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WOOJOO KIM Seocho-gu Seogho-1dong Ssangyoung Platinum APT #2103 Seoul, Korea
PHONE 82-10-5350-5573 • Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
2012 MA Jackson School International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Thesis: Kim Il Sung and the DPRK- USSR- PRC Triangle: The Creation of an Asian
Dynasty in a Communist State
Chair: Professor Chris D. Jones, Committee: Professor Donald Hellmann
2009 BA, summa cum laude, Political Science, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Research paper: NGOs and Food Aid: Working Experiences and Difficulties in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, recipient of The Best of ESU: An
Anthology of Undergraduate Essays 2008-2009 The Search for Excellence
Advisor: Professor Phil Kelly and John H. Barnett
2004-2006 Political Science, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea
Scholarship for Academic Excellence
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Winter 2013 Faculty, The Our School of North Korean Adolescent Defectors, Seoul, Korea
• Taught course on English reading comprehension, 1 semester, 7 students
2012-2013 Lecturer, University of Michigan
• Taught Second Year Korean, 2 semesters, 12-15 students
• Designed and taught weekly computer lab classes focus on speaking
• Participated in Nam Center for Korea Studies’ writing contest as a committee member
Summer 2012 Lecturer, University of Washington
• Taught Summer Intensive Korean, 1 quarter, 18 students
• Supervised two teaching assistants
Spring 2012 Faculty, The United Korean School of Washington State, Seattle, WA
• Taught Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) preparation course on the Korean subject test to Korean heritage high school students, 1 semester, 5 students
• Lectured on Korean history
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2011-2012 Teaching Assistant (in charge of own course), University of Washington
• Taught Second Year Korean, 3 quarters, 19-27 students
• Organized language learning center online tool for course supplement
2010-2011 Teaching Assistant (section instructor), University of Washington
• Taught First Year Korean, 3 quarters, 18-28 students
• Received departmental award for distinguished teaching assistant
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Spring 2014 Telecommuting Reviser, Periplus Publishing Group, Singapore
• Revised and updated “Korean in a Flash Kit Vol. 1,” Tuttle Flash Cards, Soohee Kim, 2011
Winter 2013 Assistant, the East Hana Center, Seoul, Korea
• Organized youth to adult basic English classes for North Korean defectors
• Provided a comprehensive service for new arrivals in their initial stage of settlement
Winter 2010 Assistant, The Center of Korea Studies (CKS), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Prepared colloquium and worked with CKS students and faculty
Summer 2009 Intern, the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University, Seoul, Korea
• Assisted professors translating “North Korea’s Relationship with the Middle East” from English to Korean
• Edited a survey on “North Korean Human Rights Conditions”
• Prepared conference
Summer 2005 Intern, Alpha Beta Colleges, Sydney, Australia
• Monitored and participated in various class sections of English as a Second Language classes from beginner to advanced
PRESENTATION
May 4 2012 “Korean Language and Culture” World Languages Day for high school students,
University of Washington (UW)
April 7 2012 “Who’s Responsible? The Kim Il Sung Dynasty in North Korea (1945-1956)”
Asian Languages and Literature Spring Colloquium, UW
CONFERENCE ATTENDED
June 2012 17th Annual American Association of the Teachers of Korean (AATK) Conference
at Stanford University
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June 2011 16th Annual AATK Conference at Yale University
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
2012-present American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
2011-present American Association of the Teachers of Korean (AATK)
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 Outstanding Senior in Social Sciences Nominee, Emporia State University (ESU)
2009 Outstanding Political Science Student, ESU
2009 Achievement of International Education and Degree Completion, ESU
2008-2009 Guaranteed GPA Scholarship, ESU
2008 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
2007-2008 Achievement for Chinese: Asian Language & Culture I and II, ESU
2004-2006 Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Soongsil University
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Korean: Native Speaker
English: Advanced, Completed the B.A. and the M.A. in the United States
Chinese: Intermediate, Achievement for Chinese: Asian Language & Culture I and II, ESU
REFERENCES
Soohoo Kim, Department of Asian Languages & Culture, University of Washington
Amy Ohta, Department of Asian Languages & Culture, University of Washington
Chris D. Jones, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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