Kwang Hee Hong is a professor in the Department of English Education at Yeungnam University, South Korea. As a researcher and author, he specializes in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), L2 education, and quantitative research methods in applied linguistics, with publications in journals such as CALICO, ReCALL, English Language Teaching, Journal of Language Science,and Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning. His research interests include L2 learners’ motivation, CALL, and CALL teacher education. Recently, his focus has expanded to exploring the integration of AI into language education, as reflected in the publication of ChatGPT in ESL education: From CALL 3.0 toward CALL 4.0 or on the edge of the event horizon of an AI black hole? (Yeungnam University Press, 2025). He has served as Vice President of both ALAK (Applied Linguistic Association of Korea) and PKETA (Pan-Korea English Teachers Association). He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of English Language Teaching and as Vice President of Research & Development for KATE (The Korea Association of Teachers of English).