USCB Has Launched the South Korean and Asian Literacy Education (SKALE) Project
(United States Department of Education Grant)
*Open to high school educators in Beaufort/Jasper/Chatham/Bryan/Effingham County Areas,
USCB faculty, and junior and senior Education students.
South Korean culture and economics have a large impact on the Lowcountry/Coastal Empire, as seen by the building of a multibillion-dollar Korean-based industry, as well as affiliates and Korean suppliers, in the area. Along with the influence of the Korean Wave in entertainment and technology innovation, it is important that an understanding for South Korean language and culture be taught to area students. This Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program (News Announcement) provides an opportunity for educators/students to be immersed in South Korean culture, language, and life on a 4-week educational trip to various institutional and historical South Korean sites in the Summer of 2024. Along with the 4 weeks abroad, all participants will be required to complete pre- and post- activities, which will coincide with aiding in a better understanding of how to educate students in curriculums related to South Korean culture. All travel, lodging, food, and cultural visits pertaining to the program activities in South Korea will be covered by the grant. For educators/faculty, preference will be given to applicants with research, teaching, and educational background in Asian, International, and/or Multicultural Studies.
Tentative Dates Abroad: June 23, 2024 – July 24, 2024
If interested, please complete this application by September 19, 2023
USCB SKALE Partners
While overseas, the University of South Carolina Beaufort will be partnering with other American Universities with locations in South Korea to further facilitate the knowledge of South Korean culture as well as engaging with South Korean universities and education centers. The following universities will be providing our SKALE participants with tours, presentations, language classes, and cultural exchange opportunities to heighten the cultural emersion of our participants. Thank you to the following universities:
- The University of Utah Asia Campus
The University of Utah Asia Campus is located in Incheon, South Korea. Since opening
in 2016, the university has provided students in South Korea and around the world
with the opportunity to earn a degree through the University of Utah.
- George Mason University
George Mason University Korea, “Mason Korea”, was established in 2014 in Incheon.
It provides students with an opportunity to receive a degree from George Mason University
within the Metropolitan City of Incheon.
- Ewha Language Center at Ewha University
Ewha Language Center is based out of Ewha Woman’s University is Seoul, South Korea.
Each year, approximately 6,000 students attend a program through the Ewha Language
Center to build their Korean language skills. It offers Korean Language learning programs
to students of all levels. Program durations range depending on the chosen program.
Students at Ewha not only learn about Korean language within the classroom, but have
the ability to take their new found knowledge outside the walls of the classroom into
the city of Seoul.
- Woosong University
Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea was officially established in 1995, after
years of being a part of the Donga Educational Foundation and the Woosong Education
Foundation. It offers both undergraduate and graduate programs to students. It contains
3 international schools which conduct courses solely in English. Since its beginning,
Woosong has signed over 400 Memorandums of Understanding with universities and schools
in more than 60 countries.
- Seoul National University of Education
Seoul National University of Education began its roots in 1946 as the Gyeonggi Public
School of Education. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs
in different disciplines regarding education. A few of its most recent achievements
include being selected as the Most Excellent University in diagnosis of capabilities
of teacher cultivation (2022) and selected as an excellent university for sharing
and distributing academic information of the university library (2018). A big thank
you to Dr. Sun-Ho Hong, the Director of SNUE’S Language Teaching Center for Creativity
and Character Education for directly offering our SKALE team with an organized lecture
and tour of the University.
Contact Us
Juanita Babet Villena-Alvarez, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Coordinator, USCB International Programs
Professor of French, Spanish and Global Studies
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
Grayson House Room 100
Brianna Wells
Academic Affairs Intern
USCB Honors Student
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
