【Format for Final Report】
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Project No.
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AKS-2010-ANC-3102
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Korean Studies Promotion Project
(Overseas Korean Studies Incubation Program)
Final Report
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Project Name
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A Study on the Educational Systems of Macedonia
and Korea with the Purpose of Laying the Foundation
for Korean Studies in Macedonia: Restoration of Records
and Intercultural Communication
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Project Period
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2010.12.27.~2012.12.26 (2 years)
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Project
Grant Received
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Total
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50,000,000won(KRW)
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50,000,000won(KRW)
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100,000,000won
(KRW)
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Number of Project Participants
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Project Director
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1
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Total
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9
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Co-researcher
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3
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Research Assistant
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5
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Signatures
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Project Director
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(Name)
Maksim Karanfilovski
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(Signature)
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Authorized Representative of the Administrative
Entity
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(Name)
Maksim Karanfilovski
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(Signature)
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Abstract of Project Results
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Project Name
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A Study on the Educational Systems of Macedonia and
Korea
with the Purpose of Laying the Foundation for Korean
Studies
in Macedonia: Restoration of Records and
Intercultural
Communication
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Project Director
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Prof. Ph. D. Maksim Karanfilovski
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The
main purpose of the current study is laying the foundation for Korean studies
in Macedonia, which is situated in the central part of the Balkan peninsula.
In order to set the basis for the official establishment and the consequent
development of Korean studies in Macedonia, where Korean studies are still in
their initial phase, the research needs to be conducted in the following two
directions. The first direction involves restoring the records and improving
the image, while the second direction, which is to follow the first, is
scientific and policy-oriented research on preparing specialists in the area,
organizing educational programs and building the necessary infrastructure.
(1) The restoration of the records and the
improving of the image constitute the most basic groundwork. ‘Restoration
of records’ is a collective term referring to the gathering and systematizing
of materials about Korea, promotional information, media articles and
documents, which can be found in Macedonia. As the current research is
two-directional, respectively, it also involves the processing in the same
way of the materials on Macedonia which have been accumulated in Korea. The
restoration of the records, existing in both countries, is the foundation for
improving the image of each country in its relation to the other one, and
ultimately becomes the most significant source of getting to know the other
nation, as well as to making oneself known to them.
For (2)
the preparation of specialists in the area, the organization of educational programs
and the building of the necessary infrastructure the materials gathered
in the process of the restoration of the records can be used to get to know
the other country and through them a method for the most effective way of
cultural communication between the two countries can be researched and
developed. That pattern for inter-cultural communication can be later applied
to programs for Korean language education and Korean studies curriculums.
Moreover, it can play the role of a ‘measuring stick’ in assessing the
relative importance of certain methods and policies in building the
infrastructure for the expansion of the foundations of Korean studies. Based
on a general methodology on establishing the foundations of Korean studies, the
current research has the ultimate goal of aiding the founding of a major in
Korean language (or a Department of Korean language) at the Macedonia
university, for the promotion of Korean studies in Macedonia, their
consequent development and expansion, and on the grounds of that, the
intensifying of the exchange of human and material resources between the two
countries.
With
the participation of two researchers from Korea, and two from Macedonia,
the current project includes the organization of one international scientific
conference per year. Every year each researcher present and publicize at least one
scientific paper and make a monographs on Sbornik and “Korea and Macedonia: intercultural
communication and language education” with them. First, we planned to publish the articles
in the journals. But, we choose the more effective way to develop the Korean
studies in Macedonia. This was the publishing the monographs instead of
journals. So, we published 2 monographs during this research. As a cultural
event were held Korea cultural week and couple of lectures in Macedonia and
Korea. With these academic and cultural activities, in Macedonian university
now ‘Korean Language’ posits as the second foreign language (before Korean language
was third and optional category). Also many Macedonian students seek to learn
Korean and want to know about Korea and hope to go to Korea. It means that the
establishment of Korean Language Department is on the way and will be accomplished,
thanks to the supports from The Academy of Korean Studies and this project.
✔
Remarkable Achievement of the project
* Outstanding Research
results: Because of Macedonia’s geopolitical
significance, the relations with Korea have been intensifying and the
establishment of a foundation for the development of Korean studies is an
important element of them. The present study constitutes the first example of
cooperation in research of scholars from Macedonia and Korea and it can
trigger further interest in the Macedonian academics towards Korea and bring
active research in the future. During this project,
12 academic articles are presented and published as a result of the project.
Among them, 9 articles are written by research director and co-researchers. 3
articles are prepared by Macedonian outstanding experts on Korean studies.
* Promoting Status of Korean Language to 2nd
Foreign Language Module: When the current research was initiated in December 2010, Korean studies
(the lectures in Korean language) were rated third module(제3외국어) among the foreign
languages. As the research was conducted, thanks to the activities and the
support of the research team, Korean studies and Korean language’s rating was
raised to second foreign module(제2외국어). Accordingly, in the new curriculum the
number of classes was increased and in 2012 more students, in comparison with
the previous year, studied Korean.
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Contribution to the Human Resource
Exchange between the two countries: Now, Macedonian and Korean students go to Korea
and Macedonia for studying languages and cultures. Two Macedonian students (one per semester) go to Hankuk University of
Foreign Studies for studying Korean language and culture. They also
participated in the different cultural events and made acquainted with Korean
students and culture. Two Korean students go to International Seminar for
Macedonian language and culture in Ohrid. The
students who have been acquainted with Korean
culture(through reading literature, viewing films, listening to music, visiting
exhibitions, organized events, meeting with Macedonian artists, poets,
writers, professors and others, as well as stays in the country) spread
information about it and popularize it in the whole society. This is the way
to disseminate truths and knowledge about a culture that is more spontaneous
and much for successful than the traditional way through official mass media
or through official channels of the diplomatic and other missions to foreign
countries. The greater the number of students studying a given language and
getting acquainted with the culture of the native speakers of that language,
the greater the number of those who fail in love with the culture of that
people and the people itself.
* Foundation for Establishing Korean Language
Department: The foundation of educational and research centre of
Korean studies in Macedonia can become the most important bases of
Korea to Macedonia or of Macedonia to
Korea for the future mutual
communication between the two countries. That is why, if the strategy for
intercultural communication between Macedonia and Korea, obtained through
this research, is used, the effective exchange and the development of the
relations between the two countries can be maximized. Thanks to this project, now Macedonian university is on the way to
establish “Korean Language Department”. And Macedonian university needs more
supports from AKS for accomplishing this progress.
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Ⅰ. Performance Results
1.
Project Achievements (summary)
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Classification
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Original
Plan
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Number of
achievements
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Notes
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Publication
of articles
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8
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9
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Books or
textbooks published
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0
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2
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Academic
activities
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2
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6
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Cultural activities
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0
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5
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2. Details of Project Achievements
A. Journal
Articles
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-1
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Кореjскиот jазик во Македониjа
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Maksim Karanfilovski
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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In this article were described seeding processes of
Korean studies in Macedonia from the first step to the current status. Also
was concentrated to the interest of Macedonian students on Korean in it.
The Korea and Macedonia, the
two people need a better mutual acquaintance, broader intercultural
communication, strengthening of the friendship. The two universities
(Macedonian and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) in the concrete case
have a desire and an opportunity to make the needed historical first steps of
the two cultures and the two peoples to come closer together despite the
geographical distance and the cultural difference.
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Publication Date
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2011. 12. 01.
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Notes
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ISBN: 978-608-234-004-3
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-2
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Inception and development of Korean studies
in the Republic of Macedonia
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Spas Rangelov
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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In this paper the author
gives an account of the inception and development of the Korean language
courses and the Korea related academic programme at the Ss Cyril and
Methodius University of Skopje(shortly, Macedonian university) and more
specifically at the “Blaže Koneski” Faculty of Philology, the only place that
offers such courses in the Macedonia.
