Program

The 8th Annual Conference of CATK

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*All times listed are Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Monday, August 10, 2026
19:00-

21:00

Annual Meeting of CATK Officers and Board Members
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Zoom participation: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84481956632

On-site venue: 4C40, 515 Portage Ave, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, MB R3B 2E9

7:00-

8:30

Breakfast (호텔 숙박 회원에 한함)

Venue: Holiday Inn & Suites Winnipeg Downtown

360 Colony Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2P3, Canada

8:30-

9:00

Registration:

4C40, 515 Portage Ave, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, MB R3B 2E9

9:00-

9:20

On-site Welcoming Remarks Kyoungrok Ko

CATK President

(University of Toronto)

On-site Congratulatory Remarks Dr. Jeffrey Newmark

(East Asian Languages and Cultures Program, University of Winnipeg)

Keynote Address

Presentation (50 minutes) + Q&A (10 minutes)

9:20-

10:20

On-site From Heritage to the Classroom: Experiential Korean Culture and History Education Eunjung Cho

(Ottawa Catholic School Board)

10:20-

10:30

Break
Session I: Culture, History, and Film in KFL

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q & A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Eun Ji Choi (Korea University)

10:30-

10:55

On-site 1.       From Watching to Reflecting: Using Korean Films to Develop Cultural and Historical Awareness in Beginner KFL Classrooms Hyoun Jeong Yoo

(Carleton University)

 10:55-

11:20

2.       Braiding the Power of Story with History Education in the Korean Language Classroom: A Proposal for Integration Keum Tae Hwang

(School District No. 43)

11:20-

11:45

3.       Developing a University-Level Korean Culture Course and Further Exploration of Potential Topics Soyoung Kang

(Carleton University)

11:45-

12:45

Lunch
Workshop 

Presentation (50 minutes) + Q&A (10 minutes)

Session Chair: Yujeong Choi (University of Toronto)

 

12:45-

13:45

Zoom 4.     Customizing ChatGPT as a Teaching Assistant for Korean Writing Feedback: A Hands-on Workshop Arami Kang

(Korea University)

13:45-

13:55

Break
Session II: Intercultural Awareness and Advanced Learner Engagement

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q&A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Ho Jung Choi (University of British Columbia)

13:55-

14:20

On-site 5.       Korean Language Education as a Site of Intercultural Communication: Focusing on Learner Development of Critical Cultural Awareness through Defamiliarization Hye Jin Kim

(University of Toronto Scarborough)

14:20-

14:45

6.       A Discussion Portfolio for Advanced Korean Learners: Supporting Student Engagement and Cultural Learning Seunghee Chung

(Graybridge Malkam)

14:45-

15:10

7.       Learning Korean Beyond K-pop: An Investment Perspective on Identity, Legitimacy, and Cultural Discourses Jeonghye Son

(University of British Columbia)

15:10-

15:20

Break
Session III: Advanced Curriculum and Instructional Materials

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q&A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Sua Bae (Seneca Polytechnic)

15:20-

15:45

On-site 8.       Developing and Implementing a Third-Year “Advanced Korean” Course: Student Experiences from a Pilot Cohort Hyekyung Song

(University of Manitoba)

15:45-

16:10

9.       How to Use Authentic Materials for Strategic Listening: Utilizing an OER Guidebook for Korean Language Instructors

 

Sunyoung Ahn

(University of Toronto)

Namseok Yong

(Princeton University)

Kyoung-eun J. Moon

(Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

Hee Chung Chun

(Ewha Womans University )

16:10-

16:20

Break
Session IV: Technology, Assessment, and Skill-Focused Practice

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q&A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Hyoun Jeong Yoo (Carleton University)

16:20-

16:45

On-site 10.    AI-Based Evaluation of Korean Reading Materials Hyeyoon Cho

(University of Toronto)

16:45-

17:10

11.    Sentence-by-Sentence Practice in Read-aloud Tasks for Beginner KFL Learners: A Learner Perception Study Eurie Shin

(University of British Columbia)

17:10-18:00 Break
18:00-

21:00

Dinner

Venue: First Floor Restaurant, Conference Hotel (Holiday Inn & Suites Winnipeg Downtown)

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Zoom participation: https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/84481956632

On-site venue: 4C40, 515 Portage Ave, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, MB R3B 2E9

8:30-

9:00

Registration:

4C40, 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9, Canada

Session V: New Models for Culture-Integrated Korean Language Education

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q & A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Eurie Shin (University of British Columbia)

9:00-

9:25

 

On-site

12.    CEFR 의사소통 매개 개념을 활용한 한국어 문화 교육 수업 설계 연구 Mihong Ahn

(Korea university)

 9:25-

9:50

13.    Developing a Scene-Making Model for Korean Language-and-Culture Education: Focusing on Autobiographical Memory and Performative Speaking Seoyul Choi

(Korea university)

9:50-10:00 Break
Session VI: History and Materials of Korean Language Education

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q & A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Sunyoung Ahn (University of Toronto)

10:00-10:25 On-site 14.   다중문화 능력 관점에서의 영어권 『맞춤 한국어』 교재 분석 및 개선 Eunhye Moon

(Korea University)

10:25-10:50

 

15.   한국어 교육기관과 교육과정의 통시적 변천: 시기 구분을 통한 재고찰 Ahreum Lee

(Korea University)

10:50-11:00 Break
Keynote Address

Presentation (50 minutes) + Q&A (10 minutes)

11:00-12:00

 

On-site 문화 교육에 관한 한국어 교사의 신념 Nicola Fraschini

(University of Melbourne)

12:00-13:20 Lunch
13:20-14:00 Annual General Meeting of CATK
Session VII: Culture, Motivation, and Language Use

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q&A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Hyeyoon Cho (University of Toronto)

14:00-

14:25

Zoom 16. Teaching L2 Korean Pragmatics in the Age of AI: A Comparison of Native Speaker and AI-Generated Speech Acts Lan Kim

(Penn State University)

14:25-

14:50

17.   문화를 통한 동기 부여와 목표 중심 학습: 더람 카톨릭 한글학교 여름 캠프 프로그램 운영 사례 Mi Ji Lee

(Durham Catholic District School Board Korean Language Program)

14:50-

15:15

18.   Beyond the Classroom: A Korean Literature Club as a Cultural Learning Model Heeyeong Jung

(Brown University)

Youngmi Cho

(Seoul Women’s University)

15:15-

15:25

Break
Session VIII: Technology and Global Exchange

Presentation (20 minutes each) + Q&A (5 minutes each)

Session Chair: Hye Jin Kim (University of Toronto Scarborough)

15:25-

15:50

Zoom 19. Virtual Collaboration: A Report on Positive Emotions in Virtual Language Exchange Between Korean and English Language Learners Cyril Reyes

(KAIST)

Yujeong Choi

(University of Toronto)

EunGyong Kim

(KAIST)

15:50-

16:15

20.   멀티모달 담화분석(MDA)을 활용한 한국어 통번역 교육 방안 연구—도착어의 시각적·비언어적 자원의 텍스트성 구현을 중심으로 Soyoung Yoo

(Joongbu University)

16:15-16:25

 

On-site Closing Remarks Kyoungrok Ko

CATK President

(University of Toronto)

16:25-18:00 Break
18:00-

21:00

Banquet Dinner

Venue: Damecca Lounge (305 Madison St, Winnipeg, MB R3J 1H9)