Grace Cho, Ph.D., Associate Professor

California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 6868
Department of Secondary Education, CP-611
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868
Office: CP-611 (714) 278-3283

Email: gcho@fullerton.edu         

Degrees

• Ph.D.,  Education: Language, Literacy and Learning,  University of Southern California, 1998
• M.S.,   Education: Curriculum and Instruction University of Southern California, 1995
• B.S.,    Liberal Studies  University of Southern California, 1989

Credentials/Certificates

• California Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) Lead Assessor Trainer Certificate, California Commission on Teaching Credentialing, 2004
• Intel Teach to the Future program Completion Certificate, 2002
• Teaching and Learning Academy Certificate (TLAC), CSU Fullerton, 2001
• Bilingual Cross-cultural Language & Academic Development Certificate, (BCLAD Spanish), California Commission on Teaching Credentialing, 1996
• Bilingual Cross-cultural Language & Academic Development Certificate, (BCLAD Korean), California Commission on Teaching Credentialing, 1996
• Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, California Commission on Teaching Credentialing, 1993

Professional Experiences

• Associate Professor and PDD Director, College of Education, California State University, Fullerton, 2006 - present
• Assistant Professor and CLAD Coordinator, School of Education, California State University, Fullerton, 2000 - 2006
• Full-time Instructor and Student Teacher Supervisor, Department of Education, Biola University, 1998 - 2000
• Adjunct Professor and Fieldwork Supervisor, Department of Education, Biola University, 1996-1998
• Teacher Trainer, EEC International, Los Angeles, 1995 - 1997
• Teacher, Los Angeles Unified School District, 1991 - 1993
• Consultant/Evaluator, Pasadena Unified School District, 1996 -1997
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, 1996 - 1998
• Research Assistant, California Writing Project, USC, 1994 - 1996
• Sales Coordinator, Samsung Electron Devices, La Mirada, California (LCD department), 1989-1991
• Language Instructor & Program Director, Downey Presbyterian Church, California, 1989 – 1990

Research Specializations

• Language and Literacy Education
• Cross-cultural and Academic Language Development
• Multicultural Education
• Bilingual Education
• Heritage Language Development

Honors and Distinctions

• Korea Foundation Field Research Fellow, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, South Korea, 2007
• Author Recognition Award, CSUF, 2002-2003
• Outstanding Faculty Recognition Award, CSUF, 2001-2002
• Title VII Bilingual Education Doctoral Fellowship, 1993-1996
  U.S. Department of Education
• GPSS Conference Scholarship, 1996-1997
  Graduate & Professional Student Senate, University of Southern California
• Education Graduate Organization Travel Scholarship, 1995-1996
  School of Education, University of Southern California
• Mary Lee Shon Scholarship, 1994-1995
  Asian Pacific American Support Group, University of Southern California
• Korean American Educators Association Scholarship, 1989-1990
  Korean American Educators Association, Los Angeles

Selected Scholarly Publications and Presentations

• Scholarly Publications:
• Cho, G. & De Castro-Ambrosetti, D. (2006). "Is Ignorance Bliss? Pre-service teachers' attitudes toward multicultural education. The High School Journal, 89 (2), 24-29
• DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D., & Cho, G. (2005). Synergism in Learning: a Critical Reflection of Authentic Assessment.” The High School Journal, 89 (1), 57-62
• DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D., & Cho, G. (2005). “Do Parents Value Education? Teachers’ Perceptions of Minority Parent.” Multicultural Education. 13 (2), 44-46
• Cho, G. (2004). Effects of Heritage Language Competence on Family Relationships Among Children of Immigrants in the United States.” The International Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 1, 30-38.
• Cho, G. Shin, F. & Krashen, S. (2004). What do we know about heritage languages? What do we need to know about them? Multicultural Education Journal, 11 (4), 23-26.
• Cho, G. & De Castro-Ambrosetti, D. (2003). " Why Don't They Learn English?" Separating Fact from Fallacy in the U.S. Language Debate. [Book Review]. Journal of Latinos and Education, 2(4), 251-253.
• De Castro Ambrosetti, D. & Cho, G. (2002). "Technology - Panacea or obstacle in the education of diverse student populations? Multicultural Education, 10 (2), 25-30.
• Cho, G. & DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D. (2002, February). Walking a mile in their shoes: Transforming teachers' beliefs about English language learners. Exchanges: The On-line Journal for Teaching and Learning in the CSU.
• Cho, G. (2001). The role of heritage language in social interactions and relationships: reflections from a language minority group. Bilingual Research Journal 24 (4), 369-384.
• Cho, G. & Krashen, S. (2000). The role of voluntary factors in heritage language development: How speakers can develop the heritage language on their own.  ITL: Review of Applied Linguistics, 127-140.
• Cho, G., & Krashen, S.(1998). The negative consequences of heritage language loss and why we should care. In S. Krashen, L. Tse, & J. McQuillan (Eds.) Heritage Language Development. Culver City: Language Education Associates.
• Cho, G., Cho, K-S. & Tse, L. (1997). Why ethnic minorities want to develop their heritage language: The case of Korean American. Language Culture and Curriculum, 10 (2), 106-11.

