Research Interests: Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Korean Language Pedagogy and Teaching Methodology, Error Analysis and Remedial Teaching, Materials Design and Development, Development of Instructional Materials Using Multimedia, Multimedia and Visual Learning Approaches in Language Teaching, Bilingualism, Korean Syntax and Morphology, Linguistic Typology, Voice Constructions such as 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 (Fall 2025): Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (by appointment)
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.
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