Kang Hyounhwa

In this Korean name, the family name is Kang.
Kang Hyounhwa
강현화
President of King Sejong Institute Foundation
In office
28 September 2018 – 27 September 2021
MinisterDo Jong-hwan
Park Yang-woo
Preceded bySong Hyang-geun
Succeeded byLee Hai-young
Personal details
Born1963
Alma materYonsei University

Kang Hyunhwa (Korean: 강현화; Hanja: 姜炫和; born 1963) is a South Korean professor of Korean language and literature at Yonsei University[1] served as the 2nd President - and the first woman President - of King Sejong Institute Foundation[2][3] responsible for operating King Sejong Institutes and developing their programmes[4] from 2018 to 2021.

Kang had served as a member of the Korean Language Deliberation Council at Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism from 2011 to 2015[2] responsible for planning Korean language education, preserving the Korean language and updating its system and grammar mandated by the Framework Act on National Language.[5]

In 1999 Kang was one of the first professors to join the first-ever department specialised in Korean language education for foreigners, Kyung Hee University's Department of Korean language.[6][7] She later led as its Dean from 2003 to 2007.[8] In 2010 Kang moved to her alma mater and continued teaching as a professor.[9]

Kang has been active in academia in areas of Korean language education as summarised as below.

  • The Korean Association for Lexicography[10]
    • Vice President from 2015 to 2018
    • Director for editing from 2009 to 2014
  • The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education
    • Vice President from 2017 to 2018[9]
    • Member of Editorial Board[11]
  • Korean Language and Literature Society [12]
    • Vice President from 2017 to 2018[9]
    • Member of Editorial Board from 2019[13]
  • The Korean Language Culture Education Society[14]
    • President from 2015 to 2017[9]
    • Advisor from 2019[15]
  • Korea Grammar Education Circle[16][14]
    • Founding member in 2004
    • Director for recruitment from 2004 to 2010
    • Director for research from 2010 to 2012
    • Member of Editorial Board from 2010 to 2014
    • Vice President from 2012 to 2018
    • Chair of Editorial Board from 2016 to 2018
    • President from 2018 to 2019
    • Advisor from 2020
  • The Applied Linguistics Association of Korea[2]
    • Director for Editing from 2007 to 2009
  • The Korean Society Of Bilingualism[2]
    • Director for Editing from 2007 to 2009
  • The National Language Deliberation Council, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Kang holds three degrees - from a bachelor to a doctorate - in Korean language and literature from Yonsei University.[2]

  1. ^ "연세대학교 국어국문학과". web.yonsei.ac.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  2. ^ a b c d e ""세종학당재단, 한국어교사 처우개선에 관심 가져야"". 한국어교육신문 (in Korean). 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. ^ 박, 보람 (2020-01-11). "Korea to open 30 new Korean-language institutes overseas this year". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. ^ "Our Foundation".
  5. ^ "Framework Act on Korean Language".
  6. ^ "Department of Korean Language brochure" (PDF).
  7. ^ "한국어교육 백년대계의 초석을 놓는다 - 강현화 세종학당재단 이사장" (PDF).
  8. ^ "경희대학교 한국어학과 학사연혁". korean.khu.ac.kr. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  9. ^ a b c d "세종학당재단 이사장에 강현화 연세대 교수 임명".
  10. ^ "역대임원".
  11. ^ "한국외국어교육학회 학회임원".
  12. ^ "배달말학회".
  13. ^ "배달말학회 학회소개".
  14. ^ a b 황, 석주 (2019-01-05). "KSIF will concentrate on quality of Korean culture programs: chief". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  15. ^ "한국언어문화교육학회 학회 임원".
  16. ^ "한국문법교육학회 임원소개".