• Pragmatic Scholarship:
• Shultz, H., Bonsangue, M., Costa, V., and Cho, G. (2005). Module 1: Operations on Real Numbers in Middle School Mathematics. 
  In V. Costa, M. Bonsangue, and H. Shultz (Eds.) (2nd ed.).  Professional Development Resources Online for Mathematics      
  Available from http://www.fullerton.edu/pdrom/.
• Cho, G., Choi, H., & Krashen, S. (2005). “Hooked on Comic Book Reading: How Comic Books Made an Impossible Situation Less Difficult” Knowledge Quest, 33 (4): 35-38.
• Cho, S. & Cho, G. (2002). Jo Gi Yu Hwak [Studying abroad at an early age]. Seoul: Easy Books Co.
• Cho, G. (2001). Effects of having developed or not developed one's heritage language: Voices from a language minority group in the U.S., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Bilingualism Symposia (pp.198). Bristol: University of the West of England.
• Cho, G. (2001). Is HL maintenance necessary? A response from second generation Korean American Adults. In J. Peyton, D. Ranard, D., and S. McGinnis (Eds.). Heritage language in America: Preserving a National Resource. Center for Applied Linguistics: IL.
• Cho, G. (2000). Heritage language development is not an option . The Korea Times.
  November 30.
• Cho, G. (1998). The benefits of bilingual education in America. The Korea Times.
  April 21.
• Cho, G. (1998,). Language education for immigrant children. Choog An Ilbo-Korea Central Daily Newspaper. April 7.

• SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS:
  • Cho, G. (2008, January).  “A Hop, Skip and a Jump”: Korean Americans Bridge the Cultural Divide Through Visitation to their Heritage Homeland.”  Paper will be presented at the annual conference of Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE), Honolulu, Hi.
  • Cho, G. & DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D. (2007, January).  “Your Face is Your Calling Card”: An analysis of Teachers’ opinions of Adolescents based on their appearance.” Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE), Oahu, Hawaii.
  • Cho, G. & DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D.  (2006, April). Insight into Teachers’ View of Minority Parents’ Attitudes toward Education: Who cares?   Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, California.
  • DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D.  & Cho, G.  (2006,Jan).  Authentic Assessment and Standards in a Teacher Education Program: Theory into Practice.   Paper presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE), Oahu, Hawaii
  • DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D. & Cho, G. (2004, April). The Blame Game?: Secondary Teachers’ Attitudes toward Teaching in Culturally Diverse Settings. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal, Canada.
  • Cho, G. (2004, January). Attitudes of Korean American High School Students toward their Heritage Language and Culture. Presented at the annual conference of Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE), Honolulu, HI.
  • Cho, G. (2004, March). Current Issues on the Education of Asian Pacific American Students. Presented at the annual conference of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE), San Jose, CA
  • Cho, G. & DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D. (2004, January). Meaningful learning: A multidimensional Approach. Poster Presentation at California State University, Fullerton.
  • Shin, F. & Cho, G. (2003, April). Attitudes towards language shift and heritage language development: Korean, Hmong and Vietnamese students in California. Paper presented at the fourth International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB4), Phoenix, AZ.
  • De Castro-Ambrosetti, D. & Cho, G. (2003, April). Are Urban School Students Being Empowered by the Use of Technology? Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.
  • Cho, G. (2002). "To be or not to be: Heritage language maintenance" Poster Presentation, California State University, Fullerton.
  • Cho, G. & DeCastro-Ambrosetti, D. (2002, April). Preparing Prospective Teachers to Work Effectively with Culturally Diverse Student Populations in Urban Settings Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA,
  • Cho, G. (2002, April). Minority First Language Maintenance and Loss. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Cho, G. & Shin, F. (2002, January). Asian Students' Heritage Language Development. Paper presented at the annual conference of the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE), San Jose, CA
  • Cho, G. (2001, April). The effects of having developed or not developed one's heritage language: Voices from a language minority group in the U.S. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB3), Bristol, England.
  • Cho, G. (2001, March). Heritage language loss and maintenance. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Cho, G. & Newton, R. (2001, February). Beyond Chopsticks and Chopsuey: Authentically integrating Asian American literature into the curriculum. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), Phoenix, Arizona.
  • Cho, G. (2000, April). Factors Affecting Heritage Language Development. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Cho, G. & Newton, R. (2000, March). Contributions of Asian American to our History. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE), San Francisco, CA.
  • Cho, G. & Kim, J. (1999, November). Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English-Ensuring Success for All. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), Anaheim, CA,
  • Cho, G. (1999, October). Is Heritage Language Maintenance Necessary? A Response from Second Generation Korean American university students. Poster session presented at the National Heritage Language Conference (NHLC), Long Beach, CA.
  • Cho, G. (1999, April). Consequences of Heritage Language Loss and Development. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal, Canada.
  • Cho, G. (1998, April). Heritage Language Development in Asian Pacific American Communities. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA.
  • Cho, G. & Newton, R. (1998, February). Contribution of 'People of Color' to Our History. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE), San Jose, CA.
  • Lin, A. & Cho, G. (1997, March). The Learning Effects of Cognition and Communication. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois.
  • Cho, G. (1997, February). Heritage Language Development. Symposium conducted at the annual conference of the California Association of Bilingual Education (CABE), San Diego, CA.
  • Lin, A. & Cho, G. (1996, April). The Effect of Computer Networking on Writing Literacy in Learning Disabled and At-Risk Students. Presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York.

• INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
  • Guest Speaker at the DELAC School Site Representatives and Parents Meeting. (Nov. 27, 2001), Fullerton School District
• Guest Speaker at the "Current Issue: Anti-Bilingual Education 'Unz Initiative' forum. Korean Gospel Broadcasting Co. (AM 1190). April, 1998.
• Guest Speaker at the Parent Workshop on Family Literacy Development. Ko-Am Family Service Center, Los Angeles, CA. August, 1995.