Hyesun Cho
School of Education - Curriculum & TeachingRoom 438
TESOL:
Hyesun Cho, assistant professor, joined the KU faculty in the fall of 2011.
Her previous experience was in the Hawaii State Department of Education as a curriculum developer and instructor. Cho earned the BA degree from Korea University in Seoul, Korea, the MA degree in English as a Second Language from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the PhD in Second Language Acquisition from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Hyesun Cho specializes in TESOL, second language/literacy education, academic and social identities of language learners and teachers, critical literacy, participatory action research, and critical multiculturalism and technology-integrated instruction.
Education
Ph.D., Second Language Acquisition, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Advanced Graduate Certificate, Second Language Studies, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
M.A., English as a Second Language, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
B.A., English Language Education, Department of English Language Education, Korea University
Teaching
Courses:
C&T 820: Teaching English as a Second Language/Bilingual Education
C&T 823: Developing Intercultural Awareness in L2 Classrooms
C&T 828: Language and Identity
Research
Her primary research interests are teaching English as a second or foreign language, second language (L2) education, heritage language education, social identity, narrative inquiry, critical literacy, action research, critical pedagogy, electronic portfolios and technology-integrated language instruction.
Upon arriving at KU, she developed a new seminar in language and identity for graduate students. Cho has published research in several book chapters and Teaching and Teacher Education. She has presented her research at numerous international conferences including American Educational Research Association (AERA), Association of American Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). She received the 2008 Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award from the Second Language Research SIG at AERA.
Research Interests
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Social Identity of Language Learners/teachers
- Academic Identity of Language Learners/Teachers
- Bilingual Identity
- Technology Language Learning
- Electronic Teaching Portfolios
- Critical Literacy
- Multiliteracies
- Heritage Language Education
- Education of Language Minority Students
- Participatory Action Research
- Critical Multiculturalism and technology-integrated instruction
Selected Publications
Kim, J., & Cho, H. (in press). Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring critical literacy with Korean preschoolers. Language and Education.
Cho, H., & Peter, L. (2017). Taking the TESOL practicum abroad: Opportunities for critical awareness and community-building among preservice teachers. In . (Ed.), Efficacy and implementation of study abroad programs for P-12 teachers.
Cho, H., & Gomabon, R. (2016). Engaging urban youth in critical media literacy. In . (Ed.), Challenges associated with cross-cultural and at-risk student engagement.
Cho, H., & Gulley, J. (2016). A catalyst for change: Service-learning for TESOL graduate students. TESOL Journal. DOI: 10.1002/tesj.289
Cho, H. (2016). Engaging language minority pre-service teacher in ‘race’ talk: Why teacher educator identity matters. Race, Ethnicity and Education. DOI:10.1080/13613324.2016.1150827
Cho, H. (2014). "Go for broke and speak your mind!" Building a community of practice with bilingual preservice teachers. The Qualitative Report, 19(49), 1-22.
Cho, H. (2014). Enacting critical literacy: The case of a language minority preservice teacher. Curriculum Inquiry, 44(5), 677-699.
Cho, H. (2014). “It’s Very Complicated” Exploring Heritage Language Identity with Heritage Language Teachers in a Teacher Preparation Program. Language and Education, 28(2), 181-195..
Cho, H. (2013). Under co-construction: An online community of practice for bilingual pre-service teachers. Computers and Education, 92/93, 76-89.
Selected Presentations
Cho, H. . Embracing heritage language identity: A first step towards leadership in the multicultural society. Asian American Leadership Symposium. Lawrence, KS
Cho, H. . Engaging language minority pre-service teachers in ‘race’ talk: Why teacher educator identity matters. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting.
Cho, H. . Engaging language minority pre-service teachers in ‘race’ talk: Why teacher educator identity matters. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA
Cho, H. & Lee, J. . Heritage language maintenance: Korean parents’ perspectives. American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).
Cho, H. . Korean mother agency in family language planning. American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). .
Cho, H. & Lee, J. . Korean mothers’ role and agency in heritage language maintenance. Tea and Talk, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Cho, H. . Korean transnational parents' perceptions and practices of heritage language maintenance in the U.S. Midwest. Korean American Educational Research Association (KAERA) Annual Meeting.
Cho, H. . Linguicism and racism in higher education. KUPD panel.
Cho, H. . Teacher agency and collaboration in educational reform: Lessons from a grassroots South Korean English Teachers’ Group. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois
Cho, H. . TESOL teachers' perceptions of critical literacy: Challenges and promises. KOTESOL conference. Taegu, Korea
Cho, H. . TESOL teachers' perceptions of critical literacy: Challenges and promises. KOTESOL conference. Taegu, Korea
Selected Grants
Cho, Hyesun, Building communities of practice with bilingual preservice teachers., . University (KU or KUMC). Status: Funded.
Cho, Hyesun, . Not-for-Profit (not Foundation). Status: Funded.
Selected Awards & Honors
Michael B. Salwen Scholars Award
Korean American Educational Researchers Association
2014 - Present
Summer Writing Grant
School of Education
2013
New Faculty Research Grant
University of Kansas
2012