The account is based on the
author’s academic experience and communication with relevant actors, as well
as on documents from the archives of the government and educational
institutions. In the end of this article were followed 4 informative
appendixes, related to the Korean studies in Macedonian university.
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Publication Date
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2011. 12. 01.
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Notes
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ISBN: 978-608-234-004-3
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-3
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The present state of Korean education
in Korea
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Kim, Jae UK
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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Detailed information on the
effective methods for acquiring the aspects of Korean language in which
foreign learners are interested, the possibilities of studying in Korea, etc.
This study treats the following topics:
1. The history and progress
of Korean Education
2. Korean language education
institutions
3. Textbooks for Korean
language
4. The policy of Korean
language education
5. The future direction of
Korean language education development
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Publication Date
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2011. 12. 01.
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Notes
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ISBN: 978-608-234-004-3
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-4
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Macedonia in Korea-It's image and memory: an
intercultural approach
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Kim, Won hoi
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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The study presents the
results of the tracking and systematization of all materials in Korea,
concerning Macedonia. It is a comparative cultural research focusing on the
image Koreans have of Macedonia. It states that in Korea, in all, there are
377 books, research papers and multi-media materials on Macedonia.
Based on this research, five
keywords were created, describing the images of Koreans associate with
Macedonia. They are: Mother Theresa, Alexander the Great, green energy, holy
land and a source of conflict on the Balkan peninsula.
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Publication Date
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2011. 12. 01.
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Notes
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ISBN: 978-608-234-004-3
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-5
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Conflicts of human civilization and a
healing place for the humanities: The Balkans, Macedonia, Skopje
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Kim, Wonhoi
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Name of Journal
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The 1st World Humanities Forum,
Presented article
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Type of the Academic Journal
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Proceedings
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Relevance to the Project
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Macedonia, which served as a centre of the ancient Greek civilization in history of Western
civilization, is no longer functioning as a centre in modern society. Rather, it has turned into a place for
conflicts of civilization among Albanians from the Illyrian civilization, the
Balkan ethnic group based on the ancient Thracian civilization, and Slavic
people who came down to the Balkan Peninsula during the 6th – 8th century. These forces
of civilization represented by Islam and Orthodoxy, Albanian and Slavic
Macedonians coexist in
This research looked into various aspects of conflicts of
civilization in Macedonia and look into the reasoning and healing through the
humanities in Macedonia. This research included the adaptation of double languages, joint research and
education on history, embracing other cultures and a diversity of image data
symbolizing the healing through the humanities.
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Publication Date
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2011. 11. 24-26.
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Notes
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The 1st World humanities Forum,
held by Korean government
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-6
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The Macedonian Language
at Universities Abroad
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Maksim Karanfilovski
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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From 1967-1968
until today about twenty Macedonian lectorates have been opened in the world.
Eleven of them work now but Macedonian is studied at many other universities
where there are no Macedonian lectors and courses are taught by domestic
lecturers. Macedonian language lectorates abroad are cultural centers
of their own kind that contribute immensely to the popularization of
Macedonian culture abroad and assist its faster and more successful
integration with the other European and world cultures. The author seeks
the best model way of opening and managing Macedonian studies in Korea and
promoting Macedonian studies in Korean society.
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Publication Date
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2013. 06. 20.
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Notes
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ISBN: 979-11-5556-000-6
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-7
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Korean Studies in Macedonia in the Context
of the Present State and Development of Korean Studies in Eastern and
Southeastern Europe
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Spas Rangelov
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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The central geographical position of the Republic of
Macedonia itself on the Balkan peninsula is a potential asset for the future
growth of Korea-related studies and research on a regional level (Macedonia
is already well ahead of Greece, Albania and Kosovo in that field) and for
the establishment of Skopje as a future regional hub for Korean studies. The author seeks the way for this in the article. The geographical proximity to Sofia, which has grown
into a Korean studies hub for Southeastern Europe, is also a great advantage.
Some students have already gone individually or in self-organized groups to
attend Korea-related events, visit Korean restaurants, or explore the
possibilities of taking the TOPIK exam in Sofia. From this point of
view, Sofia, Bulgaria can provide proper example.
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Publication Date
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2013. 06. 20.
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Notes
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ISBN: 979-11-5556-000-6
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-8
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Korean Communicative Teaching Methods
to Macedonian, Using Multimedia
Supplementary Material
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Kim, Jae Uk
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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This
article was focused on the communicative teaching methods of Korean language
to Macedonian students. These methods are divided by 4, as follows;
1. Multimedia Environment and Supplementary materials
2. The effect of two aspects using 'Supplementary multimedia materials'
3. The Types and Examples of 'Supplementary multimedia materials‘
4. Guideline to develop 'Supplementary multimedia materials'
This
is the most effective method for teaching and learning Korean to Macedonian.
But, of course, this method can be applied to the other country and people in this region.
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Publication Date
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2013. 06. 20.
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Notes
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ISBN: 979-11-5556-000-6
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No.
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Title of article
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Author
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A-9
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Teaching Macedonian to Korean Students
-on the Basis of Language and
Intercultural Difference
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Kim, Wonhoi
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Name of Journal
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Зборник
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Type of the Academic Journal
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monograph
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Relevance to the Project
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For Korean
and Korean students, the Macedonian language and culture is still strange and
new one. Of course in Korea, many Slavic languages and cultures are taught.
For example, we, in Korea, have Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish and Serbo-Croation language departments.
But, we do not have independent
Macedonian department in Korea. In the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
in some Slavic departments are taught Macedonian language as the subject for
comparative studies. So, teaching
Macedonian to Korean students is not well established and is some kind of new
challenge. The author writes and tries to make the proper methods of teaching Macedonian
to Korean students by following two ways;
1. Teaching
Macedonian to Korean students by dialectal and linguistic feature basis and by comparative
Slavic method.
2. Teaching Macedonian to Korean
students by intercultural communication points of view.
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Publication Date
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2013. 06. 20.
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Notes
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ISBN: 979-11-5556-000-6
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B. Books or Textbooks (published or to be published)
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No.
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Title
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Author
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B-1
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Зборник
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4
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Publisher
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Edited by Maksim Karanfilovski, Macedonian
University Press
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Relevance to the Project
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The
restoration of the records and the improving of the image constitute the most
basic groundwork. The restoration of the records, existing in both countries,
is the foundation for improving the image of each country in its relation to
the other one, and ultimately becomes the most significant source of getting
to know the other nation, as well as to making oneself known to them. In this book, 2 articles are related to this theme.
And another 2 articles are concerned to the status and current situation of
Korean studies in Macedonia. These researches will play the key role for
promoting Korean studies. 1 article is related to the situation of Korean language
learning for foreigner in Korea. On the basis of this, Macedonian student or
expert can find the way to learn Korean effectively. Last article is the pure
comparative study, based on Macedonian and Korean language culture. This
study shows us the method of bilateral research frame work of Macedonian and
Korean studies.
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Publication Date
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2011. 12. 01.
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Notes
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ISBN: 978-608-234-004-3
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No.
