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Danielle O. Pyun 

(변우영)

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Mailing Address:

Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University

398 Hagerty Hall, 1775 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210

Phone: 614-292-3876, Email: pyun.7@osu.edu

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D.   Foreign and Second Language Education, The Ohio State University
  • M.A.    Korean Studies (한국학), Ewha University, Seoul, Korea
  • B.A.    English Linguistics and Pedagogy (영어교육), Ewha University, Seoul, Korea

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

  • 2025-present Professor (with tenure), Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University
  • 2023-present Director, Institute for Korean Studies, The Ohio State University
  • 2012-2025   Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University
  • 2022                  Visiting Professor, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2013-2014       International Scholar, Institute of International Education, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2013, 2014       Institute Director, CLS (Critical Language Scholarship) Korea 2013 & 2014
  • 2006-2012       Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University
  • 2004-2006       Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University
  • 2001-2004       Lecturer, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, The University of Chicago
  • 1998, 1999      Principal Instructor, East Asian Summer Language Institute, Indiana University

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

  • 2012-present   Certified ACTFL OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) Tester in Korean
  • 2011-present   Certified ILR (Interagency Language Roundtable) OPI Tester in Korean
  • 2017-present   Certified ACTFL WPT (Writing Proficiency Test) rater in Korean
  • 2017-present   Certified AAPPL ILS & PW rater in Korean
  • 2019-present   Certified OPIc rater in Korean

LANGUAGES

Korean (native; ‘Superior’ on OPI, 2011; L3/R3 on DLPT5-lower range test, 2015), English (fluent), Japanese (intermediate), Chinese (reading)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Classroom L2 (second/foreign language) acquisition, L2 assessment, learner variables, instructional materials development

COURSES TAUGHT

Non-language courses

  • Korean 2231 Elements of Korean Culture
  • Korean 5380 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
  • Korean 5315 Korean Language: Structure, Culture, and Communication
  • EALL 801 Teaching East Asian Languages at the College Level
  • EALL 7702 Pedagogical Syntax-Korean

Language courses

  • Korean 1101, 1102  Level One Korean
  • Korean 104, 205, 206 Level Two Korean
  • Korean 507, 508, 509 Level Three Korean
  • Korean 610, 611, 612 Level Four Korean

PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • Byon, A. S. & Pyun, D. O. (Eds.). (2022). The Routledge Handbook of Korean as a Second Language. London & New York: Routledge. link
  • Kim, S, Roh, J. & Pyun, D. O. (2020)*. Anytime Korean: Beginning 1 & 2. Kong & Park USA Inc. (*equal authorship)
  • Pyun, D. O. (2018). 500 Common Korean Idioms. London & New York: Routledge. link
  • Kim, J. S., Cho, H. Y., Lee, J. H., Pyun, D. O. Pyun et al. (2014). Get It Korean (five volumes: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammar). Hawoo Publishing Inc. link
  • Byon, A. S. & Pyun, D. O. (Eds.) (2012). Teaching and Learning Korean as a Foreign Language: A Collection of Empirical Studies. Columbus, OH: National East Asian Languages Resource Center, The Ohio State University. link
  •  Pyun, D. O. & Kim, I. (2009). Colloquial Korean: The Complete Course for Beginners. London and New York: Routledge. link
  •  Walker, G. & Park, C. & Pyun, D. O. (Eds.) (2007). Pathway to Korean: Beginning Spoken Korean from Zero. link 1, link 2

