Thank you for visiting the Department of Korean Language and Literature.
The Department of Korean Language and Literature specializes in the study of Korean language and literature. In the area of Korean language, we teach various approaches to Korean language and methodologies for teaching and learning Korean to foreigners. In the area of Korean literature, we teach modern poetry, modern novels, modern plays and dramas, film, and Korean classical literature.
The Korean Literature program is very open to internationalization in terms of Korean as a foreign language and Korean literature as a foreign literature. Students from Russia, China, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and other countries participate in exchange programs with the Department of Korean Literature every year, and we have a large number of foreign students in our graduate programs.
We also recognize the difficulties faced by students majoring in the humanities these days in terms of realistic career choices. While evaluating academic fields solely on the basis of employment outcomes exposes a number of problems, I think it is also very important to teach students well so that they can find suitable jobs. After graduation, our Korean literature students work as broadcast composers, reporters for newspapers and internet media, office workers for general companies, public relations offices for companies, cultural industry planning and content production, and teachers of Korean to foreigners. Of course, there are also students who write or prepare to write poetry, novels, and dramas. The Korean Literature major will help you cultivate the most important academic theories and practical acumen for these cultural activities.
With our robust curriculum and passionate faculty, we will make your interest in Korean Literature a reality. We look forward to your enthusiastic response.
Thank you.
Dean of Korean Language and Literature Department
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The Department of Korean Literature consists of three majors: Classical and Modern Literature, Korean Studies, and Korean Language and Education. The field of Classical Korean Literature explores the world of Korean classical literature, which has been passed down in a long tradition; the field of Modern Korean Literature explores contemporary literature from the modern period to the present; and the field of Korean Studies and Korean Language Education studies the history and characteristic norms of the Korean language and learns how to teach Korean to foreigners. In addition, research is being conducted in various new areas such as creative writing such as screenplays and plays, analysis of various cultural contents, one-person media, and one-person publishing.
The Department of Korean Language and Literature has been engaged in various international exchanges with scholars and students from other countries beyond the framework of ‘national literature’. The Department of Korean Literature is one of the most internationally active majors at the Korea National University of Transportation. Every year, many students from various countries in Asia come to Korea as exchange students, and the graduate school also has foreign graduate students of various nationalities.
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| No. | Grade | Semester | Subject name | Credit and time | Explanation |
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| 43 | 1 | 1 | Introduction to Korean Literature | 3-3-0 | Understand the artistic character and national sentiment of Korean literature by examining the characteristics and relationships of Korean literature. |
| 42 | 1 | 1 | Reading of Korean Drama | 3-3-0 | Read and analyze famous plays from classical to modern times. |
| 41 | 1 | 1 | Reading of Korea Nove | 3-3-0 | To develop a basic understanding of literature and culture through lectures on Korean novels. |
| 40 | 1 | 2 | Introduction to Literature | 3-3-0 | To understand the development of literature and the characteristics of genres such as poetry, novels, plays, drama, and criticism, and acquire basic knowledge of creative writing. |
| 39 | 1 | 2 | Reading of Korean Contemporary Poetry | 3-3-0 | Explain the theories that help understand modern poetry and appreciate the works of poets who have been active since 1980. Through appreciation of works of modern poetry, explore the beautiful inner nature of humans and develop the right worldview. |
| 38 | 1 | 2 | Introduction to Korean Linguistics | 3-3-0 | By overseeing various areas of Korean language, we can achieve systematic understanding about Korean language and can establish the foundation of Korean linguistics. |
| 37 | 2 | 1 | History of Korean Literature | 3-3-0 | Understand the historical context of Korean literature. It also examines the literary characteristics and aspects of each period from ancient times to modern times. |
| 36 | 2 | 1 | Modern Korean Poetry and Culture Contents | 3-3-0 | Understand the intertextuality between various cultural phenomena and adjacent arts through poetry, and at the same time explore the possibility and connection of cultural industrialization. |
| 35 | 2 | 1 | Understanding of Classcal Poetry | 3-3-0 | Identify the context of the growth and development process of classical Korean poetry. Comprehensively understand genre, content, form, writer, and ideological background. |
| 34 | 2 | 1 | Understanding Dramatized literature | 3-3-0 | Understand the genre difference between literature and media by targeting films adapted using literature as the original source. |