Sang-Ki Lee, Current Curriculum Vitae (updated: 3/1/2009)

Sang-Ki Lee

15-102 Anam-5-ga, #205
Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-075
Republic of Korea

Phone: 82-10-3400-0906
Email: sangkissi@gmail.com



EDUCATION


2008

Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition
Department of Second Language Studies (SLS), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM)

• Dissertation Research: Salience, Frequency, and Aptitude in the Learning of
Unaccusativity in a Second Language: An Input Enhancement Study

• Dissertation Committee: Lourdes Ortega (Chairperson), Richard Schmidt,
Thom Hudson, John Norris, Ho-min Sohn


2003

M.A. in Foreign Language Education, English Major
Seoul National University (SNU)

• Advisor: Professor Jin-Wan Kim


2000

B.A. in English Language Education, SNU



RESEARCH INTERESTS


Instructed second language acquisition
Individual learner differences in working memory capacity
Task-based language teaching
Usage-based approaches to language learning
Language testing
Research methods in applied linguistics



WORK EXPERIENCE


03/2009-06/2009
Part-time Instructor
SNU, Hanyang University, Gyeongin National University of Education, Ewha Womans University

08/2006-01/2009
Full-time Graduate Assistant, SLS, UHM

08/2006-12/2006
Reading Area Co-Lead Teacher, English Language Institute, UHM

08/2005-05/2006
Full-time Graduate Assistant, English Language Institute, UHM

08/2004-05/2005
Full-time Graduate Assistant, Korean Flagship Program, UHM

09/2003-08/2004
Research Assistant
•Conducted research on English curriculum development in Korea
•Sponsored by Korea Research Foundation
•Researchers: Professor Jin-Wan Kim & Professor Jong-Bai Hwang

09/2002-08/2004
Full-time Teaching Assistant, Department of English Language Education, SNU
•A national public official
•In charge of school administration and departmental affairs

09/2002-08/2004
Editorial Secretary
The Korean Association for the Study of English Language and Linguistics
•Edited the quarterly journal of Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics

09/2001-08/2002
Full-time Teaching Assistant, Department of English Language and Literature
Korea National Open University
•A national publish official
•Gave special lectures on a graduation thesis to seniors through on-line instruction
•In charge of school administration and departmental affairs

09/2000-08/2001
Research Assistant
•Conducted research on the retraining system of foreign language teachers of the United Kingdom
•Sponsored by Korea Research Foundation
•Researchers: Professor Oryang Kwon & Professor Rosa Jinyoung Shim

09/2000-08/2001
Part-time English Teacher, Yong-Moon Academy
•Taught English to high school students with special focus on TEPS
(Test of English Proficiency developed by Seoul National University)

03/2000-02/2001
Part-time Teaching Assistant
Department of English Language Education, SNU
•Taught laboratory classes to sophomore students (their course requirement in an English Phonetics course)

12/1999-12/2001
On-line English Teacher, College of Education, SNU
•Taught English to secondary school students through on-line
•Sponsored by SAMSUNG SDS

05/1999-06/1999
Student Teacher, Seoul National University Girls’ Middle School
•Taught 15 school hours over a month
•Selected as an exemplary student teacher to give a teaching demo

04/1995-07/1997
KATUSA Soldier (Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army), Dongducheon, Korea
•Performed military duties in the Second Infantry Division

02/1994-04/1995
Head of the Department Press, Department of English Language Education, SNU
•Issued department newsletters quarterly



COURSES TAUGHT (Since 2004)


Spring 2009

Instructor of EFL and Applied Linguistics at SNU, Hanyang University, Gyeongin National University of Education, and Ewha Womans University

Taught courses to undergraduate and graduate students:

· College English – Writing (SNU)
· Foundations of English Language, Literature, and Education (SNU)
· Second Language Acquisition (Hanyang University)
· Academic English (Hanyang University)
· English Teaching Methodology (Hanyang University)
· Teaching English Reading and Writing to Children (Gyeongin National University of Education)
· Teaching EFL Reading and Writing (Ewha Womans University)


2006-2008

Instructor of Applied Linguistics (through Graduate Teaching Assistantships), SLS, UHM

Taught courses to undergraduate and master’s students:

· Language Concepts for Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLS 441, M.A. core, Fall 2008)
· Second Language Testing (SLS 490, M.A. core, Fall 2007)
· Second Language Learning (SLS 302, undergraduate Writing Intensive, four semesters: Spring 2008, Summer 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006)


2005-2006

ESL Instructor (through Graduate Teaching Assistantships), English Language Institute, UHM

Taught academic reading to undergraduate and graduate international students concurrently enrolled in regular courses at the University of Hawai‘i:

· Advanced ESL Reading (ELI 82, Spring 2006)
· Reading for Foreign Students (ELI 72, two semesters: Spring 2006, Fall 2005).


