Five Korean BA students from the University of Hawai’i presented their paper at the 39th HALT Spring Conference on April 12th, 2025.

As part of a group project for their Korean 452 and Korean 470 courses, Korean BA students from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa presented on the topic “Strategies for Politeness in Non-Polite Expressions in Korean” at the Hawai’i Association of Language Teachers (HALT) Spring Conference.

Consisting of language teachers from K-12 and higher education institutions in Hawai’i, The Hawai’i Association of Language Teachers works to maintain the highest standards in the profession of teaching languages.

From left to right: Sydnie Hirayama, Sehwa Palinsky, Izabella Perez, Kathleen Taylor, and Hanna Johnson. (Advising Faculty: Mee-Jeong Park).