Eunseok Ro
Pusan National University
Department of English Education
부산대학교 영어교육과
노은석 교수 roeunseok@pusan.ac.kr
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor
Department of English Education, 9/2023 – Present
Pusan National University (PNU), S. Korea
Assistant Professor
Department of English Education, 3/2022 – 8/2023
Pusan National University (PNU), S. Korea
Assistant Professor
Division of Liberal Studies, 4/2020 – 2/2022
Kangwon National University (KNU), S. Korea
Assistant Professor
Department of English, 9/2018 – 3/2020
City University of Hong Kong (CityU), Hong Kong
Part-time Lecturer
Graduate School of TESOL, 1/2018 – 7/2018
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), S. Korea
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy
Second Language Studies, 12/2017
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM), USA
Dissertation Title: Interaction and Learning in an Extensive Reading Book Club
Committee: Gabriele Kasper (Chair), Richard Day, Betsy Gililand, Hanh Nguyen, Mary Shin Kim
Master of Arts
Applied Linguistics, 5/2013
Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
Bachelor of Arts
English Linguistics, 8/2010
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, S. Korea
COURSES TAUGHT AT PNU
Graduate
-Lectures in Pragmatics & English Education
-Seminars in Pragmatics & English Education
-Media Discourse & English Education
-Methodological Approach to Conversation Analysis in Applied Linguistics
-Practical Nature of L2 Teaching
Graduate School of Education
-Theory of English Communication
-Classroom Discourse
Undergraduate
-Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy
-English Writing in English Education
-Classroom Interactional Competence
THESIS ADVISING
PhD
-PhD candidate, Lee, Sang Jik
-PhD candidate, Moon, YuJin
-PhD candidate, Baek, Geunyoung
-PhD candidate, Lee, Garam
-PhD candidate, Ko, Yuna
-PhD candidate, Kim, Sooyeon
MA
-MA candidate, Kim, Gahyun
-MA candidate, Choi, Eunmi
-MA candidate, Kim, Dayeon
-MA candidate, Im, Daeun
-MA candidate, Youn, YooSeup
-MA candidate, Park, JeongEun
*Six additional MA candidates from GSE (either non-thesis track or undecided yet)
RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS
Conversation analysis
-Conversation analysis for Second Language Acquisition
-Conversation analysis for Second Language Pedagogy
-Interactional competence
-Classroom interaction
-Institutional interaction
-Language in social interaction
-Media discourse
-Language Teacher Education
Professional Communication
-Intercultural communication
-Workplace culture and interaction
Second language pedagogy
-Techniques in teaching L2 skills
-Second language pragmatics
-Second language literacy
-Extensive Reading
-Academic writing & reading
-English speaking & listening
Publication
Publication
Ro, E. (accept). Conversation analysis and L2 reading motivation. In J. Zhou & M. Tang (Eds.), Theories and Methodologies of Individual Differences in Reading (pp. xxx-xxx). New York: Routledge.
Ro, E., & Ishino, M. (in press). Creating "Reflect-ables": A conversation analytic study of feedback practices in language teacher education. TESOL Quarterly. (SSCI) (JCR 10%)
Ro, E. (in press). CA and L2 literacy. In T. Greer & M. Burdelski (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Conversation Analysis (pp. xxx-xxx). Abington, Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.
Ishino, M., & *Ro, E. (2025). "I like how you begin..." Compliment or feedback? Teacher educators' subjective positive assessments of student teachers' microteaching. Linguistics & Education, 89, 1-13. 101466. (SSCI, AHCI)
Kim, S., & *Ro, E. (2025). Doing learning of L2 pronunciation in media interaction. Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning, 28(3), 81-108. (KCI)
Ro, E. (2025). Going beyond practicing English: Language alternation in an L2 book club's Zoom meetings. Language Teaching Research, 29(7), 2745-2776. (SSCI) (JCR 10%)
Ro, E., & Lee, J. (2025). Assessments in L2 conversation-for-learning discussions. Language Teaching Research. Published online. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688251352274 (SSCI) (JCR 5%)
Ro, E. (2025). Changing practices of instruction-giving in video-mediated interaction for an extensive reading book club. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 38(3), 453-485. (SSCI) (JCR 1%)
Moon, Y., & *Ro, E. (2025). Managing inaccurate interpretations of L2 texts through collaborative correction practices in an EFL classroom. Discourse and Cognition, 32(1), 1-24. (KCI)
임남순, 노은석 (2024). '엄마 찬스': 가족 과외 중 엄마에게 도움 요청하기에 대한 대화분석. 어학연구, 60(3), 347-373. (Lim, N.S., & Ro, E. (2024). 'Mommy Chance': A conversation analysis study on recruitment for help during family tutoring sessions. Language Research, 60(3), 347-373). (KCI)
Ro, E. & Kim, H. (2024). Pre-service teachers' hinting practices in managing responses in a microteaching context. Linguistics & Education, 84, 1-18. (SSCI, AHCI)
