Name of Organization
A New Model for English Studies in Korea: Scholarship, Cultural Translation and Professional English for the Global Context
Purpose of Project
To readjust, and manage accordingly, the curriculum implemented at the Ewha English Department’s Graduate Program so that 1) the academic level of its respective studies achieves a higher standard that enables its acknowledgment in the international arena, and 2) the needs for a pragmatic approach to education, which is being continuously emphasized by the current society, are appropriately met.
Organizational Effort to Promote Professionalism: Diversification of Workforce
Team of Next Generation Intellectuals
- An academic degree program which nurtures future scholars of English Language and Literature so that their international competitiveness is acknowledged.
- The specific situation in which this organization is placed, and the research infrastructure that is more accessible due to it, enables us to strategically place our focus on a feminist/Asian perspective so that our foundation in the international arena will be more substantial.
Team of Cultural Workforce
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An extensive curriculum which helps train students with a background in English Language and Literature, to use such knowledge in actual areas of the society’s cultural sector.
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The cultural industry, and any other potential market in which such cultural contents are needed in the future, will benefit through such an increase of trained professionals who specialize in the field of English/American literature.
Team of English Professionals
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An intensive course of study which educates students who want to work in the future at a professional environment in which English is utilized, so that their potentials can be achieved to the fullest extent.
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By training students to become not only professional users of English, but also skilled agents in the field of digital media, we hope to ultimately enhance the quality level of Korea’s English industry, especially in the specific field of English education.
Principles and Policies of Organization
To be applied comprehensively in all operations (education, research, training) of each respective teams. Also, the educating and training process of each teams are interconnected and thus cooperative in all aspects.
- Globalization: Obtaining academic competitiveness in the international stage; Achieving high English proficiency; Promoting Korean-oriented contents to the global arena.
- Pragmatization: Elevating the degree program’s academic standards for international competitiveness; Responding to the concurrent needs of today’s cultural industry for a solid foundation in liberal arts; Developing a distinguished model of English education for each specific level of aptitude.
- Localization: Building a network which connects the English scholars residing in the Asian region; Establishing an autonomous canon of English Language and Literature that is more attuned to the Korean sentiment; Initiating a Koreanized model of English education.
- Information Orientation: Operating an internet-based scholastic e-journal; Making/maintaining a database for English speaking users which focuses on internationally acknowledged Korean literature; Creating/maintaining a portal website which accentuates an Asian approach to the field of English Language and Literature
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