Haewon Cho

Haewon Cho is a Senior Lecturer in Foreign Languages and Director of the Korean Language Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts & Sciences. She holds an M.A. in Linguistics and an M.A. for Teachers in TESOL from the University of Washington, as well as an M.A. in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching focuses on Korean language instruction, including courses like Beginning Korean, Intermediate Korean, Advanced Korean, and specialized courses in Business Korean.

Cho’s research and publications emphasize Korean language education and curriculum development. She has co-authored textbooks such as Topics in Korean Language and Culture, Epic Korean series for secondary schools, and Basic Korean. Her work also includes historical analysis of Korean language programs in U.S. institutions. She is based in Williams Hall and can be reached at haewcho@sas.upenn.edu.

Her professional contributions span textbook authoring, pedagogical innovation, and administrative leadership in language education. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, though her extensive publication record reflects scholarly engagement in language pedagogy.