Overview
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
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, Pusan National University
Research interests
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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,
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Curriculum and Multiculturalism in South Korea and Asian countries
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Korean Diasporas in China, Australia and Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan)
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Settlement of North Koreans in South Korea, and overseas.
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Environmentalism in the school curriculum (all kinds of lagnauge textbooks, science/geography textbooks))
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Integration of culture in the langauge classroom and textbooks
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colonial/neocolonial impact of global English curriculum and textbooks
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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.
Works
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2021
Conference Publication
How to teach Korean with digital learning tools and preparing teaching materials for Korean learners
Lee, Dong Bae and Choi, Ki Young (2021). How to teach Korean with digital learning tools and preparing teaching materials for Korean learners. Research Session for Teaching and Technology, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 26 May 2021. Melbourne, VIC Australia: Monash University.
2020
Conference Publication
Korean teaching practices and challenges of online Zoom class in UQ
Lee, Dong Bae and Choi, Ki Young (2020). Korean teaching practices and challenges of online Zoom class in UQ. Post-Covid19: Sharing Innovative Online Teaching and Research, Auckland, New Zealand, 23 June 2020. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.
2019
Journal Article
Critical analysis of Chongryon secondary English textbooks published between 1968 and 1974
Cho, Min Hye and Lee, Dong Bae (2019). Critical analysis of Chongryon secondary English textbooks published between 1968 and 1974. The Review of Korean Studies, 22 (2), 177-204. doi: 10.25024/review.2019.22.2.008
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Isaac Lee is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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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.
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(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
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Critical anlaysis of North Korean ELT textbooks (political ideologies)
Haegyeong Hong investigates the cultural values and political ideologies in North Korean ELT textbooks.
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Environmental issues in the school curriculum and langauge textbooks (English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, all language textbooks)
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Culture, langauge texching and teaching materials (English, Chinese and other languages)
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The cultural and ecological representation in Chinese and Korean language textbooks
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sheng-hsun Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
GENDER, CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN INDONESIA: DEVELOPING INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE MULTIMODAL EFL TEXTBOOK
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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Doctor Philosophy
Cultural Ideologies and Values in English Textbooks Used in North Korea: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical analysis of English textbooks in Indonesia: Centring cultural and Environmental issues
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical Analysis of English Textbooks in Saudi Arabia: Centering Cultural and Environmental Issues
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Narah Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Comparative Analysis of Environmental Literacy in Korean and English textbooks used in South Korea and China (for ethnic Korean) schools
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical analysis of primary Chinese language textbooks for ethnic Korean students: Cultural values and national identity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Wendy Jiang
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The construction of cultural values in senior school English language textbooks in Korea: A critical discourse analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A critical analysis of Korean textbooks used by Thai university students
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Deconstruction of Cultural Knowledge and Ideologies in Saudi Arabia Secondary School English Language Textbook Series
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
A comparative study of the construction of culture and ideology seen in secondary English textbooks published by Chongryon during the 1970s, 1990s and the present day
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Japanese language textbooks written for Korean primary students during the colonial era (1910-1945)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Natsuko Akagawa
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Ideologies and power relations in a global commercial English language textbook used in South Korean universities: A critical image and a critical discourse analysis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sol Rojas-Lizana
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Korea's Choson Dynasty Ceramics: Beyond Yanagi Sôetsu's 'Beauty of Sorrow' Discourse
Associate Advisor
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