Seonghye Moon
Position/Status
Research Assistant
E-mail Address
sm927@cam.ac.uk
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Reading)
- MA (King's College London)
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Member of the British Association for Applied Linguistics
- Member of Applied Linguistics Association of Korea
- Associate of the National Centre for Language and Literacy (NCLL)
Profile
Seonghye Moon is currently working at the Centre for Commonwealth Education (CCE) at the Faculty of Education, Cambridge, on the leadership and pedagogy project in Tanzanian primary schools.
During her PhD study at the University of Reading, she carried out a critical ethnographic case study, focusing on the experiences of Korean families and their children in terms of linguistic, sociocultural and educational aspects in the era of globalization. It touched on the complex adjustment and accommodation process by the children from the different families of various length of sojourn period in the UK. In her PhD studies, she has provided training in relation to using qualitative data analysis software for several other PhD students and for colleagues.
She developed the syllabus for English Immersion Programme for primary school students organised by the university in Korea, and currently, as a course director, she initiated and developed an English programme for Korean undergraduate students in collaboration with the University of Reading. Its main aim is to help the students improve English proficiency level and experience many different aspects of life and culture in the UK.
Research Topics
- Language in education
- Bilingualism and bilingual education
- Globalisation, migration and education
- Qualitative research methodologies
- Identity and language
- Teaching English as a foreign language
Current Research Projects
- Pedagogy and Leadership in Tanzania: A Whole School Perspective
- Efficacy Study of Learning Maths and English Tuition Pupils: Value, Attitudes and Attainmen
Selected Publications
Moon, S. (2011) Expectations and Reality: Korean Sojourner Families in the UK, Language and Education, 25(2): 163-176