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Master Program
Master of Arts in Korean Studies (MAKS)
Educational Philosophy:
Intercultural Institute of California has as a primary goal the integration of language learning, communication, and intercultural awareness. In pursuing this goal, the Institute accepts the various differences in perspective of each cultural and linguistic background and seeks to utilize these differences as a catalyst for personal growth, knowledge, and intercultural appreciation.
Graduates are expected not only to have gained factual and practical knowledge but also to put that knowledge into use in whichever career choices are made. They will have been challenged to develop a global vision that encompasses not only Korea, but Korea's increasingly important role in the Pacific Rim's society and economy, and the relationship of the Pacific Rim to the global community.
Mission:
The Intercultural Institute of California (IIC) was incorporated with the mission of providing students with educational opportunities designed to fulfill their learning needs, enrich their lives, broaden their vision, and empower them with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in a multicultural society and to function in the global community.
The Intercultural Institute of California offers a graduate program that will provide practical knowledge as well as a wider view of the challenges and rewards of participation in the emerging global civilization encompassing a diversity of linguistic and cultural perspectives specifically relating to Korea. Education at the Intercultural Institute of California will provide coherence and purpose to the knowledge gained against the background of our dynamic and rapidly changing world.
Those completing the graduate program in Korean Studies will have gained the knowledge and research skills required for advanced study and successful participation in Pacific Rim business and education.
Those completing a certificate program at the Institute will have accomplished a first step toward integration into the cultural and business world in which they find themselves.
Objectives:
The integration of language learning, communication, and intercultural awareness is accomplished by providing a learning environment which:
offers an appropriate balance between academic knowledge of language fundamentals, cultural experience and actual communication; emphasizes the interrelationship between language, thought and culture; assumes proper sequencing of courses in all areas of study, maximizing the educational experience of each student; offers advanced courses in language and literature, culture, society and economics, history and art that serve as a platform for individual research; and personalizes the educational process, making relationships a high priority throughout the learning experience.
The Intercultural Institute of California has offered the Master of Arts in Korean Studies (MAKS) since 1995 in two areas of empahsis:
MA in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language (TKFL)
For those who want to be professional Korean language instructors, IIC offers courses for Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language. The core courses in the program provide a deep analysis of the Korean language and theories behind second language acquisition. IIC has an affiliation with the College of Education at San Francisco State University.
Core Faculty
Julie Kim, M.A., Director of Academic Administration
Sina Ghadirian, M.A., Co-Director, English as a Second Language
Kevin Simmonds, Ph.D., Co-Director, English as a Second Language
Gyongnam Nam, M.A., Korean Studies Librarian |
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