Kim, H., & *Ro, E. (2024). Usage-based approaches to assessing syntactic sophistication in second language writing: Interaction of genre and proficiency. Journal of Second Language Writing, 65, 1-13. (SSCI) (JCR 1%)
Ro, E., & Lee, J. (2024). The complexity of acts with self-deprecation in Korean reality TV shows. Journal of Pragmatics, 230, 102-125. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2024). Students' display of willingness to participate in an extensive reading book club. Language Teaching Research. Published online. https://doi.org/10.1177/13621688241232208 (SSCI) (JCR 5%)
Kim, S., & *Ro, E. (2024). Offering an Olive Branch: A study of dissenting rater's practices for resolving placement discrepancies. Linguistics & Education, 80, 1-13. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2023). Note-taking/making as a resource for substantiating advice at a second language speaking center. Text & Talk, 43(6), 797-825. (SSCI, AHCI)
Kim, H., & *Ro, E. (2023). Assessment of sentence sophistication in L2 spoken production: Expansion of verbs and argument structure constructions. System, 119, 1-13. (SSCI) (JCR 5%)
Lee, J., & *Ro, E. (2023). Like and dislike scales in couples' argumentative interaction. Journal of Pragmatics, 215, 159-175. (SSCI, AHCI)
Kim, H., & *Ro, E. (2023). Additive extensive reading and syntactic development in second language writing: Analyses of syntactic complexity and sophistication. Journal of Second Language Writing, 61, 1-12. (SSCI) (JCR 5%)
Ro, E., & Kim, H. (2023). Directives to read for self-correction in peer-tutor consultations for L2 writing. Linguistics and Education, 77, 1-17. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2023). Using PowerPoint slides as a resource for coordinating understanding during presentation consultations at an L2 speaking center. Applied Linguistics Review, 14(3), 579-614. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E., & Lee, J. (2023). Socially incompetent character in The Office: Focus on action formations and understanding displays. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 31(1), 1-32 (KCI)
Ro, E. (2023). Topicalization as a practice for facilitating L2 discussion in video-mediated extensive reading book club meetings. System, 113, 1-27. (SSCI) (JCR 5%)
Kasper, G., & *Ro, E. (2022). Student essays as evidential resource in placement meetings. Linguistics and Education, 72, 1-12. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E., & Kim, H. (2022). The effects of Extensive Reading on young Korean students' construction development. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 60(4), 957-981. (SSCI)
Ro, E., & Jung, H. (2022). "Aratda!": Intersubjectivity-in-action in a multilingual Korean reality TV show. Journal of Pragmatics, 201, 89-117. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2021). The embodied work of teaching grammar and pronunciation in IELTS speaking tutorials. Linguistics and Education, 65, 1-16. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2021). The reshaping of participation practices in a second language book club. Journal of Pragmatics, 184, 89-106. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2021). Solving problems in the processing of users' requests in human-machine interaction: Cases of system-initiated repair. Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics, 37, 75-116. (KCI)
Ro, E. (2021). Using written task answer sheets as notes while speaking: Changing task-report practices in a second language book club. Text & Talk, 41(3), 335-367. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2020). The social organization of the talking phrase of an extensive reading book club. In C. Lee (Ed.), Second language pragmatics and English language education in East Asia (pp. 117-142). Abington, Oxfordshire: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.
*Ro, E., & Burch, A. R. (2020). ‘Willingness to Communicate/Participate’ in action: A case study of changes in a recipient’s practices in an L2 book club. Linguistics and Education, 58, 10-20. (SSCI, AHCI)
Lee, J., & *Ro, E. (2020). “I actually picked up a physics textbook:” Complexities of the Freedom Principle in Extensive Reading. English Teaching, 75, 3–23. (KCI)
Jung, H-B., & *Ro, E. (2019). Validating common experiences through focus group interaction. Journal of Pragmatics, 143, 169–184. (SSCI, AHCI)
Ro, E. (2019). How learning occurs in an extensive reading book club: A conversation analytic perspective. Applied Linguistics, 40(1), 152–175. (SSCI) (JCR 1%)
Ro, E. (2018). Understanding reading motivation from EAP students’ categorical work in a focus group. TESOL Quarterly, 52(4), 772–797. (SSCI) (JCR 10%)
Ro, E. (2018). Facilitating an L2 book club: A conversation-analytic study of task management. The Modern Language Journal, 102(1), 181–198. (SSCI) (JCR 10%)
Ro, E. (2016). Examining critical pedagogy with drama in an IEP context. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 7, 1–8.
