Native speaker
Master of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures, Korea focus
K-Teacher certificate (Center for Teaching and Learning Korean, National Institute of Korean Language)
Level 6 (highest level) on the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK)
3.5 years of teaching experience in various settings:
Locations (university, in person, and online)
Class sizes (one-on-one or group of 2โ25 students)
Ages (high school students, college students, and adults)
โญ Some Fun Facts:
Passionate about sharing my language and culture with others
Am into Korean popular culture:
Have been a BTS๐ARMY for 11 years and a Plave๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐คPlli for about 1 year
ํญ์น ์์์๋ค (When Life Gives You Tangerines) became my favorite Korean drama recently
Love KPop Demon Hunters movie
Read various webtoons and webnovels in Korean
Also took some Japanese classes because of anime and manga
โญ Future Goals:
Hope to teach more Korean language and culture classes to a wider audience
Contribute to expanding Korean programs and events in the Midwest, such as
More Korean courses at institutions
Pen pal program (between native Korean speakers and Korean language learners)
Korean festival of tradition and popular culture