The KLFC includes a dedicated faculty and staff: one director, two advisors, one Program Officer, Coordinators for the Undergraduate Program and Graduate Program, plus several instructors and GAs. In addition, the Korean section of the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures (EALL) has two more professors in Korean literature and in Korean linguistics.
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Ho-min Sohn
(808) 956-7041
homin@hawaii.edu
Director, KLFC
Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
His research interests include Syntax, General Linguistics, Sociolinguistics.
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Graham Crookes
(808) 956-6046
crookes@hawaii.edu
Second Language Studies Advisor, KLFC
Professor, Department of SLS
His specialties include theoretical foundations for second language learning, the methodology of second language teaching, and teacher development (including practice teaching supervision). See the SLS website at http://www.hawaii.edu/sls/
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Dong Jae Lee
(808) 956-8031
dongjlee@hawaii.edu
Student Recruitment Advisor, KLFC
Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
His teaching is in the area of Korean language, Korean linguistics and Korean language pedagogy. Research interests include second language acquisition in general and Korean in particular, Korean linguistics, testing, and textbook compilation |
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Haejin Elizabeth Koh
(808) 956-8469
haejin.koh@hawaii.edu
Program Officer, KLFC
With an academic background in engineering, Asian Studies, and Korean linguistics, Haejin has taught both ESL in the U.S. and EFL in Korea. Her research interests include honorifics, translation, and language in the media.
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Sang Yee Cheon
(808) 956-8020
scheon@hawaii.edu
Undergraduate Program Coordinator, KLFC
Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Her teaching and research interests include Korean linguistics, SLA, culture, media analysis,and Korean film.
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DongKwan Kong
(808) 956-4792
dongkwan@hawaii.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator, KLFC
Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
His teaching and research interests include acquisition, pedagogical theories, assessment of Korean as a second language, and Task-Based Language Teaching in particular.
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Hee-Jeong Jeong
(808) 956-5933
heejeong@hawaii.edu
Instructor, KLFC
Her research interests are comparative Korean and Japanese linguistics.
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Sumi Chang
(808) 956-2076
changhan@hawaii.edu
Instructor, KLFC
Ph.D. student, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Drawing from her background in Political Science, Educational Psychology, and Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Sumi has taught an array of proficiency level courses in both Korean and ESL at UHM. Her teaching and research interests include sociolinguistics and SLA.
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Yeon-Hee Yoon
(808) 956-5933
yeonhee@hawaii.edu
Instructor, KLFC
Ph.D. student (ABD), Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
She teaches the media and reading courses for the MA program. Her research interests include discourse analysis, grammaticalization, interlanguage pragmatics, pragmatics in language education, and Korean language pedagogy.
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Bumyong Choi
(808) 956-2902
bumyong@hawaii.edu
Graduate Assistant, KLFC
Ph.D. student, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
His research and teaching interests include the second language acquisition of Korean and language pedagogy.
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Eun-Ho Kim
(808) 956-2233
eunho@hawaii.edu
Graduate Assistant, KLFC
Ph.D. student, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Her teaching and research interests include sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and identity construction through the use of language.
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Hyeonju Son
(808) 956-2902
hson@hawaii.edu
Graduate Assistant, KLFC
Ph.D. student, Department of Political Science
With an academic background in Sociology, Futures studies, and Political Science, his research interests include the future of Korea and Future studies methodology.
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