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● Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of America
● The 73rd Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting
● Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of Honduras
● Call for abstracts - The 9th World Congress of Korean Studies
● The 73rd Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting
● Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of Honduras
● Call for abstracts - The 9th World Congress of Korean Studies
Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of America
The Center for International Affairs at the Academy of Korean Studies recently hosted the ‘Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of America’ for 7 days from April 15-21, 2018.
YThe training course was attended by Professor Kevin Reilly of Raritan Valley Community College, Professor Dean Ferguson of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Christine Custred, a teacher at Edmond Public School, Michael Denman, a teacher at West Mesa High School, and Terry Burks, a teacher at Pojoaque Valley High School.
During the textbook seminar included in the training, the participants engaged in a discussion with presenters from Korea, including researchers of the Korea Promotion Project Office, about the status and characteristics of world history education in Korea and the US, the advanced world history curriculum and testing in the United States, and the development of educational materials.
In the invitational training, the human networks established by the annual National Council for Social Studies in the United States from 2015 to 2017 were utilized to select participants who are influential in the field of social studies education in the United States, with the aim of raising the likelihood of performance achievements in terms of improving, enhancing and creating Korea-related contents for American textbooks.
Notably, Professor Kevin Reilly has been writing Worlds of History, an advanced world history textbook in the United States, and Human Journey, whose second edition will be published next year. Professor Dean Ferguson has been participating in developing the advanced world history curriculum and testing in the United States, providing a wealth of useful information about the writing of world history textbooks in the United States and advanced world history testing.
Meanwhile, the state of New Mexico is currently reviewing whether to amend social studies guidelines in 2018 to reflect certain aspects of developments in Korea. Therefore, specialists involved in the educational curriculum were invited to Korea and provided with opportunities to enhance their understanding of Korean history, culture, and economy among other subjects with a view to promoting the inclusion of various Korea-related contents and topics in US textbooks.
YThe training course was attended by Professor Kevin Reilly of Raritan Valley Community College, Professor Dean Ferguson of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Christine Custred, a teacher at Edmond Public School, Michael Denman, a teacher at West Mesa High School, and Terry Burks, a teacher at Pojoaque Valley High School.
During the textbook seminar included in the training, the participants engaged in a discussion with presenters from Korea, including researchers of the Korea Promotion Project Office, about the status and characteristics of world history education in Korea and the US, the advanced world history curriculum and testing in the United States, and the development of educational materials.
In the invitational training, the human networks established by the annual National Council for Social Studies in the United States from 2015 to 2017 were utilized to select participants who are influential in the field of social studies education in the United States, with the aim of raising the likelihood of performance achievements in terms of improving, enhancing and creating Korea-related contents for American textbooks.
Notably, Professor Kevin Reilly has been writing Worlds of History, an advanced world history textbook in the United States, and Human Journey, whose second edition will be published next year. Professor Dean Ferguson has been participating in developing the advanced world history curriculum and testing in the United States, providing a wealth of useful information about the writing of world history textbooks in the United States and advanced world history testing.
Meanwhile, the state of New Mexico is currently reviewing whether to amend social studies guidelines in 2018 to reflect certain aspects of developments in Korea. Therefore, specialists involved in the educational curriculum were invited to Korea and provided with opportunities to enhance their understanding of Korean history, culture, and economy among other subjects with a view to promoting the inclusion of various Korea-related contents and topics in US textbooks.
The participants also deepened their understanding and experience of Korean history and culture by visiting renowned cultural heritage sites in Gyeongju, such as Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto, and Yangdong Village, as well as touring Seoul. They also paid a visit to the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History where they viewed many exhibits illustrating the flow of modern Korean history, and attended a Q&A session with the museum’s curators on topics of interest.
The American textbook experts affirmed that the Korean culture training had presented them with an invaluable opportunity to acquire a great deal of useful information on Korean education, history, economy, and culture among other things. They also expressed their intention to enhance Korean-related contents in the ongoing social studies and textbook amendment projects and to reflect such points of improvement.
The American textbook experts affirmed that the Korean culture training had presented them with an invaluable opportunity to acquire a great deal of useful information on Korean education, history, economy, and culture among other things. They also expressed their intention to enhance Korean-related contents in the ongoing social studies and textbook amendment projects and to reflect such points of improvement.
Kim Dahee, Division of Understanding Korea Project
The 73rd Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting
At 17:30, April 25, 2018, the 73rd Societas Koreana Lecture Meeting was held in the Press Club of the Press Center in Seoul. Around sixty foreign opinion leaders living in Korea (ambassadors in Korea, foreign officials, and researchers) attended the conference to listen to the lecture delivered by Professor Lee, Chul-woo (Yonsei University) on The Logic of Citizenship and National Membership in Korea.
