Q: What kind of measures are you taking
in your classes to improve the quality ofstudents’ learning?

Vol. 13such diversity. Everyone’ s various characteristics
may interfere with learning and cause trouble andanxiety. UDL is more flexible, and it encourages
active learning from the students, “people who can

CLE Associate Professor

JUNG Jonghee

・Research Field:

Linguistics, Foreign Language Education

・Subjects:

AP Language (Korean Ⅰ〜Ⅳ )Korean Immersion Program
FIRST Program, MCW
Interview date: October, 2021

Tips
1. Achieve flexible lessons thatstudents can customize
2. Nurture “Learning Experts”
3. Nurture “Thinkers”

A: I implement classes based on the “Universalutilize knowledge to lead to new learning,” “people

Design for Learning (UDL).” UDL is a “framework

who can monitor the progress of self-confidence

for optimizing learning for all,” devised based onlearning and learn strategically,” and “people who

the insights of brain science. Naturally, each person

can learn sustainably and systematically.” In otheris different. There are things that we are good atwords, the purpose is to develop “learning experts.”

and things that we are not good at in learning.

I do not think there is a “perfect lesson” forTaking a language class as an example, students

everyone, but I am improving my lessons based on

have different mother tongues and various cultural

UDL so that as many people as possible canbackgrounds. Learning history, goals, and areas ofbecome “learning experts.”

interest will also differ. There are various
nationalities, ethnicities, religions, ideologies, andUDL is also a way to make learning easier for

genders, and there are so-called “people withoutpeople who have difficulty learning due to various

disabilities” and students with physical and mental

reasons such as physical disabilities ordisabilities. I think that education so far has beendevelopmental disabilities. Disability should not

uniform and one-way,without fully recognizing

interfere with learning, but rather should berecognized as a characteristic of the person, as longwith peace of mind by using “easy Japanese andas they can learn what they want to learn in the way

easy English” and simplifying and unifying thethey are good at. I think that what teachers can do ispresentation of information.

to think together about the best learning method forstudents, use that method to ensure sufficientlearning, and enable students to demonstrate theirfull abilities. “Education that leaves no one behind”
does not mean helping “inferior” students more and

Q: In your classes, what do you do toincrease students’ motivation forlearning?

getting closer to the “excellent” side. It is important

A: In my class, I establish “My Learning Goals” atfor each student to be able to achieve their goals inthe beginning of each semester. Of course, there are

their own way. I believe that such inclusive lessons

common goals for the entire course, but in addition

will enable us to learn from each other and growto that, I make time for students to think together

together. Therefore, lessons and learning methods

with the professor about their own goals andmust always be flexible. In my class, I create anstrategies to achieve them. “My Learning Goals”

environment where students can choose the content

are often related to personal interests, whichof their learning and use the four skills of listening,

naturally increases motivation for learning. In thereading, speaking, and writing broadly andKorean 4 class, I offer classes to improve language

approach tasks in their own style. I also want toskills using various subjects in various fields

create an environment where students can learn

handled by APS and APM. I pick out the contents

Q: Classes have been held online fromthe 2020 Spring Semester. What sorts ofchanges have you
made for your online classes?

such information reliably and accurately. As with

A: In my class, I use what I call “class notes.”ends. On the other hand, Zoom is a very useful“Class notes” are customizable supplementary

application with less time and space constraints. Imaterials that describe what the student learned

think it has become easier to freely ask questions

during class or from homework. Students canabout lessons and have small consultations. I makechange the font size or font, organize the content,

sure to regularly talk to all my students on Zoom.

peers, it has also become difficult for faculty
members and students to talk to each other. I haverealized how important it was to have brief casualconversations during the breaks and after class

add to it, and post links to references and sites forreference. The “class notes” are uploaded tomanaba. Since the switch to online classes, students
can no longer have regular conversations with peers

Q: When improving the contents of yourclasses, what kinds of steps do you taketowards improvement?

such as, “What is the homework today?” and “Howrelated to Korean society and culture from theAnother activity in my class is called “look it up infields APU students usually study as specialized

my mother tongue.” For example, let’ s say thesubjects such as environment, innovation, tourism,news is about a problem between South Korea andmarketing, or international affairs, and link them toNorth Korea. Vietnamese students will look it up in

learning Korean. I improve the quality of learning

Vietnamese, Chinese students in Chinese, andby combining professor lectures with active

