Shim Sangwan | School of European and Latin American Studies
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Introduction
I. Research areas: Linguistics, Spanish Syntax (Generative approach), Spanish Grammar
II. Teaching areas: Spanish Grammar, Composition in Spanish(level 1,2,3), Reading Comprehension,
Listening Comprehension
III. Honors and Awards:
1. Seoul National University Award for academic achievements, 1986-1987
2. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Government of Spain, 1995-1996
3. Best Teaching Award, Dankook University, 2010, 2017
IV. Professional experience: University of Connecticut, Dept. of Linguistics, Visiting scholar(2006-2007)
Teaching Philosophy
My philosophy of education is simple. Cho Byeok, a professor famous for teaching methods in Korea, said, "Lectures where professors ask questions and answer themselves are the lowest-level lectures, lectures that are a little advanced when a student answers a question, and I agree with him 100 percent and try to maintain this in the field of education." In other words, my main goal is to encourage students to think without blindly memorizing in learning foreign languages and find their own answers. So instead of answering the questions right away in the class, I try to wait or to guide them to find answers for themselves.
Educational Background
- [1988] bachelor's degree Seoul National University (BA), Dept of Spanish
- [1992] master's degree Seoul National University (MA), Dept of Spanish
- [1996] doctor's degree Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (PhD)
Career
- Seoul National University, Lecturer (1996-09-01)
Research
Comparative Syntax
Generative approach to Spanish syntax
Spanish Grammar
L2 acquisition
Consulting
Generative Grammar, Composition in Spanish, Similarities and differences between Spanish and English, Syntactic theory