Sunyoung Shin
- Lecturer, Second Language Studies
Education
- Ph.D. 2007. Applied Linguistics & TESL. University of California, Los Angeles
- M.A. 2002. English as a Second Language. University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
- B.A. 1998. English Language and Literature. Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Contact Information
e-mail: shin36@indiana.edu
office: Memorial Hall 314
phone: (812) 855-8479
Research Interests
Second/foreign language assessment, language testing for academic purposes, computer/web-based language testing, standard setting, and heritage language learning and teaching.
Personal Statement
My research focuses on the issues in validation of web-based language assessments and academic language ability testing in the four skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. I’m also interested in conducting standard setting study for language proficiency exams, which is mainly about how to establish and validate performance standards and cut scores on second/foreign language proficiency exams. In addition, my research interests include the issues in heritage language teaching and learning. I’m currently working at the Center for the Languages of the Central Asian Region (CeLCAR) in developing proficiency guidelines and standards for Central Asian languages and revising the Indiana English Proficiency Exam (IEPE) and the Test of English Proficiency for International Associate Instructor Candidates (TEPAIC).
Courses Recently Taught
- T550 Language Testing
- T500 Web-based Language Testing
Publications and Presentations
Shin, S.Y. "The Functions of Code-Switching in a Korean Sunday School". (To appear in the Heritage Language Journal).
Shin, S.Y. (2008). "Examining the construct validity of a web-based academic listening test: an investigation of the effects of constructed response formats in a listening test". The Spaan Fellowship Working Papers in Second or Foreign Language in Assessment). 6, 95-129. English Language Institute. University of Michigan.
Shin, S.Y. (2008). "An investigation of the effects of response formats on performance in a web-based academic listening test", presented at American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Washington, DC, April, 2008.
Shin, S.Y. & Azimova, Nigora (2008). "Developing the proficiency guidelines for Uzbek", presented at National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), Madison, WI, April, 2008.
Shin, S.Y. (2007). "Do monologue and dialogue formats of speaking tests affect students' performance differently in heritage and non-heritage learners of Korean?". presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Costa Mesa, CA, April, 2007.
Shin, S.Y. (2006). "Do you think or believe the Dodgers will win?: A corpus analysis of English verbs marking of stance in BBS, Speech, and Writing". 3rd UC Language Consortium Conference, April, 2006.
Shin, S.Y. (2004). "The Functions of Code-Switching in a Korean Sunday School". 12th Workshop on East Asian Linguistics, April, 2004.
Shin, S.Y. and H. Kim. (2002). "The Effects of Schema-building on KFL Learner Production". Applied Linguistics Association of Korea, December, 2002.
