USC College Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Namkil Kim

Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Contact Information
Office: Ahn House
Phone: (213)740-3712
E-mail: nkim@usc.edu

Education

M.A. , University of Washington
B.A. , Yonsei University, 1/1962
M.A. , Yonsei University, 1/1966
Ph.D. Linguistics, University of Washington, 1/1974

Description of Research

Detailed Statement of Research Interests

Professor Kim is currently working on writing Korean textbooks (beginning and intermediate for college students) and a grammar of contemporary Korean, and doing research on Koranm modal systems

Service to the Profession

Editorships and Editorial Boards

Member fo Editorail Board, Journal of Korean Studies for CAAKS, 2007-2008
Member of Editorial Board, Korean Language Research Circile, 2007-2008

Professional Offices

Adviser, International Associatio of Korean Langauge Education, 2006-2007
Adviser, Central Asian Association for Korean Studies, 2006-2007

Professional Memberships

Central Asian Association for Korean Studies, 2007-2008
International Association for Korean Language Education, 2007-2008
Korean Language Research Circle, 2007-2008
Linguistic Society of America, 2007-2008