Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
South Korea’s strong sense of nationalism, often grounded in the ability to speak Korean, can result in discrimination and prejudice.
What’s in a name? The national and linguistic identity of South and North Korea.
Linguistic nationalism is a feature of South Korean society but that’s not resulting in investment in promoting the Korean language.
The Standard Korean Language Dictionary has increasingly been criticised for some of its gendered and racially biased definitions.
Korean is increasingly popular at Australian universities, but more needs to be done to recruit and keep students.
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