Dr Isaac Lee
Dr

Isaac Lee

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Background

Dr. Lee has been trained in applied linguistics in MA, critical curriculum study in PhD and has conducted researches in critical analysis of language (English and Korean and Chinese) textbooks and curriculum, postcolonial drama in Korea, language policy, multiculturalism in the school curriculum, North Korean defectors, North Korean education and school curriculum. He has published two monographs in a prestigious international publisher, 35 journal articles and book chapters, and one co-authored book. His researches cover not only the language (English and Korean and Chinese) in the school curriculum of South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Australia, and China, but also covers overseas Korean identity issues in North Korea, Japan, China, and Australia. Recently he has expanded his research towards environmental (sustainable green ideology) issues in the school curriculum (including textbooks) in Korea, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and South-East Asian countries. He is also conducting his research on Australian missionaries' contribution to the modernity of Korea (1899-the 1970s).

Availability

Dr Isaac Lee is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Pusan National University

Research interests

  • Critical analysis of textbooks and curriculum (English, Korean, Chinese, Hindu, Japanese, Indonecian, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Thai textbooks)

    I analyse what cultures/whose cultures/ideologies are integrated into such textbooks. In addition, I investigate nationalism, ethnic/national identity and ideal citizenship in the national language textbooks,

  • Curriculum and Multiculturalism in South Korea and Asian countries

  • Korean Diasporas in China, Australia and Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan)

  • Settlement of North Koreans in South Korea, and overseas.

  • Environmentalism in the school curriculum (all kinds of lagnauge textbooks, science/geography textbooks))

  • Integration of culture in the langauge classroom and textbooks

  • colonial/neocolonial impact of global English curriculum and textbooks

  • Critical analysis of novels and literary works

Research impacts

Dr Lee’s research in Korean/English/ Japanese/Chinese language textbooks, Korean identity, North Korean studies (school curriculum and textbooks), postcolonial drama, multiculturalism, and environmental issues in the school curriculum are significantly well-known, which opened invitations to numerous workshops, conferences and guest speakers in South Korea and China.

Search Professor Isaac Lee’s works on UQ eSpace

52 works between 1999 and 2025
All (52) Journal Article (43) Book Chapter (2) Book (3) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (3)

21 - 40 of 52 works

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2012

Journal Article

Critical analysis of Japanese ideology in Korean language textbooks (1913-1938)

Lee, Dong Bae (2012). Critical analysis of Japanese ideology in Korean language textbooks (1913-1938). The Education of Korean Language and Literature, 27, 107-140.

Critical analysis of Japanese ideology in Korean language textbooks (1913-1938)

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2011

Journal Article

The period of American post-war influence on South Korean education: Analysing primary school Korean language textbooks

이동배 Lee, Dong-bae (2011). The period of American post-war influence on South Korean education: Analysing primary school Korean language textbooks. 한어문교육, 24, 127-153.

The period of American post-war influence on South Korean education: Analysing primary school Korean language textbooks

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2011

Journal Article

탈식민주의， 세계화， 비판적 영어교육

윤교찬 Yoon, Kyochan and 이동배 Lee, Dong-bae (2011). 탈식민주의， 세계화， 비판적 영어교육. 현대영어영문학, 55 (2), 115-135.

탈식민주의， 세계화， 비판적 영어교육

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2011

Journal Article

The analysis about intrinsic ideology in elementary Korean textbooks

Lee, Dong-bae, Lee, Soojin and Baldauf, Richard (2011). The analysis about intrinsic ideology in elementary Korean textbooks. Sae Gugeo Kyoyuk, 89, 278-297.

The analysis about intrinsic ideology in elementary Korean textbooks

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2010

Journal Article

Portrayals of non-North Koreans in North Korean textbooks and the formation of national identity

Lee, Dong-Bae (2010). Portrayals of non-North Koreans in North Korean textbooks and the formation of national identity. Asian Studies Review, 34 (3), 349-369. doi: 10.1080/10357823.2010.507865

Portrayals of non-North Koreans in North Korean textbooks and the formation of national identity

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2010

Journal Article

Analysis of Korean language textbooks during the pre-colonial era

Lee, Dongbae (2010). Analysis of Korean language textbooks during the pre-colonial era. The Education of Korean Language and Literature, 22, 167-231.

Analysis of Korean language textbooks during the pre-colonial era

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2010

Journal Article

The recent trend of researches in Chinese oral history

Bae, Han-keuk and Lee, Dong-bae (2010). The recent trend of researches in Chinese oral history. Yoksa Kyoyuk Ronjip (History Education Review), 44, 393-427.

The recent trend of researches in Chinese oral history

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2009

Journal Article

The analysis of North Korean language textbooks (1955-1999): Representations of non-North Koreans

Lee, Dong-Bae (2009). The analysis of North Korean language textbooks (1955-1999): Representations of non-North Koreans. Journal of The Korean School Textbook Research, 3 (1), 13-26.

The analysis of North Korean language textbooks (1955-1999): Representations of non-North Koreans

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2009

Journal Article

The comparative analysis of South and North Korean language textbooks in the period (1948-1954)

Lee, Dong-Bae (2009). The comparative analysis of South and North Korean language textbooks in the period (1948-1954). Sae Gugeo Kyoyuk, 83, 337-356.

The comparative analysis of South and North Korean language textbooks in the period (1948-1954)

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2008

Journal Article

Future directions for ethics education in Korean language education on the basis of survey results of Korean immigrants in Australia

Lee, Dong-Bae (2008). Future directions for ethics education in Korean language education on the basis of survey results of Korean immigrants in Australia. Sae Gugeo Kyoyuk, 80, 319-337.

