Dr Cuie Xu

Position: Lecturer in Korean
Areas of expertise: Language education; linguistics; translation and interpretation (English – Chinese, Korean – Chinese)
Email: C.Xu1@leeds.ac.uk
Location: 5.04 Michael Sadler Building

Profile

I joined the University of Leeds as a lecturer in Korean in 2022. I worked at SOAS and the University of Central Lancashire prior to joining the University of Leeds.
I am a linguist, a translator and interpreter, and a professional Korean language instructor certified by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea.
I am a PhD supervisor and am currently supervising.
I am the initiator & founder of the British Association for Korean Language Education (BAKLE) and currently serve as the Chair of BAKLE. I have organised its launch event, “Symposium for Korean Language Educators in UK Higher Education 2024.”
I am the co-founder of the East Asian Translation Satellite.
I am a fellow at the Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence (LITE) and am currently conducting a LITE-funded project. Click here to see my project.

Responsibilities

Module Leader

Research interests

Language education (teaching and learning) and student education
Linguistics (applied linguistics, syntax, language typology, Chinese and Korean linguistics)
Translation and interpretation

Qualifications

Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PGCAP)
PhD in Korean Linguistics (Seoul National University)
MA in Korean Linguistics
BA in Korean Language and Literature

Professional memberships

Chair of the British Association for Korean Language Education
Member of the European Association for Korean Language Education
Member of the British Association for Korean Studies

Student education

I am the module leader and tutor for all the Korean modules at the University of Leeds.
I co-teach a MA module on translation and supervise master students’ translation projects (English to Chinese).
I supervise MA students’ dissertations on a wide range of topics related to China and South Korea.

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