English in Korea: A Look Back
English teaching in Korea has seen its changes.
Tag: history
Korean Sayings: Tigers
Are you a foreigner learning Korean? Here are a few great phrases to impress your friends.
Follow the Money: The Faces on Korean Won
“Follow the money,” it is said, if you want to understand a country’s politics. Far fewer say to study the money, but more should. Learn about the faces on a country’s currency and you learn a lot more about the people who put them there – their self-image, their ambitions.
Swastikas: The Wheels of Time
As with so much else, the swastika, or man (Hangul: 만, from 만자) is said to have arrived in Korea with the Buddha, who supposedly bore the sigil upon both his heart and his feet.
UNESCO and South Korea – A Preview
An organization that has education, science and culture in its title should appeal to South Korean ideals maybe more than to any other country’s. Originally, UNESCO was designed to promote peace by stopping wars in their tracks just as they took root in the minds of people.