Seunghee Back

Seunghee Back received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Korean Linguistics and B.A. in Korean Language Education from Sangmyung University in Seoul, Korea. Before joining Yale, she had taught Korean Language at Columbia University, New York University and Sangmyung University. Dr. Back was also a core member in developing Korean Language textbooks for the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation and has contributed to the publication of several textbooks. Moreover, she was a co-researcher for the Korean curriculum and material development research report that helped overseas Koreans understand how to better teach Korean. Dr. Back’s research interest is Korean Textbook Development & Studying at the Korean Language and Culture Education.