Faculty and Staff
Director: Dr. Koji Arizumi Office: 200 BB Comer Hall Email: karizumi@ml.as.ua.edu Phone: 205-348-5059 Koji Arizumi (有住幸二) grew up in Tokyo, Japan. He went to Waseda University and majored in physics. While in college, he started playing the flute and went on to get a master's degree (MA) and doctoral degree (DMA) in music. He has been teaching Japanese on Satellite TV/video as well as in the classroom almost 20 years while researching the educational use of technology. Dr. Arizumi also teaches Modern Japanese Literature and Film in the Department of Modern Languages and Classics of UA. |
Administrative Secretary: Rachel Caver Office: 200 BB Comer Hall Email: rachel.caver@ua.edu Phone: 205-348-5059 My name is Rachel Caver. I work in the Modern Languages and Critical Languages Center here at The University of Alabama. I enjoy being exposed to all of the different languages. Learning a new language is very beneficial to all. I enjoy working around people from different countries, learning their cultures, spending time with the ones I love and learning new things. |
Administrative GTA: Sumi Woo Email: woosumi@hotmail.com Sumi is from Korea. She is a doctoral student majoring in International Relations and minoring in Comparative Politics and American Politics at UA. She received her BA and MA degrees from Korea, and she worked at the Assembly of Korea for 4 years. She enjoys traveling, meeting new people from different countries, playing racqetball and tennis, swimming and cooking. |
Administrative GTA: Ning Yang Email: yangning1212@yahoo.com I am from China. I received my MA in TESOL from UA. Now I am in the PHD program of Educational Psychology. I am glad that I got the opportunity to work with people all over the world in CLC. My goal is to help every student to enjoy learning. |
Administrative GTA : Myung Ju Lee Email: mlee61@crimson.ua.edu My name is Myung Ju Lee from Seoul, Korea. I am a doctoral student studying Adapted Sport Pedagogy. I received my MA and BA from Korea. I love doing diverse exercise such as table tennis, skiing, snowboarding, aerobics, mountain bicycle, marathon, swimming, and triathlon. I am looking forward to meeting new people who would like to learn Korean. |

