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2 SEPTEMBER29,2006
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OPINION
Visiting
Getoverwoman’slimit
Editorial
Backtothebasic
the number of female soldiers will be
ByKimEun-hye
increasinginthefutureandabetterdaywill
ReporterofCampusSection
come.
-thinkingvalue
W
hat do you think about female
Reporter:Whatisyourgoal?
soldiers?Manypeoplethinkthatthe
Yoo: I hope to stay as a professor for a
O
nSeptember15,professorsoftheLiberalArtsatKoreaUniversityannounceda
armyisonlyformen.Sotheythinkafemale
longtimebuttobealongtermprofessoris
proclamationonthecrisisofhumanestudies.Manyeventssuchasadebateon
soldier is special. Yoo Hyung-eun (F-97),
sohard.IfIamtobealongtermprofessor,I
TVprogramwereheldaftertheannouncementinordertodiscussthecurrentstatusof
graduate of HUFS, is the first female
wanttotakeadoctorateandworkonbehalf
humanstudiesandrepositionhumanestudiesintheacademicareaaswellasinour
professorintheAirForceAcademy(AFA).
of women. I want to work on the women’s
society.
She has broken many people’s fixed idea
networksothatfemalesoldierscanhavefree
Isthiscrisisonthehumanestudiesamatteronlyforscholars?Itcertainlyisnot.
thatamaleprofessorshouldteachcadetsin
communication and therefore gain more
Humanestudiesthatbuildknowledgeandwisdomhavebeenvaluableareasofstudy
the AFA. She has chosen a path that many
equality in the workplace, which is in this
thatprovidesthebasisforthinking.Itisessentialtocontinuestudyingtheseareasand
women did not think of choosing. And she
case, the military. And I want to be a
giveadefiniteandpositiveinfluenceonoursociety.Humanestudiesarenotisolated
hasbecomethefirstfemaleprofessorinthe
mediator in joint international military
similartootherareasofstudyratheropenitselftooursociety.Then,whyisitstillan
Air Force Academy despite the difficulty.
exchanges. Also I want to work where
Yoo(F-97)issittingatherdeskwearingauniform,atAFA.
KimEun-hye/TheArgus
importantsourceofstudyalthoughitisloosingattentionthesedays?
Whatmakeshersospecial?
cultural interchanges occur. Besides, I want
First, the crisis of humane studies is caused by the spread of neo-liberalism. On
First, equality attracted me to become a
andobligationtowhateverIdoafterbeinga
tokeeponstudyingFrench.Idon’thaveany
campusandinthelibrary,theimportanceisdeterminedbywhetherthingswillmake
Reporter:Howwasyourschooldays?
soldier. In our society, there still is sexual
soldier. I had a calling by a sense of duty
exact plan about my future yet. I just have
aprofitablebusinessornot.Studentsstrugglestudyingthefieldsthatwillbringthem
Yoo Hyung-eun: When I was attending
discrimination. However, the military is
afterfour-monthtrainingwasover.Afterthe
vagueideas.
toawell-paidjob.Theirmaininterestistoaddonemorelinetotheresume.Thus,itis
the university, I was an ordinary student. I
equaler than civilian society because they
four-month training, I thought even more
more evident that universities in Korea do not aim to offer advanced studies, but
was quiet and inactive. In the French
liveaccordingtotherank.Aseniorofficeris
abouttheimportanceofhavingthesenseof
Reporter: Do you have any advice to
educateawaytogainbetterqualificationsingettingadecentjob.Itseemsthemain
department, I was a member of Le Monde,
regardless of male or female. Second, I
obligationtoliveasasoldier.That’sbecause
give to HUFSans and many other
reasontoselectthemajorisjusttoprepareforthefuturejobratherthantoexpand
which was also the name of a daily
wanted to study French continuously.
soldiersaretherepresentativesofthenation.
students who would like to be a female
knowledge. In addition to the major choice, it is not hard to find students who are
newspaper. There I read and translated
Officersofhighrankwereabletostudyon
soldier?
interestedingettingahighTOEICscore,goodschoolrecords,andtestsrelatedwith
French newspapers. While I was studying
thesupportofthegovernment.SoIapplied
Reporter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthe
Yoo: To students who want to become a
computerskillsforfindingagoodjob.
French,IstartedtotakeaninterestinFrance.
for the teaching agent as an officers’
entryofwomentothemilitary?
female soldier, I’d like to say that they
Second, over the past decades, researchers in humane studies did not put much
So I went to France to study the language
candidate and took a master’s degree. And
Yoo:In1997,AFApermitedtheentrance
shouldhaveasenseofobligationandpride
effortonappealingandinfluencingpeople.Asaresult,studentssaythatthefieldof
after my junior year. When I came back to
now, I’m in military service as a professor
of women for the first time. Female cadets
towardthecountry.Beingasoldierisagood
humanities is uninteresting, difficult, and boring. Therefore, most people consider
Korea,Ienteredthegraduateschooltostudy
aftertrainingforfourmonths.
have trained since that time. But still now,
opportunityforthembecauseitmakesthem
valuablehumanitystudiesdifficultanduneasytoaccess.
moreFrench.
