Positions Served

• 2022-    Global Talent Professor Mahidol University, Thailand

• 2013-2015Vice-President for External Affairs and DevelopmentHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2013-2014PresidentLinguistic Society of Korea
• 2012-2013Dean, Graduate School of TESOLHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2010-2012Dean, Academic AffairsHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2009-2010Vice-Dean, College of EnglishHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2009-2012Executive Researcher,
  National English Proficiency Test
  (Level 1) Consortium Ministry of Education, Science,
  and Technology
• 2009-2011PresidentDiscourse & Cognitive Linguistic Society of Korea
• 2008-2010Director, Language Research InstituteHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2008-2010Chair, Dept. of English LinguisticsHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2008-2009Advisory Board MemberHerald Media
• 2008-2009Director, FLEX CenterHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2006-2008Dean, Foreign Language Teaching & Testing CenterHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2005-2007Member, City Development CouncilUijeongbu City
• 2004-2009Chair, Evaluation Board Korea Education and Research
  Information Service
• 2004-2006Chair, Dept. of TESOLHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2004-2006Research Review Board MemberKorea Research Foundation
• 2003-2004Fulbright Lecturer/ResearcherStanford University
• 2003-2008Associate ProfessorHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2001-2003Director, Language Teaching &
  Testing Depts. (FLTTC) Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2002-2003Chair, Translation and Interpretation
  Dept., School of EnglishHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2001-2003Chair, Dept. of English EducationHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 2000Board Member, Korean GlobalizationMinistry of Culture & Tourism
• 1999-2003Assistant ProfessorHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 1999-2000Vice Dean, Graduate School of EducationHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 1999-2000Chair, Dept. of English Education,
  Graduate School of Education Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 1998-2000Chair, Dept. of English Education
  College of EducationHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 1997-1999LecturerHankuk University of Foreign Studies
• 1996-1996Assistant InstructorThe University of Texas at Austin
• 1994-1995Assistant InstructorThe University of Texas at Austin
• 1988Broadcasting Script WriterKBS-IOC Olympic Broadcasting Service
• 1986-1990English InstructorKorean Broadcasting System,
  KBS English (KBS-1) & Live Action English (KBS-3)
• 1985-1991Consular SpecialistU.S. Embassy, Seoul.

• Member, Editorial Board (09/2022-Present) Journal ofPragmatics (Elsevier; SCOPUS/A&HCI)
• Associate editor (10/2021-Present) Lingua (Elsevier; SCOPUS/A&HCI)
• Member, Editorial Board (06/2019-Present) East Asian Pragmatics(Brill; SCOPUS)
• Member, Editorial Board (05/2015-Present) Cognitive Semantics (Brill;SCOPUS)
• Member, Editorial Board (06/2021-05/2023) Korean Linguistics (JohnBenjamins; SCOPUS)
• Editor-in-Chief (07/2005 - 07/2007), Discourse and Cognition
• Member, Editorial Board (02/2000 - ) Studies in Modern Grammar
• Member, Editorial Board (03/2000 - ) Journal of Language Science
• Member, Editorial Board (03/2005 - 02/2007), Journal of Korean Semantics
• Member, Editorial Board (12/2004 - 01/2009), The Linguistic Association of Korea Journal
• Editor-in-Chief (09/2002-08/2003), Language and Linguistics
• Member, Editorial Board (09/2002 - 08/2004), Language Research
• Member, Editorial Board (06/2001 - 07/2005), Discourse and Cognition