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Interview

A Life for English Language Education: An Interview with Oryang Kwon

Oryang Kwona Seoul National University, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
&
WonKey Leeb Seoul National University of Education, South Korea
Pages 188-198 | Published online: 18 Jan 2021

Selected publications for the last 30 years

Single-authored

  • Kwon, O. (1990). 韓國の 英語敎育と 韓國式 英語 [English teaching in Korea and Korean English]. In N. Honna (Ed.), アジアの 英語 [The Asian varieties of English] (pp. 23–41). Tokyo: Kuroshio Shuppan.
  • Kwon, O. (1990). 영어의사회언어학적 함축의미들에 대한 연구 [A study of sociolinguistic connotations of English]. 영어영문학 (English Language and Literature), 36(2), 391–402 (The Journal of English Language and Literature Association of Korea).
  • Kwon, O. (1990). Monitor Model의 비판론과 영어교사의 입장 [Criticisms on the Monitor Model and English teachers’ position]. 영어교육 (English Teaching), 40, 39–55 (The Journal of the College English Teachers Association of Korea).
  • Kwon, O. (1992). 대학수학능력시험의 정의와 파일럿 시험에서 드러난 문제점 [Some problems revealed in the definition and pilot tests of the College Scholastic Ability Test]. In Korea Military Academy (Ed.) Essays in honor of Prof. Jae-ho Lee’s retirement (pp. 221–248). Seoul: Korea Military Academy.
  • Kwon, O. (1993). 이성적 행동 이론에 입각한 영어교육과 학생들의 입학 동기 및 진로 결정 요인 연구 [Understanding the motivations and factors affecting Korean undergraduate TEFL majors’ career choice: An approach through the Theory of Reasoned Action]. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 46, 3–29.
  • Kwon, O. (1994). 대학수학능력시험이라는 혁신에 대한 고교 영어교사의 관심과 요구: 관심에 기초한 채택모형에 의한 분석 [High school English teachers’ concerns and needs regarding an innovation called College Scholastic Abilities Test: An analysis through the Concerns Based Adoption Model]. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 48, 265–290.
  • Kwon, O. (1995). 한국의 영어교수방법과 교수방법론 연구의 변천 [A history of English teaching methods and methodology research in Korea]. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 50(2), 107–131.
  • Kwon, O. (1997). Korea’s English teacher training and retraining: A new history in the making. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 52(4), 155–183.
  • Kwon, O. (1998). What comprehension research implies for the instruction of listening and reading in English as a foreign language. 영어교육연구 [Studies in English Education], 3(1),11–28 (The Journal of the Honam English Teachers Association, Korea).
  • Kwon, O. (1999). A study on the Korean language competence of the learners in a Korean/English two-way immersion program in the U. S. 외국어교육연구 [Foreign Languages Education], 6(1), 1–32 (The Journal of the Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education).
  • Kwon, O. (2000). Korea’s English education policy changes in the 1990s: Innovations to gear the nation for the 21st century. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 55(1), 47–91.
  • Kwon, O. (2000). 영어교재론 [English teaching materials]. In J.-R. Hwang (Ed.), 현대영어교육의 이해와 전망 [The understanding and prospect of modern English education] (pp. 57–97). Seoul: Seoul National University Press.
  • Kwon, O. (2001). The College Scholastic Ability Test of Korea: A reflection and projection. Proceedings of the fourth international conference on English language testing in Asia, 110–124. November 23–24, 2001. Taipei: College Entrance Examination Center.
  • Kwon, O. (2001). 영어교육개혁에 따른 문제점과 개선책 [Problems pertaining to the reforms of English education and their solutions]. 사대논총 [Sadae Nonchong], 63, 161–182 (The Journal of the College of Education, Seoul National University).
  • Kwon, O. (2002). Foreign language teacher training and retraining system of the Great Britain. 외국어교육연구 [Foreign Languages Teaching], 9, 73–107. (The Journal of the Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education).
  • Kwon, O. (2003). Korean interlanguage errors of the American children in a bilingual program in the US. 사대논총 [Sadae Nonchong], 66, 105–135.
  • Kwon, O. (2003). A study on improving in-service training for teachers in the age of internet. 사대논총 [Sadae Nonchong], 67, 19–103.
  • Kwon, O. (2003). English teaching and testing in Korean Universities: Trends and changes. In Gloria Poedjosoedarmo (Ed.), Teaching and assessing language proficiency (pp. 193–214). Singapore: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre.
  • Kwon, O. (2003). Korean interlanguage errors of the American children in a bilingual program in the US. 사대논총 [Sadae Nonchong], 66, 105–135.
  • Kwon, O. (2003). A study on improving in-service training for teachers in the age of internet. 사대논총 [Sadae Nonchong], 67, 19–103.
  • Kwon, O. (2005). The effect of elementary school English education on Korean high school students’ English abilities. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 60(3), 49–66.
  • Kwon, O. (2009). The current situation and issues of the teaching of English in Korea. Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture, 21(2), 1–14.
  • Kwon, O. (2010). 국가영어능력시험 말하기/쓰기 시험 시행에 대한 교사들의 인식과 심리적 부담 [Teacher’s perception and psychological burden regarding the CSAT’s speaking and writing tests]. 외국어교육연구 [Research in Foreign Languages], 13, 94–119 (The Journal of the Foreign Language Education Center, Seoul National University).
  • Kwon, O. (2013). 한국의 외국어과 교육과정의 변천사 및 발전 방향 [The history of foreign language curricula and its direction for development]. 교육연구와 실천 [Educational Research and Practice], 79, 29–57 (The Journal of the Comprehensive Education Center, Seoul National University).
  • Kwon, O. (2013). 한국의 영어평가의 발전의 현황과 과제 [The development and future of English language testing in Korea]. 영어평가 [English Language Assessment], 8, 17–36 (The Journal of the Korea English Language Testing Association).
  • Kwon, O. (2014). 한국 영어교육학자들의 학문 연구의 특성과 경향 [Characteristics and trends of academic research by Korean scholars of English education]. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 69(2), 199–220.
  • Kwon, O. (Ed.) (2014). 영어교육학 연구의 지평 [Horizons of English education research]. Seoul: Seoul National University Press.
  • Kwon, O. (2015). English medium instruction in higher education. JACET Kanto Journal, 2, 21–39. Kwon, O. (2015). 대학수학능력시험 외국어(영어) 영역 정책변천사 [A history of policies regarding the English section of the College Scholastic Ability Test], 영어교육 [English Teaching], 70(5), 3–34.
  • Kwon, O. (2021). TESOL and Tesology in East Asia: A critical review. In H. Lee & B. Spolsky (Eds.), Localizing global English: Asian perspectives and practices (pp. 34–46). Routledge. Kwon, O. (Translated). (In print). 핀란드처럼 가르쳐라 [Teach like Finland by D. T. Walker]. Seoul: ERICK.

