Colleges & Departments

The National Teachers College, which had educated nearly 5,900 primary educators since its foundation as the Temporary Educational Institute for Primary Educators in 1946, was reborn as the Teachers College of Jeju National University in March 2008.

Jeju National University has since become the first national university with an unrivaled educational institute capable of fostering both the primary and secondary educators. The national subsidies for the consolidation of the two institutes and plenty of incentives given for state-funded projects are reinvested to raise the quality of the educational programs.

The Teachers College will be renovated as the educational institute for the nation’s best-skilled primary teachers with expertise, manners, and passion through its unequaled facilities, systems, and curricula.

The fundamental goal of the Teachers College is to foster professional teachers with a broad understanding of the characteristics of elementary school students as well as a firm understanding of educational content and teaching methods. Furthermore, the Teachers College has concentrated on nurturing educators with a strong work ethic and passion based on the humanities and social manners, exemplary personalities, and an in-depth awareness of the dignity and values of a teaching post.

The Teachers College will make further contributions to the regional and national development by creating talented teachers with the community pride and global awareness that can lead the ‘glocalized’ 21st century.

Ko Kyoung Hee Professor

Major Teacher Education. Teaching Listening & Speaking
office Sara Educaion Hall 227
Contact064-754-4904/ 82_64_754_4904
E-mail kko@jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	- B.A. Dept of English Education, Cheju National University. - M.A. Dept of Linguistics, University of Oregon. U.S.A. - Ph.D. Dept of Learning and Instruction, State University of New York at Buffalo. U.S.A.
Major career	- English Teacher, Hanlim Comprehensive High School. - Part-time Instructor, Dept of English Education, Foreign Language Institute, Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation of Cheju National University. - Editor, The Korea Association of Teachers of English, The Korea Association of Primary English Education.
main paper	- Ko, Kyounghee. (1998). Cooperative learning in non-interactive listening tasks. Teaching English. 53(4), 3-30. - Ko, Kyounghee. (2004). Learners' reality reflected in dialogs of the Korean elementary school English textbooks. Primary English Education, 10(1), 305-332. - Ko, Kyounghee. (2005). Which system to pursue for a more effective primary school English teaching: the specialist teacher system vs. the class teacher system. Primary English Education, 11(1), 5-31. - Ko, Kyounghee. (2006). Learner-centered primary English Education through personalization. Theories and Practice in Primary English Education. Hankook Munhwasa: Seoul. 371-398. - Ko, Kyounghee. (2008). Responses of third grade elementary learners to an activity for using English. Curriculum Instruction Research, 12(3).

Ji Yeon Kim Assistant Professor

Major
office Sara Educaion Hall 220
Contact064-754-4903/82_64_754_4903
E-mail kimjy@jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education
Major career	- Committee Member for Academic Affairs, KAPEE - Editorial Committee Member, KEES - Committee Member for Research, MEESO
main paper	- Kim, J.(2025). The impact of ChatGPT feedback on the process-oriented English writing of primary pre-service teachers. Journal of the Korea English Education Society, 24(3), 103-130. - Kim, J.(2024). Exploring primary teachers’ classroom practices in English writing: Focused on the use of instructional techniques. Korean Journal of English Language and Linguistics, 24, 1299-1254. - Kim, J.(2023). Exploring changes in pre-service primary teachers’ knowledge of English grammar and grammar instruction, Journal of the Korea English Education Society, 23(1), 29-53. - Kim, J. (2023). Primary Teachers’ Knowledge Base of Pronunciation Instruction: Their Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, and Technical Pedagogical Content Knowledge. English Teaching, 78(4), 83-111. - Woo, M., & Kim, J. (2022). Effects of AI PengTalk classes on improvement of English pronunciation abilities and affective factors of elementary students, Modern English Education, 24(1), 1-24. - Kim, J. (2022). Primary pre-service teachers’ knowledge base and development of English pronunciation teaching, Journal of the Korea English Education Society, 22(1), 97-125. - Kim, J. (2021). Pronunciation Learning Strategy Use of EFL Learners: Focused on 5th and 6th Graders in Primary School, Modern English Education, 22(2), 35-46.

