crafting and performing #identity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
Opinion | Don’t Throw Your Dictionary Away
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This article makes a good case for not relying on digital tools when writing. But as someone who works in #appliedlinguistics, I also see it as a testament to the role of #language in crafting and performing #identity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/o...
I’m really looking forward to reading this new article by @scriptingjapan.bsky.social article about #linguisticideologies and #katakana
Hey! I have a new research paper out called "Yokomoji arerugī"! This study examines social beliefs about katakana among both Japanese natives and Japanese learners in the journal Japan Forum. And guess what, it's open access (you can read it FREE)! Check it out @ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
June 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m really looking forward to reading this new article by @scriptingjapan.bsky.social article about #linguisticideologies and #katakana
My 2023 book is coming out in paperback in Sept. Use discount code DELPA30 for 30% off when you order from the publisher's website. Title: Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy: Native Speaker Bias in Japan. Here's the flyer.
#AppliedLinguistics #Japanese #L2 #sociolinguistics #SLA
#AppliedLinguistics #Japanese #L2 #sociolinguistics #SLA
June 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My 2023 book is coming out in paperback in Sept. Use discount code DELPA30 for 30% off when you order from the publisher's website. Title: Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy: Native Speaker Bias in Japan. Here's the flyer.
#AppliedLinguistics #Japanese #L2 #sociolinguistics #SLA
#AppliedLinguistics #Japanese #L2 #sociolinguistics #SLA
My book about #languageideologies and #L2speaker legitimacy, which examines #nativespeakerbias in #Japan will be out in paperback in Sept! Use discount code DELPA30 for 30% off if you order from the publisher's @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social website, here: www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
Language Ideologies and L2 Speaker Legitimacy
This book examines dilemmas faced by second language Japanese speakers as a result of persistent challenges to their legitimacy as speakers of Japanese. It explores ideologies linked to three core spe...
www.multilingual-matters.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My book about #languageideologies and #L2speaker legitimacy, which examines #nativespeakerbias in #Japan will be out in paperback in Sept! Use discount code DELPA30 for 30% off if you order from the publisher's @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social website, here: www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
There's something satisfying about seeing genAI struggle with 文字化け。
June 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
There's something satisfying about seeing genAI struggle with 文字化け。
EALC at Indiana U. is hiring a NTT #VisitingAssistantProfessor of #Japanese #language & #linguistics. Position begins Aug 1 2025. All apps received by May 23 2025 are guaranteed full consideration; open until filled.
For complete info see: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29467
Please share!
For complete info see: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29467
Please share!
Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese Linguistics
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University Bloomington’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
EALC at Indiana U. is hiring a NTT #VisitingAssistantProfessor of #Japanese #language & #linguistics. Position begins Aug 1 2025. All apps received by May 23 2025 are guaranteed full consideration; open until filled.
For complete info see: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29467
Please share!
For complete info see: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29467
Please share!
FYI in case anyone would like to consider hosting the 2026 #SecondLanguage Research Forum
I did not submit to present at SLRF 2025, but I am going to try to attend, given that the last time I went to SLRF, it was really great.
#SLRF #Linguistics #L2 #appliedlinguistics
I did not submit to present at SLRF 2025, but I am going to try to attend, given that the last time I went to SLRF, it was really great.
#SLRF #Linguistics #L2 #appliedlinguistics
Congrats to everyone who submitted abstracts— we’re working on getting you your reviews! For now, we’re turning towards the future: SLRF 2026. Are you a student/faculty member interested in hosting? Send us a DM or email for more information! Bids due April 30th.
April 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
FYI in case anyone would like to consider hosting the 2026 #SecondLanguage Research Forum
I did not submit to present at SLRF 2025, but I am going to try to attend, given that the last time I went to SLRF, it was really great.
#SLRF #Linguistics #L2 #appliedlinguistics
I did not submit to present at SLRF 2025, but I am going to try to attend, given that the last time I went to SLRF, it was really great.
#SLRF #Linguistics #L2 #appliedlinguistics
New book coming out July15 2025! My chapter is on #L2 #Japanese Speakers and #Language #Ideologies, I examine the impact of #Monolingual bias on beliefs about unwanted #CodeSwitching .Use discount code ICJ50 & get 50%off @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social here: www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New book coming out July15 2025! My chapter is on #L2 #Japanese Speakers and #Language #Ideologies, I examine the impact of #Monolingual bias on beliefs about unwanted #CodeSwitching .Use discount code ICJ50 & get 50%off @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social here: www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/...
Does anyone have a go-to "here's what AI is & here's how it works" type article? Also looking for more recent "pros/cons of AI in #academia" or "pros/cons of AI for #writing" articles. I'm updating my #AI activity for #linguistics class & what I used before is now old. Pls let me know of any recs!
March 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Does anyone have a go-to "here's what AI is & here's how it works" type article? Also looking for more recent "pros/cons of AI in #academia" or "pros/cons of AI for #writing" articles. I'm updating my #AI activity for #linguistics class & what I used before is now old. Pls let me know of any recs!
This is helpful, esp. for anyone new to peer review.
"If you think the topic is not worthy of study, you should decline to do the review"
Exactly! It can be helpful to remember that editors don't send it out if it doesn't have any chance of getting published.
tl;dr: don't be a jerk when reviewing!
"If you think the topic is not worthy of study, you should decline to do the review"
Exactly! It can be helpful to remember that editors don't send it out if it doesn't have any chance of getting published.
tl;dr: don't be a jerk when reviewing!
