👩🏻🎓B.A. in Korean Language & Literature 👩🏻🏫 Certified Korean Teacher
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👩🏻🎓B.A. in Korean Language & Literature 👩🏻🏫 Certified Korean Teacher
About Me
Me as a Teacher
My lessons & teaching style
From Republic of KoreaLiving in Seoul, Republic of Korea (02:40 UTC+09:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 13, 2020
InterestsHistoryTravelReading
Hi, I’m Lim from Korea! :) I’ve had a deep passion for languages and cultures since childhood, and I love sharing that enthusiasm with others. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Korean and English Language and Literature, specializing in Second Language Acquisition. After graduating, I worked as a journalist for a year, which allowed me to develop strong writing and speaking skills through full-time journalism work.
Me as a Teacher
I’m passionate not only about learning foreign languages but also about teaching Korean to international learners. During my university years, I taught Korean to exchange students from diverse backgrounds, helping them achieve their language goals. I regularly corrected their Korean journal entries and assisted them in improving their conversational skills in both formal and informal settings.
Through these experiences, I realized that knowing a language and teaching it effectively are two very different things. This realization motivated me to study Second Language Acquisition more deeply, leading me to take extensive TESOL/TKSOL courses in college.
My lessons & teaching style
As a former journalist, I can help you improve both your speaking fluency and writing skills. I provide corrections and feedback, which we’ll review together at the end of each class. If you prefer casual conversation practice without textbooks, I can prepare engaging materials for you.
In the trial lesson, I’ll discuss your goals and create a personalized lesson plan based on your level. I aim to integrate all four language skills—reading, listening, speaking, and writing—so you can develop a well-rounded proficiency in Korean.
My teaching material
PDF file
Audio files
Test templates and examples
Articles and news
Image files
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Video files
Quizzes
Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
166
Students
3,207
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
5.0
Rating
166
Students
3207
Lessons
100%
Attendance rate
100%
Response rate
Korean Lessons
Trial Lesson
70 lessons completed
USD 8.00+
🗣 Speak like a native Korean (Conversation/Speaking Practice)
A2 - C1Conversation2,271 lessons completed
USD 14.00+
Package with 10% off
⭐ Todo Korean (Comprehensive Korean)
A1 - C2Language Essentials866 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Package with 10% off
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553 Reviews
Benny To
121 Korean lessons
Teacher’s pick
I’m always grateful for 정은 쌤 for her clear explanation and enthusiasm in teaching. She devotes a lot in preparing each lesson and is always to happy to tailor make the content based on my interest. Mostly important we share lots of common interests, from history to pop culture, politics and languages. Today we continued our discussion on Korean politics and midterm election, and then talked about the currently very popular drama Queen of Tears. On top of this, we still managed to go through my homework and learnt a few more adjectives of emotions!!
Apr 28, 2024
ros 로즈 ♥︎
82 Korean lessons
Teacher’s pick
정은 씨 덕분에 토픽 시험 잘 볼 수 있어서 짧은 시간에 6급이나 받게 됐어요! 의견을 나누는 게 항상 재미있고 정은 씨의 다양한 언론과 한국어에 대한 자식이 뛰어나다고 생각해요. 기회가 되면 꼭 한번 정은 씨의 수업 들어 보세요~ :)
Dec 2, 2021
Benny To
121 Korean lessons
Today we had a great discussion about regionalism in South Korea and other countries, based on a rather controversial news article. Very interesting and satisfying as always! Look forward to more discussion next time!
Dec 20, 2025
Linda M.
41 Korean lessons
Teacher’s pick
정은 씨‘s lessons are extremely organised and informative. Various useful expressions and grammar points are taught based on a wide range of interesting topics and are further reinforced through sample sentences and in-dept discussions. I could not have been happier with the progress I have made so far under the guidance of 정은 씨 ☺️♥️
I made a little mistake last time. Today IS the special occasion - our 120th lesson! But my comment still holds - JE sseam is simply the best teacher on italki I have met. Today we continued our discussion on multiculturalism and racial discrimination. Fantastic discussion as always. Look forward to our next lesson, we will go back to the classic issue of regionalism in Korea!