Yunkyung Song
@yunkyungsong
Foreign language instructor specializing in interactive English and Korean teaching, with research-driven TESOL and SLA expertise.
South KoreaWhat I'm looking for
I’m an enthusiastic foreign language teacher focused on making learning an interactive, supportive experience. I teach both English and Korean, drawing on a strong TESOL foundation and my interests in SLA and how teachers’ beliefs shape practice.
Over the years, I’ve worked with learners ranging from very young students to teenagers, and I’ve also taught adult immigrants and refugees in the UK. In my university role, I taught Korean language and culture to undergraduate students from beginner to advanced levels, helping them use Korean confidently in real-life situations.
I create materials and exam papers, mark and assess work with constructive feedback, and plan lessons that encourage independent practice and collaboration in the classroom. I’ve also provided one-to-one support to help adult learners develop literacy and language skills, and I’ve volunteered to teach ESOL classes to support community learners.
My research interests include Second Language Acquisition, task-based language teaching, implicit learning, intercultural communication, and Korean linguistics. My dissertation examined factors that influence EFL teachers’ decision-making with the task-based approach in South Korea—so I bring both classroom experience and research-informed perspective to my teaching.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
▪ Taught undergraduate students various modules in Korean language and culture from beginner
to advanced level
▪ Enabled students to use the Korean language confidently in real-life situations
▪ Increased students’ understanding of the culture relating to the Korean language
▪ Developed students’ ability to work independently outside of the classroom and collaboratively
in the classroom
▪ Mark
▪ Volunteered to teach ESOL classes at a local charity
▪ Provided one-to-one support to develop adult immigrants’ and refugees’ literacy and language
Skills: speaking, reading, and writing
Freelance Korean Language Tutor
Nov 2007 - Jul 2013 (5 years 8 months)
▪ Tutored both one-to-one and in small groups of foreigners from beginner to advanced level of
Korean in English
Freelance English language Tutor
Nov 2007 - Jul 2013 (5 years 8 months)
▪ Instructed students from preschool to primary in Phonics, writing and conversational English
▪ Taught Phonics, Math, Science, Speaking, Arts and Crafts, Cooking classes to 4 to 6 year old
children in English
▪ Instructed Grammar, Speaking, Math and Reading classes to primary students in English.
▪ In-charge of classes that aim to enhance students speaking skills through conversations
▪ Prepared lesson plans, created monthly tests and other supplemental course materials
▪ Communicated iss
▪ Taught Phonics, Speaking, Arts and Crafts, Computer and Gym classes to 6 year old children in
English
▪ Prepared lesson plans, tests, and created other supplemental course materials
▪ Provided and promoted enjoyable English learning environment for kindergarten children
▪ Communicated issues to parents about their children
▪ Assisted foreign teachers in class
▪ Helped children of various ages to understand English
▪ Developed supplemental course materials
▪ Communicated issues to parents about their children
▪ Issued tax invoices and handled monthly accounting cycle including opening and closing of accounts
▪ Created invoices, filled receipts and dealt with all financial documentation
▪ Consulted business clients with tax related problems
▪ Deat with customers enquiries by telephone, email, letter or face to face
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Korea National Open University
Bachelor's Degree, English Language and Literature
Coursework included: British and American Drama, English Conversation, Advanced English,
English Phonetics and English Methodology, Literacy Criticism
LEWIS SCHOOL OF ENGLISH
Studied English language
YONGIN COLLEGE
Accounting
Coursework included: Economic Theories, Accounting, East Asian Economies and Statistics
The University of Manchester
Master's Degree, Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
2013 - 2014
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
▪ Coursework included: Beyond Approaches, Language Learning and Technology, Psychology of
Language Learning, Language Education as Intercultural Practice, Explorations in Language, The
Education of Language Teachers, Developing Researcher Competence
▪ Dissertation Title: Factors that influence EFL teachers decision making with the task-bas
University of California, Riverside
certificate, TESOL
2009 - 2009
TESOL Certified (120 hours)
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
South KoreaAuthorized to work in
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