Adjunct

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Jiyeon Janice Kim

Jiyeon Janice Kim

Adjunct Lecturer in Korean

Office: 502F Kent Hall
Office Hours: T 2:30 pm -3:30 pm
Email: jyk2123@columbia.edu

Educational Background

MA: Teacher’s College at Columbia University (’15)

Classes Taught

KORN UN1101 First-Year Korean I

Research Interests

Second Language Acquisition.

Jiyeon Kim has been teaching a wide range of Korean levels to all ages since 2014. She received her M.A. in Early Childhood Education from Teachers College Columbia University and holds a TESOL certificate from University of California, Riverside. She is currently working at the Korea Society as a Korean language instructor.

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Shuichiro Takeda

Shuichiro Takeda

Adjunct Lecturer in Japanese

Email:  st3377@columbia.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Educational Background

Master of Educational Technology, University of British Columbia
BA, Psychology, Hunter College
BA, English and American Literature, Nanzan University

Research Interests

Japanese Pedagogy

After completing his master’s program in Canada, Shuichiro Takeda contributed to the establishment of a Japanese language program for adults at Centre Japonais de Québec in Quebec City as their first instructor until 2015. He has been teaching language courses at all levels at Hunter College, New York University, The New School, and the Japan Society. He has also developed cultural courses (Japanese Pop Culture, History of Manga and Anime, Society in Japan) and Japanese Business Etiquette workshops. Outside of academic circles, he was the Japanese language coach for the American lead in a TV series filmed in Japan for WarnerMedia Entertainment.

Seunghyo Ryu

Seunghyo Ryu

Adjunct Lecturer in Korean

Email: sr2862@columbia.edu
Office: 502F Kent Hall
Office hours: After class or by appointment

Educational Background

MA: Applied Linguistics, Teacher’s College, Columbia University (2012)
MA: English Language and Literature, EWHA Women’s University (2006)
BA: English Language and Literature, EWHA Women’s University (2004)

Classes Taught
KORN UN1001 Introductory Korean A
KORN UN1002 Introductory Korean B
KORN UN1101 First Year Korean I
KORN UN1102 First Year Korean II
Research Interests

Second Language Acquistion, Sociolinguistics, Class pedagogy.

Seunghyo Ryu has taught Introductory Korean A since 2018 at Columbia. Before teaching Korean, she had worked as English/Korean translator in Seoul at a global law firm.