Daniela Trinks
Myongji University, Department of Baduk (Go) Studies
About
Daniela is from Berlin, Germany and has been living in Korea since 2006. She arrived as a student and later had the opportunity to teach at private academies, Seoul Foreign School, and Myongji University. She earned her Ph.D. in Baduk (Go) Studies in 2014. Since 2015, She has been teaching as a tenure-track professor at the department of Baduk Studies at Myongji University, Yongin campus. Her courses include teacher education, Baduk culture and Baduk English. Her research interests are the board game Go (Baduk), culture, foreign languages, education, and recently 'multicultural education' was added to the list.Sessions
Synchronous (Onsite) Multicultural Education in South Korea: A Literature Review more
Sun, Apr 30, 14:30-14:55 Asia/Seoul
Since 2012, there has been a steady increase in the number of multicultural families in South Korea, with a subsequent increase in multicultural students in schools (Chung, 2021; Im, 2022). According to Lee (2022), multicultural children encounter language barriers, academic difficulties and discrimination from peers, as well as teachers. Stakeholders have advocated the need for policy makers, administrators, as well as researchers to collaborate on comprehensive solutions that ensure improved educational opportunities for multicultural students (Kim, 2022). This review aims specifically to summarize research literature about multicultural education in South Korea and identify emergent issues faced by multicultural students. It concludes in a ‘best practice’ guideline for English language teachers and other stakeholders of multicultural programs.