Ro, E. (2016). Exploring teachers’ practices and students’ perceptions of extensive reading approach in EAP reading classes. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 22, 32–41. (SSCI)
Ro, E., & Jung, H-B. (2016). Teacher belief in focus group: A respecification study. English Teaching, 71, 119–145. (KCI)
Ro, E., & Park, J. (2016). Students’ attitude towards undertaking writing activities on extensive reading. The Journal of Asia TEFL, 13, 186–203. (Scopus)
Ro, E., & Chen, C. A. (2014). Pleasure reading behavior and attitude of non-academic ESL students: A replication study. Reading in a Foreign Language, 26, 49–72.
Ro, E. (2013). A case study of extensive reading with an unmotivated L2 reader. Reading in a Foreign Language, 25, 213–233.
Ro, E., & Ryu, J. (2013). Investigating predictors of nonacademic ESOL learners’ L2 literacy ability. Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2, 82–100.
Note. * = corresponding author; research papers only
AWARDS and HONORS
2025 Yoon In-Koo Early Career Researcher Award, Pusan National University - Awarded in recognition of outstanding research achievements as an early career scholar.
GRANTS
Lee, Y., Cho E., Suh, J., & Ro, E. (2025-2028). Korea National Research Foundation. $450,000, A conversational AI engine: Utilizing real-time interactional data.
Lee, J., Watanabe, A., Ishino, M., Jung, H., Nanbu, Z., & Ro, E. (2024-2026). FY2024 JSPS Joint Research Project. ₩30,000,000, Developing an evidence-based pedagogical model for parent-child bilingual dialogic reading practices.
Ro, E. (2024-2026). 2-Year Research Grant, Pusan National University. ₩23,000,000, 'Mommy Chance': A conversation analysis study on recruitment for help during family tutoring sessions.
Ro, E. (2023-2024). Humanities.Social-Science Research Promotion, Pusan National University. ₩4,000,000, Offering an Olive Branch: A study of dissenting rater's practices for resolving placement discrepancies.
Lee, Y., Suh, J., Gu, M., Cho, E., & Ro, E. (2022-2025). Korea National Research Foundation. $480,000, Designing human-computer interface based on conversation analysis.
Ro, E. (2022-2024). 2-Year Research Grant, Pusan National University. ₩23,000,000, Topicalization as a practice for facilitating L2 discussion in video-mediated extensive reading book club meetings.
Ro, E. (2022-2023). Research Start-Up Grant, Pusan National University. ₩10,000,000, Creating a character as socially incompetent: Investigation of action formations and understanding displays in TV sitcoms.
Kim, H., & Ro, E. (2021-2023). Yonsei University Research Grant of 2021. ₩4,500,000, Directives to read for self-correction in peer-tutoring consultations for L2 writing.
Ro, E. (2020-2021). Research Start-Up Grant, Kangwon National University. ₩10,000,000, Advising and note-taking practices in L2 interview preparation consultations.
Lee, Y., Suh, J., Gu, M., Cho, E., & Ro, E. (2019-2022). Korea National Research Foundation. $307,000, Analyzing human-machine interaction through conversation analysis.
Ro, E. (2019-2020). Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council. HK$343,600, Literacy practices and learning at a university writing center.
Ro, E. (2018-2020). Research Start-Up Grant, City University of Hong Kong. HK$191,800, Interacting with textual objects during speaking consultations for language learning.
RESEARCH/PEDAGOGY/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2024-Present: Data Sessions in Korea: Collaborations between Ewha Womans University, Hankyong National University, Pusan National University, Seoul National University
2025-2026: Editorial Board Member of The Journal of Asia TEFL (SCOPUS)
2025: Organizing Committee for 8th CAN-Asia Symposium on L2 Interaction
2025: Virtual Exchange between Pusan National University & Doshisha University
2024: Virtual Exchange between Pusan National University & TED University
2024-2026: Editorial Board Member of Teacher Education Research (KCI)
2024-2025: Editorial Board Member of The Society for Teaching English through Media (KCI)
2023-2024: Organizing Committee for IIEMCA 2024
2023-2026: Editorial Board of Reading in a Foreign Language (SCOPUS)
2022 October-December: Course Development Project (Classroom Interactional Competence), Pusan National University
2021-2022: IT Manager, Applied Linguistics Association of Korea
2021 March-June: One Samsung MDE Glossary, Yonsei University & Samsung Electronics
2019-2020: Planning Affairs Committee, Applied Linguistics Association of Korea
MASTERS THESIS SUPERVISION
Mihwa Hwang (2025.08)
Brokering for Selective Mutism: A Conversation Analysis of Interactions in The Big Bang Theory
Seryeong Park (2025.02)
A Conversation Analysis-Informed Study on (Un)Willingness to Communicate/Participate in an L2 Extensive Reading Classroom
Sooyeon Kim (2024.12)
Learning L2 Pronunciation in a Korean Reality TV Show: A Conversation Analysis Perspective
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