Minji Kim
Educator, Researcher, Innovator
Realization of Equity through Education
“I ensure equitable access to quality education for ALL”
Education
2024-present Master of Arts - Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (Northern Arizona University, USA)
2020-2022 Master of Arts- TESOL (Hallym Graduate school, Republic of Korea)
2018-2020 Bachelor Degree - English Language and Literature (Hallym University, Republic of Korea)
2015-2017 Associate Degree - Social Welfare (Hallym Polytechnic University, Republic of Korea)
Teaching Experiences
Aug 2024 - English 105-Critical Reading and Writing in the University Community (NAU) Teaching Assistant
2021 - 2023 English private institution (Sam English) - K-12 students Assistant English teacher
2015 - 2022 Private English tutoring - K-12 students English teacher
9 November 2022 Global Citizenship Education (Yubong high school) Instructor
September - October 2021 English writing class using AI (4-day teaching sessions for MA thesis) Instructor
September 2019 - February 2020 Learning & emotional tutoring- Elementary ~ high school students Teacher
(Community child care center)
February - May 2021 Korean-English language exchange program (University of Southern California) Korean language mentor
September - November 2020 Korean-English language exchange program (University of Southern California) Korean language mentor
February 2019 Teaching English using children's picture book - Elementary school students English teacher
(2019 winter vacation program at Chuncheon Youth Zone)
June - August 2018 Mentoring for certificate of middle school equivalency (Hallym Youth Welfare Center) English teacher
30 May 2018 Global Citizenship Education (Yubong middle school) Instructor
2015 - 2016 Mentoring Program for elementary school student Learning & emotional support teacher
(the Korea Food for the Hungry International)
Working Experiences
September 2023 - June 2024 Hallym University - College of Liberal Arts Administrative assistant
August 2022 - February 2023 Institute for Global Social Responsibility - Internship program with KOICA Administrative &research assistant
July 2019 (Inc.) TTC Edu - TOEIC summer vacation program for university students Administrative assistant
December 2018 - February 2019 Winter vacation program for elementary school students (Chuncheon Youth Zone) Assistant teacher
July - August 2017 YMCA - Chuncheon temporary shelter for Youth (women) Social welfare internship
Research Assistant
April 2023 - March 2024 “A Conversion Study for the Deep Learning-Based AI Fiction Generation with the Human in the Loop” Research Assistant
AI Novel Generative Research (Funded by Korea National Research Foundation)
March 2020 - February 2023 “Holmes Vs. Sherlock: Overcoming or Reclaiming Humanity?” Research assistant
Professor. Kyoung-min Han / Hallym Graduate School (Funded by Korea National Research Foundation)
Volunteer
1 - 2 August 2018 English camp for elementary school students (YMCA) Assistant teacher
2015 - 2017 the Korea Food for the Hungry International (KFHI) Teaching (Children education) & administrative assistant
15 - 16 December 2015 Buddy camp with foreign students (International Exchange Center in Hallym Polytechnic University) Student assistant
2015 - 2016 Student assistant for disabled students (Hallym polytechnic University) Student assistant for learning and school life
2008 - 2014 Women shelter for intellectual and physical disability Volunteer
Others
March 2023 - Present PIDEIA (Ministry research group for children & teenager single parent education in South Africa ) Researcher
September 2022 - Present Toastmasters International (Signature toastmasters club, District 93, Area A13) Vice president membership
[Program Development and Teaching]
March 2023 English & Art class in children's worship service - Toddler, elementary school students Teacher
(Green village church, All nations ministry church in Cape town, South Africa)
Feb 2019 Teaching English using Children's picture book (4 sessions) - Elementary school students Teacher
(2019 winter vacation program at Chuncheon Youth Zone)
March - May 2016 Social welfare program development for elementary school students - 8 sessions of art and P.E. class Teacher
(Chuncheon community child care center )
Conferences & Publications
[Conferences]
