1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

cassettes. Audio cassettes of the course material are available
to students for purchase. It is highly recommended that
students enrolled in this subject also enrol in AK207 and
AK208.
Textbooks
Buzo, A.F. Learning Korean Hanja Book 1. Melbourne,
Swinburne Press, 1990
Shin, G.H. and Buzo, A.F. Learning Korean New Directions 3.
Melbourne, Swinburne Press, 1993
AK206 Korean 2B
6 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AKZOS
Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
This subject is a continuation of AK205. This subject extends
the range of language patterns, grammar and writing. It also
provides further training in oral and aural skills. Students are
introduced to various topics on Korean culture and society
through reading in Korean. A variety of audio-visual material is
used throughout the course.
It is highly recommended that students enrolled in this
subject also enrol in AK207 and AK208.
Textbooks
Buzo, A.F. Learning Korean Hanja Book 1. Melbourne, Swinburne
Press, 1990
Seo, W. and Kim, S. Intermediate Korean, Melbourne, Swinburne
Press 1994
AK207 Korean Society
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil, except in the
case of students taking an Asian Studies major, who must have
any stage one political studies subject or equivalent. For those
enrolled in the double degree course the prerequisite is AK102
Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
Over the past 100 years or so, Korea has passed through
periods of social upheaval and foreign encroachment to its
present status as a divided country. Often referred to as
'another Japan', Korea nevertheless retains an ancient and
highly individual civilisation that is under-studied and
poorly understood in the West. This subject deals with
aspects of Korean society since 1876, including topics such
as intellectual history, the Japanese Colonial experience,
religion in modern Korean society, rural-urban migration,
and women's issues.
Recommended reading
Buzo, Adrian. South Korea. Asia.Australia Briefing Papers Vol 2
No.8, Asia-Australia Institute, University of New South Wales
1993
Eckert, Carter J, et al. Korea Old and New: A History. Seoul,
Ikokok Publishers, 1990
Hoare, J and Pares S. Korea: An Introduction. Kegan Paul
International, 1988
Koo, Hagen (ed.). State and Society in Contemporary Korea. Ithaca,
N.Y., Cornell University Press, 1993
The above sources will be supplemented by a variety of specialist
journal articles.
AK208 Korean Politics and Economv
3 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: nil, except in the
case of students taking an Asian Studies major, who must have
any stage one political studies subject or equivalent. For those
enrolled in the double degree course the prerequisite is AKlO2
Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
The obiective is to analvse the ~olitical. social and economic
sources of Korea's remarkable transformation in the
postwar era. The subject investigates the role of the Korean
state, big business and labour in the process of
industrialisation. It also assesses the role of external
conditions. such as Korea's ~osition in the world economv
and its relations with other powers, may have had on the
shaping of Korea's development course. Areas examined
include DPRK-ROK relations, ROK-US relations, Korea's
role in the Pacific Rim and APEC with special emphasis on
Australia-Korea relations.
Textbooks
Eckert, C. J. Korea Old G New: A History. Seoul, Ilchokak
Publishers, 1990.
Recommended reading
Buzo, Adrian. South Korea. Asi&Awtralia Briefing Papers V012
No.8, Asia-Australia Institute, University of New South Wales
1993
Cotton, James (ed.) Korea under Roh Tae-woo: Democratisation,
Northem Policy and Inter-Korean Relations. St Leonards, NSW,
Allen & Unwin, 1993
Haggard, Stephen J. Pathways from the Periphery: the Politics of
Growth in Newly Industrializing Countries. Cornell University
Press, 1990
Yang, Sung-Chul. The North and South Korean Political Systemc A
Comparative Analysis. Westview Press, 1994
The above sources will be supplemented by a variety of specialist
journal articles.
AK303 Korean 3C
6 hours per week Hawthorn Prerequisite: AK206, or
equivalent Assessment: continuous
A subject in the Bachelor of Arts
Objectives and Content
This subject continues to extend students' command of
modern Korean in a variety of s oken and written contexts.
The language is taught at both t e !I written level, utilising a
variety of contemporary sources, such as the electronic and
print media and at the more colloquial level, where
individual conversation practice on a wide range of topics is
offered.
Textbooks
K~Q S. New Korean Reah 3. Mdbou~~, Swinburne Press, 1994
Kim, S. and Seo, W. Advanced Korean. Melbourne 1, Swinburne
Press, 1994
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