Biography
Hyun-Sook Kang earned her Ph.D. in Educational Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education in 2007, and prior to her post in EPOL, she was on the faculty in the Linguistics Department at Illinois, Illinois State University, and the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is currently serving as Co-Editor of Journal of Language, Identity, and Education.
Research Interests
Hyun’s research interests center on language learning and practice in relation to transnational mobility, such as immigration and study abroad. Her works have appeared in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Bilingual Research Journal, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Language Awareness, Modern Language Journal, and TESOL Quarterly. Her research has been supported by the Academy of Korean Studies, Cambridge Michigan Language Assessment, Language Learning Small Grant Program, and U of I GATE Program.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Associate Professor, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Associate Professor, Women & Gender in Global Perspectives
Recent Publications
Kang, H-S. (Accepted/In press). Learners’ beliefs about English language learning: The case of Korean college students sojourning in the US. Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education.
Kang, H-S., & Nam-Huh, Y. (Accepted/In press). Online language teacher education: A systematic review. In Z. Tajeddin, & T. Farrell (Eds.), Handbook of language teacher education: Critical review and research synthesis Springer Nature.
Kang, H-S., & Shively , R. (Accepted/In press). Researching language-focused study abroad through an equity lens: A research agenda . Language Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0261444823000149
Kang, H. S., & Pak, Y. (2023). Student Engagement in Online Graduate Program in Education: A Mixed-Methods Study. American Journal of Distance Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/08923647.2023.2175560
Oyama, T., & Kang, H-S. (2023). Discourse-Based Grammar Instruction in ESL Academic Writing: A Mixed Methods Study. Language Awareness. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2022.2163495