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 practice and ideology in relation to global mobility, such as immigration and study abroad. Her recent research has examined student agency, belief, and identity in context with implications for teacher development and internationalization of education. She is also interested in ontological, epistemological, and methodological considerations in educational research. Her works have appeared in international peer-reviewed journals, such as American Journal of Distance Education, Bilingual Research Journal, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Language Awareness, Modern Language Journal, and TESOL Quarterly.
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
Associate Professor, Center for Global Studies
Recent Publications
Kang, H.-S., & Nam-Huh, Y. (2025). Online language teacher education: A systematic review. In Z. Tajeddin, & T. Farrell (Eds.), Handbook of Language Teacher Education: Critical Review and Research Synthesis (Springer International Handbooks of Education). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43208-8_22-1
Kang, H.-S. (Accepted/In press). Two tales of study abroad: The role of class . In V. Tavares (Ed.), Internationalization of TESOL teacher education: Global and critical perspectives Multilingual Matters. https://multilingualmatters.com/page/detail/Internationalization-of-TESOL-Teacher-Education/?k=9781800418929
Kang, H. S., & Pacheco, M. B. (2024). Engagement with Language in Study Abroad: Accounts from Korean English-major Students in the United States. Asia Pacific Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2024.2356621
Kang, H. S., & Kurney, L. T. (2024). Equity-Focused Education Abroad in a Community College: Practitioner Perspective. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 48(8), 523-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2024.2330093
Kang, H.-S. (Accepted/In press). Language teacher agency and identity in internationalized higher education: An ecological perspective . International Journal of Applied Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12639