Personenseite Jaewon Nielbock-Yoon

About

Jaewon Nielbock-Yoon has been instructing Korean language and linguistics courses at Ruhr-University Bochum's Korean Department since 2019. Her dissertation, "A Case Study on Trilingual Siblings’ Code Switching with a Focus on Korean," explored multilingual child language development. She is also an expert in bilingual education with research interests in language instruction, intercultural communication, sociolinguistics and Korean popular media. Her diverse background includes work as an intercultural consultant since 2000, and she has also taught at the University of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen. She is a frequent contributor to the K-newspaper as a columnist.

Talks

Developing Intercultural Competence for Korean Language Teachers: Preparing Educators for Global Classrooms, Invited lecture for the Pre-departure Training Program for Overseas Korean Language Teachers, organized by the King Sejong Institute Foundation, July 16, 2026
From Manhwa to Webtoons: Exploring Korean Comics and Their World, Invited lecture and webtoon translation workshop organized by Netzwerk Junge Generation Deutschland–Korea as part of a student network event, May 30, 2026
Korean Linguistic Landscape in NRW, Germany: First Field Survey and Preliminary Analysis, Presented at the Inha University K-Academic Dissemination Research Center Colloquium, May 14, 2026
Reconstructing Korean Studies through Linguistic Landscape: A Participatory Model Based on Sociolinguistic Approaches, Presented at the EAKLE Conference, University of Innsbruck, May 2, 2026
Korean Language Education in Practice and Challenges at Ruhr University Bochum, Presented at the Workshop for Korean Language Educators at German-speaking Universities, University of Hamburg, April 11, 2026
From Korean Literature to Webtoons: Translation, Education, and Cultural Dissemination with a Focus on Jeju Content, Invited lecture organized by the Bochum Literary Society, March 20, 2026
From Berlin to Dresden: Ahn Bong-geun and His Pivotal Role at the Dresden Ethnographic Museum, Invited lecture organized by the Prague Center for Korean Studies, March 3, 2026
A Comparative Analysis of Tandem Language Learning Experiences: A Case Study at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Presented at the 1st Conference of the British Association of Korean Language Education, September 18–19, 2025
Korean Language Education Practices at Ruhr-University Bochum in Response to a Multilingual and Multicultural Society, Presented at the BK21 FOUR 7th International Conference of the Department of Korean Language and Literature, “Regional Language and Literature in Transition,” Chonnam National University, August 13, 2025
Ahn Bong-geun’s Contribution to the Publication of “Korean Farming” at the Dresden Museum of Ethnology, Presented at the Central and Eastern European Society of Koreanology Conference, Academy of Korean Studies, June 27, 2025
Ahn Bong-geun’s Contribution at the Dresden Museum of Ethnology, Presented at the academic conference “Between and Beyond: A Centennial Journey,” held in conjunction with the special exchange exhibition between the Jeju Folklore and Natural History Museum and the Dresden Museum of Ethnology, organized by the Jeju Folklore and Natural History Museum, May 30, 2025
Codeswitching in K-pop: Conflicting Language Ideologies and Contradictory Language Practices, Invited lecture organized by the University for Foreigners of Siena, Italy, March 17, 2025
Global Collaboration and Creative Teaching Methods in Korean Language Education: A Case Study of Collaborative Classes Between Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and Northwestern University in the United States, Organized by Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main, Workshop für Koreanisch-Lehrende an deutschsprachigen Universitäten, Dec 07, 2024
Korean Language Education Practices at Ruhr University Bochum in Response to Multilingual and Multicultural Societies: Case Studies on the Development of Personalized Learning Materials and a Webtoon Translation Course in Collaboration with the Jeju Contents Agency, Korea, Organized by EAKLE 2024, 10th European Association for Korean Language Education Workshop, Aug 29, 2024
Development of Korean Language in Multilingual Children and Adolescents, Organized by Korean Education Institute in Germany, July 06, 2024
The Role of Parents and Support Methods in Children's Heritage Language Acquisition and Healthy Identity Development, Organized by Wales (Cardiff, Bridgend, Swansea) Korean School Association, June 27, 2024
Mixing it up! The art of code-switching in K-pop music, Organized by Asian Languages and Cultures, Northwestern university, USA, May 24, 2024
Forging Unconventional Paths: Navigating Careers in an Era of Uncertainty, Next-generation female leader mentoring program Organized by Sookmyung women’s university TESOL community, March 22, 2024
Ahn Bong-geun (cousin of Ahn Jung-geun)'s accomplishments at the Dresden Museum, Germany, 214th Church History Research Institute Research Presentation, Organized by Korean Church History Research Institute, March 16, 2024 https://news.koreadaily.com/2024/03/27/life/artculture/20240327130052013.html
Language Ideologies and Policies: Multilingualism and Korean Education. UK Korean-School-Teacher Conference, London Oct 29, 2022
Promoting Multilingual Approaches in Teaching and Learning Korean. UK Korean-School-Teacher Conference, London Oct 28, 2022
The Study on the Perks of Story-Based Language Teaching Method: Focus on Students in China & Germany. World Korean Educator Conference 2022, Korea June 29, 2022
Teaching Korean in the Era of Multilingualism. European Hangeul School Academic Forum, Paris, Dec 6, 2021
Teaching Korean in the Era of Multilingualism, German Korean-School-Teacher Training Seminar, Mannheim Oct 22, 2021
Instructional Material Development for Advanced Korean Learners, The 19th International Conference of Korean Educators Abroad, Seoul (online), Aug 22, 2021
Code Switching in K-pop. Bochum Korean Studies Lecture Series, Bochum Oct 23, 2018
A Case Study on Trilingual Siblings’ Code Switching, Focusing on Korean. Multilingualism Conference, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Nov 6, 2017
Children’s Codeswitching and a Parent’s Language Socialization Effort. Brighton, UK July 2014.
Trilingual Children’s Korean, English & German Code Switching, Mehrsprachige Perspektiven, University of Mannheim, May 2014.
Understanding Korean Culture and Korean Students. Teacher conferences, Ann Arundel Community College, USA, Jan 2001 & Howard Community College, USA Dec 2000.

