Practical AI for language teachers
About
白海燕 / 백해연
I was born in China as a member of the Korean ethnic minority. I began studying Japanese in junior high school, majored in Japanese at university, and then went on to graduate school in Japan to study linguistics. A few years ago I joined a Korean Sign Language corpus project at a university in Korea as a researcher, which also opened the world of sign language to me.
I love thinking about and learning languages, and I live surrounded by many of them every day. I now teach Chinese, Korean and Japanese at university. I write papers that dig into the “why” behind language, and every day I look for ways to help people acquire languages faster, making both teaching and learning more efficient.
This Site
Language teaching involves a lot of repetitive work. With AI, that work becomes faster, and the time saved can go into better lessons and conversations with students. On this site I share, in concrete terms, the AI methods and tools I use myself.
Let AI handle repetitive tasks such as writing exercises, assisting with grading and organizing vocabulary lists, turning time spent on busywork into time for thinking.
Use AI to create slides, handouts and audio materials, cutting preparation time dramatically so you can focus on the quality of your lessons.
Books
Based on classroom practice, these textbooks were planned, written and given audio with the help of AI. Most come with audio and a practice app, so you can start learning right away on your smartphone. The books are in Japanese; click a cover to open its Amazon page.
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Korean × Kanji
Korean Through Kanji: Introductory — Sino-Korean words chained from 55 characters
Starting from 55 basic characters such as 人 (인), learn Sino-Korean vocabulary in connected chains. Covers TOPIK levels 1–4, with a practice app.
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Korean × Kanji
Korean Through Kanji: Intermediate — reading Sino-Korean words with 199 characters
Using the readings of 199 characters as clues, systematically expand your intermediate Sino-Korean vocabulary. TOPIK levels 1–4, with a practice app.
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Korean × Kanji
Korean Through Kanji: Affixes — Sino-Korean words built from 24 affixes
With 24 affixes such as 的 and 性, multiply your Sino-Korean vocabulary many times over. TOPIK levels 1–4, with a practice app.
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Korean
Level Up in 3 Months: Korean, Cooking Edition — 60 audio tracks and a review app
Kimchi fried rice, bibimbap, tteokguk… 12 lessons that teach conversation and grammar through 12 seasonal Korean dishes. Upper-beginner level.
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Chinese
Level Up in 3 Months: Chinese, Cooking Edition — HSK levels 3–4
Dumplings, mapo tofu, Peking duck, hot pot… 12 lessons built around 12 dishes from across China. 93 audio tracks and a practice app with 282 vocabulary cards.
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Japanese・Chinese・Korean
Kanji, Lost Three Times — dots and lines: stories of kanji words shared by Japanese, Chinese and Korean
How does the same kanji word change its meaning across Chinese, Japanese and Korean? Starting with 老婆, stories of words that travel between the three languages.
Apps
Web apps I developed together with AI for my classes and my own study. No installation needed: they run right in your smartphone browser, and you can add them to your home screen to launch them like an app. The interface is mainly in Japanese.
Pronunciation
19 consonants and 21 vowels, final consonants (batchim), telling lax, aspirated and tense sounds apart, and a letter-building game. Listen to a model, record yourself and compare.
Animations show how a final consonant flows into the next syllable, so you can see how Korean sound changes work.
Practice the four tones, two-syllable tone pairs and 50 basic words. AI scores your pronunciation.
Textbook companions
🔒 For registered users only (full name and affiliation). You will be asked to sign in when you open an app.
Audio for all 12 lessons (60 tracks) plus a review app with word cards, grammar and dictation. Also opens from the QR code in each lesson of the book.
93 audio tracks, 282 word cards, multiple-choice quizzes and dictation. Includes per-speaker and slow-speed audio.
Covers the Introductory, Intermediate and Affixes volumes. Four modes — kanji drills, kanji search, kanji ⇔ Hangul matching and sentence fill-in-the-blank — build your Sino-Korean vocabulary.
English
Mock tests for Parts 1–3 with about 300 questions and 45 cue cards. Voice input and AI read-aloud let you practice speaking on your own.
Sentence memorization curriculum, weak-point training, speed reading, writing feedback and study statistics — manage your daily study in one place.
A 90-day English program. Build up writing and tests step by step with Australian and New Zealand English audio.
Contact
For questions about the materials, requests for talks or workshops, or advice on using AI, please use this form. I will reply after reviewing your message. Japanese, Korean, Chinese and English are all welcome.