Choi, YunDeok
Cyclone Plaza, #712, 200 Stanton Ave. Ames, IA, 50014, USA
Cell: 515-450-3501
yundeok@iastate.edu
Education
2012
Master of Science expected graduation January 2012
Linguistics
Georgetown University
Specialization: Applied Linguistics
Master Research Paper (MRP) title: Different types of measures of awareness on learners’
L2 intake and production: Do they stand the test of comparability?
2008
Master of Arts
Second Language Studies
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Specialization: Second Language Acquisition (SLA)
Scholarly Paper (SP) title: Corrective Feedback and Learner Uptake Across
Pedagogical Purposes
2006
Master of Arts
English Language and Literature
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
Specialization: Applied Linguistics
Thesis title: The Effects of Learner Proficiency and Interlocutor Type on the
Amount of Interlocutor Feedback and Learner Uptake
2002
Bachelor of Arts
English Language and Literature
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
GPA: 4.37/4.5, Magna Cum Laude.
Publications
Choi, Y. (2009). A Study on Corrective Feedback and Learner Uptake across Different
Instructional Objectives. Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics, 25, 35-64.
Lee, H., & Choi, Y. (2006). The Relationship between Interlocutor Type and Learner
Proficiency Level in L2 Feedback Sequences. The Journal of English Language
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& Literature, 52, 1109-1129.
Presentations
Choi, Y. (2009, June). Corrective Feedback and Learner Uptake Across Pedagogical
Purposes. Paper presented at the Graduate students seminar session of English
Language and Literature Association in Korea. Sungkyunkwan University,
Seoul, Korea.
Experience
September, 2003–
Teaching Assistant: supervised frequent quizzes, mid-terms and final exams of
June, 2004
undergraduates and scored them; coordinated course schedule of the
department of English Language and Literature; planned and prepared annual
events of the department such as alumni reunion and the 2003 annual
conference of Applied Linguistics Association of Korea (ALAK).
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
March, 2003 –
Research Assistant: participated in the research titled “The effects of
June, 2003
Production and Comprehension for Focus on Form and Second Language
Acquisition,” which was conducted by Professor Hae Moon Lee (Dr. Lee), an
Applied Linguist; helped Dr. Lee to compile a supplementary textbook,
“Introduction to Linguistics” for freshmen in 2003; supervised frequent
quizzes, mid-terms and final exams of undergraduates who took the
Introduction to Linguistics course and scored their scores.
Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul
Awards and Honors
Fall, 2010
Partial Tuition Support (6credits) by Georgetown University (GU)
Spring, 2010
Partial Tuition Support (6credits) by (GU)
Spring, 2008
Achievement Scholarship (9 credits) by University of Hawaii at Monoa (UH)
Fall, 2007
Achievement Scholarship (9 credits) by UH
Spring, 2007
Graduate Division Tuition Waiver (9 credits) by UH
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Fall, 2006
Graduate Division Tuition Waiver (9 credits) by UH
Spring, 2004
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
Scholarship) by Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Fall, 2003
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
Scholarship) by SKKU
Spring, 2003
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
Scholarship) by SKKU
August, 2002
Certificate of Proficiency; awarded only to those who have completed all
requirements of the elective English Language Program at SKKU and display
capacity to function effectively in an international organization.
Spring, 2002
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
SCHOLARSHIP
(Academic
Excellence
Scholarship) by SKKU
Spring, 2001
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
Scholarship) by SKKU
Fall, 2000
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
Scholarship) by SKKU
Fall, 1999
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
Scholarship) by SKKU
Fall, 1998
SUNGKYUN
HONORABLE
Scholarship) by SKKU
Teaching Experiences
August, 2010 –
May, 2011
Worked as a teaching associate in the Korean language program of
Georgetown University: Offered Introduction to Korean Culture 1 & 2 as an
elective course to undergraduates
May, 2008 –
July, 2009
Tutored Korean middle and high school students; substantially raised their
class rankings (from 30 to 10 percentile).
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Spring, 1998 –
July, 2006
Tutored Korean Middle and High School Students; substantially raised their
class rankings (from 30 to 10 percentile) and help them enter competitive
universities.
Activities
October, 2008
Translated a 6,000-word business plan from Korean into English for
Information Technology (IT) company, ‘SUNJE HI-TEK Co., LTD.’
Korean
Winter, 2005
Attended 2005 Winter Statistics course offered by the department of Statistics
in SKKU.
Spring, 2002 –
Participated in compiling a dictionary entitled “Seoul Standard Language
Fall 2001
Pronunciation” made by professor Mahn Guun Youe, a linguist of phonetics,
of the department of English Language and Literature in SKKU.
Spring, 1998
Accomplished 32 hours of volunteer work at the Central Library of SKKU;
organized research materials
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