(Published: 2023-10-06 05:30) International academic conferences always offer insight into the status and use of English as a global language. In late September this year,…
(Published: 2023-10-06 05:30) International academic conferences always offer insight into the status and use of English as a global language. In late September this year,…
(Published: 2023-09-15 05:31) Reading articles about cities around the world almost always invites comparisons with Seoul because it’s the city I know best. I lived…
(Published: 2023-09-01 05:31) The recent trilateral summit between the leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan on Aug. 18 was heralded as a…
(Published: 2023-08-18 05:31) The 25th World Scout Jamboree, which began in a sweltering campground atop the reclaimed land of Saemangeum on the coast of North…
(Published: 2023-08-04 05:31) How well do South Koreans speak English? The development of translation apps and decreased personal interaction after the pandemic may be making…
(Published: 2023-07-21 05:36) On my recent visit to South Korea and Japan, the topic of foreign migrant labor came up more than on any previous…
(Published: 2023-06-30 05:31) A recent controversy over the difficulty of the Suneung, the nationwide college scholastic ability test, has raised concerns about the effects of…
(Published: 2023-06-16 05:31) A visit to Seoul is not complete without a walk in Bukchon. For all the talk of commercialization and the heavy tourist…
(Published: 2023-06-02 05:32) A few weeks ago, I visited Japan for the first time in four years. I expected to find many changes but was…
(Published: May 5, 2023 – 05:30) President Yoon Suk-yeol charmed Washington last week on his first state visit to the US. His speech before a…