STEFANIE ALEXA STADLER
Faculty of Letters Department of English
Professor
Last Updated :2025/07/06

Researcher Profile and Settings

      Research funding number

      20962046

    Research Interests

    • Intercultural Communication
    • Pragmatics, especially intercultural and interlanguage pragmatics
    • Sociolinguistics
    • Discourse Analysis
    • Conflict Communication
    • Business Communication
    • Identity
    • Politeness

    Research Areas

    • Humanities & social sciences / Linguistics / Intercultural Communication, Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis

    Research Experience

    • Doshisha University, Department of English, - Today
    • Nanyang Technological University, Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, 2010/07 - 2019/12
    • University of Warwick, Department of Applied Linguistics, 2008/01 - 2009/12
    • University of Auckland, Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics, 2004/03 - 2007/07

    Education

    • University of Auckland and Universität Hamburg, Department of Applied Language Studies and Linguistics (Auckland) and Institute for General and Applied Linguistics (Hamburg), PhD, 2003/03 - 2008/05
    • Victoria University of Wellington, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, MA, 2001/03 - 2002/02
    • Victoria University of Wellington, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, BA(Hons), 2000/03 - 2000/12
    • Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, Fakultät 13 Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften (Linguistics and Literature), Grundstudium and Hauptstudium, 1996/11 - 1999/07

    Committee Memberships

    • International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education Editorial Review Board, 2015 - 2022, IGI Global
    • Management Committee, 2015 - 2019, NTU
    • Curriculum Committee, 2015 - 2016, NTU

    Published Papers

    • Intercultural Business Discourse: An Identity Perspective
      Stadler, S; Isik-Guler, H; Spencer-Oatey, H
      Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis, Aug. 2023, In book
    • Laughter and its functions in Japanese business communication
      Stadler, S
      Journal of Pragmatics, 141 16 - 27, 2019, Scientific journal
    • Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
      Stadler, S
      The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (2nd Edition), ed. C.A. Chapelle, 2018, In book
    • Conventionalized politeness in Singapore Colloquial English
      Stadler, S
      World Englishes, 37(2) 307 - 322, 2018, Scientific journal
    • Which competence? A comparative analysis of culture-specific vs. culture-generic intercultural competence development
      Stadler, S
      Advances in Business and Economics, 5(8) 448 - 455, 2017, Scientific journal
    • Conflict Triggers in Intercultural Business Communication
      Stadler, S
      Advances in Business and Economics, 4(7) 374 - 380, 2016, Scientific journal
    • Inter-Cultural Communication: Which Culture?
      Stadler, S; Choi, S
      British Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2(4) 1 - 23, 2016
    • Relational Strategies in World Englishes
      Stadler, S
      The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, ed. C.A. Chapelle, 2015, In book
    • Conversational Dominance and Cultural Dominance – A Number’s Game?
      Stadler, S
      跨文化研究新视野 (New Horizons in Cross-Cultural Studies), ed. Y. Sun, Y. Feng & Z. Thai, 2015, In book
    • Intercultural Perceptions – What do we really know about each other?
      Stadler, S
      Theoretical Turbulence in Intercultural Communication Studies, ed. S. Poutiainen, 2014, In book
    • Cultural Differences in the Orientation to Disagreement and Conflict
      Stadler, S
      China Media Research; Special Issue: Managing Language and Cultural Challenges in Cross-Border Deal-Making, 9(4) 66 - 75, 2013, Scientific journal
    • Why Intercultural Interaction Demands a Dual Role-Relationship
      Stadler, S
      Language and Dialogue, 3(2) 167 - 185, 2013, Scientific journal
    • Televised Political Discourse in New Zealand
      Stadler, S
      World Englishes, 32(2) 243 - 260, 2013, Scientific journal
    • Cross-Cultural Pragmatics
      Stadler, S
      The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, ed. C.A. Chapelle, 2012, In book
    • Handling Communication in International Partnerships: Insights on Competence from the eChina-UK Programme
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Stadler, S
      Cultus, 5 51 - 79, 2012, Scientific journal
    • Intercultural Competence and its Complementary Role in Language Education
      Stadler, S
      Specialized Languages in the Global Village: A Multi-Perspective Approach, ed. C. Perez-Llantada & M. Watson, 2011, In book
    • Intercultural Communication and East-Asian Politeness
      Stadler, S
      Politeness in East Asia, ed. S. Mills & D. Kadar, 2011, In book
    • Intercultural communication and discourse analysis
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Isik-Guler, H; Stadler, S
      Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis, ed. J.P. Gee & M. Handford, 2011, In book
    • Coding Speech Acts for their Degree of Explicitness. Journal of Pragmatics
      Stadler, S
      Journal of Pragmatics, 43(1) 36 - 50, 2011, Scientific journal
    • Internationalisation in the UK Higher Education Sector: A Competency-Based Approach
      Reid, S; Stadler, S
      Warwick Occasional Papers in Applied Linguistics, 7, 2010, Scientific journal
    • Intercultural Effectiveness in Global Education Partnerships
      Reid, S; Stadler, S; Spencer-Oatey, H
      Warwick Occasional Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1, 2009, Scientific journal
    • The Global People Toolbook: Managing the Life-cycle of Intercultural Partnerships
      Ewington, N; Reid, S; Spencer-Oatey, H; Stadler, S
      Warwick Occasional Papers in Applied Linguistics, 2, 2009, Scientific journal
    • The Global People Competency Framework: Competencies for Effective Intercultural Interaction
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Stadler, S
      Warwick Occasional Papers in Applied Linguistics, 3, 2009, Scientific journal
    • Sino-British Interactions in Professional Contexts
      Stadler, S; Spencer-Oatey, H
      Warwick Occasional Papers in Applied Linguistics, 6, 2009, Scientific journal

