Research

Journal Publications

1. Evaluating Creativity: Can LLMs Be Good Evaluators in Creative Writing Tasks?
   Sungeun Kim, Dongsuk Oh
   Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, No. 6, Article 2971, 2025. (SCIE)
   
   

2. The Effect of Foreign Language Anxiety on the Perception of Foreigner-Directed Speech among Korean EFL Learners
   Sungeun Kim
   The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature, Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 109–132, 2025. (KCI)
   
   

3. Differences in Language Learning Strategies According to English Proficiency Levels among Korean University Students
   Sungeun Kim
   Journal of English and American Literature, pp. 47–68, 2025. (KCI)
   
   

4. Reliability and Limitations of GPT-Based Automated Evaluation of Creative Writing
   Sungeun Kim
   Journal of Digital Contents Society, Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 2141–2154, 2025. (KCI)
   
   

5. Probing the Internal Representation of Intransitive Verbs in BERT
   Jakyoung Kim, Sungeun Kim, Dongsuk Oh
   Journal of Digital Contents Society (J. DCS), Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 1339–1348, 2025. (KCI)
   
   

6. An Analysis of Emotional Intelligence and Language Learning Strategies by TOEIC Score Groups
   Sungeun Kim, Jongduk Jang
   The New English Language and Literature Society of Korea, Vol. 89, pp. 65–88, 2024. (KCI)
   
   

7. A Proficiency-Level Correlational Analysis of Emotional Intelligence and Foreign Language Anxiety among Korean University EFL Learners
   Sungeun Kim, Jongduk Jang
   Language and Linguistics Research, Vol. 110, pp. 49–70, 2024. (KCI)
   
   

8. A Proficiency-Level Analysis of Foreign Language Anxiety and Learning Strategies among Korean University Students
   Sungeun Kim
   Journal of English and American Literature, pp. 123–143, 2024. (KCI)
   
   

9. Performance Evaluation of GPT-4 in Creative Content Generation: A Comparative Study with Human Outputs
   Sungeun Kim, Jakyoung Kim, Dongsuk Oh
   Journal of Digital Contents Society (J. DCS), Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 2479–2490, 2024. (KCI)

Degree Theses

• Ph.D. Dissertation
  Analysis of the Relationships between Emotional Intelligence, Foreign Language Anxiety, and Language Learning Strategies by Proficiency Levels
  Kyungpook National University, 2024
  
  

• M.A. Thesis
  A Comparative Analysis of Cultural Content in Korean Elementary English Textbooks Based on the 2015 Revised National Curriculum (Grades 3–6)
  Kyungpook National University, 2021