2004-2005

KFL Instructor (through Graduate Teaching Assistantships), Korean Flagship Program, UHM

Taught the Korean language to graduate-level advanced learners of Korean:

· Korean for Academic Purposes (KOR 486, Spring 2005)
· Directed Reading (Political Science) (KOR 499, Spring 2005)
· Korean for Career Professionals (KOR 485, Fall 2004)
· Advanced Vocabulary (KOR 499, Fall 2004)



PUBLICATIONS


Books

Lee, S.-K., Prior, M., & Watanabe, Y. (Eds.). (2009, to appear). Exploring SLA: Perspectives, positions, and practices. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. [Proceedings of the Second Language Research Forum 2008].


Articles in International Refereed Journals

Lee, S.-K. (2009). Topic congruence and topic interest: How do they affect second language reading comprehension? Reading in a Foreign Language, 21.

Lee, S.-K., & Huang, H. (2008). Visual input enhancement and grammar learning: A meta-analytic review. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 30, 307-331.

Lee, S.-K. (2007). Effects of textual enhancement and topic familiarity on Korean EFL students’ reading comprehension and learning of passive form. Language Learning, 57, 87-118.


Articles in Korean Refereed Journals

Lee, S.-K. (2007). Unaccusativity in Korean. Language and Information, 11(2), 49-65.

Lee, S.-K. (2006). A synthesis of research on the effects of typographical visual input enhancement. English Teaching, 61(3), 169-187.

Lee, S.-K., & Chang, S. (2005). Learner involvement in self- and peer-assessment of task-based oral performance. Language Research, 41, 711-735.


Non-refereed Publications

Lee, S.-K. (2008). Does input bias matter in learning a second language? In. K. Ko (Ed.), Incorporating global issues in English education: Contents, methods, and materials (pp. 40-46). Busan: Korea.

Lee, S.-K. (2006). Typographical input enhancement and learner attention. In B. Ahn (Ed.), Beyond the horizon: Extending the paradigm of TEFL (pp. 379-384). Seoul: Korea.


Work in Progress

Lee, S.-K., Miyata, M., & Ortega, L. Unaccusativity and overpassivization in a second language: The role of input and conceptual biases.



REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS


08/07/2009
Effects of input salience, input frequency distribution, and language learning aptitude on the learning of English unaccusativity. Paper to be presented at the Asia TEFL International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.

07/03/2009
Distributional input properties and second language development. Paper presented at the 2008 KATE (Korea Association of Teachers of English) International Conference, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

10/17/2008
A usage-based approach to overpassivization: The role of input and conceptualization biases (with L. Ortega and M. Miyata). Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2008, University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu.

07/04/2008
Does input bias matter in learning a second language? Paper presented at the 2008 KATE (Korea Association of Teachers of English) International Conference, Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea.

03/29/2008
How might topic congruence and topic interest affect Korean English L2 readers’ comprehension of argumentative texts? Paper presented at the 2008 AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

11/23/2007
Topic congruence, topic interest, and L2 reading. Paper presented at the 33rd JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching) International Conference, Tokyo, Japan.

04/21/2007
A meta-analytic approach to investigating the effects of visual input enhancement on grammar learning (with H. Huang). Paper presented at the 2007 AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, California.

10/07/2006
Towards alternative approaches to assessment: Self- and peer-assessment (with S. Chang). Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2006, University of Washington, Seattle.

06/24/2006
Typographical input enhancement and learner attention. Paper presented at the 2006 KATE (Korea Association of Teachers of English) International Conference, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

04/08/2006
On the tension of form and meaning. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference of the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature, UHM.

03/18/2006
Learner involvement in self- and peer-assessment of task-based oral performance (with S. Chang). Paper presented at the 20th Annual HALT Conference, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.



INVITED LECTURES & WORKSHOPS


January 2009
Individual differences in SLA, Focus on form in EFL classrooms, Bilingual teachers of English, Task-based language teaching. Four two-hour workshops for teachers of English from Korea. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

10/30/2008
Getting the most out of conferencing: Post-SLRF reflections by organizers, volunteers, presenters, and audience. Brown Bag Lecture series, SLS, UHM.