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

  • Kim, C., Lee, J. H., Pyun, D. O. & Byon, A. S. (2022). KSL Assessment: The TOPIK, achievement tests, and research trends. In A. Byon & D. Pyun (Eds). The Routledge Handbook of Korean as a Second Language. London & New York: Routledge.
  • Pyun, D. O. & Byon, A. S. (2022). Individual learner differences in learning Korean as a second language. In A. Byon & D. Pyun (Eds). The Routledge Handbook of Korean as a Second Language. London & New York: Routledge.
  • Wang, H.-S. & Pyun, D. O. (2021)* Hallyu and Korean language learning: Gender and ethnicity factors. The Korean Language in America. Penn State University Press. (*equal authorship)
  • Pyun, D. O. & Yoon, K.-E. (2022). Discourse functions of Korean ‘yes’ words. Korean Linguistics. link
  • Byung-jin Lim & Danielle O. Pyun (2016). Korean foreign language learning: Videoconferencing with native speakers. In  C. Wang & L. Winstead (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Foreign Language Education in the Digital Age (pp. 253-276). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. link
  • D. O. Pyun (2015). The Ohio State University. In H.-S. Wang (Ed.), Rise of Korean language programs in U.S. institute of higher education: A narrative history. Korea University Press.
  • H. J. Lee & D. O. Pyun (2015)*. Vocabulary learning strategies of learners of Korean as a foreign language: A case study. Journal of Korean Language Education, 26, 29-53. (*equal authorship)
  • D. O. Pyun, J. S. Kim, H. Y. Cho, and J. H. Lee (2014). Impact of affective variables on Korean as a foreign language learners’ oral achievement. System, 47, 53-63. link
  • Catherine E. Kim & Danielle O. Pyun (2014). Heritage language literacy maintenance: A study of Korean-American heritage learners. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 27(3), 1-22. link 
  • D. O. Pyun, M. K. Chung, and H. J. Choi (2013). KFL learners’ acquisition of Korean locative particles: A corpus-based contrastive interlanguage analysis. Language Information, 17, 23-46. link
  • Danielle O. Pyun (2013). Attitudes toward task-based language learning: A study of college Korean learners. Foreign Language Annals, 46(1), 108-121. link
  • Danielle O. Pyun (2013). Individualized Korean language instruction for a mixed class of heritage and nonheritage learners. In E. Yuasa (Ed.), Individualized Instruction in East Asian languages. Columbus, OH: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 61-94. link
  • Y-S Kang and Danielle O. Pyun (2013)*. Mediation strategies in L2 writing processes: A case study of two Korean language learners. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 26(1), 52-67. (*equal authorship) link
  •  Wynne Wong and Danielle O. Pyun (2012). The effects of sentence writing on second language French and Korean lexical retention. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 68(2),164-189. link
  • Danielle O. Pyun (2012). An investigation into students’ perceptions of small group work: A case of the L2 Korean classroom. In A. Byon and D. Pyun (Eds.), Teaching and Learning Korean as a Foreign Language: A Collection of Empirical Studies. Columbus, OH: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University. link
  • Danielle O. Pyun and Jaewoo Shim (2012). Learner attitudes towards performance based assessments in the L2 Korean classroom. In A. Byon and D. Pyun (Eds.), Teaching and Learning Korean as a Foreign Language: A Collection of Empirical Studies. Columbus, OH: Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University. link
  • Danielle O. Pyun (2012). Korea (ROK and DPRK). In A. L. Stanton, E. Ramsamy, P. J. Seybolt, and C. M. Elliott (Eds.), Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa: An Encyclopedia, Volume 3. Sage Publications. link
  • Danielle O. Pyun and Angela Lee-Smith (2011). Reducing Korean heritage-learners’ orthographic errors: The contribution of on-line and in-class dictation and form-focused instruction. Language, Culture and Curriculum, 24(2), 141-158.  link
  •  S. Y. Song and D. O. Pyun (2011). Teaching and learning pragmatics in L2 Korean: Past, present, and future directions. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 10, 141-167. link
  •  Angela Lee-Smith and Danielle O. Pyun (2011). An analysis of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) focusing on beginning-level vocabulary and grammar items. Journal of Korean Language Education, 22(4), 1-26. link
  •  Danielle O. Pyun (2009). A Corpus-based Analysis of Korean ‘Yes’ Words yey, ney, and ung: A Pedagogical Perspective. The Korean Language in America, 14, 25-46. link
  •  Danielle O. Pyun (2007). Pedagogical Application of Corpora: A Speech Act Analysis of Responses to Thanks in Korean. Journal of Korean Language Education, 18(2), 135-154. link

Book Reviews

  • Danielle O. Pyun (2011). Review of ‘Using Korean: A Guide to Contemporary Usage’ by Miho Choo with Hye-Young Kwak. The Modern Language Journal, 95(1), 159-161. link
  •  Danielle O. Pyun (2010). Review of ‘Performed Culture: An Approach to East Asian Language Pedagogy’ by Christensen and Warnick. RELC Journal, 41(2), 201-202. link
  •  Danielle O. Pyun (2010). Review of ‘Korean language in culture and society’ edited by Ho-Min Sohn. Language Awareness, 19(2), 149-151. link
  •  Danielle O. Pyun (2009). Review of ‘Teaching Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Heritage Language Students: Curriculum needs, Materials, and Assessment’ edited by Kimi Kondo-Brown and James Dean Brown, The Modern Language Journal, 93(2), 319-321. link

MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Korean Individualized Instruction materials for Korean 1101, 1102, & 1103 (2021-2023)
  • Korean Individualized Instruction materials for Level Two Korean I (2021)
  • Korean Individualized Instruction materials for Level One Korean I & II, (2020)
  • Korean Individualized Instruction materials for Level Three Korean (2008-2011)
  • Korean Individualized Instruction materials for Level One Korean (2006-2011)
  • Vocabulary Builder for Advanced Learners of Korean, funded by AAS NEAC (The Northeast   Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies) Korean Studies Grant (2004)

 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional societies

  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Language Department (ALD) (2023-present)
  • Member of the Executive Board (2020-2023), AATK (American Association of Teachers of Korean).
  • Regional President (USA Midwest), (2018-2020), WAHS (World Association for Hallyu Studies)
  • Overseas Board Member (2017 -present), International Association for Korean Language  Education.
  • Editorial Member (2016-present), International Association for Korean Language Education.
  • Vice-Chair (2015-2017), ACTFL Korean SIG (Special Interest Group).
  • Member of the Editorial Board (2009-2017), The Korean Language in America
  • Public Relations Officer (2013-2014), ACTFL Korean SIG (Special Interest Group)
  • Board of Directors (2008-2011), AATK (American Association for Teachers of Korean)
  • Member, ACTFL (American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages)
  • Member, IAKLE (International Association for Korean Language Education)
  • Member, AATK (American Association for Teachers of Korean)

Reviewer of journal manuscripts

Manuscript reviewer for: Foreign Language Annals; System; Language, Culture and Curriculum; Bilingual Research Journal; Korean Language in America; Journal of Korean Language Education

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPSS

2022-2025      K-12 Teacher Training Program Grant from the Korean Ministry of Education.

2022                  Korean Foundation Fellowship for Field Research Program

2018                  Arts and Humanities Small Grant

2017                  Arts and Humanities Small Grant

2013-2014      Kyung Hee University International Scholar Fellowship

2007-2009      KF-AATK Korean Teaching Assistant Grant

2004                  AAS NEAC (The Northeast Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies)

Korean Studies Grant

 

INVITED PRESENTATIONS (2013-2024)

Pyun, D. O. (2023). A Corpus-Based Analysis of Korean Yes Words. Department of Language and Information. Pusan National University. April 26, 2024.

Pyun, D. O. (2023). A Study of Korean-American Heritage Learners’ Literacy Maintenance. Pusan National University. April 26, 2024.

Pyun, D. O. (2023). The Multifunctional Use of Yey/Ney and Its Implications for Machine Translation. Institute of Language and Information Studies Lecture Series, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. April 27, 2024.

Pyun, D. O. (2023). Military Needs and Foreign Language Learning. Department of Military Science. Dongshin University, Korea. May 3, 2023.

Pyun, D. O. (2023). Current Status and Career Outlook of Korean Language Education in the United States. Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. May 1, 2023.

Pyun, D. O. (2023). Job Prospects in KSL in the US: Guidelines for Successful Applications. Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. June 23, 2023.

Pyun, D. O. (2023). KSL (Korean as a Second Language) Teaching Methods, December 7, 2023. The University of Melbourne, Australia

Pyun, D. O. (2023). American Learners’ Comprehension of Korean Idioms. March 18, 2023 Arizona State University Korean Program Lecture Series.

Pyun, D. O. (2022). KSL Learners’ Comprehension and Retention of Korean Idioms, October 27, 2022. The 137th Yonsei University Institute of Language & Information Studies Lecture

Pyun, D. O. (2022). KSL (Korean as a Second/Foreign Language) Research over the Past 30 Years. Penn State University Korean Applied Linguistics Conference, February 25-26, 2022.

Pyun, D. O. (2020). KFL (Korean as a Foreign Language) Assessments in the U.S. World Congress of Korean Language 2020, December 23, 2020, Seoul, Korea (via zoom)

Pyun, D. O. (2020). L2 Research Paper Writing, Kyung Hee University, November 6, 2020, Seoul, Korea (via zoom).

Pyun, D. O. (2019). Assessment of Korean Oral Achievement, International Association for Korean Language Education Annual Conference, July 5, 2019, Seoul, Korea

Pyun, D. O. (2019). KFL (Korean as a Foreign Language) in US Midwestern Universities, Midwest Seminar of Korean Language Education, MATK (Midwest Association of Teachers of Korean) and Chicago Korean Education Center, Chicago, December 7, 2019.

Pyun, D. O. (2018). Korean Studies in the US, Pusan National University, June 20, 2018, Busan, Korea.