G Yeon Park Assistant Professor

Major
English education, Language acquisition & learning, Translingualism, Development and validation of psychometric properties of a tool related to language education, Digital Literacy
office
Contact064-754-4902/82_64_754_4902/
E-mail gyeonpark@jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	Indiana University Bloomington, Ph.D. Literacy, Culture, and Language Education (Minor: Counseling Psychology - Positive Psychology) (Graduate Certificate in EFL/ESL Teaching) The University of Seoul, M.A., Dept. of English Language and Literature – Linguistics (Cognitive Linguistics) The University of Seoul, B.A., Dept. of English Language and Literature
Major career	Assistant Professor, Jeju National University, Teachers College, Department of Elementary English Education Associate Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Graduate Assistant Indiana University Bloomington, School of Education, Curriculum and Instruction Department, Academic Program: Literacy, Culture, and Language Education University Instructor, University of Seoul, Korea National Open University, Korea Soongsil Cyber University, Sungkyul University, The Catholic University of Korea - Songeui Campus, Academic Programs: Dept. of English Language & Literature, Dept. of Practical English, and Division of General English Secondary school English teacher, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education(SMOE)
main paper	- Park, G. Y. & Park, J. (2025). Digital discourse and linguistic proficiency: Sentiment analysis of YouTube comments in informal English learning experiences. Journal of English Teaching through Movies and Media, 26(2), 57-77. https://doi.org/10.16875/stem.2025.26.2.58 - Im, J. H. & Park, G. Y. (2025). Vlogs as Korean college students’ translanguaging space. Journal of English Teaching through Movies and Media, 26(1), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.16875/stem.2025.26.1.29 - Im, J. H. & Park, G. Y. (2024). Translingualism and the formation of identities: A duoethnography of two Korean ELT professionals in higher education. System, 123, 103296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2024.103296 - Im, J., Park, G. Y. & Choe, H. (2022). Translingual negotiation strategies in CMC contexts: English-medium communication in online marketplaces. Applied Linguistics Review, 13(4), 477-499. https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2019-0034 - Samuelson, B. L., Park, G. Y., & Munyaneza, S. P. (2018). Connecting home storytelling to English learning through imagined worlds and oral traditions. TESOL Journal, 9(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.425

Lazaro Rodriguez visiting professor

Major
office Sara Educaion Hall 232
Contact064-754-4906/82_64_754_4906
E-mail lazaro.rodriguez@st.jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	Currently studying for a Master’s in Advanced Teaching (2022-current, University of the People) Currently studying for a Master’s in Education Technology (2016-current, University of Framingham) Advanced Certificate in TEFL- 160 Hour (2022, TEFL Fullcircle) BA in General Studies- Philosophy, Ethnomusicology, Rehabilitation; Minor in Music Education and Performance (2012, University of North Texas)
Major career	Professor, Department of English Education, Jeju National University Teachers College Head Instructor, Jeju University Language Education Institute Instructor, Jeju Public Policy Training Center Instructor, Wall Street English, Seoul English Teacher, Changcheon Elementary, Seoul; Dongmyeong Elementary, Seoul; Inpyoung Elementary, Chilgok Percussion Music Director, Van Alstyne High School, Texas, USA
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Hong Kyoung Sun Professor Emeritus

Major
Syntax, English Grammar, English Language Education
office
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E-mail hongks@jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	B.A., Dept of English Language and Literature, Sogang University M.A., Dept of English Language and Literature, Sogang University Ph.D., Dept of English Language and Literature, Sogang University
Major career	Full-time Instructor of General English Program, Sogang University Editorial Committee, Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics Editorial Committee, English Teaching
main paper	Kim, Kyunghwan, Kyoung-Sun Hong, Mia Kim & Garnet Nimmo. "New Guidelines for College English Materials Development. English Teaching 53(3), 217-239. (1998) Hong, Kyoung-Sun & Young-Sook Sohn. "A VP-Shell Approach to Ha-Verb Complex," Harvard Studies in Korean Linguistics VIII. p.354-369. (1999)

Kim Ik sang Professor Emeritus

Major English Education, L2 Acquisition
office Sara Educaion Hall 304
Contact064-754-4902/ 82_64_754_4902
E-mail kimiks@jejunu.ac.kr
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Career and thesis
Career and thesis
Education	B.E., Department of English Education, Seoul National University M.A. Graduate School, Dankook University Ph. D., Graduate School, Dankook University
Major career	English Teacher, Seoul Professor, Department of English Education, Jeju National Univeristy of Education Professor, Department of English Education, Teachers College of Jeju National University Committee Member, 2005 College Scholastic Ability Test Visiting Scholar, Indiana State University Visiting Scholar, Ottawa Carleton District School Board
main paper	Kim, In-seok & Kim, Ik-sang. (1999). The L2 Acquisition of Universal Grammar. Linguistics in the Morning Calm 4, 357-372. Kim, In-seok & Kim, Ik-sang. (1999). The Acquisition of English Prepositions within the Theoretical Framework of Universal Grammar. English Teaching 54(1), 95-118. Kim, Ik-sang & Ko, Hee-ri. (2002). Effects of free role play in elementary English education. Primary English Education, 8(2), 97-119. Kim, Ik-sang. (2007). Pre- and in-service elementary teachers' beliefs and attitudes towards English education. English Language Teaching, 19(4), 167-200.