Master Lecturer in Korean

Spring 2024 Office Hours: MW 8-8:50AM/ W 12:15-1:10 pm

 

Jaemin Roh’s research includes acquisition of Korean as a second language, educating Korean heritage and non-heritage students, designing innovative instructional contents, methods, and sequence specifically focusing on the inclusion of culture. She is an author of six major Korean textbooks in the U.S. and in Korea for all proficiency levels targeting both the general audience and more specific to collegiate students. In the World Languages and Literatures Department, Jaemin Roh has pioneered the development of the full 4-year college Korean language curriculum, adding 14 new courses in addition to the existing curriculum and served as Head of Korean Language Program from 2007-2015. Jaemin currently teaches Korean at all levels and mentors world language teachers in various capacities on campus. She has been serving the university and larger language learning communities as a committee member, review panel, writer, consultant, and editor. Outside of campus, she is a reviewer for major Korean textbook publishers and academic journals in the U.S. and in the U.K. Jaemin Roh is an active member and significant contributor for American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) and has collaborated with a large number of scholars in pedagogic research. She is a certified Korean oral proficiency tester of ACTFL and has been working closely with multiple U.S. government agencies, such as American Councils of International Education (U.S. Dept. of Education) in Washington D.C and Defense Language Institute (U.S. Dept. of Defense) in Monterey, CA, as well as many technology companies in the innovative and dynamic Boston area. She serves them as a tester, reviewer, consultant, and analyst.

Publications

Books

Advanced Korean (2021), co-authored with Mijeong Kim, Routledge, UK

Anytime Korean 1 (2020), co-authored with Sangbok Kim and Danielle Ooyoung Pyun, Kong & Park Inc. [view]

Anytime Korean 2 (2020), co-authored with Sangbok Kim and Danielle Ooyoung Pyun, Kong & Park Inc. [view]

Essential Korean Reader (2017), Routledge, UK

Living Language: Complete Korean (2013), Random House Inc. [view]

Beginner’s Korean: Living Language (2007), Random House Inc.

Book Chapter

Level 3 Curriculum. (2016) (co-authored with Haewon Cho, Hae-young Kim, and Ho Jung Choi) in Special Issue: College Korean Curriculum Inspired by National Standards for Korean: Curriculum/Curricular Framework. p. 273-304. [view]

Level 4 Curriculum. (2016) (co-authored with Hae-young Kim, Ho Jung Choi, and Haewon Cho) in Special Issue: College Korean Curriculum Inspired by National Standards for Korean: Curriculum/Curricular Framework. p. 305-339.

Journal Articles

Fostering Learner Autonomy through CALL and MALL in a Korean Class: A Case Study. (2019) (co-authored with Taewoong Kim) Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Vol 30 (2). [view]

Promoting Socio-languacultural Competence in Advanced Korean Curriculum: Using Drama Misaeng. (2016) (co-authored with Angela Lee-Smith) The Language and Culture, 12.2. p. 113-142. Korean Language and Culture Education Association [view]

Teaching Poetry in Korean Classes. (2016) The Korean Language in America, 20.1. p.4-28.

The development of a Cultural Video Project and its impact on Korean learning. (2011) The Korean Language in America, 16. p.73-100. [view]

Korean Language Learning Material

Korean 3, Pimsleur Language Program (2018), Simon & Schuster Inc. NY, Author

Korean 2, Pimsleur Language Program (2016), 2nd Edition, Simon & Schuster Inc. NY, Author [view]

Korean 1, Pimsleur Language Program (2016), 2nd Edition, Simon & Schuster Inc. NY, Author [view]

Korean 2, Pimsleur Language Program (2007), Simon & Schuster Inc. NY, Author & Female Speaker

Korean 1, Pimsleur Language Program (2005), Simon & Schuster Inc. NY, Author

Courses Taught

Advanced Korean /Content Courses:

  • Korean Media (news articles, documentaries, mass-media presentations, and public speech)
  • Korean Cinema (survey of Korean films in 1946-2015 in English translation)
  • Tales of Korea (stories from ancient, medieval, and modern Korea)
  • Advanced Korean Reading (commentaries, critiques, social studies, and philosophical argument)
  • Korean Society (history, economy, multicultural issues, and gender equality)
  • Korean for Contemporary Culture (award-winning short stories of the year, films, and pop culture)
  • Novels of Joseon Korea (reading vernacular translated three major novels from medieval Joseon era followed by lessons on creative writing)

Korean Language Courses:

  • Intermediate Korean: 5th and 6th semester Korean
  • Beginner-Intermediate Korean: 3rd and 4th semester Korean
  • Beginner Korean: 1st and 2nd semester Korean
  • Heritage Korean: 1st and 2nd year Heritage Korean
  • Intensive Korean: 1st and 2nd year Accelerated Korean

Jaemin Roh’s CV