    Books etc

    • Conflict, Culture and Communication
      Stefanie Alexa Stadler
      Routledge, Aug. 2019, Single work
    • Multimodal (Im)politeness: The Verbal, Prosodic and Non-Verbal Realization of Disagreement in German and New Zealand English
      Stefanie Alexa Stadler
      Verlag Dr. Kovač, Jun. 2007, Single work

    Presentations

    • Humour in Japanese business communication
      Stadler, S
      TGIF talk, Feb. 2918, Invited oral presentation
    • When does culture matter in intercultural communication?
      Stefanie Stadler
      Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication Annual Conference, 23 Nov. 2023, 25 Nov. 2023, Oral presentation
    • The role of cultural identity in intercultural communication in professional contexts
      Stadler, S
      Nordic Intercultural Communication Conference 2022, Nov. 2022, Oral presentation
    • Conversational humor
      Stadler, S
      2019 Society for Humor Studies Conference, Jun. 2019, Oral presentation
    • Laughter in Japanese business communication
      Stadler, S
      INPRA 2018 Conference, Jun. 2018, Oral presentation
    • Humour as conflict management strategy in Japanese business communication
      Stadler, S
      GEM&L Workshop 2017, Jul. 2017, Oral presentation
    • Which competence? A comparative analysis of culture-specific vs. culture-generic intercultural competence development
      Stadler, S
      SICSSAM 2017, Feb. 2017, Oral presentation
    • Conflict markers – idiosyncratic stylometry?
      Stadler, S
      7th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication, Jun. 2016, Oral presentation
    • Language choice as conflict trigger
      Stadler, S
      Symposium on Language for International Communication, May 2016, Oral presentation
    • Conflict triggers across cultures
      Stadler, S
      4th International Conference on Business and Social Sciences, Mar. 2016, Oral presentation
    • Women at work
      Stadler, S
      Product, Production and Productivity: A women's Studies Symposium, Dec. 2015, Invited oral presentation
    • Conflict markers in intercultural business communication
      Stadler, S
      4th International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences, Jul. 2015, Oral presentation
    • Intercultural conflict in international business meetings
      Stadler, S
      SIETAR 2015 International Congress, May 2015, Oral presentation
    • Ownership in intercultural business negotiations – When authoritative and democratic interactional styles clash
      Stadler, S
      6th Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication Conference, May 2014, Oral presentation
    • Mismanaged conflicts and their effects in intercultural business meetings
      Stadler, S
      EPICS VI Conference, May 2014, Oral presentation
    • The Uses of Cultural Identities in Interaction
      Luke, KK; Stadler, S
      6th Conference of Contemporary Chinese Discourse Studies, Dec. 2013, Oral presentation
    • Conversational Dominance and Cultural Dominance – A number’s game?
      Stadler, S
      10th CAFIC International Conference for Intercultural Communication, Nov. 2013, Oral presentation
    • Cross-cultural communication: Which culture? A comparative study of the interactional dynamics of intercultural and interdisciplinary discussions
      Stadler, S; Choi, S
      Cross-Cultural Communication at a Cross-Roads III Conference, Jun. 2013, Oral presentation
    • Relational practices and their impact on intercultural interaction
      Stadler, S
      77th Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, Oct. 2012, Oral presentation
    • Intercultural competence and effectiveness in professional contexts
      Stadler, S
      Translating Cultures in International Mediation Symposium, Aug. 2012, Keynote oral presentation
    • Perceptual Pragmatics – Giving meaning to research findings
      Stadler, S
      6th Lodz Symposium New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics, May 2012, Oral presentation
    • Intercultural Perceptions – What do we really know about each other?
      Stadler, S
      Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication Annual Symposium, Dec. 2011, Oral presentation
    • Interactional Practices in Chinese- Western Business Communication
      Stadler, S
      76th Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication, Oct. 2011, Oral presentation
    • Negotiating Conflict and Rapport during Disagreements
      Stadler, S
      12th International Pragmatics Conference, Jul. 2011, Oral presentation
    • Intercultural Business Negotiations – What’s perception got to do with it?
      Stadler, S
      Global Advances in Business Communication Conference, Jun. 2011, Oral presentation
    • Effective Negotiations through Culture-Generic Intercultural Competence
      Stadler, S
      CIBER Business Language Conference, Mar. 2011, Oral presentation
    • The Practical Realities of Intercultural Work
      Stadler, S
      Early Career Summer School: Theory for a Global Age, Jul. 2009, Invited oral presentation
    • Intercultural Competencies for International Student Experience
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Stadler, S
      UKCISA Annual Conference, Jun. 2009, Invited oral presentation
    • Intercultural Effectiveness in Global Partnerships
      Stadler, S
      1st International Seminar on Languages for Business: A Global Approach, Jun. 2009, Oral presentation
    • Ongoing Communication in International Projects: Applying Linguistics to these Realities
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Stadler, S
      British Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference, Sep. 2008, Oral presentation
    • Politeness in British-Chinese Intercultural Interaction
      Stadler, S
      4th International Symposium on Politeness, Jul. 2008, Oral presentation
    • Prosody and Non-Verbal Communication in Language Learning and Teaching
      Stadler, S
      Discourses and Cultural Practices Conference, Nov. 2007, Oral presentation
    • Multimodal Impoliteness
      Stadler, S
      Impoliteness and Rudeness Conference, Jul. 2006, Oral presentation
    • The Prosodic Properties of Conversational Disagreements
      Stadler, S
      Discourse Prosody Interface Conference, Sep. 2005, Oral presentation
    • The Dimensions of Disagreement: The Interplay of Lexical, Prosodic, and Non-Verbal Means
      Stadler, S
      Language and Society Conference, Sep. 2004, Oral presentation
    • Learning to Disagree: The Case of New Zealand Learners of German
      Stadler, S
      ALANZ Conference, Nov. 2003, Oral presentation
    • Learning to Disagree in German
      Stadler, S; Newton, J
      CONpile Conference of Pragmatics, Sep. 2002, Oral presentation

