Eunsil Hong

Instructor

Korean education, Speech communication, curriculum development, Korean for academic purposes, instructional technology

Dr. Eunsil Hong is a native of Seoul, born and raised in Korea. She has been teaching Korean to foreign students since 2002. Her research interests include Korean for academic purposes, speech communication, speaking test, curriculum development and instructional technology.

She is an author/co-author of numerous textbooks for teaching Korean as foreign language -Sejong Korean Conversation 1, 2, Presentation skills, Skills of listening lectures, Sungkyun Korean 4, 5 and so on. She recently co-developed Korean courses for K-MOOC and Coursera. Coursera Korean course is ranked as one of the 100 most popular lectures among platforms such as Coursera, EdX, FutureLearn and Swayam.

She serves as editorial board member at Journals of Speech Communicaiton, Journal of Bangyo Language and Literature, Korean Language and Literature in International Context for Korean Education.

Selected Publications

Sungjun, L., Byeonggon, M., Su-Jin, C., Seung-won, L., Yelim, O., & Eunsil, H. (2021). Argument-based Validation for the Korean Speaking Test for Academic Purposes - Examining the Extrapolation Inference, Korean Language Education Research 56. pp.231-264

Eunsil, H., Yelim, O., Sungjun, L., Su-Jin, C., Hyunkee, A., Seung-won, L., & Byeonggon, M. (2020). A Study on Scoring Validity Through Rater Training Workshops for the Korean Speaking Test for Academic Purposes. Korean Language and Literature in International Context 84, p.513-544.

Seoul National University. (2020). Introduction to Teaching Korean as a Second or Foreign Language, Thaehaksa: Paju. (Co-Author)

Kyonghwon, K., Eunsil, H., Minjung, J., Hara, Y., Wonsook, H., & Moonkyong, O. (2019). Academic Listening Skills 2, Sungkyunkwan University Press: Seoul. (Co-Author)

King Sejong Institute (2018). Sejong Korean Conversation 1, Kong & Park: Seoul. (Co-Author)

Education

Ph.D, Korean Education(Teaching Korean as a foreing language major), Seoul National University

M.A, Korean Education(Teaching Korean as a foreing language major), Seoul National University

B.A, Educational Technology, Ewha Womans University

Recent Presentations

Eunsil, H. “Research on Instructional Design Strategies for Untact Korean Language Class”, Paper presented at 2021 Conference: The Society of Korean Language Education and The Korea Association of Speech Communication, October 2, 2021. Korea.

Eunsil, H. “Issues and Challenges of Untact Korean Language”, Paper presented at the 22nd International Conference: Seoul National University Korean Language Education Research Institute, October 31, 2021. Korea.

Eunsil., H. “Speech Assessment in Korean Education for Academic Purposes”, Paper presented at the 26th Conference: The International Network for Korean Language and Culture, October 1, 2018. Korea.

Eunsil., H. “The Practice of Raters’ Training for Korean Speaking Test for Academic Purposes(KoSTAP)”. Paper presented at the 38th Co-international Conference: The Korea Association of Speech Communication and Human Contents Research Institute, August 16, 2018. Korea.

Byeonggon, M., Eunsil., H., & Sungjun, L., “Development of the Korean Speaking Test for Academic Purposes for Foreigners”, Paper presented at the Annual Conference: American Association of Teachers of Korean Annual Conference, June 29, 2018. Canada.