Future directions for ethics education in Korean language education on the basis of survey results of Korean immigrants in Australia

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2008

Journal Article

Soviet Neocolonial influence in North Korean language textbooks

Lee, Dong-Bae (2008). Soviet Neocolonial influence in North Korean language textbooks. Journal of The Korean School Textbook Research, 2 (2), 209-221.

Soviet Neocolonial influence in North Korean language textbooks

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2007

Journal Article

Analysis of Korean language textbooks for Primary Schools in the Neocolonial period

Lee, D-B (2007). Analysis of Korean language textbooks for Primary Schools in the Neocolonial period. Journal of The Korean School Textbook Research, 1 (1), 95-114.

Analysis of Korean language textbooks for Primary Schools in the Neocolonial period

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2007

Journal Article

Korean language textbooks under Japanese rule: Language education, colonisation

Lee, D-B (2007). Korean language textbooks under Japanese rule: Language education, colonisation. The Education of Korean Language and Literature, 17, 127-153.

Korean language textbooks under Japanese rule: Language education, colonisation

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2007

Journal Article

Improving the cultural content of Korean language textbooks at the beginners' level

Lee, D. B. (2007). Improving the cultural content of Korean language textbooks at the beginners' level. Hangugo Kyoyuk, 18 (2), 267-284.

Improving the cultural content of Korean language textbooks at the beginners' level

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2006

Journal Article

Analysis of North Korean language textbooks: Altered Jucheism ideology

Lee, D (2006). Analysis of North Korean language textbooks: Altered Jucheism ideology. Korean Language Education Research, 27, 399-440.

Analysis of North Korean language textbooks: Altered Jucheism ideology

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2005

Journal Article

A consideration of the exclusion of dialects in the South Korean school curriculum through language policy

Lee, Dongbae (2005). A consideration of the exclusion of dialects in the South Korean school curriculum through language policy. The Education of Korean Language and Literature, 15, 177-205.

A consideration of the exclusion of dialects in the South Korean school curriculum through language policy

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2005

Book Chapter

New ideologies of everyday life in South Korean language textbooks

Lee, Dong bae (2005). New ideologies of everyday life in South Korean language textbooks. Struggles over Difference: Curriculum, Texts and Pedagogy in the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 117-130) edited by Y. Nozaki, R. Openshaw and A. Luke. Albany: State University of New York Press.

New ideologies of everyday life in South Korean language textbooks

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2005

Journal Article

Review of Korean Attitudes Towards the United States: Changing Dynamics by D. I. Steinberg (ed). Armonk, NY and London: M.E. Sharpe, 2004

Lee, D. (2005). Review of Korean Attitudes Towards the United States: Changing Dynamics by D. I. Steinberg (ed). Armonk, NY and London: M.E. Sharpe, 2004. Asian Studies Review, 29 (4), 429-430.

Review of Korean Attitudes Towards the United States: Changing Dynamics by D. I. Steinberg (ed). Armonk, NY and London: M.E. Sharpe, 2004

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2004

Book

Postcolonial Korean Drama

Song, Chaeil and Lee, Dongbae (2004). Postcolonial Korean Drama. Kongju, Korea: Kongju National University Press.

Postcolonial Korean Drama

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2004

Journal Article

Yoonjobyoung [Nongto]ui nongmin eokapkwa cheohang yangsang [Oppressed Korean farmers and their resistance in the play [Nongto]

Lee, Dong-Bae (2004). Yoonjobyoung [Nongto]ui nongmin eokapkwa cheohang yangsang [Oppressed Korean farmers and their resistance in the play [Nongto]. The Journal of Drama, 22 (262), 209-240.

Yoonjobyoung [Nongto]ui nongmin eokapkwa cheohang yangsang [Oppressed Korean farmers and their resistance in the play [Nongto]

Current funding

  • 2021 - 2028
    Developing UQ as a central hub for nurturing the next generation of Korean Studies education, research and regional cooperation for Queensland and Northern Territory, Australia
    The Academy of Korean Studies
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2014 - 2021
    The Construction of Korean Culture in Korean Language Textbooks
    Overseas Korean Studies Incubation Program
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Korean through K-pop: A research based textbook
    Australia - Korea Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    A comparative study of North and South Korean language textbooks: Bridging the divide and constructing a unified Korean identify
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Isaac Lee is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Critical analysis of language textbooks (English, Korean), and curriculum (political ideologies)

    I investigate the integration of culture, critical investigation of cultural politics and ideological content in language textbooks such as English, Arabic, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese textbooks and school curricula.

  • (ethnic) Korean identity / Natioanl identity issues in China, North Korea and Asian counries

    Currently, Bethy Wang investigated her ethnicity issues in the Chinese language textbooks for ethnic Koreans in China. I would love to intake students who are interested in the identity issues in the textbooks

  • Critical anlaysis of North Korean ELT textbooks (political ideologies)

    Haegyeong Hong investigates the cultural values and political ideologies in North Korean ELT textbooks.

  • Environmental issues in the school curriculum and langauge textbooks (English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, all language textbooks)

  • Culture, langauge texching and teaching materials (English, Chinese and other languages)

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Critical analysis of English textbooks in Indonesia: Centring cultural and Environmental issues

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Comparative Analysis of Environmental Education between Korean and Korean-Chinese primary schools from two textbooks; Korean language, English Foreign Language textbook

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Comparative Analysis of Environmental Education between Korean and Korean-Chinese primary schools from two textbooks; Korean language, English Foreign Language textbook

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee

  • Master Philosophy

    Critical analysis of primary Chinese language textbooks for ethnic Korean students: Cultural values and national identity

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee

Completed supervision

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