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University establishes Center for Korean
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size=3>Binghamton, NY - Binghamton University, State University of New York, has
established a Center for Korean Studies to enhance Korean linguistic and
cultural learning opportunities and activities. The Center, which is a part of
the University's Institute of Asia and Asian Diasporas, plans to support
Binghamton University's academic and research programs on Korea. Serving as the
Center's founding director is Sungdai Cho, associate professor of Korean and
linguistics and a chair of Korean Special Interest Group (SIG) at American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Cho is also co-chair of
the "National Standards for Learning Korean" task force associated with the
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).</FONT></SPAN></P>
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