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Title
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Author
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B-2
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Korea
and Macedonia:
intercultural communication and language education
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4
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Publisher
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Edited by Maksim Karanfilovski, Kim, Wonhoi,
Publishing Company “Daehae”
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Relevance to the Project
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The nurturing of
specialists in Korean studies and the development of education programs and
infrastructure can
be achieved through this book. The researchers get
acquainted with each other’s country from 1st year’s works and are able to research
and develop the most effective methods of intercultural
communication and Korean language learning and teaching. These methods
can
be applied in education programs in Korean language and Korean studies. It
will also play the role of a measuring stuck in assessing the relative
importance of different policies when building the infrastructure for the
enlarging of the foundations of Korean studies. In this book, 2 articles are related to language learning and teaching
with the help of intercultural communication and multimedia. The other 1
article is concerned to diachronic study on the status and current situation
of Macedonia studies in abroad including Korea. Also the other 1 article is
related to the vision of making Korean studies in Macedonian university herb
site of Korean studies in Southeastern Europe. The last article is the
article of Macedonian expert, who is writing the academic papers on
comparative studies between Macedonian and Korean literature (this time comparative
study on Macedonian poet Kočo Racin and the Korean
poet Kim So-Wol).
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Publication Date
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2013. 06. 20.
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Notes
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ISBN: 979-11-5556-000-6
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C. Academic
Activities
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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C-1
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International Conference
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2011. 10. 27-28.
Macedonia, Skopje
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Number of Papers Presented
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5
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Relevance to the Project
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On October 27-28,
2011, a two-day international conference was held at the Macedonian
university in Skopje.
“The 1st
International Conference for the Promoting Korean Studies in Macedonia”
October 27-28, 2011
Macedonian University, The Academy of Korean
Studies, HUFS
Session I “Establishing Korea-Bulgaria Educational Partnership”
Session II “Understanding and Opportunities between Korea&Macedonia”
Scholars in the area of
Korean studies from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Korea participated. They
presented papers on the strategies for the establishing and development of
Korean studies in Macedonia and shared their opinions in discussions.
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Date
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2011. 10. 27-28. Macedonia, Skopje
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Notes
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In this international conference were
participated 2 Macedonian professors, 1 Bulgarian professor and 2 Korean
professors. The topics of the presentations were related to promoting and
developing Korean studies in Macedonia.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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C-2
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Expert lecture and preparing specialists
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2011. 04. 05.
Macedonia, Skopje
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Number of Papers Presented
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1
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Relevance to the Project
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An exchange was conducted
with the purpose of preparing a next generation of scholars and cultivating
specialists in the area of Korean Studies:
1. A visit to
Macedonia by a Korean expert, giving lectures
2. Macedonian
students, studying in Korea
3. Korean students,
studying in Macedonia
The exchange for the
preparation of a next generation of scholars and the cultivation of
specialists in the area of Korean Studies was organized in the following :
A visit to Macedonia by a
Korean expert, giving lectures and participating in academic events. The
co-participant in the currents research team Prof., Kim Won-hoi on April 5th
2011, gave lecture to the students from the Faculty of Humanities of
the Macedonian university on “Korea, the Koreans and the Korean Language
Education”.
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Date
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2011. 04. 05. Macedonia, Skopje
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Notes
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Lecture to the students from
the Faculty of Humanities of the Macedonian university on “Korea, the Koreans
and the Korean Language Education”
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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C-3
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Special lecture of Korean
culture expert
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2011. 10. 27.
Macedonia, Skopje
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Number of Papers Presented
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1
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Relevance to the Project
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Date: 27 October, 2011
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Lecturer: Prof. Kim Jae Uk (Director of the Centre for Korean Language
and Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
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Place: Macedonian University, Faculty of Humanities
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Topic: “Korean Ceremonies and Customs” (관혼상제)
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Participants: Students from the Macedonian university and other guests
from Skopje
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Date
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2011. 10. 27. Macedonia, Skopje
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Notes
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As the director of the Centre for Korean
Language and Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Prof. Kim, Jae
Uk gave the informative and academic lecture about “Korean Ceremonies and
Customs”.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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C-4
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Academic Paper Presentation
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2011. 11. 24.-27.
Korea, Busan
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Number of Papers Presented
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1
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Relevance to the Project
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During the 1st
World Humanities Forum, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and
Technology of the Republic of Korea and UNESCO, and organized by the Korea
Research Foundation and the Korea UNESCO Commission, held on 24th
November 2011, Prof. Kim Wonhoi, who
is member of the current research team, presented a paper related to Macedonia, under the title “Conflicts of Human Civilization
and a Healing Place for the Humanities: The Balkans, Macedonia, Skopje.”
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Date
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2011. 11. 24.-27. Korea, Busan
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Notes
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This is the first international
forum on humanities, organized by Korean government.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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C-5
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International Conference
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2012. 06.05.-06.
Korea, Seoul
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Number of Papers Presented
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5
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Relevance to the Project
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On June 05-06, 2012,
a two-day international was held at the Hankuk university of foreign studies,
Seoul, Korea.
“The 2nd International
Conference for the Promoting Korean Studies in Macedonia and Macedonian Experts in Korea”
June 05-06, 2012
The Academy of Korean Studies, HUFS
Session I “Enhancement of Cultural and Academic Research on Korean and Macedonian”
Session II “Korean and Macedonian Language
Learning”
Scholars in the area of
Korean studies from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Korea participated. They
presented papers on the strategies for the establishing and development of Macedonian
studies in Korea and for the development of Korean studies in Macedonia. They
shared their opinions in discussions and proposed effective methods for that.
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Date
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2012. 06.05.-06. Korea, Seoul
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Notes
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On
the contrary to the 1st international conference, the 2nd
international conference was held in Korea. 2 Macedonian professors and 1
Bulgarian professor participated in this conference with their own articles.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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C-6
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Raising of the rating of Korean Studies and
Korean Language
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Issued by
2012. 01. 20.
Macedonia, Skopje
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Relevance to the Project
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When the current research was
initiated in December 2010, Korean studies (the lectures in Korean language)
were rated third module(제3외국어) among the foreign languages.
As the research was
conducted, thanks to the activities and the support of the research team,
Korean studies and Korean language’s rating was raised to second foreign
module(제2외국어). Accordingly, in the new curriculum the number of classes was increased
and in 2011 more students, in comparison with the previous year, studied
Korean. The following document is the official order of the University for
Korean language as the second foreign module.
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Issued by 2012. 01. 20. Macedonia, Skopje
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Notes
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Thanks to the 2 years research activities,
Korean language became the 2nd foreign module of Macedonian
university. It means that Korean language got the chance to become the
separate major of independent foreign language department in Macedonian
university and can attract more attention from Macedonian students and
people.
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D. Cultural Activities
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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D-1
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Cultural Exchange and Korea week in Macedonian university
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2011. 10. 27-28.
Macedonia, Skopje
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Relevance to the Project
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Around the time of the International
Conference, events characteristic for what would be a Korea Culture Week,
were organized. There were various initiatives, such as lectures on Korean
film festivals and Korean culture, as well as colourful experiences of
Macedonian culture. The records of the events were edited and saved onto a
DVD, which is submitted offline in 2012 interim report of this project.
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Date
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2011. 10. 27-28. Macedonia, Skopje
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Notes
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Especially the Korean film festival was hit
events during the festival. Many Macedonian students started to get interests
on the Korean culture through this event.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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D-2
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Donation of Materials on Korean Studies
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2011. 10. 30.
Macedonia, Skopje
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Relevance to the Project
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During the period of the
International Conference, a ceremony of donating education materials in Korean
studies to the Macedonian university was held. Prof. Kim, Wonhoi and Prof. Kim
Jae Uk, co-researchers of the project, donated books, movies on DVD, etc.
Among the materials were a
DVD for studying Korean language and culture(including Korean movies) and
volumes I, II and III of a textbook, published by the Centre for Korean
Language and Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. The materials are
helpful to the students and the professors of Korean language for the more
effective conducting of the classes.