During the lecture, Professor Lee explained the logic of citizenship and national membership in Korea, which he characterized as a divided and a transnational ethnic country. Also, after pointing out that all countries and their ethnic groups are always trying to resolve the issue of inconsistency between country and ethnic awareness, he explained the codification of the scope of citizenship in Korea, the problems that arise by applying citizenship regulations to North Korean residents, and the enactment of legislation on ethnic citizenship which can integrate such diaspora. Through the lecture conference, the participants had an opportunity to learn about the diaspora policies implemented in the Korean Peninsula as a divided country.
During the lecture, Professor Lee explained the logic of citizenship and national membership in Korea, which he characterized as a divided and a transnational ethnic country. Also, after pointing out that all countries and their ethnic groups are always trying to resolve the issue of inconsistency between country and ethnic awareness, he explained the codification of the scope of citizenship in Korea, the problems that arise by applying citizenship regulations to North Korean residents, and the enactment of legislation on ethnic citizenship which can integrate such diaspora. Through the lecture conference, the participants had an opportunity to learn about the diaspora policies implemented in the Korean Peninsula as a divided country.
Kang Youngmi, Division for the Promotion of Korean Studies Abroad
Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of Honduras
The Center for International Affairs of the Academy of Korean Studies hosted the “Fellowship for Textbook Specialists of Honduras” for six nights and seven days from April 22 to 28, 2018. The training session was attended by personnel of Honduras’s major textbook publishers Spacio Gráfico, Santillana, and Ramses.
Through the textbook seminar to train the participants, researchers at the Understanding Korea Project, presenters from Korea, and visitors from Honduras had time to discuss the educational curricula and textbook systems as well as the Korea tackled in Honduran textbooks and possible contents on Korea in Honduran textbooks.
Through the textbook seminar to train the participants, researchers at the Understanding Korea Project, presenters from Korea, and visitors from Honduras had time to discuss the educational curricula and textbook systems as well as the Korea tackled in Honduran textbooks and possible contents on Korea in Honduran textbooks.
Visitors from Honduras were able to understand Korean history and culture better by attending lectures on Korean history and culture and economic development and relations between North and South Koreas, paying visits to historic sites in Gyeongju such as Cheomseongdae Observatory, Bulguksa Temple, and Seokguram Grotto -- in addition to the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Insa-dong, and War Memorial of Korea -- and watching the Korean traditional performance “Simcheong.”
The participation of Honduran textbook experts in the Korean cultural training provided them with opportunities to increase interest in and understanding of Korean education, history, economy, and culture. Through textbooks and other materials designed to promote understanding of Korea and Honduras, the textbook experts expressed their intention to continue to increase and develop mutual understanding among students in both countries.
The participation of Honduran textbook experts in the Korean cultural training provided them with opportunities to increase interest in and understanding of Korean education, history, economy, and culture. Through textbooks and other materials designed to promote understanding of Korea and Honduras, the textbook experts expressed their intention to continue to increase and develop mutual understanding among students in both countries.
Park Hyejung, Division of Understanding Korea Project
Call for abstracts - The 9th World Congress
of Korean Studies
The Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is pleased to announce that the 9th World Congress of Korean Studies will take place at the Academy of Korean Studies from September 12nd to 14th, 2018. The congress theme, “Human Civilizations and Korean Studies" is designed to invite scholars and experts presenting recent researches and exchanging academic information as well as networking among Koreanists. Prospective participants are invited to submit proposals.
2) Dates: September 12 (Wed.) – 14 (Fri.), 2018
3) Venue: Academy of Korean Studies, Korea
4) Hosts: Academy of Korean Studies
and submit the required documents (MS Word files only).
2) Application period: by May 13 (Sun.), 2018
- Website: http://congress.aks.ac.kr
- E-mail: congress@aks.ac.kr
- Tel: +82-31-739-9715
※ For more details, please refer to the website of the World Congress of Korean Studies.
1. Congress Outline
1) Theme: Human Cilvilizations and Korean Studies2) Dates: September 12 (Wed.) – 14 (Fri.), 2018
3) Venue: Academy of Korean Studies, Korea
4) Hosts: Academy of Korean Studies
2. Abstract Submission & Application Period
1) Please sign up at the WCKS website (http://congress.aks.ac.kr), click Call for Abstracts,and submit the required documents (MS Word files only).
2) Application period: by May 13 (Sun.), 2018
3. Contact
- Secretariat of the World Congress of Korean Studies Organizing Committee- Website: http://congress.aks.ac.kr
- E-mail: congress@aks.ac.kr
- Tel: +82-31-739-9715
※ For more details, please refer to the website of the World Congress of Korean Studies.
Lee Jeongeun, Division for the Promotion of Korean Studies Abroad
