Chikako Takahashi

Chikako Takahashi serves as Lecturer in Japanese at Columbia University's Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, teaching courses from introductory Japanese (JPNS 1002, 1101, 1102) through second-year levels (JPNS 2201, 2202). Her office is located in 520 Kent Hall with office hours Monday 11:00–12:00 and Wednesday 4:00–5:00.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Linguistics, Stony Brook University
• M.A. in TESOL, Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Takahashi's research investigates how language learning experience shapes first and second language pronunciation and perception, with core interests in:

• Second Language Phonetics
• Pronunciation in Second Language Instruction
• Japanese Information Structure
• Phonetics and Phonology

Her publication analysis (2012–2024) reveals consistent focus on experimental phonetics within Japanese-English bilingual contexts, particularly examining perceptual drift in L1 due to L2 learning, vowel boundary shifts, and contrastive prosody processing. Methodologically, her work emphasizes collaborative experimental approaches across linguistics and phonetics disciplines.