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Date
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2011. 10. 30. Macedonia, Skopje
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Notes
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In the donated materials were
included DVD, Books and textbooks on Korean. Especially many Korean movies
were donated to Macedonian university as DVD forms.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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D-3
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Korea Culture Week and Seminar in Ohrid
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2012. 07. 01.
Macedonia, Ohrid
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Relevance to the Project
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Korean students studying in
Macedonia: Starting in 2011, every year in July, two students from Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies participated in the Ohrid Summer Seminar in
Macedonia.
 
They
organized “Korean Culture Week” in the summer seminar. They prepared
specially program about Korean movies, foods and history. Also they released
the papers on Korea to Macedonian and foreign participants to this seminar.
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Date
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2012. 07. 01. Macedonia, Ohrid (every summer
from 2011)
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Notes
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This student exchange is possible on the
basis of MOU in the field of education between Macedonian University and
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies by the support of AKS.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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D-4
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Macedonian Student in Korea
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Every semester from 2011
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Relevance to the Project
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Macedonian students studying
in Korea: Starting from the first semester of 2011, every semester one student
from the Korean language program at the Macedonian university was invited to
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies as the exchange student.
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Date
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Every semester from 2011
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Notes
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They
study Korean language at the centre for Korean language and culture at Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies for one semester. If they want to participate
to another classes,
they can choose them. During their stay in
HUFS, they make many Korean friends and get the inspirations on Korean
language and culture. The students who
have been acquainted with Korean
culture(through reading literature, viewing films, listening to music,
visiting exhibitions, organized events, meeting with Korean
artists, poets, writers, professors and others, as well as stays in the
country) spread information about it and popularize it in the whole society.
The greater the number of students studying a given language and getting
acquainted with the culture of the native speakers of that language, the
greater the number of those who fail in love with the culture of that people
and the people itself.
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No.
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Name of seminar (or conference)
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Date and Place
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D-5
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Cultural Field Research of Macedonian
Experts in Korea
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2012. 06. 04. – 10.
Korea
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Relevance to the Project
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Cultural field research of Macedonian experts in Korea was
held during June 04. – 10. 2012. Macedonian experts first presented articles in the conference. After
then, they went to many places in Korea as the cultural field research. By
this field research, they got and acquainted with the Korean culture and
began to understand the similarity and diversity between Macedonian and Korean
culture. This will be useful, because they will teach Korean language and
culture more realistic and practically. And they will try to establish the
Korean language department as soon as possible.
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Date
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2012. 06. 04. – 10. Korea
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Notes
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This is the way to disseminate
truths and knowledge about a Korean culture that is more
spontaneous and much for successful than the traditional way through official
mass media or through official channels of the diplomatic and other missions
to foreign countries.
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Ⅱ. Final Report
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➢There is
no format to follow for the final report.
➢It shall include original project
objectives, accomplishment of planned activities, project results, any
achievements that is relevant to the project, suggestions to AKS regarding
this program and so on.
➢Particularly, please provide detailed
information about the development in Korean Studies if there has been any
remarkable achievement.
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Research Achievements on the
Basis of Original Research Plan
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Project Name
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A Study on the Educational Systems of Macedonia and
Korea with the Purpose of Laying the Foundation for Korean Studies in
Macedonia: Restoration of Records and
Intercultural Communication
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No.
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Original Research Plan and
Category
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Achievements
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1
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Outline of the Research
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The research team consists of four members.
All four of them have done previous research and have written papers on the
subject. Apart from the above participants, additional three prominent
scholars from Macedonia who have interest in Korean Studies are also taking
part in the two conferences (2011, 2012). They have achieved significant results in
writing research papers and presenting them at international conferences. The
following is an outline of the previous research done by all the
participants.
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Research Paper 1
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Maksim Karanfilovski, <The
Korean Language in Macedonia>
☞ Research
Summary: Korea and Macedonia, the two people need a better mutual
acquaintance, broader intercultural communication, strengthening of the
friendship. The two universities (Macedonian University and Hankuk University
of Foreign Studies) in the concrete case have a desire and an opportunity to
make the needed historical first steps of the two cultures and the two
peoples to come closer together despite the geographical distance and the
cultural difference.
The study of Korean language
in Macedonia and Macedonian language in Korea has a multilateral importance.
Students from the two countries come to study the language of a new friendly
country and they become the “first swallows” of a new friendship, while it,
by itself, is an enormous treasure. This justifies the feeling of content
from achieving a better understanding and deepening the friendship between
the two people.
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Research Paper 2
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Spas Rangelov, <Inception
and Development of Korean Studies in the Republic of Macedonia>
☞ Research Summary: In
this paper the author gives an account of the inception and development of
the Korean language courses and the Korea related academic programme at the
Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje(shortly, Macedonian university)
and more specifically at the “Blaže Koneski” Faculty of Philology, the only
place that offers such courses in the Macedonia. The account is based on the
author’s academic experience and communication with relevant actors, as well
as on documents from the archives of the government and educational
institutions. In the end of this article were followed 4 informative
appendixes, related to the Korean studies in Macedonian university.
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Research Paper 3
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Kim, Jae Uk, <The present state of Korean
education in Korea>
☞ Research Summary:
Detailed information on the effective methods for acquiring the aspects of
Korean language in which foreign learners are interested, the possibilities
of studying in Korea, etc. The study treats the following topics:
1. The history and progress
of Korean Education
2. Korean language education
institutions
3. Textbooks for Korean
language
4. The policy of Korean
language education
5. The future direction of
Korean language education development
In the attached
Appendix, information on the current situation of Korean Studies education
and lectures in the countries adjacent to Macedonia is presented.
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Research
Paper 4
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Kim Wonhoi, <Macedonia in
Korea - It’s image and memory: An intercultural approach>
☞ Research Summary: The
study presents the results of the tracking and systematization of all
materials in Korea concerning Macedonia. It is a comparative cultural
research focusing on the image Koreans have of Macedonia. It states that in
Korea, in all, there are 377 books, research papers and multi-media materials
on Macedonia. Based on this research, five keywords were proposed, describing the images Koreans
associate with Macedonia. They are: Mother Theresa, Alexander the Great,
green energy, holy land and a source of conflict on the Balkan peninsula.
An additional study (This
part was presented in the 1st international humanities forum,
2011) expounds on the problems of Macedonia and Kosovo as places of ethnic
and religious conflict on the Balkans and the efforts to look for a solution
within the sphere of humanities.
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Research Paper 5
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Ilija Aceski, <The perception of the
Republic of Korea (South Korea) by students in the Republic of Macedonia>
☞ Research Summary: In
the study Korea and the image of Korea are analyzed through the results of a
survey conducted among students in the University of Macedonia. In the
survey, students from the Department of Marketing, the Department of
Philosophy and the Department of Linguistics and Literature of the university
of Macedonia were asked questions, through which details of their knowledge
of Korea and the necessity of Korean language education were obtained and
analyzed.
The studies focus on
the following questions:
1. What does the
study of the students’ perception of Korea show?
2. How informed are
they students about Korea?
3. What is the
students’ interest towards Eastern civilization?
4. Perception of
Koreans: When you hear the word Korea, what do you think of?
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Research Paper 6
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Radica Nikodinovska, <The Semantics of
Some Korean Proverbs and Their Equivalents in the Macedonian Language>
☞ Research Summary: The
purpose of this paper is to make an analysis of some Korean proverbs in order
to discover whether they have semantic equivalents in the Macedonian
language, and if that is the case it would mean that the two cultures are
perceiving reality in a similar way, or otherwise it would mean that they
have totally different modes of perceptions of the external reality. This
analysis aims to open a window to the Korean language and culture and also
encourage and stimulate Macedonian students to learn and study the Korean
language and to carry out deeper analysis of the Korean proverbs. The analysis
is conducted in base of a small dictionary of Korean proverbs with literally
English translation accompanied by an extensive explanation of the meaning of
proverbs.
