Soo-hyun Kim is a dedicated Korean language instructor who has been teaching at the undergraduate level since Fall 2020. She earned her Ph.D. in Translation Studies from the State University of New York at Binghamton and holds an M.A. in Translation from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Prior to her doctoral studies, Soohyun built an extensive career as a professional translator and interpreter…

Eunwha Jeong completed doctoral coursework in Korean Language at Hongik University and holds a Master's degree in Korean Language Education as a Foreign Language from Ewha Womans University in Seoul. With over 20 years of extensive teaching experience, she has worked with diverse Korean language learners at major corporations including Samsung, immigration offices, and universities throughout Korea…

Dawoon Kim is a dedicated Korean Language Instructor with extensive experience teaching Korean at various levels. She holds a Master’s degree in Teaching Korean to Speakers of Other Languages (TKSOL) from Ewha Womans University. Dawoon provides structured and engaging lessons tailored to the diverse needs of her students, whether they are preparing for Korean proficiency exams like TOPIK and DLPT, learning Korean for travel…

Amanda’s 10+ year journey with Korea began at the University of Minnesota, where she earned a B.A. in Asian Languages and Literature with a double minor in TESOL and Linguistics. After receiving a Fulbright Grant, she spent two years teaching English at a high school on Jeju Island, before earning an M.A. in Korean for Professionals from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. After graduating, Amanda became the Education Program Officer at The Korea Society in NYC…

Rachel Kim is an Adjunct Lecturer teaching Korean as part of the Asian and Asian American Studies Department at Stony Brook University. She is also an Adjust Lecturer at Queens College, City University of New York and a Korean Language Teacher for the Queens School of Inquiry.

Ms. Kim received her B.A. in Korean Education from Stony Brook University and is certified to teach Korean…

Heewon Seon holds a M.A. in Korean Language Education from Korea University and a B.A. in Korean Language and Literature from Chung-Ang University. She is currently a Korean language teacher at a high school in Seoul and has also spent several years teaching Korean literature, grammar, reading, and writing at a private academy. As a Fulbright grantee, she taught Korean at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she also designed curricula…

G Chae received dual B.A. degrees in Philosophy and English, and graduated summa cum laude from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, Korea. She then moved to the U.S. and earned an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Georgetown University, where she researched grammatical variability in Korean and its first and second acquisitions. G wrote her doctoral dissertation on second language acquisition of Korean grammar…

Insil Choi majored in Korean language and literature at Hanyang University and completed her M.A. at Hanyang Graduate school majoring in Korean Modern Literature. She also received a Master's degree at SUNY Binghamton in Comparative Literature. She has been teaching students Korean at Korea Society for four years, and previously taught Korean at Democracy Prep High School and Manhattan Korean School in NYC…

Nhia Borja holds a Master's degree in Linguistics from the CUNY Graduate Center and a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics with a minor in Korean from Queens College. With nearly six years of experience as a Korean language tutor at LaGuardia Community College, she has successfully guided students of various levels in achieving their language goals. In 2015, Nhia traveled to Korea, where she lived with host families tending to private farms in Gyeryeong-san and in a community serving a corporate farm in Jeju Island…

Daesil Quirk earned a B.A. in Education and a Secondary School Teacher’s certificate from Korea University. She earned three master’s degrees in Korea and in the United States, majoring in Mass Communication and Media and Culture. Her most recent Master's degree is from New York University. She has had various teaching experiences and can teach students at all skill levels, including comprehensive speaking…

Sunyoung is an enthusiastic Korean language instructor ready to embark on an engaging learning journey with you! Born and raised in Seoul, she holds degrees in English Literature from Seoul National University, where she also gained experience as a teaching assistant for literature and linguistic courses. Sunyoung then pursued a PhD in English Literature at Arizona State University…

B. Kim received her Bachelor of Science in Education and Public Policy from Penn State University and her Master’s in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education. She holds teacher certification in New York and has taught Korean Language and Culture classes at a public charter high school in New York City for 7 years, covering beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. B. Kim has extensive experience in creating and tailoring lessons to…

Hyun Soo (Ellie) Yang has a passion for changing and connecting the world through language education. She loves creating an enthusiastic and motivating language-learning culture.

Hyun Soo (Ellie) Yang received her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Fashion Business Management from Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and her Masters of Arts in TESOL from Hunter College. She holds a NYS professional teaching certificate…

Jun Choi received his M.A. in comparative linguistics in Korean and Japanese languages from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Jun Choi lived in Japan from 2001-2011 and taught Korean language at private language schools in Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo. He is currently an adjunct Korean/Japanese language instructor at New York University, Columbia University, LaGuardia Community College, and the Korea Society…

Jihyun Kim has been dreaming of meeting people from all over the world since she was young. In order to achieve her dream, she moved to the U.S. and became a teacher in NYC. She received her master’s degree in Math Education from Korea University and holds teacher certificates in NY, NJ and South Korea. She has taught math in middle school and high school, and she also has taught Korean at Democracy Prep High School…

Born in the bustling city of Seoul, Korea, Gianna spread her wings and found herself in various Asian countries, mainly Malaysia, when she was just 12. At the age of 18, Gianna made her way to the United States for college, earning a B.A. in Religion and Economics from Emory University. She then returned to Korea for her master’s program, immersing herself in the essence of her roots while teaching Korean to children from immigrant families…

Gilsang was born and raised in Incheon, South Korea. He majored in English Language Education at Inha University, graduated as a department valedictorian, and worked as a licensed public school English teacher for three years before coming to the US at age 29. He obtained his M.A. in TESOL in Minnesota in 2018 from Saint Cloud State University and moved to New York City to attend Teachers College, Columbia University…

Mia C. Donovan holds a Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University, San Marcos. She has over a decade of experience teaching foreign language to learners of all levels (Japanese). A lifelong student of Korean, she has studied Korean in Korea, including an advanced language course at Ehwa University…

As a Korean-American growing up in NYC in the 90’s, Eunjee Choi first learned Korean as a heritage speaker and was able to build fluency thanks to her passion for first-gen K-pop and K-dramas. Eunjee deepened her understanding of Korean linguistics as she studied Chinese at Tufts University and at Beijing Language & Culture University.

Eunjee Choi received her Bachelor of Arts in Chinese and International…