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2022 International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence

Virtual. All sessions will be accessed through the conference app, which will be accessible to registered attendees in January.

Cultivating Intercultural Communication Skills via a Meme Project

viernes, el 28 de enero de 2022 a las 08:30–10:30 MST
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Presentation Summary

This study analyzes a meme project, implemented to cultivate students’ intercultural communication skills in Korean as a foreign language classrooms. The findings demonstrate the meme functions as a bridging site where students reflected their perceptions on the target culture and negotiated meanings to create humor for the target community.

Primary Presenter

Seungmin Eum, University of Arizona, Second Language Acquistion and Teaching
State (if in the U.S.)

Arizona

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US

Professional Biography

Seungmin Eum (M.Ed., M.A.) is a Ph.D. student in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. He has worked as a Korean language (KFL) instructor at several colleges in Korea and in the U.S. since 2008. His research interests are syntax, sentence processing, L2 sentence development, and Korean language education.

Secondary Presenters

Sunyoung Yang, Ph.D., The University of Arizona
State (if in the U.S.)

Arizona

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US

Professional Biography

Sunyoung Yang (Ph.D., University of Toronto) is a cultural anthropologist and assistant professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona, where she has directed the Korean Language Program under the theme of technology-enhanced language learning. Her research and teaching interests concentrate on the influence of new media and digital technologies on society with a focus on youth, labor, and gender issues in Korea and East Asia.

Jieun Ryu, Ph.D. , University of Arizona
State (if in the U.S.)

Arizona

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US

Professional Biography

Jieun Ryu (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is Director of the Critical Languages Program at the University of Arizona and holds a Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching. Her research interests include technology in L2 teaching and learning, Less Commonly Taught Languages pedagogy, and self-directed learning.

Young Ae Kim, Ph.D., Defense Language Institute
State (if in the U.S.)

California

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US

Professional Biography

Young Ae Kim (Ph.D., University of Georgia) is an assistant professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Her research interests include STEM education, teacher education, formative assessment, and integration of socioscientific issues in science as well as language learning. 

Sojung Chun, University of Arizona
State (if in the U.S.)

Arizona

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US

Professional Biography

Sojung Chun (M.Ed., University of Manchester) is a Korean instructor in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Arizona. She has extensive experience teaching Korean at the elementary to high school and university level. 

Seojin Park, University of Arizona, Second Language Acquistion and Teaching
State (if in the U.S.)

Arizona

Country

US

Professional Biography

Seojin Park (M.A., Sookmyung Women’s University) is a Ph.D. student in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching at the University of Arizona. Her research interests are identity (re)construction and second language learning/teaching of socially and culturally minoritized groups of learners/teachers.

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