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Research Paper 7
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Maksim Karanfilovski, <The
Macedonian Language at Universities Abroad>
☞ Research Summary: From 1967-1968
until today about twenty Macedonian lectorates have been opened in the world.
Eleven of them work now but Macedonian is studied at many other universities
where there are no Macedonian lectors and courses are taught by domestic
lecturers. Macedonian language lectorates abroad are cultural centers
of their own kind that contribute immensely to the popularization of
Macedonian culture abroad and assist its faster and more successful
integration with the other European and world cultures. The author seeks
the way of opening Macedonian studies in Korea and promoting Macedonian in
Korean society.
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Research Paper 8
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Spas Rangelov, <Korean
Studies in Macedonia in the Context of the Present State and Development of
Korean Studies in Eastern and Southeastern Europe>
☞ Research Summary: The central geographical position of the Republic of
Macedonia itself on the Balkan peninsula is a potential asset for the future
growth of Korea-related studies and research on a regional level (Macedonia
is already well ahead of Greece, Albania and Kosovo in that field) and for
the establishment of Skopje as a future regional hub for Korean studies. The geographical proximity to Sofia, which has grown
into a Korean studies hub for Southeastern Europe, is also a great advantage.
Some students have already gone individually or in self-organized groups to
attend Korea-related events, visit Korean restaurants, or explore the
possibilities of taking the TOPIK exam in Sofia. In this sense,
Sofia provides us proper example.
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Research Paper 9
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Kim, Jae Uk, <Korean
Communicative Teaching Methods to Macedonian, Using Multimedia Supplementary
Materials>
☞ Research Summary: This
article was focused on the communicative teaching methods of Korean language
to Macedonian students. These methods are divided by 4, as follows.
1. Multimedia Environment and Supplementary materials
2. The effect of two aspects using 'Supplementary multimedia materials'
3. The Types and Examples of 'Supplementary multimedia materials‘
4. Guideline to develop 'Supplementary multimedia materials'
This is the most
effective method for teaching and learning Korean to Macedonian. Of course, this method can be applied to the other
country and people in this region.
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Research Paper 10
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Kim Wonhoi, <Teaching
Macedonian to Korean Students – on the Basis of language and Intercultural
Difference>
☞ Research Summary: For
Korean and Korean students, the Macedonian language and culture is still
strange and new one. Of course in Korea, many Slavic languages and cultures
are taught. For example, we, in Korea, have Russian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish
and Serbo-Croation
language departments. But, we do not have separate Macedonian department in
Korea. In the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, in some Slavic
departments are taught Macedonian language as the subject for comparative
studies. Teaching
Macedonian to Korean students is not well established and is some kind of new
challenge. The author writes and tries to make the good methods of teaching Macedonian to
Korean students by following two ways;
1. Teaching
Macedonian to Korean students by dialectal and linguistic feature basis and by comparative
Slavic method.
2. Teaching Macedonian to Korean
students by intercultural communication points of view.
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Research Paper 11
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Radica Nikodinovska, < The Beginnings of
Macedonian and Korean modern poetry : Kočo Racin and Kim So-Wol >
☞ Research Summary: Despite the huge distance
between Macedonia and South Korea and their different spiritual, historical,
cultural, linguistic and other traditions, still, in some spots of their
historical passage these two different people share a common destiny, being
in different periods, part of a great empires (the Ottoman, the Serbian, the
Bulgarian, the Byzantine Empire for the Macedonian people and the Empire of
Japan for the Korean people). The aim of this
paper is to give a brief comparison between the beginnings of Macedonian and
Korean modern poetry through the analysis of the work and personality of two
poets, the Macedonian poet Kočo Racin and the Korean poet Kim So-Wol. My
choice of these poets is based on the period of time in which they lived and
wrote poetry, which is the beginning of the 20th century, the
period before the Second World War.
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1st International
Conference
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On October 27-28,
2011, a two-day international conference was held at the Macedonian
university.
“The 1st
International Conference for the Promoting Korean Studies in Macedonia”
October 27-28, 2011
Macedonian University, The Academy of Korean
Studies, HUFS
Session I “Establishing Korea-Bulgaria Educational Partnership”
Session II “Understanding and Opportunities between Korea & Macedonia”
Scholars in the area of
Korean studies from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Korea participated. They
presented papers on the strategies for the establishing and development of
Korean studies in Macedonia and shared their opinions in discussions.
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2nd International
Conference
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On June 05-06, 2012,
a two-day international was held at the Hankuk university of foreign studies,
Seoul, Korea.
“The 2nd International
Conference for the Promoting Korean Studies in Macedonia and Macedonian Experts in Korea”
June 05-06, 2012
The Academy of Korean Studies, HUFS
Session I “Enhancement of Cultural and Academic Research on Korean and Macedonian”
Session II “Korean and Macedonian Language
Learning”
Scholars in the area
of Korean studies from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Korea participated. They
presented papers on the strategies for the establishing and development of Macedonian
studies in Korea and for the development of Korean studies in Macedonia. They
shared their opinions in discussions and proposed effective methods for that.
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Preparing Specialists and
Exchange
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An exchange was conducted with the purpose
of preparing a next generation of scholars and cultivating specialists in the
area of Korean Studies;
1. A visit to
Macedonia by a Korean expert, giving lectures and participating in academic
events
2. Macedonian
students, studying in Korea
3. Korean students,
studying in Macedonia
The exchange for the
preparation of a next generation of scholars and the cultivation of
specialists in the area of Korean Studies was organized in the following
manner;
1. A visit to Macedonia by a Korean expert,
giving lectures and participating in academic events: The co-participant in
the currents research team Kim Won-hoi on April 5th 2011, gave
lecture to the students from the Faculty of Humanities of the Macedonian
university on “Korea, the Koreans and the Korean Language Education”.
2. Macedonian students studying in Korea:
Starting with the first semester of 2011, every semester one student from the
Korean language program at the Macedonian university was invited to Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies.
3. Korean students studying
in Macedonia: Starting in 2011, every year in July, two students from Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies participated in the international Ohrid Summer
Seminar in Macedonia.
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Special Lectures
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Date: 27 October, 2011
Lecturer: Prof. Kim Jae Uk (Director of the Centre
for Korean Language and Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Place: Macedonian University,
Faculty of Humanities
Topic: “Korean Ceremonies and
Customs” (관혼상제)
Participants: Students from the Macedonian
university and other guests from Skopje
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Academic Paper Presentation
In the World Humanities Forum
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During the 1st
World Humanities Forum, sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and
Technology of the Republic of Korea and UNESCO, and organized by the Korea
Research Foundation and the Korea UNESCO Commission, held on 24th
November 2011, Prof. Kim Won-hoi who is member of the current research team
presented a paper related to Macedonia, under the title “Conflicts of Human Civilization
and a Healing Place for the Humanities: The Balkans, Macedonia, Skopje.”
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6
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Cultural Exchange
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Around the time of the International
Conference, events characteristic for what would be a Korea Culture Week,
were organized. There were various
initiatives, such as lectures on Korean film festivals and Korean culture and
history, as well as colourful experiences of Macedonian culture. The records
of the events were edited and saved onto a DVD, which is submitted offline in
the interim report.
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7
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Donation of Materials on Korean Studies
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During the period of the International
Conference, a ceremony of donating education materials in Korean studies to
the Macedonian university was held.
Prof. Kim, Wonhoi and Kim Jae Uk, organizers of the event, donated books,
movies on DVD, etc. Among the materials were a DVD for studying Korean
language and culture and volumes I, II and III of a textbook, published by
the Centre for Korean Language and Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies. The materials will be helpful to the students and the professors of
Korean language for the more effective conducting of the classes.
