Robert J. Fouser

Robert J. Fouser holds a B.A. in Japanese language and literature, and M.A. in applied linguistics, both from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from Trinity College Dublin. He studied Korean language intensively at Seoul National University in the early 1980s. During his time in Japan, he taught foreign language education at Kyoto University and developed the Korean language program in Kagoshima University. From 2008 to 2014, he taught Korean as a second/foreign language education at Seoul National University. While teaching at Seoul National University, he remodeled a traditional Korean-style house (hanok) in Seoul and was active in community activities. He is currently an independent scholar living in Providence, Rhode Island.

In addition to being co-author of "Hanok: The Korean House" (2015), he is the translator of "Understanding Korean Literature" (1997) by Kim Hunggyu. He is also author of three books in Korean: "Mirae Simin ui jogeon" [Conditions for Citizenship in the Future: A Manual of Democracy for Koreans] (2016), "Seochon Hollik" [Seochon-holic] (2016), "Oegugeo Jeonpadam" [The Spread of Foreign Languages] (2018, 2nd. ed. 2021), "Oegugeo Hakseupdam" [Learning Foreign Languages] (2021). He has previously written articles and columns in Korean for newspapers and magazines, including the "Dong-A Ilbo," the "JoongAng Ilbo," the "Hankook Ilbo," "Sisa Journal," and "Next Daily." He currently writes a monthly columns in Korean for the "Hankyoreh" and the "Asia Business Daily" as well as irregular columns for "Pressian" and a biweekly column in English for the "Korea Herald."