Dr. Sunyoung Oh

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sunyoung Oh is a Lecturer in Asian Studies at the University of Western Australia, where she contributes to the interdisciplinary field of language education and pedagogy. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia, focusing on articulatory gestures in speech development. Her research interests encompass bilingual and translingual studies, discourse analysis, and the historical linguistics of East Asian languages, particularly Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. With a growing h-index of 101, her work is widely cited and recognized in the academic community. As a board member of the Korean Society for Bilingualism, she actively engages in promoting research that aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in education. Her educational background includes a BA in Sociology and Women's Studies from Sogang University and an MA in Linguistics, also from Sogang, with her dissertation exploring subject-drop phenomena in children’s bilingual development. Sunyoung is currently accepting PhD higher degree research students and offers unique opportunities across various research projects in language education.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

University of Western Australia • Perth, Australia

Teaching and researching in Asian Studies with a focus on language education and bilingualism.

Requirements for University of Western Australia

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:82
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a relevant field Personal Statement Curriculum Vitae
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
  • Personal Statement
  • References
  • Proof of Identity
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Graduate School for most Master by Coursework programs at UWA.