With co-authors

  • Kim, Y.-M., & Kwon, O. (2014). The usefulness of item types in the Korean College Scholastic Ability Test of English, 영어평가 [English Language Assessment], 9, 9–30 (The Journal of the Korea English Language Testing Association).
  • Kwon, O., & Kim, J. ( Translated). (2008). 원리에 의한 교수 [Teaching by principles by H. D. Brown], 3rd ed. Seoul: Pearson Education Korea.
  • Kwon, O., & Kim, J.-R. (2010). 한국영어교육사 [History of English Education in Korea]. Seoul: Hankuk Munhwasa.
  • Kwon, O., Kim, J., & Han, M. ( Translated). (2001). 원리에 의한 교수 [Teaching by principles by H. D. Brown], 2nd ed. Seoul: Pearson Education Korea.
  • Kwon, O., & Lee, C. ( Translated). (2020). 수업에 바로 쓸 수 있는 역량평가 매뉴얼 [Assessing 21st century skills: A guide to evaluating mastery and authentic learning by M. Greenstein]. Seoul: ERICK Press.
  • Kwon, O., Yoshida, K., Watanabe, Y., Negishi, M., & Naganuma, N. (2004). A comparison of English proficiency of Korean, Japanese, and Chinese high school students. 영어교육 [English Teaching], 59(4), 3–21.
  • Lee, H.-B., Kim, I.-D., Kwon, O., Lee, W.-K., Choi, Y.-H., Boo, K.-S. (1995). 초등학교 영어 교육과정 [The elementary school English curriculum]. Research report sponsored by and submitted to the Ministry of Education, Korea.
  • Shin, D., & Kwon, O. (2005). Issues in the assessment of English oral proficiency for civil aviation personnel in Korea, 영어교육 [English Teaching], 60(4), 261–275.

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