Courses

Language courses:

Beginning Korean conversation
Intermediate Korean conversation
Advanced Korean conversation
Beginning Korean C
Written Korean
TOPIK preparation I and II
Business Korean for beginners
Business Korean for advanced learners
Korean for research and professional use
Korean for academic purposes
Korean Language in popular media
Advanced Korean through podcasts: Listening, discussion and writing
Advanced Korean for current affairs

Linguistics courses:

Korean phonetics and phonology
Sociolinguistics - The Korean language in the internet age
Korean Linguistic Landscapes: Research Methods and Fieldwork in Multilingual Cities
Intercultural communication focusing on Korean business
Discourse, context and media, Korean nationalism and multiculturalism
Cross-cultural pragmatics and different cultural values-why Koreans speak the way they do
Neologism, Paleologism, and Translanguaging
Multilingualism, Bilingualism and Codeswitching
Trilingual children’s language development

Projects

Korean Linguistic Landscape Research in North Rhine-Westphalia and the Development of a Research-Based Korean Language Education Model (Academy of Korean Studies, 2026)
The 2025 Comprehensive Survey of Korean Galleries in European Museums
"Seeing Korea through Foreign Eyes" – A Glocal Research Project (Kyungkuk University, September–December 2025)
Research & Coordination for the Jeju–Dresden Museum Exchange Exhibition (2025)
Digital TOPIK Project (since 2022)
Annual On-Campus Webtoon Translation Exhibition (since 2024)
Korean Author Reading Series in collaboration with University Bonn supported by LTI Korea (2025)
Jam Korean Magazine Project (since 2024)
Webtoon Translation Collaboration with Jeju Webtoon Campus (since 2023)
International Digital Tandem Program (with Chonnam National University, Seoul National University, and Soongsil University, since 2019)

Publications

(with Sunhee Ryu), 100 Korean Speech Patterns, Darakwon, Korea, January 2026.
Ahn Bong-geun's Activities at the Dresden Museum of Ethnology. In Between and Beyond: A Centennial Journey: Special Exchange Exhibition of the Jeju Folklore & Natural History Museum and the Dresden Museum of Ethnology, pp. 272–278, 2025.
A Case Study of Korean Language Education Practices at Ruhr-University Bochum in Response to Plurilingual and Multicultural Societies: Development of Individualized Textbooks and Webtoon Translation Classes Featuring Emerging Writers. In In-Ja Jung & Kyungmee Kim (Eds.), Korean as a Second Language in Plurilingual and Multicultural Societies, KONG and PARK, pp. 376–388, 2025.
Reflection Journals of German University Students Translating Webtoons. In Translating: The Book, TUNAMIS, pp. 50–65, April 2025.
A Study on the Life of Ahn Bong-geun and His Activities in Germany: Focusing on the Dresden Museum of Ethnology. The Research Foundation of Korean Church History, 65, pp. 277–309, 2025.
Korean Webtoon Translation Course at a German University. In Jeehun Yu (Ed.), Memoirs of the Translating: By & For the Translators, TUNAMIS, pp. 16–26, May 2024.
(with Hyunhee), 100 Korean Idioms & Slangs, Darakwon, Korea, May 2024.
Die Sterne leuchten am Erdenhimmel Science Fiction aus Südkorea, with Sylvana Freyberg and Alexandra Dickmann, Memoranda Verlag Hardy Kettlitz, 2024
Hidden Contributor Bringing the Craze of K-Webtoons to Germany. In: Jeehun, Yu [Ed]: Translate, Suwon: Tunamis Publ, Oct 2023. pp.16-26.
(with Seungah Seo & Na Liu):,Triangulation of Korean Language Instructor’s Practical Knowledge Using Story-Based Teaching Korean language education research / Vol.57 No.4 Dec 2022.
(with Hee Hyun): Implementation and outcomes of an online German Korean language exchange program (Das gemeinsame deutsch-koreanische Digital-Tandem-Programm der Ruhr Univ. Bochum und der Soongsil Univ.), Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Korea Zeitschrift der Koreanischen Gesellschaft für DaF, Heft 51, Dezember 2022.
Conflicting Language Ideologies and Contradictory Language Practices in K-pop, Bochum Yearbook of East Asian Studies 43, 2020.
A Case Study on Trilingual Siblings’ Code Switching Focusing on Minority Language. Inquiries in Language Learning, Forschungen zu Psycholinguistik und Fredsprachendidaktik Peter Lang, 2017.

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