Ku In Kim

Ku In Kim

Adjunct Instructor

Dr. Ku In Kim is a Korean language lecturer and researcher in Korean Studies. She completed her Ph.D. in 2021 in Korean language Pedagogy at Ewha Womans University in Korea. Since 2018 she has worked as a Korean lecturer at University of Sheffield. In addition to a varied teaching career in universities in Korea and Hong Kong, she also worked as a translator and published “Korean for Overseas Koreans (English)” by the Ministry of Education of Korea. Her research involves intercultural competence in Korean language and how these can be acquired and implemented in Korean language pedagogy.

Education

Ph.D. in Korean Studies (Korean Culture),  Ewha Womans University
M.A. in  Teaching Korean to Speakers of Other Languages (TKSOL),  Ewha Womans University
B.A. in Psychology,  University of California, San Diego

Areas of Research/Interest

Korean Language Pedagogy
Intercultural Competence in Korean Language Pedagogy
Cultural Representations in Korean Language Textbooks

Publications

  • 국제한국어교육학회 국제학술발표논문집, 2022, 582-596.
    제 12 분과: 개인발표; 한국어 교육에서의 문화 능력에 관한 혼합 방법 연구 (A Mixed-Method Study on Cultural Competence in The Field of Korean Language Education).
  • Studies in Foreign Language Education, 34(2).
    A critical discourse analysis on cultural and social biases in a Korean language textbook : focusing on sogang Korean 1B and Korean grammar in use : beginning to early intermediate.

Professional Activity

Co-Writing "Intermediate-Advanced Level Textbook", University of California (San Diego), US (Current).
Designing and directing "Online Korean Language & Culture (Korean Food) Curriculum", Sungkyunkwan University, Korea (Current).
Organised "Korean Language Workshop" and "Korean Language Panel Event", University of Sheffield (2020, 2022).
Implemented a "Digital Learning Resources for Specialist Korean Modules", University of Sheffield (2019).