학력

하와이대학교(Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa) 언어학과 철학박사 (2011, Ph.D.)

하와이대학교(Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa) Dept. of Second Language Studies (2011, Advanced Graduate Certificate)

고려대학교 문과대학 영어영문학과 영어학전공 문학석사 (2009, M.A.) 

고려대학교 문과대학 영어영문학과 문학사 (2005, B.A.)

학위 논문

English attrition in Korean-English bilingual children (박사학위논문)

Korean learners’ comprehension of English relative clauses (석사학위논문)

전공 및 관심 분야

언어습득 및 언어퇴행

언어정보처리 

주요 담당 교과목

영어학의 이해, 영어학개론, 영어교육론, 기초영문법, 영작문의 기초, 새로운 영어학 이야기 등

연구 및 교육 경력

ETS(Educational Testing Service) Global – Korea, TOEFL Propell Workshop Facilitator (2015.01 ~ )

청주대학교 영어영문학과 조교수 (2014.08 ~ 2023.08) 

고려대학교 시간강사 및 연구교수 (2011.09 ~ 2014.08)

연구 논문

Zhang, Xiaoyu & Kang, Sang-Gu. (2025). Applying given-before-new principle in L2 English dative development. Language Acquisition, 32(1): 52-75.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2024). Pragmatic influence in processing L2 English reflexive pronouns by Korean learners of English. Modern English Education, 25: 197-211.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2024). Extended use of Korean negation marker ani in early L1 Korean development: A case study. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 28(1): 67-79.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2023). Does Google Bard understand ‘itself’? Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 27(2): 1-12.

Peng, Lin & Kang, Sang-Gu. (2023). Classifiers in competition for categorization. Language & Cognition, 15(4): 815-833.

Kang, Sang-Gu & Shin, Jeonghwa. (2022). Morphological transfer in the development of L2 English dative constructions. Journal of Cognitive Science, 23(4): 545-586.

Peng, Lin & Kang, Sang-Gu. (2022). Native versus non-native English teachers’ influence on English language learning motivation and anxiety. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 26(1): 1-19.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2021). Symbolic use of language as a means to demonstrate accommodation. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 25(2): 45-58.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2021). Student performance and satisfaction in online vs. offline English course: Do delivery and exam format matter? Modern English Education, 22(2): 1-9.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2020). Korean classifiers competing to influence categorization. Korean Journal of Linguistics, 45(2): 205-222. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2019). Seeking to relieve demotivation for Korean college students learning English. Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 23(2): 21-36. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2018). Mental simulation in the bilingual mind: How the lack and existence of honorifics affect English and Korean comprehension. Studies in Linguistics, 47: 187-203. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2017). Competing past tense forms in English attrition. International Journal of Bilingualism, 21(2): 145-158.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2016). Early detection of English attrition in Korean-English bilingual children. Journal of Language Sciences, 23(3): 327-344. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2015). Factors influencing Korean L2 Learners’ errors in English relative clauses. The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature, 57(2): 23-45. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2014). Fluency and accuracy in English attrition: A case study of two Korean sisters. Language and Linguistics, 62: 25-56. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2013). The role of language dominance in cross-linguistic syntactic influence: A Korean child’s use of null subjects in attriting English. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 16(1): 219-230.

Kang, Sang-Gu & Lee, Miseon. (2013). Lexical Diversity and Functional Categories in English Attrition of Korean Returnee Children. Korean Journal of Linguistics, 38(2): 239-258. 

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2012). Stages in the attrition of English passives. Korean Journal of Linguistics, 37(4): 783-805.

Kang, Sang-Gu. (2012). English mixing in K-pop across genres. Language and Linguistics, 56: 1-36.