Russian students in Russian. Then, I will change thelearning centered around the students. Learning

content that was researched into Korean and share it

Korean in Japan is a little different from learningin class. This activity is a language practice, but it

Korean in Korea as everyday life does not takealso aims to help people from around the world

place in Korea. The words used and heard when

understand and interpret certain events. The words

shopping, chatting, and going to public offices areand contexts used change depending on thenot Korean. There are only a limited number ofunderstanding and interpretation, and the culture

situations where you can actually use the language

and history of the country or region often influences

you have l e a r n e d . I d o n ’ t th in k la n g u ag e

the words and contexts. Of course, since it is a

education is very effective if it is distanced fromlanguage class, the main focus is on language study,

everyday life. I hope that the Korean language

but since language and culture are two sides of theproficiency acquired in class will be useful forsame coin, understanding the cultural and social

what students do normally, so I conduct activities

aspects is very important in language learning as

to learn language using specialized knowledge.

well.

much was covered last time?” In fact, through such

A: First of all, I make sure to read everyone’ scasual interactions we know we’ re getting,class evaluation questionnaire. In particular, I willorganizing, and reconfirming the information we

carefully read the comment section and try toneed. The “class notes” activity is a tool to convey

improve on those points. As with UDL, I maysometimes seek advice from experts. In addition,

looking at things critically and have abundant andthere are situations in which language classes

extensive knowledge. Looking at somethingrequire team play within the same language. In my

critically does not mean “criticizing” someone. Icase, I regularly talk with Korean teachers to learn

think it’ s the ability to think about the background,from one another about points for improvement inhistory, and relationships of things and grasp theeach other’ s lessons.

full picture. What can seen from that, these
relationships, can reveal the “truth.” Pursuing theQ: What do you think is important in theprocess of education?

“truth” is scholarship, and I believe that it is theA: Universities are considered to be an institution

Q: What do you expect from the students
who take your classes?

that nurtures “thinkers.” A “thinker” is a person
who is aware of issues, studies well, uses multiple

background of the “thinker.”

approaches, and can provide answers by

A: I would like students to separate themselves

themselves. It may be a society-scale issue orfrom the sense that they are studying and working

something surrounding the persons themselves. In

hard to get a ‘good job’ in the future, and think

any case, I think it is important to nurture peoplecarefully about the question, “For what purpose am

who can think and act for themselves. To be able toI learning?”

think and act for oneself, it is necessary to practice

I think it is okay for the answers to vary. I also think
it is okay to answer, “Ultimately, to get a good job.”
However, I think it’ s a bad idea to push forward
without knowing why you are learning. You may
lose direction or not receive the expected results,
and you may get depressed or frustrated as a result.
It is a natural phenomenon that once you experience
the “joy of learning,” you will want to learn more.
There is “joy,” so you will want to experience thatfun again. We, the faculty members, will do ourbest to provide such experiences, but I hope thateveryone will take on various challenges and gain
experiences anticipating the “joy of learning.”

Interviewer Impressions
Through this interview with Professor Jung Jonghee, I
learned that he has devised many ways to understand and beconsiderate of students with various cultural backgrounds.
Among these efforts, the one that left the greatest impression
on me was the professor’s consideration to make it easy forthe students to ask questions. The professor organizes thelessons so that students can acquire vocabulary and knowledge in various fields, and he organizes the contents of eachlesson into Word and enables students to make their own
notes. Thanks to this consideration, I think that the students
can continue studying without losing their interest in language learning.

Interviewer

Name：CHOI Eunkyoung
College：APS, ED
Country：Korea
Message：Annyong (greeting in Korea)!
I'm Eunkyoung, an APS third year
student majoring in Environment andDevelopment Studies. I love to communicate with people from various countries and make new friends. I wish to
make those people happy with my positive energy. In APU, I will strive to start
new things, and I will never stop challenging myself.

Translater: LORENNIJ Kelly

What is [Q]?

At APU there are many professors who put together wonderful classes, and if
we could get to know how these classes are planned, it would contribute to
the improvement of other professors’ classes. For that purpose, we havebegun doing interviews in order to learn about class planning. These articles
have been entitled [Q], comprising a variety of meanings such as: increasing
the [Q]uality of classes, answering [Q]uestions to increase quality, andforming a [Q]ueue, or line, of class improvements. We would be very happy
if these articles could contribute to the [Q]uest of APU professors’ class quality
improvement.