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8
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Korea Culture Week and Seminar in Ohrid
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Korean students studying in Macedonia:
Starting in 2011, every year in July, two students from Hankuk University of
Foreign Studies participated in the Ohrid Summer Seminar in Macedonia.
They organized “Korean
Culture Week” in the international summer seminar. They
prepared specially program about Korean movies, foods and history. Also they
released the papers on Korea to Macedonian and foreign participants to this
seminar.
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9
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Cultural Field Research of Macedonian
Experts
in
Korea
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Cultural field research of Macedonian experts in Korea was held during June
04. – 10. 2012. Macedonian experts first presented articles in the conference. After then, they went to
many places in Korea as the cultural field research. By this field research,
they got and acquainted with the Korean culture and began to understand the
similarity and diversity between Macedonian and Korean culture. This will be
useful, because they will teach Korean language and culture more realistic
and practically. And they will try to establish the Korean language
department as soon as possible.
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10
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Raising of the rating of Korean Studies and Korean Language
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When the current research was initiated in December
2010, Korean studies (the lectures in Korean language) were rated third
module(제3외국어) among the foreign languages. As the research was conducted, thanks to
the activities and the support of the research team, Korean studies and Korean
language’s rating was raised to second foreign module(제2외국어). Accordingly, in the new curriculum the number of classes was increased
and in 2012 more students, in comparison with the previous year, studied
Korean.
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I.
Research Summary
1. Research
Objectives
The main objective of the current research is preparing
the foundations of Korean studies in Macedonia. The first factor which
determines the necessity of the development of Korean studies in Macedonia is
the countries geopolitical significance. Situated in the central part of the
Balkan Peninsula, Macedonia borders with Bulgaria to the east, Serbia – to the
north, and Greece and Albania – to the south. Because of its geopolitical
position, its closeness to Greece (Byzantine), to Bulgaria, and in modern
times, to the Yugoslavian Federation, since ancient times it has been involved
in constant intensive struggle becoming a spot of great strategic importance.
In future, if Korean companies and institutions establish a foothold there and
if the exchange of human resources intensifies, Macedonia can become a
bridgehead to the Balkans, even to Europe.
In respect to culture, Macedonia has many characteristics
which are similar to Korea. Because of the distinctiveness of its nation and
state, up until twentieth century the historical and cultural contacts of
Macedonia with the Korean Peninsula had been very limited. That is the reason
why the interest of the Korean society towards Macedonia still does not surpass
the level of curiosity with an exotic flavour. It is a fact that, especially after the
fall the Berlin wall, which symbolized the collapse of the socialist system,
because of the Korean capital and technological superiority, the prevailing
attitude towards the Balkan region, was one of counter-orientalism. From a
comparative historical perspective, even geographically Korean and Macedonia
are quite distant, it can be said that historically they are very close. That
closeness comes from the fact that both countries are situated on the periphery
of the capitalist system. Common elements such as underdeveloped capitalism,
lack of agricultural revolution and civil revolution, fragile civil class and
strong intellectuals, and colonial experience exist between the two countries
because with they have achieved the modernization of their societies through a
process different from the countries of the western hemisphere. Hence, the
fundamental reason for this research is not simply the development of Korean
studies in Macedonia, but promoting the development and the spreading of Korean
studies in Macedonia through in-depth understanding of the two countries’
cultures.
2. Contents,
Scope and Methods of Research
In order to set the basis
for the official establishment and the consequent development of Korean studies
in Macedonia, where Korean studies are still in their initial phase, the
research needs to be conducted in the following two directions. The first
direction involves restoring the records (The Science of Bibliography Database)
and improving the image, while the second direction, which is to follow the
first, is scientific and policy-oriented research on preparing specialists in
the area, organizing educational programs and building the necessary infrastructure.
The restoration of the records and the improving of the image constitute the
most basic groundwork. ‘Restoration of records’ is a collective term referring
to the gathering and systematizing of materials about Korea, promotional
information, media articles and diplomatic documents, which can be found in
Macedonia. As the current research is two-directional, respectively, it also
involves the processing in the same way of the materials on Macedonia which
have been accumulated in Korea. The restoration of the records, existing in
both countries, is the foundation for improving the image of each country in
its relation to the other one, and ultimately becomes the most significant
source of getting to know the other nation, as well as to making oneself known
to them.
Next, the nurturing of specialists in Korean studies and
the development of education programs and infrastructure can be achieved through the use
of the materials, acquired in the process of the restoration of the records of
Macedonia and Korea. Through those records the researchers can get acquainted with each
other’s country and are
able to research and develop the most effective method of intercultural
communication. This method will be applied in education programs in Korean
language and Korean studies. It will also play the role of a measuring stuck in
assessing the relative importance of different policies when building the
infrastructure for the enlarging of the foundations of Korean studies.
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II.
Contents of Research (1st
year)
1. Original
Research Plan (1st year)
The gathering of the records will take place through direct and indirect viewing.
Next, a survey will be conducted of the image of each country in respect to the
other one. Starting with the students from the National University of Macedonia
and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, the results of the survey will be
organized and analyzed according to the age and the gender of the participants.
Through this project, which establishes as its first research
direction the restoration of the records about Korea in Macedonia and the
establishing of the national image, and as its second purpose – the academic
and strategy-oriented research towards the nurturing of specialists in Korean
studies and the organization of education programs and necessary
infrastructure, the following two research outcomes will be produced. The
research papers will first be presented at International conferences in
Macedonia, and consequently, taking into account the commentaries and the
additional elements there, articles will be published in Korean or foreign scientific journals, and
in the monographs.
Articles, Result of the First Year of Research (Tentative
Titles)
* Analytical Research of the Materials about Korea in Macedonia
through Diachronic and Synchronic Approach
* Uncovering and Analysis of the Materials about
Macedonia in Korea through Diachronic and Synchronic Approach
* Research on the Effective Methods for Korean Language
Education through Intercultural Communication
* Research on the Current Situation and the Perspectives
of the Korean Language Education at the National University of Macedonia
2. Research
Progress and Results (1st year)
(1)
Academic Research Achievements and Articles
All four members of this research team have
done previous research and have written papers on the subject. Apart from the
above participants, additional two prominent scholars from Macedonia who have
interest in Korean Studies are also writing and presenting their articles in
the conference. They have achieved significant results in researches. An
outline of the previous research done by all the participants is in the above
table.
(2) International
Conference on Korean Studies
On October 27-28, 2011, a two-day international conference was held at the
Macedonian university. Scholars in the area of Korean studies from Macedonia,
Bulgaria and Korea participated. They presented papers on the strategies for
the establishing and development of Korean studies in Macedonia and shared
their opinions in discussions. Many Macedonian experts and students attended in
this conference.
(3)
Preparing Specialists and Exchange of Human Resources
An exchange was conducted with the purpose of
preparing a next generation of scholars and cultivating specialists in the area
of Korean Studies. Every semester from 2011, Macedonian
and Korean students go to Korea and Macedonia for studying languages and
cultures. Thanks to the AKS project, MOU in the field of
education was signed between Macedonian university and Hankuk University of
Foreign Studies in 2011. On the basis of this MOU, the students of two
countries can learn each country’s language and culture more actively.
(4) Special
Lectures for Promoting Korean Studies
Visits to Macedonia by Korean experts, giving lectures and participating in
academic events were held. The co-participant in the currents research team Prof.
Kim Wonhoi on April 5th 2011 gave lecture to the students from the
Faculty of Humanities of the Macedonian university on “Korea, the Koreans and
the Korean Language Education”. Also Prof. Kim Jae Uk, Director of the Centre
for Korean Language and Culture at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, on
October 27th gave special lecture to the Macedonian students on “Korean
Ceremonies and Customs (관혼상제)”.
