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Dr Isaac Lee

Senior Lecturer

School of Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
isaaclee@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 56431

Overview

Dr. Lee has been trained in applied linguistics in MA, critical curriculum study in PhD and has conducted researches in critical analysis of language (English and Korean and Chinese) textbooks and curriculum, postcolonial drama in Korea, language policy, multiculturalism in the school curriculum, North Korean defectors, North Korean education and school curriculum. He has published two monographs in a prestigious international publisher, 35 journal articles and book chapters, and one co-authored book. His researches cover not only the language (English and Korean and Chinese) in the school curriculum of South Korea, North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Australia, and China, but also covers overseas Korean identity issues in North Korea, Japan, China, and Australia. Recently he has expanded his research towards environmental (sustainable green ideology) issues in the school curriculum (including textbooks) in Korea, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and South-East Asian countries. He is also conducting his research on Australian missionaries' contribution to the modernity of Korea (1899-the 1970s).

Research Interests

  • Critical analysis of textbooks and curriculum (English, Korean, Chinese, Hindu, Japanese, Indonecian, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Thai textbooks)
    I analyse what cultures/whose cultures/ideologies are integrated into such textbooks. In addition, I investigate nationalism, ethnic/national identity and ideal citizenship in the national language textbooks,
  • Curriculum and Multiculturalism in South Korea and Asian countries
  • Korean Diasporas in China, Australia and Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan)
  • Settlement of North Koreans in South Korea, and overseas.
  • Environmentalism in the school curriculum (all kinds of lagnauge textbooks, science/geography textbooks))
  • Integration of culture in the langauge classroom and textbooks
  • colonial/neocolonial impact of global English curriculum and textbooks
  • Critical analysis of novels and literary works

Research Impacts

Dr Lee’s research in Korean/English/ Japanese/Chinese language textbooks, Korean identity, North Korean studies (school curriculum and textbooks), postcolonial drama, multiculturalism, and environmental issues in the school curriculum are significantly well-known, which opened invitations to numerous workshops, conferences and guest speakers in South Korea and China.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, Pusan National University

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Available Projects

  • Critical analysis of language textbooks (English, Korean), and curriculum (political ideologies)

    I investigate the integration of culture, critical investigation of cultural politics and ideological content in language textbooks such as English, Arabic, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese textbooks and school curricula.

  • (ethnic) Korean identity / Natioanl identity issues in China, North Korea and Asian counries

    Currently, Bethy Wang investigated her ethnicity issues in the Chinese language textbooks for ethnic Koreans in China. I would love to intake students who are interested in the identity issues in the textbooks

  • Critical anlaysis of North Korean ELT textbooks (political ideologies)

    Haegyeong Hong investigates the cultural values and political ideologies in North Korean ELT textbooks.

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Publications

Featured Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Analysis of Chongryon Korean language textbooks used in Japan

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Analysis of Chongryon Korean language textbooks used in Japan. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 199-215) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-9

  • Analysis of Korean language textbooks in the pre-colonial era

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Analysis of Korean language textbooks in the pre-colonial era. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 12-36) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-2

  • Analysis of textbooks of the colonial period

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Analysis of textbooks of the colonial period. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 37-66) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-3

  • Analysis of the textbooks of the neo-colonial period

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Analysis of the textbooks of the neo-colonial period. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 67-96) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-4

  • Introduction

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Introduction. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 1-11) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-1

  • Soviet neo-colonial influence in North Korean language textbooks

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Soviet neo-colonial influence in North Korean language textbooks. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 154-176) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-7

  • Summary and conclusions

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Summary and conclusions. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 216-224) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-10

  • Textbooks in the 21st century

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Textbooks in the 21st century. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 127-153) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-6

  • Textbooks under the dictatorships

    Lee, Dong Bae (2023). Textbooks under the dictatorships. The Politics of Korean Language Textbooks in the Two Koreas. (pp. 97-126) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429320149-5

  • 호주 내 북한이탈주민의 정착 현황

    이동배 Lee, Dongbae (2014). 호주 내 북한이탈주민의 정착 현황. 21세기 디아스포라 북한이탈주민. (pp. 212-246) edited by Bok-suk Kim , Joseph Cho , Gil-sang Lee, Myeong-suk Bae, Dong-bae Lee, Wan-beom Lee and Yun-yeong Kim. Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea: 한국학중앙연구원출판부 [The Academy of Korean Studies Press].

  • New ideologies of everyday life in South Korean language textbooks

    Lee, Dong bae (2005). New ideologies of everyday life in South Korean language textbooks. Struggles over Difference: Curriculum, Texts and Pedagogy in the Asia-Pacific. (pp. 117-130) edited by Y. Nozaki, R. Openshaw and A. Luke. Albany: State University of New York Press.

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Other Outputs

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Comparative Analysis of Environmental Education between Korean and Korean-Chinese primary schools from two textbooks; Korean language, English Foreign Language textbook

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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  • Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

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Completed Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

  • Critical analysis of language textbooks (English, Korean), and curriculum (political ideologies)

    I investigate the integration of culture, critical investigation of cultural politics and ideological content in language textbooks such as English, Arabic, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese textbooks and school curricula.

  • (ethnic) Korean identity / Natioanl identity issues in China, North Korea and Asian counries

    Currently, Bethy Wang investigated her ethnicity issues in the Chinese language textbooks for ethnic Koreans in China. I would love to intake students who are interested in the identity issues in the textbooks

  • Critical anlaysis of North Korean ELT textbooks (political ideologies)

    Haegyeong Hong investigates the cultural values and political ideologies in North Korean ELT textbooks.

  • Environmental issues in the school curriculum and langauge textbooks (English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, all language textbooks)

  • Culture, langauge texching and teaching materials (English, Chinese and other languages)

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