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About speaker: Dr. Eun Hee Koo is currently the President and professor of Adroit College, the
Founder and the Chairperson of Board of Directors of Korean Language and Culture Foundation. She
has taught Korean language and Korean Teacher Education at various universities. She has served as the
Honorary Ambassador of Promotion of Jikji, the Extant Oldest Metal Printed Book in the World, in
U.S.A. since 2006 until now. She is also a member of PEN Korea as a debut poet and she has published
one poetry and three essay books based on her Korean language classroom and experiences as a Korean
teacher in the US. She found the Adroit College Ensemble, non-Korean members singing only in Korea.
Her research interest is teaching language with music and songs. Her classroom and activities have been
introduced on many TV programs in Korea and received many awards including Presidential Award
from Korean government.

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