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MODULE 3-ENTRY 2: Korean Language Society; language revitalization and compilation

After the  Japanese colonial era, the policy of annihilating Korean culture from the 1920s began in the 1920s. In 2010, Mr. Joo founded the Joseon language Organization and took the lead in the study and dissemination of Hangeul(Korean language) even in the harsh environment of the time. He also conducted lectures and magazine publications. One of the biggest feats of the organization was publishing compiled dictionaries. In the midst of Japanese oppression, the Joseon language organization decided to found and commemorate Hangeul Day in order to remember the spirit of the nation. In 1936, Japan abolished Korean language education to destroy the identity and language of Koreans and arrested 33 members who cooperated in dictionary compilation. Those charged with civil war were imprisoned, and some of them died in prison.

By the effort and sacrifice of the people who strived for preserving Korean language, the first volume of dictionary was published in 1947 and the organization was renamed as Korean language society which keeps carrying out a lot of international Korean language conferences and projects these days.

 

Education ministry TV. (2019, October 7). Do you know heroes who saved Korean language? [Video]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzdQKOrUv1UYouTube. 

MODULE 2-ENTRY 3: How Korean language had been protected during colonial era?

This video shows how the Japanese Government destroyed Hangul(Korean language) during the Japanese colonial period. All classes at all educational institutions were conducted in Japanese, and Korean language became a local dialect. Koreans have made efforts to protect the Korean language through various methods of resistance against to Japanese atrocities. Koreans organized a secret society and pushed for a campaign to protect our language. As the movement to protect Hangul became active, however, Japan eliminated all magazines and newspapers made in Hangul. Believing that protecting the language is to protect the spirit of the people and the identity of the nation, thanks to the sacrifice of many people, Hangul was able to survive.

We can consider what efforts and spirit we need to make in order to preserve and vitalize indigenous language through this video clip.

 

Reference

tvN인사이트. (2020, Feburary 25). 해방 후 ,1달만에 한글로 교과서를 가질 수 있었던 이유. [Video]. Retrieved from YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OHuFCjaEK8&ab_channel=ohforsatanssake