Rika Yamashita

Rika Yamashita is currently working as an Associate Professor at Kanto Gakuin University and as a University Lecturer at Waseda University and Juntendo University. Rika has experience teaching English courses at various universities in Japan, specializing in EFL, pragmatics, linguistic anthropology, and inter-cultural communication. Rika has a strong academic background with a PhD in Linguistics from The University of Tokyo, where Rika also held research fellow positions. Additionally, Rika has experience as a Visiting Research Scholar at Birkbeck, University of London, and as an English teacher at Ichishin yobiko.