Sooho Song

Assistant Professor

Office: Curtin Hall 8792
Phone: (414) 229-4285
e-mail: sooho@uwm.edu

Degree(s):

Ph.D., English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.A., English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
M.A., English Literature, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea
B.A., English Literature, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea

Current Research:

Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Korean Linguistics, Intercultural Communication

Courses Taught:

Global 101: People and Politics
Global 190: Think Tank: Language and Ethnicity
Global 290: Think Tank: Intercultural Language Learning
Global 351: Language, Media, and Society in Global Communication
Global 390. Think Tank: Politeness in Global Communication
Global 490. Think Tank: Global Language and Language Death
Linguis 200: Aspects of Language: Language and Politeness
Linguis 200: Aspects of Language: Contrastive Analysis of Cross-cultural Discourse
Linguis 200: Aspects of Language: Language and Social Power
Linguis 200: Aspects of Language: Intercultural Language Learning and Teaching

Select Publications or Papers:

Song, Sooho. 2012. Politeness and Culture in Second Language Acquisition. Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cultural Differences in Politeness Perception: A Comparative Analysis. (under review at Journal of International and Intercultural Communication)

Politeness in the Selection of Request Strategies: A Cross-cultural Analysis. (Work in Progress)

The Cross-cultural Analysis of Korean Interlangauge Compliment Strategies: A Mode Switching Framework. (Work in Progress)