Nicola Fraschini

I joined UWA as lecturer in Korean studies in 2015 and I have been Korean Studies major coordinator since 2017. I hold and M.A. and a PhD in Korean as a Foreign Language and Culture Education from Korea University, Seoul.
Before joining UWA I was full time lecturer at Sogang University Korean Language Education Center, where I coordinated the Korean language for professionals and the exchange students programs.
I also taught Korean language and culture pedagogy in the teachers training program at universities in Korea and abroad.
I am a Korean Ministry of Culture certified Korean as a second/foreign language instructor since 2008 and I was a recipient of scholarships from the Korea Foundation and the Korean Ministry of Education.

I have expertise in:

Foreign language pedagogy
Foreign language learning
Korean language teaching and learning
Korean linguistics
Korean culture and sociolinguistics

Full time lecturer, Sogang University Korean Language Education Center.
Part time lecturer, Kwangoon University, Korean Language and Literature Department.

At present I am working on projects that focus on:


Korean language learners' needs and motivation
Identity and authenticity issues in second generation Korean-Australian students

Unit coordinator of:

KORE1401 (Korean 1)
KORE1402 (Korean 2)
KORE1405 (Korean for heritage learners 1)
KORE1406 (Korean for heritage learners 2)
KORE3405 (Korean 5)
KORE3406 (Korean 6)
KORE5001 (Korean for professionals)
KORE5002 (Korean for professionals)

My research deals with the pedagogy of Korean language and culture.
In particular, at the moment I am working on projects on online feedback, learner's motivation and issues of identity in second generation Korean-Australian students.

I speak Korean
English and Italian on a daily basis. I am also a former student of Japanese.