(5) Additional Academic Paper Presentation in World Forum
During the 1st World Humanities
Forum, organized by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the
Republic of Korea, the Korea Research Foundation and the Korea
UNESCO Commission, held on 24th November 2011, Prof. Kim Won-hoi
presented a paper related to Macedonia, under the title “Conflicts of Human Civilization
and a Healing Place for the Humanities: The Balkans, Macedonia, Skopje.”
(6) Cultural Exchange
Around the time of the International
Conference, events characteristic for what would be a Korea Culture Week, were
organized. There were various initiatives, such as lectures on Korean culture
and Korean film festivals, exhibition of island ‘Dokdo’
as
well as colourful experiences of Macedonian culture.[1]
(7)
Donation of Materials on Korean Studies
During the period of the International
Conference, a ceremony of donating education materials in Korean studies to the
Macedonian university was held. Korean participants donated books, movies on
DVD, etc. Among the materials were a DVD for studying Korean language and
culture and volumes I, II and III of a Korean
language textbook. The materials are helpful to the students and the professors
of Korean language for the more effective conducting of the classes.
(8) Raising of
the rating of Korean Studies and Korean Language
When the current research was initiated in
December 2010, Korean studies (the lectures in Korean language) were rated
third module(제3외국어) among the foreign languages in the
Macedonian university. As the research was conducted, thanks to the activities
and the support of the research team, Korean studies and Korean language’s
rating was raised to second foreign module(제2외국어).
Accordingly, in the new curriculum the number of classes was increased and in
2011 more students, in comparison with the previous year, studied Korean.
III.
Contents of Research (2nd
year)
1. Research
Objectives (2nd year)
(1) The
first objective is the raise the awareness and the standing of Korean studies
from the academic aspects. This will be achieved through the research, the
presentations and the promotion of the current project. Through this academic
work, various materials in each country, concerning the other one, will be
disclosed to the world.
(2) The
second objective concerns the education and the involvement in the project of
the specialists majoring in Korean studies and those teaching them. Korean has
just recently become a second language in the foreign language education at the
Macedonian university and in order for its status to be raised to that of a
department, a support from Korea (projects like the present one) and the
cooperation of the scholars is needed.
(3) The
third objective is to encourage the Macedonian students to study Korean language
and to support the associate researchers in this project through providing
respectively scholarships and research benefits, which will motivate them and
help them feel the necessity of Korean studies.
(4) The
fourth objective is the setting up of an international network between Korea
and Macedonia. With initiatives of The Academy of Korean Studies, the
foundations of the international network have been laid, but more active
support and cooperation is required for the future.
2. Contents
and scope of Research (2nd year)
Through those records from
1st year, the
researchers will get acquainted with each other’s country and will be able to
research and develop the most effective method of intercultural communication.
This method will be applied in education programs in Korean language and Korean
studies. It will also play the role of a measuring stuck in assessing the
relative importance of different policies when building the infrastructure for
the enlarging of the foundations of Korean studies (This is the main objective
for the second year of the research period.)
Based on a general
methodology on establishing the foundations of Korean studies, the current
research has the ultimate goal of aiding the founding of a major in Korean
language (or a Department of Korean language) at the Macedonian university, for
the promotion of Korean studies in Macedonia, their consequent development and
expansion, and on the grounds of that, the intensifying of the exchange of
human and material resources between the two countries.
3. Method
and Strategy of Research (2nd year)
On the 1st year’s results the researchers will
get acquainted with each other’s country and will be able to research and
develop the most effective method of intercultural communication. This method
will be applied in education programs in Korean language and Korean studies.
The followings are the tentative article titles of 2nd year
research.
Articles, Result of the Second Year of Research
(Tentative Titles)
* Research on Images with Which Macedonians Associate
Korea and on the Strategies for Intercultural Communication
* Research on Images with Which Koreans Associate
Macedonia and on the Strategies for Intercultural Communication
* Research on the Present State of Korean Studies in
Eastern Europe and on the Balkans and the Role of Macedonia
* Research on Establishing a Strategy for Intercultural
Communication and Developing an Effective Methodology for Teaching Korean
Studies to Macedonians
These academic results will also play the role of a
measuring stuck in assessing the relative importance of different policies when
building the infrastructure for the enlarging of the foundations of Korean
studies.
4. Research
Progress and Results (2nd year)
(1)
Academic Research Achievements and Articles
All four members of this research team have
done previous research and have written papers on the subject. Apart from the
above participants, additional one prominent
scholar (Prof. Radica Nikodinovska) from
Macedonia who has interest in Korean Studies are also writing and
presenting their articles in the conference. They have achieved significant
results in researches. An outline of the previous research done by all the
participants is in the above table.
(2) International
Conference on Korean Studies
On June 05-06, 2012, a two-day international conference was held at the Hankuk
University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea. Scholars in the area of Korean
studies from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Korea participated. They presented papers
on the strategies for the establishing and development of Macedonian studies in
Korea and shared their opinions in discussions. Many Korean experts and
students attended in this conference.
(3)
Preparing Specialists and Exchange of Human Resources
An exchange was conducted with the purpose of preparing
a next generation of scholars and cultivating specialists in the area of Korean
Studies.[2] In
this year also, Macedonian and Korean students go to Korea and Macedonia for studying
languages and cultures. Two Macedonian students
(one per semester) went to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for studying
Korean language and culture. They also participated to the different cultural
events and made acquainted with Korean students and culture. Two Korean
students went to International Seminar for Macedonian language and culture in
Ohrid.
(4) Round table for Promoting Macedonian and Korean
Studies
Visits to Korea by Macedonian experts, giving lectures and participating in
academic events were held. The participants in the currents research team Prof.
Kim Won-hoi on June 5th 2012, organized the round table for
promoting Macedonian and Korean studies in the Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies. In this round table participated Dean of the faculty of Eastern
Europe, Prof. Kim, Sunghwan and discussed the way to develop the Macedonian and
Korean studies in the each university.
(5) Cultural Activity
On July 01, 2012, around the
time of the International Seminar for Macedonian
language and culture, events characteristic for what would be a Korea
Culture Week, were organized. There were various initiatives, such as lectures
on Korean culture, history and Korean film
festivals as well as different experiences
of Macedonian culture.
(6)
Macedonian Experts in Korea and Cultural Field Research
Cultural field research
of Macedonian experts in Korea was held during June 04. – 10. 2012. Macedonian
experts first presented articles in the conference. After then, they went to many
places in Korea as the cultural field research. By this field research, they
got and acquainted with the Korean culture and began to understand the
similarity and diversity between Macedonian and Korean culture. This will be
useful, because they will teach Korean language and culture more realistic and
practically. And they will try to establish the Korean language department as
soon as possible.
