1. The Globalization of Yonsei Korean Studies

2. ○ Vision Vision :: The world’s top 10 research group in Korean Studies by 2012

3. ○ Objectives Objectives :: to publish 3 academic books in English that target graduate students in areas like Korean literature, Korean history, and Korean linguistics to discuss the current issues and topics to provide various sources of information about Korean Studies, and comprehensive Internet services for researchers

4. ○ Organization Research Group for Korean Literature Research Group for Korean History Research Group for Korean Linguistics

5. ○ Participants Lim, Yong-Ki, Korean Phonology [PI] Choi, Moon Gyoo, German Literature/Theory of Literature/ Romanticism Choi, Yu Chan, Modern korean Literature Lee, Kyung Hoon, Korean Literature Chung, Jin Bae, Modern Chinese Literature/Traditional Chinese Cultural Thoughts Lee, Sang Ryong, Modern russian Literature Frankl, John M., East Asian Literature Han, Young-Gyun, Korean Lexicography Seo, Sang-Kyu, Korean Syntax Lee, Won-Pyo, English Pragmatics Lee, Minhaeng, Computational Syntax/Semantics Moon, Sung-Bin, Information Retrieval

6. ○ Participants Pang, Kie-chung, Korean Contemporary History Hong, Sung-Chan, Korean Economic History Kim, Seong-bo, North Korean History Kim, Do-Hyung, Korean Modern History Choi, Yoon-oh, History of Choseon Dynasty Baek, Seung-Chul, History of Choseon Dynasty Do, Hyeon-Chul, History of Koryeo Dynasty Baik, Young-Seo, History of Modern East Asia Lee, Seung-Ryul, Korean Economic History Ha, Il-sik, Korean History of the Old Age

7. ○ Research Fields Korean Literature Korean History Korean Linguistics

8. ○ Activities to write book chapters to organize an international conference on Korean studies in 2009 to build Korean studies networks on a world-wide scale

9. ○ Contact Point Principal Investigator: Prof. Lim, Yong-Ki Dept. of Korean Language and Literature Tel: +82 2 2123 2278 E-mail:limyk@yonsei.ac.kr