Jihyun 지현
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Jihyun 지현
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Korean
Native
Speaks
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
8 Years of Experience in Language Education/ Certified Professional Teacher/ 1700+ Lessons
Teaches
Korean
Native
Speaks
English
Chinese (Mandarin)
Spanish
8 Years of Experience in Language Education/ Certified Professional Teacher/ 1700+ Lessons
From Republic of KoreaLiving in Seoul, Republic of Korea (07:00 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 31, 2020Interest topicFilms & TV SeriesTravelArt
My recent five years have been filled with experiences in language education. Majoring in English Education, I’ve got chances to teach English to Korean students and vice versa. Also, as a student I’ve studied English and Mandarin.
These interests in languages let me explore diverse cultures as well, which made me stay in Canada for eight months as an exchange student. I met some Canadian, Chinese and Japanese friends there and could broaden my horizons.
With the global interests, I’ve been to Japan, Mongolia, Australia, Canada, US, England, Poland, Austria, Czech, Singapore and of course, Korea. Now I find myself to be one who loves to meet people from all around the worldMe as a Teacher
I’ve had a lot of experiences teaching English(EFL) and Korean Literature. Also, I volunteered as a Teaching Assistant in Korean 101 and 102 courses in the university while in Canada. I’d like to especially talk about TOEIC tutoring and Korean TA experiences here.
I taught an adult learner how to get a high score on TOEIC. We set our own curriculum using some textbooks, which was strategic and systematic. On the other hand, when I was a TA in Korean courses I helped the students with the authentic language use with the contextualized materials. Through these experiences, I got to know adjusting the whole learning process to the learners’ demands is definitely needed and learn how to do it.My lessons & teaching style
I think both deliberate and incidental learning are important. That is why I would teach Korean mainly in Korean.
If you are in the beginning stage, I would recommend to take lessons using a textbook. I will offer you the materials and we could have lessons based on them, which are organized and focused on each of four skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing. If you already have your own textbook, we can use that as well.
If you are at the intermediate or advanced level, we can use a textbook if you want. Also, we could have sessions to talk in Korean and I will make notes of new expressions in the forms of messages every session. There would always be prepared topics.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Video files
- Articles and news
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Certificates
Teacher's Certificate - Ministry of Education - 2020Elementary Teaching Certification
Certificate verified
Education
2021 - 2023
Master's - English Education (ISLA)My research focuses on Instructed Second Language Acquisition.
2015 - 2020
Bachelor’s - English EducationI am an undergraduate majoring English Education for elementary school students. The attached transcript lists both language and education courses.
[Language]
Study on Language Use and Korean Language
Introduction of English Linguistics
English Communication
Korean Language Education I
British amp; American Culture and Literature for children
English Education I
Theme-Based English Education
Teaching English Listening and Speaking
Korean Language Education II
Work Experience
2016 - 2017
Mathematics teacher
2018 - 2019
Teaching Assistant
2020 - 2020
English Teacher
2021 - 2021
English Teacher
2022 - 2022
After School Program Associate English Teacher
2022 - 2022
English Teacher
4.9
Rating
112
Students
1,870
Lessons
100%
Attendance
99%
Response
Korean Lessons
Personalized and Structured Lesson (NOTICE: for students before 2021)
A1 - C2Language Essentials911 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 9% off
Conversational Korean (NOTICE: for students before 2021)
A1 - C2Conversation867 lessons completed
USD 10.00+
Package with 13% off
Availability
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277 Reviews
Michael E
151 Korean lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’ve been studying with 지현 for ~3 years and she really helped me achieve my dream of learning Korean. These days I can talk to my colleagues and watch Korean media and even if I don’t understand 100% or I phrase things awkwardly, I can understand many things and I can make myself understood.
지현 guided me with so many explanations and conversations and book recommendations, and whenever I had a problem like when my school’s cds stopped working, she always helped me find a solution, like checking the publishers website and finding the link I needed. To say she always went above and beyond is an understatement.
Thanks to 지현 I was able to make many fun and happy memories in Korea. If she is able to have more time in the future I will be sure to take more lessons with her! And if you’re reading this and you can sign up for her classes you should do it! She is really the best!!!
지현, I hope your future is full of happiness and you make your dreams come true too. Thank you for everything!
Feb 28, 2023
Ana
27 Korean lessons
Teacher’s pick
As always, I had a lot of fun in teacher Jihyun's class. We had a thorough vocab review, discussed some interesting topics and analyzed lyrics to a song. And teacher is always patient and encouraging when I try to build sentences and find the right words. Thank you! :)
Jun 27, 2021
Cill
29 Korean lessons
Teacher’s pick
Lessons are extremely fun. Not only do we follow the syllabus in my textbook but we also have many opportunities to practice all grammar and vocab in everyday conversations!
Feb 3, 2021
Michael E
151 Korean lessons
It was so fun to see you again after the break! Thank you~
Aug 26, 2022
Michael E
151 Korean lessons
The time flies by so fast every time! Thank you for always being the best teacher!
Mar 24, 2022
Michael E
151 Korean lessons
I had such a fun lesson tonight! Thank you for sharing so much laughter with me while teaching me so well. You’re the best!
Mar 17, 2022
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