Dr. Hee-Won Kang, Professor
Department of Literacy Studies and Elementary Education

Stevenson 3096 D
707.664.3111 tel
707.664.2483 fax
hee-won.kang@sonoma.edu

 

Specializes in second language and literacy development, curriculum and instruction

Wrote and hosted two national educational television series for English education for KBS-TV and MBC-TV in Seoul, Korea.

Has given numerous in-service workshops on language and literacy development

Has trained English as a Foreign Language teachers under auspices of Ministry of Education in Korea

Professional Memberships:

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
International Reading Association
California Reading Association
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Publications, Grants, Research:

Has published articles on language, literacy, culture, and collaboration in Multicultural Education, Teacher Education Quarterly, The Journal of Reading, The Educational Forum, The Bilingual Research Journal, and others.

Has given numerous presentations on language and literacy development at international, national, state, and local conferences

Has done research on Hmong literacy as part of a research grant from the National Institute for Literacy

Awards and Honors:

Past President of the California Professors of Reading/Language Arts
Nominated for Excellence in Education Award, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce

Education and Degrees:

Ph.D. in Education in Language and Literacy from the University of California, Berkeley

M.A. in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language from San Francisco State University