@ EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY, SEOUL
We study how children learn language and also how language learning can break down. We take the perspective of language learning as part of a larger cognitive-linguistic learning profile. Thus, we examine how language learning and nonlinguistic cognitive processing are linked within fundamental learning mechanism and whether and how limitations in this mechanism potentially affect language difficulties in children. We invite both bilingual and monolingual children with and without language difficulties to help us answer our research questions. Our aim is to broaden our perspective on cognitive-linguistic theories of language learning and to achieve more accurate assessment and more effective intervention services for children who have language difficulties.
A set of cognitive processes that are necessary for the cognitive control and language learning
A specific impairment in the processing of linguistic information. including grammar, morphology, syntax, and the functional aspects of language, such as semantics and pragmatics
The use of two languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers
Evidence-based methods to improve speech and language skills
The process of measuring either the point of gaze or the motion of eyes for investigating the visual system
Dr. Yim conducted a professional training session for bilingual language coaches.
Dr. Yim led a professional development session, focusing on Parent Coaching and Understanding Family Roles
Dr. Yim hosted a language-stimulation workshop for mothers, focusing on strategies to enhance children’s communication skills.
Dr. Yim conducted a parent training session as part of a citywide program to support families and improve early childhood education in Seoul.
Dr. Yim conducted a parent education program for multicultural families to support their children’s language development.
Dr. Yim led a workshop for speech-language pathologists, providing practical insights into bilingual children’s language development, myths and facts, parent counseling, assessment, and intervention techniques.
Dr. Yim led a parent-coaching program where parents and children read picture books together to boost language, literacy, and interaction.
CLL had a summer workshop in Cheongpyeong. We shared good food and great conversations. We’re recharged for the semester to come!
Dr. Yim delivered a lecture on 'AI-Based Interventions for Social Communication Disorders' at the 4th International Symposium on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities, held in Jeju in 2025.
Our presentation, 'Bilinguals Build Broader Word Bridges: Lexical Flexibility in Korean Monolingual and Korean-English Bilingual Children,' has been designated as a Centennial Session at the 2025 ASHA Convention.
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