Sojung Chun

Interests

Teaching

Korean as a Foreign Language (KFL), Technology-enhanced language learning, Task-based language teaching and learning

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Journals/Publications

• Ryu, J., Kim, Y., Eum, S., Park, S., Chun, S., & Yang, S. (2022). The assessment of memes as digital multimodal composition in L2 classrooms. Journal of Second Language Writing, 57. doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2022.100914
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  Digital multimodal writing has become predominant in our students’ lives in and outside the L2 classrooms. While many L2 educators integrate various multimodal projects into their curriculum, internet memes and their assessment have not been explored in depth in L2 settings, although memes have potential to be valuable multimodal writing tasks. The purpose of this study is to better understand how memes can be incorporated and assessed in L2 classrooms. Twenty-seven student-created memes in a low-intermediate Korean as a Foreign Language course at a large university were collected and analyzed. The findings indicated that the student-created memes successfully addressed the multimodal aspect of the meme genre, universal and specific cultural references, and language aspects specific to the genre of memes. Our analyses of the memes suggest three key components to assess this multimodal writing project in addition to its overall task/functions: 1) multimodal aspects that include understanding the interplay between multiple modes for an effective message in a given context; 2) cultural aspects, demonstrating cultural knowledge and its application, recognizing the semiotic importance of multimodal expression in the target community; and 3) language aspects as an effective communication medium, demonstrating genre knowledge of the specific task and language accuracy.

Presentations

• Ryu, J., & Chun, S. (2024, June 20-22). Leveraging ChatGPT-3.5 for Conversation Practice: Case Study of Intermediate Level KFL Students  
  
  . American Association of Teachers of Korean 2024 Annual Conference and Professional Development Workshop. Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana: AATK.
• Ryu, J., Chun, S., Chun, S., & Ryu, J. (2021, June 24-26).

  Guided Use of Machine Translation in Korean Language Classrooms (K)

  . 26th Annual Conference and Professional Development WorkshopAATK.
• Yang, S., Ryu, J., Kim, Y. A., Chun, S., Park, S., & Eum, S. (2021, June).

  ‘Exploring Socioscientific Issues in Language Classrooms’

  . CERCLL Webinar presentation with Korean Program.

Other Teaching Materials

• Park, S., Eum, S., Chun, S., Kim, Y. A., Ryu, J., & Yang, S. (2021. Instructor Manual: Exploring Socioscientific Issues in Language Classrooms. The Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy.

Others

• Chun, S., Park, S., & Eum, S. (2021, Jan-June). KOR101 Online Summer course development.
• Chun, S., Park, S., & Eum, S. (2020, Spring). KOR102 Online summer course development.