My current research interests are twofold. First, I am currently working on how the functional/interactional linguistic approach could shed new light on those ‘old’ questions which formal syntacticians could not answer or did not pay proper attention to. Also, I have always been interested in subsequent language acquisition and the roles which previously acquired linguistic knowledge plays in the process of selective transfer. I believe all of these will contribute not only to our better understanding of how we actually use Korean in daily life, but also to establishing more stable foundation for Korean language and culture education.
I got my B.A. and M.A. in Korean linguistics at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Before coming to UCLA, I had taught Korean at Wellesley College (Massachusetts, USA), Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (Doha, Qatar), the Korean Language Institute at Yonsei University, and the University of Costa Rica (San Jose, Costa Rica) for 8 years.
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