Southbound: Mapping International Students as Koreanists in an Age of New Southern Policy
Keywords:
International students, Korean studies, New Southern Policy, Study abroadAbstract
This research examined two central concepts of Korean Southbound policy: 1) Filipinos going to South Korea and Koreans relocating to the Philippines for educational purposes; and 2) Southeast Asia, especially the Philippines, as the focus of President Moon Jaein’s New Southern Policy. Narratives of international students as modern-day Koreanists were investigated from the perspective of their study abroad, daily life challenges, cultural interaction with locals, and the perceived impact of the New Southern Policy on Korean students in the Philippines and Filipino students in South Korea. Findings will be utilized as policy input to enhance the New Southern Policy in terms of exchange and mobility, multiculturalism, and internationalized education. Also highlighted was how students project themselves as contemporary Koreanists in the Philippines and South Korea as individualized advocates and promoters of Korean language, culture, and society in diverse contexts. Practices and mechanisms to promote Korean Studies in the Philippines should likewise be identified as well as potential opportunities for Filipino students to serve as Korean Studies ambassadors, further globalizing Korean studies discourse.
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