Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Awards
Publications
Publications
Conferences as Speaker
References
Certification
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Chikura Voccideo

Daegu

Summary

Hello! My name is Chikura Voccideo. I am a Korean Language Teacher LV.2 Certificate holder, passionate about language education and education in general. Currently, I am working on my Doctoral Thesis in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language hoping to graduate in 2025, or keep learning! I have over 8 years of experience teaching Korean, Shona and English, in different parts of the world.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Avalon Langcon

Daegu
03.2024 - Current
  • Teaching textbook based English lessons
  • Teaching phonics to kindergarten level children.

Part-time English Teacher

University of Zimbabwe
11.2014 - 6 2015
  • Teaching conversational English to kindergarten kids
  • Running a speaking booth for kids and their parents.

Spelish Academy

12.2021 - 02.2024
  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language, to both Kindergarten level kids, up to university students
  • Teaching PE in English
  • Making lesson Plans
  • Creating Textbooks and materials
  • Teaching debate classes to upper-intermediate level elementary school students.

AIMS Asia Program

Keimyung University
05.2022 - 12.2023
  • Managing Incoming and Outgoing Exchange Students
  • Managing MOUs Between Keimyung University and Sister Universities
  • Running the International Office English Website (Including translation from Korean to English etc)

Assistant

Keimyung University International Office
09.2019 - 02.2022
  • Translating minutes from the Office of the President from Korean to English
  • Running the International Office Website, content creation and publishing

Louhol Academy

Daegu
09.2017 - 12.2021
  • Making play based lesson plans
  • Teaching conversational English to kindergarten kids
  • Running a speaking booth for kids and their parents.

ICAS Academy

Yeongcheon
08.2021 - 09.2021
  • Teaching Elementary School students, Reading, Writing, and other functions.

Assistant

Keimyung University International Affairs Office
09.2020 - 06.2021
  • Teaching Korean to KGSP Students
  • Teaching TOPIK prep classes to Foreign Students

Keimyung University LAS

09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Teaching English to Middle-School students from the Seongseo area
  • Teaching conversational english and drama in English

Korean Teaching Assistant

University of Zimbabwe
05.2016 - 02.2017
  • Preparing Classes
  • Managing Student Registrations and Enrollment
  • Liaison Between Students and Teaching Staff
  • Interpretation and Translation, from Korean to English and Shona, and vice Versa

Relief Teacher

Zimbabwe Ministry of Education
03.2013 - 08.2013
  • Teaching Elementary School Students
  • In charge of two classrooms alone (Grades 5 and 6)
  • Lesson planning, Lesson Conducting, Volleyball Coaching, PE.

Education

PhD in Education - Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language

Keimyung University

M.D. - Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language

Keimyung University
Daegu
09.2019 - 05.2021

Honors in Economics -

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
08.2013 - 05.2016

Certificate - Contrastive Analysis in Korean And English

Korea University
Seoul, South Korea(online)
01.2024 - 05.2024

Certificate - University Teaching

University of Hongkong
Hong Kong
01.2024 - 03.2024

Certificate - The History of The Korean Language

Korea University
Seoul Korea
06.2024 - 07.2024

Certificate - University Education And AI

University of Stellenbosch
04.2001 -

Assistant Scholarship (Korean Language Institute) -

Keimyung University
01.2015 - 05.2016

Assistant Scholarship (Myunggyo Dormitory) - undefined

Keimyung University
03.2020 - 05.2023

Yanghwasa Foundation Scholarship - undefined

Keimyung University
03.2023 - 05.2023

Research Assistant Scholarship A - undefined

Keimyung University
07.2020 - 04.2021

Research Assistant Scholarship B - undefined

Keimyung University
08.2022 - undefined

Research Assistant Scholarship - undefined

Korean Language Institute Studies, Korea University
03.2021 - 05.2021

Truth Scholarship Dormitory - undefined

Keimyung University
02.2020 - undefined

Truth Scholarship - undefined

Keimyung University
02.2022 - 05.2023

Skills

Multi-Lingual: Korean Topic Level 6; Toefl 81

Friendly, Positive Attitude

Teamwork and Collaboration

Computer Skills

Awards

  • Academic Excellence Award, Keimyung University Language School, Spring Semester 2019
  • KMU Language School Speech Contest Winner, Keimyung University, July 2019
  • Honorary Tourism Ambassador to Kyungsang North Province, South Korea

