- California Polytechnic University, Pomona, B.A. in Philosophy
- Seoul National University, completed highest level of Intensive Korean Program
- Yonsei University, completed highest level of Intensive Korean Program
- Yonsei University Graduate School of Education, M.A. in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language (first non-Asian graduate)
- Inha University, Lecturer
- Hanyang University, Lecturer
- Sangmyung University, Professor
- Author, Survival Korean (2005)
- Arirang TV’s Let’s Speak Korean and Traveler’s Korean, co-host
- KBS2 행복한 밥상, reporter
- KBS1 세상은 넓다, co-host
- Currently CEO of 10 Media, makers of 10 Magazine, the nationwide entertainment magazine for English speakers in Korea (10mag.com) and Chip's Maps, the hyper-local restaurant and area guide for Yongsan-gu (chipsmaps.com).
Email: sr@10mag.com
- B.A. in French Language & Literature, Yonsei University
- M.A. in French Classical Drama, Yonsei University
- M.A. in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Yonsei University
- Scholar Exchange Program Participant, University of California Los Angeles
- Ph.D. in Dept. of Korean Language & Literature (TKFL major), Yonsei University
- Evaluation Committee Member, 7th Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK)
- Examination Items Development Committee Member, Test of Proficiency in Korean(TOPIK)
- Proofreader, Survival Korean (2005)
- Korean Language Instructor, Korean Language Institute (KLI) of Yonsei University
- Senior Researcher, Research Center for Korean as a Foreign Language, Yonsei University
- Special Instructor, “University of Pennsylvania-Kyunghee University Critical Language Program in Korean Language” Project (2007)
- Currently Lecturer, Dept. of Korean Education as a Foreign Language, Graduate School of Education, Yonsei University
- Currently Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies, Kyunghee University
Publications
- 외국인을 위한 한국어 수업 대화 분석 Oeguk'in ul uihan Han'guko suop taehwa punsok [Analysis of Conversation in Korean Classes for Foreigners ] (Seoul: Communication Books, 2006)
Journal Articles
- “Application of Content-based Instruction in Korean Education as a Foreign Language” Journal of Korean Language Education 16-3 (2005)
- “Aspects of Teacher-centered Communication in Conversations between Teachers and Learners in the Korean Language Classroom” Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 12-2 (2004)
Email: mars0310@yahoo.com