Peer review is critical to academia, but few are formally taught how to produce truly useful reports. Here are @adrishaw.bsky.social's tips to produce critical but non-jerky reviews that help colleagues present the best versions of their work.
https://buff.ly/3LMUVZ8
#PeerReview
https://buff.ly/3LMUVZ8
#PeerReview
February 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is helpful, esp. for anyone new to peer review.
"If you think the topic is not worthy of study, you should decline to do the review"
Exactly! It can be helpful to remember that editors don't send it out if it doesn't have any chance of getting published.
tl;dr: don't be a jerk when reviewing!
"If you think the topic is not worthy of study, you should decline to do the review"
Exactly! It can be helpful to remember that editors don't send it out if it doesn't have any chance of getting published.
tl;dr: don't be a jerk when reviewing!
Here's something I don't often share on my BlueSky profile: me playing the #piano. All work and no play makes Jae a dull girl, after all.
Wind, by Brian Crain.
youtu.be/o1P-K4gAQtw
Wind, by Brian Crain.
youtu.be/o1P-K4gAQtw
Wind (by Brian Crain)
YouTube video by Jae DiBello Takeuchi
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February 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Here's something I don't often share on my BlueSky profile: me playing the #piano. All work and no play makes Jae a dull girl, after all.
Wind, by Brian Crain.
youtu.be/o1P-K4gAQtw
Wind, by Brian Crain.
youtu.be/o1P-K4gAQtw
Was looking thru my 2011 MA thesis on #codeswitching & noticed something...
Each excerpt is 4 lines: Line 1 is the utterance; Line 2 is the gloss, Line 3 is English. Line 4 is paraling info. Lines 1-3 are in the same font, line 3 is in italics and Line 4 is .... wait for it.... in Comic Sans.
😅
Each excerpt is 4 lines: Line 1 is the utterance; Line 2 is the gloss, Line 3 is English. Line 4 is paraling info. Lines 1-3 are in the same font, line 3 is in italics and Line 4 is .... wait for it.... in Comic Sans.
😅
February 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Was looking thru my 2011 MA thesis on #codeswitching & noticed something...
Each excerpt is 4 lines: Line 1 is the utterance; Line 2 is the gloss, Line 3 is English. Line 4 is paraling info. Lines 1-3 are in the same font, line 3 is in italics and Line 4 is .... wait for it.... in Comic Sans.
😅
Each excerpt is 4 lines: Line 1 is the utterance; Line 2 is the gloss, Line 3 is English. Line 4 is paraling info. Lines 1-3 are in the same font, line 3 is in italics and Line 4 is .... wait for it.... in Comic Sans.
😅
This term I’m teaching 2 courses on #Japanese #sociolinguistics. On the 1st day I asked students to tell me what questions they have. One asked “What problem does sociolinguistics solve?”
I’ll definitely be asking them this at the mid-point & again at the end of the semester! How would you answer?
I’ll definitely be asking them this at the mid-point & again at the end of the semester! How would you answer?
January 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This term I’m teaching 2 courses on #Japanese #sociolinguistics. On the 1st day I asked students to tell me what questions they have. One asked “What problem does sociolinguistics solve?”
I’ll definitely be asking them this at the mid-point & again at the end of the semester! How would you answer?
I’ll definitely be asking them this at the mid-point & again at the end of the semester! How would you answer?
Really want to make this my winter break OOO message!
Thank you for email. As you may be aware, your concerns are now strictly a January problem, and they will be addressed along with whatever fresh hell awaits us all in the new year.
Best
Best
December 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Really want to make this my winter break OOO message!
Everyone who works in academia should be reading this...
At @insidehighered.com I wrote about my concerns about this kind of technology as a threat to human instructional labor, but there's also potential pedagogical issues with introducing a 24/7 assistant that may actually hamper student learning and development.🧵 www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
December 15, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Everyone who works in academia should be reading this...
This is (unintentionally I assume) an argument for serif fonts. On my phone,the main different b/w kuchi & ro is size. On my computer, you can see the serifs, so one is clearly kanji &the other clearly katakana.
Using MSWord, compare MS Mincho w/ MS Gothic or ud digi kyokasho & see the differences
Using MSWord, compare MS Mincho w/ MS Gothic or ud digi kyokasho & see the differences
December 14, 2024 at 4:24 PM
This is (unintentionally I assume) an argument for serif fonts. On my phone,the main different b/w kuchi & ro is size. On my computer, you can see the serifs, so one is clearly kanji &the other clearly katakana.
Using MSWord, compare MS Mincho w/ MS Gothic or ud digi kyokasho & see the differences
Using MSWord, compare MS Mincho w/ MS Gothic or ud digi kyokasho & see the differences
Here's what I'm reading this morning.
Among other important points the author makes, I like this one in particular:
""writing isn’t really something you learn or teach—it’s something you practice"
Nnext we need the #languagelearning version of this article.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Among other important points the author makes, I like this one in particular:
""writing isn’t really something you learn or teach—it’s something you practice"
Nnext we need the #languagelearning version of this article.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Burn it down: a license for AI resistance (opinion)
Resistance is not futile, Melanie Dusseau writes.
www.insidehighered.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Here's what I'm reading this morning.
Among other important points the author makes, I like this one in particular:
""writing isn’t really something you learn or teach—it’s something you practice"
Nnext we need the #languagelearning version of this article.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Among other important points the author makes, I like this one in particular:
""writing isn’t really something you learn or teach—it’s something you practice"
Nnext we need the #languagelearning version of this article.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...