Before joining the University of Hong Kong in 2015, Ms. Youngkyoung Paik taught Korean in diverse multicultural settings, including Korea, Germany, Chile, and Switzerland. She has worked with learners of various proficiency levels and cultural backgrounds, fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment. Her teaching and research interests include pragmatics, third language acquisition, and the application of artificial intelligence in language learning. At HKU, she serves as the Year 3 Core Course Language Coordinator and oversees the introduction of intensive summer language courses and exchange programmes for current students.

Courses Taught at SMLC:

KORE1001 Korean I. 1 / KORE1002 Korean I. 2

KORE2001 Korean II. 1 / KOE2002 Korean II. 2

KORE3001 Korean III. 1 / KORE3002 Korean III.2

KORE2042 Korean Listening: Genre and Strategies

KORE3024 English – Korean translation 1: Practical skills

KORE3025 Korean for business 1

Key Publications:

Lee Hai Young, Yoon Young, Seo Jin-Sook, Choi Ji Young, No Chae Hwan, Kim Min Sun, Jung Hye-Sun, No A-Sil, Kim Sun-Young, Jeon Hee-Jung, Kwon Mi-Gyeong, & Paik Youngkyoung. (2025). The Future of the Korean Classroom: AI-Driven Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning (미래를 여는 한국어 교실: AI로 확장되는 에듀테크 교수·학습의 혁신). 235–268. Seoul: Hawoo Publishing.

Paik, Youngkyoung & Lee, M. K. (2025). Multilingual Korean learners' machine translation patterns. in J. I. Suk & K. J. Kim (Eds.), Korean as a second language in plurilingual and multicultural societies. 389–400. Seoul: Kong & Park. (ISBN: 9788997134700)

Lee Hai Young, Hwang Sun Young, Jeong Jin, Hong Seung Ah, Lee Ji Hyun, Paik, Youngkyoung & Choi Hye Sun. (2022). Korean B2+ for primary and secondary schools overseas. International Korean Education Foundation.

Paik, Youngkyoung (2021). A study on developing chatbot for teaching Korean pragmatics: Focusing on the refusal speech act. Bilingual Research, 84, 115–141.