Semin Seo

Undergraduate Coordinator

M.A., Korean Language, Middlebury College

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Dallas Baptist University

Areas of Interest

Second language acquisition, proficiency-oriented instruction, task-based and content-based approaches, Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA), curriculum design, professional development in higher education, integrating language and culture, soft power and cultural exchange in East Asia.

Bio

Dr. Seo is an Assistant Instructional Professor of Korean. She began her academic career in South Korea, earning a B.A. in English Language and Literature and an M.A. in International Cooperation Development, with a focus on Korea’s economic development and policy. She later earned an M.A. in Korean Language from Middlebury College and a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership from Dallas Baptist University.

She has extensive experience teaching Korean and English in South Korea and teaching Korean language and culture at the University of Oregon. Her teaching emphasizes proficiency-oriented, content-based, and task-based approaches that integrate language and culture, connecting second language acquisition with Korea’s economy, history, politics, and contemporary culture. Guided by ACTFL proficiency standards, she promotes communicative competence through authentic cultural materials, including K-dramas and K-pop.

Drawing on her diverse academic and professional background, her teaching and research focus on integrating language and culture while fostering intercultural competence and meaningful communication.