Hye Young Smith

Hye Young Smith is an Instructor in the Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her research focuses on Korean linguistics, interactional linguistics, conversation analysis, second language pedagogy, and pragmatics. She holds a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures (Korean) from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, an MA in Second Language Studies from the same institution, and a BEd in English Education and Korean Language Education from Korea National University of Education (KNUE).

• Education:
• PhD: East Asian Languages and Literatures (Korean), UHM (2018)
• MA: Second Language Studies, UHM (2015)
• BEd: English & Korean Education, KNUE (2008)

Her research explores discourse particles in Korean conversation, pragmatic functions of linguistic markers, and pedagogical applications of interactional linguistics. Recent work analyzes the particle -kulssey in talk-in-interaction and the use of -ney in reporting past experiences.

No awards or grants are listed, though her work contributes to applied linguistics and TESOL fields. She advises no listed students but focuses on curriculum development in Korean language education.