Professor Gavin Furukawa is an assistant professor in the Department of English Studies in Sophia University, specializing in sociolinguistics and discourse analysis. After leaving college at 18, professor Furukawa worked for nearly 20 years before returning to university to pursue multiple degrees. He earned his B.A. in Humanities at the University of Hawaii at West O’ahu and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Recently, he sat down with the editors of the student journal Angles, to discuss his career, his work, and his teaching. Angles Editors: Could you first tell us briefly about your life experience? Professor Furukawa: I grew up in
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