[KS] Melbourne Asia Review special issue on Korean language, society, and identity

[Nicola Fraschini]

Melbourne Asia Review, 20
Special Issue on Korean Language, Society, and Identity<https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/>

Melbourne Asia Review, an online open access journal of the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne, has published a special issue on Korean Language, Society, and Identity<https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/>, edited by Dr Nicola Fraschini (U. of Melbourne) and Dr Mi Yung Park (U. of Auckland). The special issue includes the following contributions:

- Introduction: The linguistic challenges facing an increasingly diverse Korea (Nicola Fraschini and Mi Yung Park)
- From homogeneity to plurality: Reimagining language policies for ‘multicultural’ children in South Korea (Jaran Shin)
- Why is learning and maintaining heritage languages in South Korea so challenging? (Jiyoung Kim)
- Returnee students in South Korea: A call for recognition (Lee Jin Choi & Adrienne Lo)
- Do you speak North Korean or South Korean? (Daniel Pieper)
- Hanguk or Joseon? ROK vs DPRK and the complex nature of reference to ‘Korea’ (Adam Zulawnik)
- How Korean language students studying in Seoul navigate linguistic and cultural homogeneity (Lucien Brown)
- Everyone’s right to learn Korean: Breaking down the barriers to Korean learning for the visually impaired and beyond (Nam-wook Kang)
- Can Korean speakers in remote areas of Australia maintain their language? (Sin Ji Jung)
- Broadening the opportunities for Korean as a heritage language in Australia (Min Jung Jee)
- Book review: ‘Expanding Ecological Approaches to Language, Culture, and Identity’ by Jaran Shin (Eldin Milak)
- Interview: Korean linguistic nationalism is strong, but Korea is not investing properly in foreign learners of Korean (Ross King)

Webinar on Korean language, society, and identity
A webinar hosting A/Prof Lucien Brown, A/Prof Jaran Shin, Dr Daniele Pieper, Dr Sin Ji Jung, and the editors to talk about the topics covered in the special issue will take place on 13 November 6pm-7pm (AEDT, Melbourne time).

To register for the webinar follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/korean-language-society-and-identity-melbourne-asia-review-webinar-tickets-1015074433957
To access the special issue follow this link: https://melbourneasiareview.edu.au/
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