5 July 2024 [Presentation] Title: Enhancing college English courses with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Insights into student perceptions and emotional dynamics
Host: The Korean Association of Teachers of English (KATE)
Theme: Back to Basics in the Age of AI: Balancing Technology and Traditional Teaching Methods
16 December 2023 [Participation]
Host: The Korean Society of British and American Fiction & The English Language and Literature Association of Korea
Theme: Literary Inquiry and the Pracrice of Criticism
8 - 9 December 2023 [Presentation] Title: Validating Python Libraries for Text Analysis in Language Research
Host: Linguistic Society of Korea (LSK)
Theme: Language uses, Analysis, and Research Methodologies in the AI Era
10 July 2023 [Participation]
Co-Hosted: Institute for Corpus Research (ICR), Incheon National University, South Korea
Center for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS), Lancaster University, UK
Theme: Lancaster Asia Pacific Summer Seminar in Corpus Linguistics
6 - 8 July 2023 [Participation]
Co-Hosted: Joint International Conference on ELT in Korea (ETAK, GETA, KAMALL, KAPEE, KASEE, KATE, KEES, MESSO, PKETA, KOSETA)
Theme: English Language Education in the Era of Digital Transformation: Opportunity, Connectivity, and Sustainability
22 July 2022 [Presentation] Title: Integrating MT into EFL Writing Instruction: A Preliminary Investigation
Host: Modern English Education Society (MEESO)
Theme: Coping With the Paradigm Shift for English Education in the Post-COVID-19 Era
18 June 2022 [Presentation] Title: Integrating MT into EFL Writing Instruction: A Preliminary Investigation
Host: The English Linguistics Society of Korea (ELSOK)
Theme: The Role and Prospects of Linguistics: From the Origins of Language to the Language of the AI Era
17 December 2021 [Presentation] Title: Evolution of Automated Poem Translation and Student Perception
Host: The English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK)
Theme: The Age of AI and Machine Translation: What Can Language, Literature, and Education Do?
17 December 2019 [Participation]
Host: The English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLK)
Theme: Nurturing Global Citizens within War and Violence Narratives
28 September 2019 [Participation]
Host: The Korea Association of Primary English Education
Theme: Teaching English in Elementary School in Global Citizenship Education: Focused on Students' Growth
[Publications]
Kim, M., & Han, S. (2023). A case study on integrating Google Translate into college EFL writing instruction. Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics 23 (December 2023), 1111-11335.
Honors and Awards
2023 Best master thesis award Hallym University graduation ceremony
2020 Full-tuition scholarship for admission Hallym University
President award (Outstanding academic performance) Hallym University graduation ceremony
2019 Work placement scholarship Hallym University
National Labor Scholarship (Vacation) Korea Student Aid Foundation
National Labor Scholarship Korea Student Aid Foundation
Hallymer scholarship (In-schoool recommendation) Hallym University
Ilsong (一松) scholarship (Academic Support) Hallym University
Man of merit of blood donation - Silver (30th donation) Red Cross Korea
2018 Work placement scholarship Hallym University
Transfer admission with highest distinction (Full-tuition scholarship) Hallym University
2016 Valedictorian of the year - Social worker oath ceremony Hallym Polytechnic University
2015 Representative of freshmen admission oath (Dept. Social welfare) Hallym Polytechnic University
A master of ceremony (Social Worker oath ceremony) Hallym Polytechnic University
Full-tuition admission scholarship Hallym Polytechnic University
License and Certificate
[License]
2017 Social worker (2nd grade) Korea Association of Social Workers
2015 Recreation (1st grade) World Recreation Educational Association (WREA)
[Certificate]
2022 ABM (AI, Big data, Metaverse) course for a specialist of English education The Korea Association of Teachers of English
ODA (Official Development Assistance) basic course Gangwon International Development Cooperation Center
(Course name: 'Understanding of International development cooperation')
ODA (Official Development Assistance) advanced course Gangwon International Development Cooperation Center
(Course name: 'International development cooperation cross-cutting issues')
2015 Korean sign language course I · II Gangwon Association of the Deaf