Dr. Bo Kim

Instructor

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Biography

Bo Kyoung Kim received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been a lecturer at the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech since 2014, where she teaches various courses in Korean, including Elementary Korean, Intermediate Korean, and selected readings on Modern Korean linguistics. Her expertise includes the case-marking system in Korean and adverbial case. Kim's research interests cover a range of topics within Korean linguistics, particularly Morpho-Syntax, the Syntax/Semantics interface, Korean language education, bilingualism, second language acquisition, and sociolinguistics. She recently focused on lexicalization patterns and neologisms in the Korean language, with her latest publication discussing the implications of language gender and neologisms in Korean language education, published in the International Journal of Korean Language Education.

Research Interests

Courses

Elementary Korean Elementary Korean II Intermediate Korean Intermediate Korean II Korean Conversation & Culture Contemporary Korean Selected Readings in Modern Korean Media and Public Culture Korean Community Service Learning Intercultural Seminar Undergraduate Research Applications of Linguistics

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.