Pyun, D. O. (2018). Korean as a Foreign Language: Research Methodology, Kyung Hee University, June 26, 2018, Seoul, Korea.

Pyun, D. O. (2018). Comprehension of Korean idioms by learners of Korean, Kyung Hee University, July 15, 2018, Seoul, Korea.

Pyun, D. O. (2016). The Korean Alphabet. Korean Culture Outreach Seminar and Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 22, 2016.

Pyun, D. O. (2015). Research Methods in KFL (Korean as a Foreign Language). Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. June, 2015.

Pyun, D. O. (2015). KFL (Korean as a Foreign Language) Research Paper Writing. Korea University, Seoul, Korea, June, 2015.

Pyun, D. O. (2015). Salient Features of the Korean Language. Korean Culture Outreach Seminar and Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 19, 2015.

Pyun, D. O. (2015). Characteristics of the Korean Language. Camp KORICA (Korean Connections for Adopted Children), Columbus, Ohio, September 26, 2015.

Pyun, D. O. (2013). Learner Attitudes toward Task-based Language Teaching and Learning. The International Conference for the 20th anniversary of Korean language education of Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (2001-2024)

Huh, B, Lee, L., Pak, S. & Pyun, D. (2023) Language learning motivation and experiences of high school graduates awarded the Seal of Biliteracy in Korean. The 28th Annual conference and Workshop of AATK (American Association of Teachers of Korean), University of Pennsylvania. June 17, 2023.

Pyun, D., Yoon, Y., & Yoo, H.S. (2020). Music as a pedagogical tool in the KFL classroom. The AATK (American Association of Teachers of Korean) Annual Conference, June 19-20, 2020, Columbia University, NY (via zoom)

Baik, J. & Pyun, D. (2019). The effects of spaced and un-spaced Korean texts on reading behaviors and performance. International Association for Korean Language Education Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Wang, H.-S. & Pyun, D. (2019). The influence of Korean popular culture on Korean language learning. The 24th Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Korean. University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pyun, D. & Lee, J. H. (2019). Linguistic and cultural elements presented in textbooks of North Korean as a foreign language. The 24th Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Korean. University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pyun, D., Kim, S. & Roh, J. (2018). Development of Korean materials in online and app formats. International Association for Korean Language Education Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Wang, H. & Pyun, D. (2018). Hallyu and Korean language learning-Does gender have a role?, the 6th World Congress for HALLYU, November, 2018, Osaka, Japan

Kim, S, Cho, H., Choi, B., Lee, A. & Pyun, D. (2017). Planning and designing online Korean courses: Cases from five universities in North America. American Association of Teachers of Korean Conference, June, 2017, Los Angeles, California

Pyun, D. O. (2016). Performance-based instruction and assessment in a KFL setting. The International Association for Korean Language Education’s International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Pyun, D. O. (2015). Comprehension of Korean idioms by L2 learners of Korean. The Society of Korean Language and Literature’s International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Shin, S., Park, M., Kim, H.-S., Pyun, D., Cho, S., Kim, M. & Kim, S. (2015).  Developing proficiency-based learning outcomes and self-assessment tools. The 20th American Association of Teachers of Korean’s Annual Conference, Monterey, California.

Kim, J. & Pyun, D. (2015). E-portfolio content and materials from beginning to advanced Korean courses, The 20th American Association of Teachers of Korean’s Annual Conference, Monterey, California.

Lee-Smith, A. & Pyun, D. O. (2011). An analysis of the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK): elementary level vocabulary-grammar test items, The 16th American Association of Teachers of Korean’s Annual Conference, New Haven, Connecticut.

Kang, Y.-S. & Pyun, D. O. (2010). Second language writing strategies: A case study of three L2 Korean learners, The 14th Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Korean. Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri.

Pyun, D. O. (2009). Individualized foreign language instruction: Theoretical background and applications, The 14th Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Korean. Seattle, Washington.

Lee, E. & Pyun, D. O. (2007). The role of out-of-school literacy practices in L2 learning: A case study of highly successful Korean language learners, The 12th Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Korean. Chicago, Illinois.

Pyun, D. O. & Choi, H. J. (2006). A corpus-based analysis of learner input and output: The use of Korean locative case particles. The 11th Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Korean, New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Pyun, D. O. (2004). The role of group work in the foreign language classroom. The 9th Annual Conference of American Association of Teachers of Korean, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Pyun, D. (2001). Second language writing by American learners of Korean as compared to native Koreans’ writing, The 6th Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Korean, The University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii.