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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of English

Teaching areas

Academic Writing, Business Writing, Bilingualism, Syntax (Grammar), Psycholinguistics, Language and Gender

Education

PhD, Linguistics, The Graduate Center, CUNY, United States
PGD, TESOL, New York University, United States
MA, Applied Linguistics/TESL, Georgetown University, United States

Professional experience

Postdoctoral Research Associate/Lecturer at University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland(2014 - 2018)
Research Assistant, United States(2013 - 2013)
Adjunct Instructor at Queens College Flushing, United States(2007 - 2010)
Adjunct Professor, at Lehman College, United States(2006 - 2007)
Adjunct Professor at Passaic County Community College, United States(2003 - 2004)
Instructor at Seoul Women's University English Language Institute, South Korea(2000 - 2001)
Instructor, South Korea(1999 - 1999)

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2384

Dr. Ji Shim

Assistant Professor
PhD in Linguistics, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, USA

Ji Young Shim is a versatile linguist, with an academic background and career in both theoretical and applied linguistics. She has taught in Linguistics/English/ESL departments at various institutions in the US, Europe and Asia such as the University of Geneva and the City University of New York, among others. Her research and teaching interests include syntax, morpho-syntax, syntax-semantics interface, psycholinguistics, bilingualism and code-switching. She is a recipient of an NSF grant (BCS-1023709) in the US and currently serves as an International Editorial Board member for Studies in Generative Grammar.

Publications

Ji Shim, Tabea Ihsane, A New Outlook of Complementizers, Published, Languages, 2, 3, pp. 17
Ji Shim, Mixed Verbs in Code-Switching: The Syntax of Light Verbs, Published, Languages, 1, 1, pp. 8
Ji Shim, Portmanteau sentences in code-switching, In Preparation; Not Yet Submitted
Ji Shim, OV and VO Variation in Code-Switching, Submitted, Current Issues in Bilingualism, 2020

Conference Presentations

Ji Shim, Gender-biased language in world music, Critical Approaches to Media Discourse, London, United Kingdom, May, 2020
Ji Shim, Word order in code-switching, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, March, 2020
Jin Young Lee, The Influence of self-response to received peer feedback on the development of logic, clarity, and audience awareness: Sociocognitive perspective, 2019 ALAK International Conference, Seoul, South Korea, September, 2019
Ji Young Shim, Portmanteau sentences in code-switching, Transdisciplinary Approaches to Language Variation 2, Cyprus, February, 2019

Grants and sponsorships

FRG 20 , American University of Sharjah, 2023

Awards and Honors

, Honor Teacher Award, Seoul Women's University, 2001

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