08/20/2008
Focus on form in EFL classrooms. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

08/13/2008
Some popular assumptions about language learning and teaching. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

08/07/2008
Bilingual teachers of English. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

08/06/2008
Applying focus on form in EFL classrooms. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

08/05/2008
Individual difference factors in language learning. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

08/04/2008
Age and second language acquisition. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

01/14/2008
Basic statistical analyses in EFL testing. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

01/10/2008
The application of SLA research in EFL contexts. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

01/09/2008
Research-based suggestions for EFL classrooms. Two-hour workshop for teachers of English. Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

07/26/2007
The application of SLA research in EFL contexts. Two-hour workshop for the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

07/04/2007
The scope and nature of second language acquisition research. Two-hour workshop for the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

12/07/2006
Conferencing: It’s more than presenting (with D. Koyama, S. Oh, M. Prior, P. Sandhu, & B. Sohn). Brown Bag Lecture series, SLS, UHM.

04/06/2006
An empirical report on the effects of typographical visual input enhancement and topic familiarity on acquisition and comprehension. Brown Bag Lecture series, SLS, UHM.

04/02/2005
Theories and issues in TBLT. Two-hour workshop presentation for the staffs of the Korean Flagship Program, UHM.



PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES


Professional Affiliations

Member of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Member of the Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (Asia TEFL)
Member of Hawai‘i Association of Teachers of English as a Second Language (HATESL)
2000-2003, Past member of the Korean Association of Teachers of English (KATE)


Refereeing for Journals

Language Learning, 2007, 2008
Applied Linguistics, 2006, 2007
International Journal of Applied Linguistics (InJAL), 2006


Other Professional Experience

Fall 2008
Conference Co-chair, Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2008, UHM

Fall 2008-Spring 2009
Voting Student Representative on the Ph.D. Admissions Committee, SLS, UHM

Fall 2008
Guest Lecturer, SLS 650: Second Language Acquisition, SLS, UHM

Spring 2008
Session Chair, 2008 AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Non-voting Student Representative on the Ph.D. Admissions Committee, SLS, UHM

Fall 2007
Guest Lecturer, SLS 600: Introduction to Second Language Studies, SLS, UHM

Fall 2007
Volunteer Organizing Committee, 2nd International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), UHM

Spring 2007
Session Chair, 2007 AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, California

Spring 2007
Abstract Reviewer, 11th Annual Graduate Student Conference of the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature, UHM

Spring 2006
Abstract Reviewer, 10th Annual Graduate Student Conference of the College of Languages, Linguistics, and Literature, UHM

09/2004-08/2005
Social VP, SLS Ph.D. student meeting, UHM

08/2004-02/2009
Interpreter, The Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, translated workshop sessions for clinical nurse specialists and nursing students from Korea, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

June 2004
Program Assistant, KATE 2004 International Conference, SNU, Seoul, Korea



HONORS, AWARDS, & GRANTS


Fall 2008
The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF) Doctoral Dissertation Grant

Spring 2008
Language Learning Dissertation Grant, Language Learning Dissertation Grant Program

Spring 2008
AAAL 2008 Graduate Student Travel Award, American Association for Applied Linguistics
Also awarded the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Graduate Student Travel Scholarship as one of two top-ranked Ph.D. student applicants

Fall 2007
Korean Honor Scholarship (Academic Award), Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Fall 2007
Ruth Crymes Grant to travel to JALT, SLS, UHM

Fall 2007
Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Grant to travel to JALT, UHM

Spring 2007
Ruth Crymes Grant to travel to AAAL, SLS, UHM

Spring 2007
Elizabeth Holmes-Carr Scholarship (Research Grant), SLS, UHM

Fall 2006
Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Grant to travel to SLRF, UHM

Spring 2006
Dai Ho Chun Graduate Division Fellowship Competition, UHM

Fall 2004-Fall 2008
Graduate Assistantships, UHM

1998-2002
SNU Honor Scholarships, SNU



LANGUAGES


Korean: Native language
English: Fluent oral proficiency; advanced level of reading & writing ability
French: Low intermediate level of reading ability



OTHER INFORMATION


Teaching Certification: 02/2000, A Teacher’s License, Issued by Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development.

Statistical Software Experience: SPSS, SAS, FACETS, XCALIBRE, GENOVA

Special Interests: Korean fencing, Hiking, Tennis, Playing soccer, Watching baseball



REFERENCES


References will be provided on request.