Self-Introduction and My Curriculum Experience

·        What is your B.A. degree major, where did you complete it, and when?

I got my B.A. degree in Art-Study from Hong Ik University in the year of 1996.

·        If you are currently teaching, what is the school, grade, subject? Are your current and target teaching levels the same or different?

I am freelancing at the moment. I work with a variety of companies including several cyber English academies, publishers, and academic institutes.

It is hard to define my current target teaching level according to age because I am teaching a number of anonymous students online, ranging from elementary school students to adult corporate workers and teachers in formal and informal education. However the majority of my classes are for basic to intermediate learners.

I have been teaching English online in non-formal education field since 2005 (I have over 15 years of teaching experience in total), and have just expanded my career to teacher training and teaching English at a cyber college graduation program. Therefore, my future target teaching level will include pre- and in-service teachers and adults attending a cyber university through a distance learning program.

·        What is your experience with the school curriculum as a learner and/or as a teacher?

I developed all the curricula when I ran my own English academy. To be honest, it was the most enjoyable activity I had ever done as an academic director.

·        What mobile technologies are you comfortable with? Which applications do you use on your cell phone? Have you ever used mobile devices for language learning or teaching?

I am pretty much comfortable with everyday computer/Internet use. However, to me, phone is just a phone. I don’t think I’m ready to expand my technology area to mobile devices. Although a company has recently developed an iPhone app for one of my English lessons, I do not even have an iPhone myself!

·        What your expectations form a curriculum design course would be?

I would like to reflect on my experience in curriculum development and expand the knowledge in an academic setting.