Yoon Kyeongwon

Biography

"born in Pohang, ROK 1997-2001 B.A. at Keimyung univ.(Korean/English double major), Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVF), Internet journalist in L.A. Christian Herald 2001 obtained national qualification as Lifelong educator (registered lifelong educator, Level 2) 2001-2003 ROK Military service 2004-2006 KOICA international voluntary service posted to Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT), language and culture education for tour guide 2007-2011 M.A. at Yonsei univ. (Korean language and literature; Korean linguistics-KFL/KSL focus) Dissertation: Communicative Features in Korean Private Speech / 한국어 혼잣말의 의사소통적 특성 연구 2007-2009 KFL/KSL teaching at the Daegu univ., Konyang univ., Choong-ang univ., Duksung Women's univ. in ROK 2008 Obtained national qualification as Korean language teacher (registered KFL/KSL teacher, Level 3) 2009-2010 attended Screenwriting program, Korea Scenario Writers Association 2009 Won the Mugunghwa Storytelling Contest; Children’s Story 2009-2011 Lecturer at the Korean Language Education center of Sogang university, ROK 2011 Obtained national qualification as Korean language teacher (registered KFL/KSL teacher, Level 2) 2011-2016 Ph.D. at Yonsei univ. (Korean language and literature; Korean linguistics-KFL/KSL focus) Dissertation: Study on Coherence of Korean Heritage Learners’ Composition Texts: focused on the American Undergraduate Learners / 계승한국어 학습자 작문텍스트의 응집성 연구: 미국 대학 학습자를 중심으로 2011-2012 Korean teacher at the Seoul Foreign School 2012-2014 Graduate Fellowship at Emory univ., ATL, G.A., U.S.A. 2013 Won the Christianity film criticism contest, Seoul International Agape Film Festival (SIAFF) 2014-2016 Lecturer at the Department of Korean language and culture, National Cheng Chi univ.(NCCU), TPE, Taiwan 2015 Won the Dong-A Ilbo Literary Contest in Spring; Film criticism 2015- attended Speech and language pathology (SLP) and art therapy program 2017 Obtained national qualification as Korean language teacher (registered KFL/KSL teacher, Level 1 anticipated)"

Research Interest

"Pragmatics, Sociolinguistics - DA/CA/CDA Language Education - SLA, Teacher Education, Heritage learners, Writing (composition) SLP - Language Development and Disorder/Speech Therapy in Multi-cultural/lingual Society Language use in North Korean media Korean Pop Culture - focused on Film"