Research Grants & Funded Projects

My funded research connects conversation analysis, language education, and artificial intelligence. Projects range from classroom and medical interaction to the development and evaluation of AI-supported learning tools, with support from Korean government funding programmes and Sungkyunkwan University.

Current Projects

AI-Generated Questions and Answers Based on Children’s Literature

Principal Investigator | June 2024 – February 2027
Government-funded research · National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education

This project investigates the effectiveness of an automatic question-and-answer generation model based on children’s literature for Korean elementary and secondary English learners.

The project is currently in its third and final funding year, March 2026 – February 2027.

Project title: Effectiveness of an Automatic Question/Answer Generation Model Based on Children’s Literature for Korean Elementary and Secondary English Learners

AI Use and the Experiences of Low-Achieving English Learners

Principal Investigator | January 2026 – December 2026
University-funded research · Sungkyunkwan University, General University Research Fund [SGRC]

This project examines the effects of AI use on psychological satisfaction and frustration management among low-achieving English learners.

Project title: Effects of AI Use on Psychological Satisfaction and Frustration Management of Low-Achieving English Learners

Completed Projects as Principal Investigator

AI and Language Education

Development of a Prompt-Based Questioning Education Platform Using GPT-3.5 phase 2
October 2023 – April 2024
Sungkyunkwan University · General University Research Fund

Development of an AI Application (Chatbot) for Korean English Learners Based on Conversation Analysis Theory phase 1
April 2023 – August 2023
Sungkyunkwan University · General University Research Fund

Classroom and Multilingual Interaction

Follow-up Study on Task Type Completion at Lower Levels
April 2021 – March 2022
Sungkyunkwan University · University Research Fund

Follow-up Study on “Your Pronunciation Is Really Good”
October 2020 – September 2021
Sungkyunkwan University · Internal University Research Fund [행단]

Types of Student Interaction in Task-Based English Language Teaching in Korean Classrooms: A Conversation Analysis Study
November 2017 – October 2018
Sungkyunkwan University · Sungkyun Academic Research Fund

A Pragmatic Analysis of English Idiomatic Expressions: A Comparison of Native and Non-Native Speakers
May 2016 – April 2017
National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education · New Researcher Support Program

Teacher–Student Interaction in Korean TEE (Teaching English in English) Classrooms
May 2012 – April 2013
National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education, Science and Technology · New Researcher Support Program, Humanities and Social Sciences

Medical and Institutional Interaction

Follow-up Study on “A Closing-Implicative Practice in Korean”
April 2017 – March 2018
Sungkyunkwan University · Internal University Research Fund 

Additional Problem Negotiation at the Closing Stage of Korean Medical Consultations: A Focus on Non-Verbal Behavior
November 2014 – October 2015
National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education · Outstanding Paper Support Program

Follow-up Study on “Negotiating Last-Minute Concerns in Closing Korean Medical Encounters”
February 2014 – January 2015
Sungkyunkwan University · Internal University Research Fund 

Collaborative Programmes

Cutting-Edge Convergence University Program — Artificial Intelligence

Co-Investigator | March 2025 – February 2026
National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education
Documented funding period: Year 5 of the six-year programme.

AI-Era Interactive English Literature Future Talent Development Research Group — BK21, Fourth Stage

Participant | March 2021 – February 2022
National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education
Second-year funding period.

Co-Investigator | September 2020 – February 2021
National Research Foundation of Korea / Ministry of Education
First-year funding period.

AI-Era Interactive English Literature Future Talent Development Research Group — GT10+/BK21 University Support

Co-Investigator | September 2020 – February 2021
Sungkyunkwan University · General University Research Fund
GT10+ Year 1 / BK21 Year 1.