5. Participant
List
|
Participation
|
Research
Role and Responsibilities
|
Research
Assistant
|
Remarks
|
|
Leader of the Research Project
Prof. Maksim Karanfilovski
|
n General
superintendence, management and adjustment of the research
n In
charge of the promotion of the research and the international cooperation
n Budget
management for optimal use of the resources
n Inquiry
and analysis of the materials about Korean in Macedonia and research on
setting up a strategy for intercultural communication
n Organizing,
launching and promoting a national conference during the first year of the
research
|
1 person
|
Macedonian Scholar
|
|
Co-researcher Prof. Kim Jae Uk
|
n Instruction
of Macedonian students in Korea
n Developing
a method for teaching Korean language to Macedonians
n Developing
textbooks of Korean studies for Macedonians
n Organizing
academic exchange between the Center for Korean Language and Culture and the
National University of Macedonia
|
1 person
|
Korean Scholar
|
|
Co-researcher Prof. Kim Won-hoi
|
n Overall
superintendence of the research in Korea
n Preparing,
launching and promoting a conference in Korea
n Research
on setting up a strategy for intercultural communication between Macedonia
and Korea
|
1 person
|
Korean Scholar
|
|
Co-researcher
Dr. Spas Rangelov
|
n Managing
the curriculum of Korean language in the University of Macedonia and
lecturing
n Developing
effective method of teaching Korean to Macedonian students
n Managing
the assistant researchers (three Macedonian students)
n Co-development
of a textbook of Korean Studies for Macedonians
|
2 people
|
Macedonian Scholar
|
6. Effects
and Project Results
✔ Practical Aspects of the Research
* Application for
the promotion of the results of the research through academic conferences
The conference constitutes a space where the results of a
research can be applied in an effective way. The current project aims at
organizing one international conference in Macedonia during the first year of
the research period, and another – in Korea, during the second year. The focus
of the research in the first year is the basic work of establishing a strategy
for promoting understanding and intercultural communication, based on the
materials collected in both countries. At the conferences during the second
year of the research period, based on the research from the first year, the
focus is
on spread and development of Korean studies in Macedonia. Papers on
intercultural communication and effective ways of presenting Korean studies were presented. In order
to increase the promotion effect of the conference in Macedonia, it was held together with the
annual international conference in Ohrid, organized by the Macedonian
university. At the conference in Korea, during the second year of the project
the intention is to increase the scope of the international participation by
scholars from the Balkan region – from Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and
Greece experts in Korea.
* Application for
the promotion of the results of the research trough media reports and
publication
During the first year of the research project it is
expected to uncover many interesting and forgotten records. These records were released to the
media and the broadcasting corporations. In order to
spread more widely, we prepared to publish the periods and monographs instead of journals. By this way, the research materials will not be released at once, but
in series.
* Application for
setting up a strategy for advance to Macedonia and the Balkan region
Macedonia and the Balkan region, to which it belongs,
have rich history. At present, because of their geopolitical significance they
attract the interest of the United States, China and the European Union in a
competitive way. Even though, the physical distance between this region and
Korea is significant, the advance of Korea towards it is very urgent and
important matter because of the region’s potential and its future role as a
bridgehead to Western Europe. For the right execution of this objective and for
drafting suitable policies, a fundamental sociological research, as this one,
is necessary. And also, inversely, the results of this kind of research can
become the most important basis for setting up a strategy for the advance to
this region.
✔ Contribution
to Science and Society
* Preparing the
foundation for Korean studies in Macedonia
After the disintegration of the Yugoslavian federation, Macedonia,
which was a part of it, became an independent country. Because of its
geopolitical significance, the relations with Korea have been intensifying and
the establishment of a foundation for the development of Korean studies is an
important element of them. The present study constitutes the first example of
cooperation in research of scholars from Macedonia and Korea and it can trigger
further interest in the Macedonian academics towards Korea and bring active
research in the future.
* Scientific
contribution in Korea to the regional studies on Macedonia, the Balkans and
Eastern Europe
At Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, where part of
the current research is being conducted, there are Greek and Bulgarian Studies Department, Serbian
and Croatian Studies Department, Romanian Studies Department and others, in which research and study
the languages and the cultures of the countries from the Balkan region. Until
now, Macedonia has been somewhat left out and it is in the need of a new
interest and an activation of the research on it. With this project as a
starting point, the academic interest in Korea towards this country can be
stimulated this study can become a good opportunity to activate the research on
the Balkan country. Moreover, the activating of the research could be expanded
cover the Balkans in general.
* Contribution to
the intercultural communication between Korea and Macedonia and the activation
of exchange between the two countries
The foundation of educational and research centre
of Korean studies in Macedonia can become the most important
base for the future advance of Korea to Macedonia or the advance of Macedonia
to Korea for the future mutual communication. That is why, if the strategy for
intercultural communication between Macedonia and Korea, obtained through this
research, is used, the effective exchange and the development of the relations
between the two countries can be maximized.
✔ Remarkable Achievement of
the project
* Outstanding Research
results
Because of Macedonia’s geopolitical significance, the relations
with Korea have been intensifying and the establishment of a foundation for the
development of Korean studies is an important element of them. The present
study constitutes the first example of cooperation in research of scholars from
Macedonia and Korea and it can trigger further interest in the Macedonian
academics towards Korea and bring active research in the future. As a result of this project, 12 academic articles are presented and
published. Among them, 9 articles are written by research director and
co-researchers. 3 articles are prepared by Macedonian outstanding experts on
Korean studies. You can find these articles and books in the attached files.
* Promoting Status of Korean Language to 2nd Foreign Language Module
When the current research was initiated in December 2010, Korean studies
(the lectures in Korean language) were rated third module(제3외국어) among the foreign languages.
As the research was conducted, thanks to the activities and the support of the
research team, Korean studies and Korean language’s rating was raised to second
foreign module(제2외국어). Accordingly, in the new curriculum the number of classes was increased
and in 2011-2012 more students, in comparison with the previous year, studied Korean.
The following document is the official order of the University for Korean
language as the second foreign module.
<Official document for promoting Korean to
2nd foreign language module>
* Contribution to
the Human
Resource Exchange between the two countries
Macedonian and Korean students go to Korea and
Macedonia for studying languages and cultures. Two
Macedonian students (one per semester) went to Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies for studying Korean language and culture. They also participated in the
different cultural events and made acquainted with Korean students and culture.
Two Korean students went to International Seminar for Macedonian language and
culture in Ohrid. The students who have been acquainted
with Macedonian culture(through reading literature, viewing films, listening to
music, visiting exhibitions, organized events, meeting with Macedonian artists,
poets, writers, professors and others, as well as stays in the country) spread
information about it and popularize it in the whole society. This is the way to
disseminate truths and knowledge about a culture that is more spontaneous and
much for successful than the traditional way through official mass media or
through official channels of the diplomatic and other missions to foreign
countries. The greater the number of students studying a given language and
getting acquainted with the culture of the native speakers of that language,
the greater the number of those who fail in love with the culture of that
people and the people itself.
<MOU
signing and Prof. Kim, wonhoi with the president of Macedonian university>
<Macedonian students in Korea>
* Foundation for Establishing Korean Language Department
The foundation of educational and research
centre of Korean studies in
Macedonia can become the most important
bases for the future advance of Korea to Macedonia or the advance of Macedonia
to Korea for the future mutual communication between the two countries. That is
why, if the strategy for intercultural communication between Macedonia and
Korea, obtained through this research, is used, the effective exchange and the
development of the relations between the two countries can be maximized.
Thanks
to this project, now Macedonian university is on the way to establish “Korean
Language Department”. The following e-mail letter is the evidence for it. But,
because of a lack of additional funds and support, this process now makes no
progress and temporary gets difficulty. The Macedonian university needs more
supports from AKS for accomplishing this progress and establishing Korean
Language Department.
The following pictures are panoramic views of the Chinese Language
Centre, located in the National library, Skopje, Macedonia. Because of
geopolitical importance and needs, China already set the Chinese department in
Macedonian university. It shows us the way for the future seeding and promoting
methods of Korean studies in Macedonia.
<Chinese Language and Culture Centre in the 1st floor of
Macedonian National Library>
[1] The records of the events were edited and
saved onto a DVD, which submitted offline in the interim report
to AKS.
[2] Thanks to
the AKS project, MOU in the field of education was signed between Macedonian
university and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 2011. On the basis of
this MOU, the students of two countries can learn each country’s language and
culture.
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