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Jayoung Song

Jayoung Song

Watz Early Career Professor in Language and Linguistics
Assistant Professor of Korean and Applied Linguistics
201 Old Botany Building
Jayoung Song

Education:

B.A., English Linguistics & Literature, Kyung Hee University, Korea
M.A., Foreign Language Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., Foreign Language Education, The University of Texas at Austin

Biography:

Jayoung Song is a Watz Early Career Professor and an Assistant Professor of Korean and Applied Linguistics at Penn State. Her research focuses on Korean applied linguistics, technology-enhanced language learning—particularly with virtual and augmented reality—intercultural communication, and second language reading.
She actively contributes to professional communities, serving as a reviewer for various academic journals and as a member of the editorial boards of Linguistic Research and Educational Role of Language. Additionally, she serves on the Executive Board of the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) for the 2022–2025 term.

Recent Courses:

ASIA 200: What are Asian Languages?
ASIA 406 Issues and Practices in Teaching Asian Languages
KOR 422: Introduction to Korean Linguistics
KOR 452: Korean Language and Culture
KOR 497 Immersive Korean
KOR 499 Immersive Korean: Study abroad