    Research Projects

    • Conversational Conflict Negotiation in Japanese Business Communication
      Stadler, S
      MoE Singapore, 2017/11 -2019/10, Principal investigator, NTU
    • Conflict Management in International Business Communication
      Stadler, S
      MoE Singapore, 2015/11 -2017/10, Principal investigator, NTU
    • The Psychological Underpinnings of Chinese Intercultural Contact and the Diffusion of Organizational Language
      Keller, J; Stadler, S
      MoE Singapore, 2013/05 -2016/04, Coinvestigator, NTU
    • New Silk Road Project: International Business Practice in China
      Luke, KK; Stadler, S
      MoE Singapore, 2010/11 -2015/10, Coinvestigator, NTU
    • Intercultural Effectiveness in International Business Meetings
      Stadler, S
      MoE Singapore, 2010/11 -2015/10, Principal investigator, NTU
    • King's Warwick Project
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Reid, S; Stadler, S
      HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England), 2009/09 -2009/12, Coinvestigator, University of Warwick
    • Global People Project
      Spencer-Oatey, H; Reid, S; Stadler, S; Ewington, N
      HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England), 2008/01 -2009/09, Coinvestigator, University of Warwick
    • Intercultural Competence for International Collaboration: Experiences of the eChina-UK Programme
      Stadler, S; Spencer-Oatey, H
      British Council Researcher Exchange Programme Award, 2009/02 -2009/04, Principal investigator, University of Warwick

    Teaching Experience

    • Special Topics in English Linguistics
      Doshisha University
    • Media in English
      Doshisha University
    • Sociocultural Topics in English
      Doshisha University
    • Study Abroad Workshop
      Doshisha University
    • Speaking A II
      Doshisha University
    • Speaking A I
      Doshisha University
    • Forensic Linguistics
      NTU
    • Intercultural Communication
      NTU
    • Communication Across Cultural Contexts
      NTU
    • Language and Gender
      NTU
    • Language Puzzle
      NTU
    • English as a World Language
      Ministry of Education Singapore
    • Topics in Intercultural Interaction
      NTU
    • Advanced Readings in Sociolinguistics
      NTU
    • Bilingualism and Multilingualism
      NTU
    • Language in Context
      University of Warwick
    • Intercultural Competencies
      University of Warwick
    • Teaching for Intercultural Competence
      University of Warwick
    • Language, Mind and Society
      University of Auckland