Maria Kurtova

For the past 14 years, I have been continuously studying Korean, completed my BA and MA in Korean Studies, and am currently a PhD candidate at the department of Korean Linguistics at the Academy of Korean Studies. For the past 7 years, I have been continuously teaching Korean, translating to and from Korean, as well as proofreading, editing, and co-authoring language textbooks and dictionaries. 

Learning and teaching are my two passions. I am always eager and ready to learn a new skill while teaching and supporting someone else's growth brings me tremendous joy and a sense of fulfillment.

Translator (Korean ↔ English, Polish)

2016.03 – 2017.06     Daejeon International Community Center | (KR↔EN)

- Translated various texts (i.e., website localization) and interpreted 

2022.01 – 2023.04  TELEMARK | (KR↔PL/EN)

- Performed audiovisual translation with subtitling

2019.10 – 2023.10      Cultural Heritage Translation Project at Korean Heritage Service| (KR→EN)

- Translated over 2000 texts on Korean art, history, culture, religion, 

architecture, nature, etc.

2023.11 – now Interpreter and Translator of Korean at SK Hi-tech | (KR↔PL, KR↔EN)

- Interpreting day to day communication between Korean, Polish, and English 

and translating technical texts.

Language Instructor (Korean)

2022.03 – 2023.07     SWPS University Language School, Warsaw

- Taught an online course at SWPS University 

Author and proofreader of language learning materials (Korean)

2018.11 – 2024.06       Edgard Publishing House

- Co-authored and edited several Korean textbooks, phrasebooks, and dictionaries.

Education

2010.10 – 2013.06      BA, University of Warsaw, Korean Studies (summa cum laude).

2013.10 – 2018.07     MA, University of Warsaw, Korean Studies (summa cum laude). Thesis title:  

“Problems of Korean sound symbolisms in glottodidactics.”

2015.09 – 2017.08     MA, Daejeon University, Politics and Diplomacy.

2018.09 – present     PhD candidate, Academy of Korean Studies, Korean Linguistics. Thesis title:  

 “Corpus-based linguistic analysis of Han Gi-geun’s Sasaseonggyeong (1910)”

2021.10 – 2023.03     Postgraduate, University of Silesia, Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language.