Research Interests: Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Korean Language Pedagogy and Teaching Methodology, Error Analysis and Remedial Teaching, Materials Design and Development, Multimedia and Visual-Based Instructional Materials, Bilingualism, Korean Morphology and Syntax, Linguistic Typology, Voice Constructions (Passive, Middle, and Causative), Honorifics and Politeness Strategies, Particles in Korean Grammar
Email: youngk@binghamton.edu
Blog: http://blog.naver.com/koreanwithus
Office: Library South Ground 623 (LS G623)
Office Hours (Spring 2026): Wednesdays 3:00-5:00 pm (in person)
Education
· 2013. 03. - 2019. 08. Ph.D., Korean Linguistics, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
Dissertation Title: A Study on Korean Passive Sentences
Committee: Lee Chan-kyu (Chug-Ang University), Kim Yang-jin (Kyunghee University), Yim Chae-hun (Soongsil University),
So Shin-ae (Ewha Womans University), Oh Choong-yeon (Soongsil University)
· 2010. 09. - 2012. 08. M.Ed., Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis Title: A Study on the Semantic Function and Situational Model of ‘eun/neun’ and ‘i/ga’ in Korean Language Education
· 2004. 03. - 2010. 08. B.A., Korean Language and Literature, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
Received the Kim Hyun-Seung Literary Award in 2007, which exempted me from the undergraduate thesis requirement.
· 2020. 01. - 2020. 08. TEFL Professional Certificate Program & Advanced Studies in TEFL, University of California, San Diego – Extended
Studies, San Diego, USA
Certificates
· 2022. 09. CLAD (Crosscultural, Language and Academic Development) Certificate, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
· 2021. 06. Single Subject Teaching Credential, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
· 2020. 08. TEFL Professional Certificate (with Special Studies in TEFL), University of California, San Diego
· 2019. 04. Korean Language Teacher Level 1 (Top Level), South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
· 2016. 10. Reading and Writing Instructor Level 1, Korean Educational Promotion Association
· 2016. 08. Discussion and Debate Instructor Level 1, Korean Educational Promotion Association
· 2012. 10. Korean Language Teacher Level 2, South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Places lived in the U.S.: Mission Valley, San Diego → Carmel Valley, San Diego → La Crescenta–Montrose, CA → Vestal, NY → to be continued
— During breaks, I return to La Crescenta.