Publications

  • A Contrastive Study on the Interrogative Sentences of Korean and Shona for Korean Language Education, Journal of Multi-culture and Education, 6(1), 47-65
  • A Contrastive Analysis of Case Marking in Korean and Bantu Languages: Focusing on Shona, 한말연구 (Korean Language Studies), 60(0), 91-111
  • Korean language for overseas elementary and secondary schools Textbook, Kim, S. J., Min, K. M, Kim, S. S., 2022
  • Korean and Shona Sentences, based on the Subject Prominence and Object Prominence Typology, 인문과학연구소, 75(1)
  • Use of the Motion Verbs ‘kada’ and ‘oda’ in Korean, Shona, and English: A Contrastive Analysis, Journal of Multicultural Education, 9(2), 19-37.

Publications

Research on Corresponding Characteristics of Sentence Units in Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Thai Using Multilingual Parallel Corpus, National Research Foundation of Korea, 07/01/20, 01/01/21 A Study on Phonological Adjustment Phenomena in English Loanwords: Focusing on Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and Shona, Keimyung University (Private Research Fund), 08/01/22, 12/01/22

Conferences as Speaker

  • A Contrastive Analysis of Korean and Shona Predicates, Kyungbook National University, 08/01/2021
  • Korean Language Education in Africa, Thamasat University, Thailand, 05/01/2022
  • Korean and Shona Sentences, based on the Subject Prominence and Object Prominence Typology, 05/01/2023
  • Korean Language Education in Southern Africa, Yonsei University, 11/01/2023
  • Use of Use of the Motion Verbs ‘kada’ and ‘oda’ in Korean, Shona, and English, Seoul National University, 05/25/2024

References

  • Dr. Hyeon Jung Lee, Former Director Korea Center Zimbabwe, 82-10-8789-8480
  • Louis Choi, Manager, Louhol English Academy, Daegu, 82-10-8660-5527
  • Jae Jun Lee, Director Spelish Academy, Daegu, 82-2502-3390
  • Chae Sol Ji, Manager, Avalon Langcon, Daegu, 0507-1474-7893
  • Dr. Seon Jung Kim, Vice President of Foreign Affairs, Keimyung University, 82-10-4489-5355

Certification

Korean Teaching Certification Level 2

Timeline

Korean Teaching Certification Level 2

07-2024

Certificate - The History of The Korean Language

Korea University
06.2024 - 07.2024

Avalon Langcon

Daegu
03.2024 - Current

Certificate - Contrastive Analysis in Korean And English

Korea University
01.2024 - 05.2024

Certificate - University Teaching

University of Hongkong
01.2024 - 03.2024

Yanghwasa Foundation Scholarship - undefined

Keimyung University
03.2023 - 05.2023

Research Assistant Scholarship B - undefined

Keimyung University
08.2022 - undefined

AIMS Asia Program

Keimyung University
05.2022 - 12.2023

Truth Scholarship - undefined

Keimyung University
02.2022 - 05.2023

Spelish Academy

12.2021 - 02.2024

ICAS Academy

Yeongcheon
08.2021 - 09.2021

Research Assistant Scholarship - undefined

Korean Language Institute Studies, Korea University
03.2021 - 05.2021

Assistant

Keimyung University International Affairs Office
09.2020 - 06.2021

Research Assistant Scholarship A - undefined

Keimyung University
07.2020 - 04.2021

Assistant Scholarship (Myunggyo Dormitory) - undefined

Keimyung University
03.2020 - 05.2023

Truth Scholarship Dormitory - undefined

Keimyung University
02.2020 - undefined

M.D. - Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language

Keimyung University
09.2019 - 05.2021

Assistant

Keimyung University International Office
09.2019 - 02.2022

Keimyung University LAS

09.2018 - 12.2018

Louhol Academy

Daegu
09.2017 - 12.2021

Korean Teaching Assistant

University of Zimbabwe
05.2016 - 02.2017

Assistant Scholarship (Korean Language Institute) -

Keimyung University
01.2015 - 05.2016

Part-time English Teacher

University of Zimbabwe
11.2014 - 6 2015

Honors in Economics -

University of Zimbabwe
08.2013 - 05.2016

Relief Teacher

Zimbabwe Ministry of Education
03.2013 - 08.2013

Certificate - University Education And AI

University of Stellenbosch
04.2001 -

PhD in Education - Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language

Keimyung University

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