Idon’tthinkmostpeopleknowaboutthis
manypeoplethinkthattheyareveryunusual
acquire leadership, pride and a sense of
Theforemostthingforreconstructingthehumanestudyfieldistopromoteinterest
route of becoming a soldier. But it was a
in the society. Even some women have
obligation.AndtoHUFSans,beforeIcame
in reading related books. Students should read books steadily. However, the sad
Reporter: What made you become a
goodchanceforme.IfIdidn’tknowthis,I
special views about female soldiers. Also,
to the military, I didn’t know how many
reality is that people present more interest in novels that are easy to read. In most
femalesoldier?
wouldhavedonesomethingelseforaliving.
people think that female soldiers do
HUFSans were in the AFA. But now I’ve
cases,novelsorutilitybooksforlearningforeignlanguagesaretop-rankedinthebest
Yoo: I’ve never thought about being a
combatant tasks, but that’s not true. Other
realized that they were at the right place
sellinglist.The397theditionofTheArgusannouncedthelistofborrowedbooksin
female soldier in the past. When I was in
Reporter: What has changed after
thancombat,therearemanyotherthingsto
doingtheirjobs.SoIwouldliketotellthem
the HUFS library. The result was devastating. The first ranked book was “Harry
graduateschool,Itookaclasswithafemale
becomingafemalesoldier?
dointhemilitary.
tonevergiveuptheirlanguage.Sometimes
Potter” in both Seoul and Youngin libraries. Up to the 20th rank, there were many
soldier. She was a trusty captain and to-be-
Yoo: I can understand men’s feelings of
Still now, female soldiers are
the language you learn might seem useless.
comics and fantasy novels. No book in philosophy was filed. Some history books
professor at the military academy. I heard
being victimized by the military. There is
demonstratng their existence in the army.
Butalways,thereareplaceswheretheyneed
werestillpopularamongstudents,butmoststudentsseemtohaveabiasedreading
about the military many times from her. It
something special which I share with men.
Sincethestatusofwomenisnotnoticeable
peoplecapableofthatspecificlanguage.So
habit.
was so exciting to be a female soldier. I
Maybe many women don’t feel that way. I
yet, they tend to simply stay on adjusted
don’tevergiveup!
Bothsidesneedefforts.Thepublicshouldreadmorebooksonhumanstudy.The
heard that being a female soldier is very
think my empathy and consideration are
assortment. Men still have negative view
academiashouldalsoencouragemorepeopletounderstandthefield.Theacademia
difficult, but it didn’t matter to me when I
deeperandwider.
about female soldiers because of childcare,
needstochangetheirresearchareafocusingonconfiningthestudieswithinthegroup
finallydecidedtobeone.
Also, I have naturally gained leadership
childbirthandretirementinthemiddle.But
grace@hufs.ac.kr
andfindawaytoattachthemeaningsandvaluesofhumanitiestothesociety.The
wayistogo“deep”intotheirstudiesand“wide”forthepeople.
Blue Print
Howcanitbesupported?Thegovernmentshouldfinanciallysupportthehumanity
studies. As a cornerstone of the state, these areas of study should be protected to
continue.Therearemanywaystoovercomehumanstudycrisissuchasgivingout
studentscholarship,supportingstudentswhomajorinthehumanestudyingraduate
Knowledge-basedsocietyneedstalentedpeople
schools.Developmentofculturalcontentmajormaypracticallyhelppromotion.
Thereisasaying,“Learntowalkbeforeyourun.”Now,itistimetoremindthe
importanceofbasics.
Inthecurrentsocietybeingrepresentedas
environmental changes occur, it is hard to
society, we should be capable of the
an information-oriented society, the
lead the society without having creativity,
feminine and masculine types of tasks. To
government is to establish some new roles
imaginative power, and the ability to solve
becomeoneofthetalentedpeopleinthenext
thataredifferentfromtheonesfromtheold
problems. As for the government to
generation, men should be able to
industrialsociety.First,asaproviderofthe
continuously establish new standards in the
manipulate some positive female traits or
customer satisfaction service, the
rapid environmental changes, design new
vise versa. To cope with the global,
government should actively generate
creativesystems,andbepreparedinadvance
everlastingcompetitionoftheworldwelive
knowledge to meet the administrative
for the expected changes, talented people
in,wehavetoberebornaspersonswithboth
demands from the citizens and provide the
shouldbecometheveryleadersofthenewly
man power and woman power. Fifth,
apt service. Second, as a systematic
madesystemandbeabletomanageaswell
morality can be considered. We need
information manager, the government itself
as lead the change. Second, it is the
appropriate thoughts and ethics. Humanity
should become the main constituent of
capabilitytolearn.Herewearetalkingabout
and morality, as well as modesty followed
Prof.KimSeung-tae
generating the knowledge as well as
theurgetolearnthewayofadaptationtothe
by consideration towards others, and good
managingtheknowledgesupply,circulation,
new change and the self-controllable skill
manners, and etiquette is thought as to be
A
s the world is going through
and utilization of non-governmental
which may be used in solving problems.
more important. Based on these traits, we
globalization and becoming an
agencies. Third, as a legislator, the
Talented people who are capable of these
shouldbeabletobringtheideathatpeople
information-orientedsociety,eachandevery
government should actively make rational
tasksareabletoestablishalearninggroup.
value the most in practice. The functional
sectoroftheindustryisdemandingtobreak
andconstructiveregulationsthatarecapable
Challengeable leaders are needed here.
relationship of the trait or requirement to
the old fashioned ways and move on to the
ofdealingwiththeuncertaintyofthesociety
Third, we need open-minded people and
becomeatalentedpersonisnotaproblemof
new change and innovation originated from
resultedfromtheadvanceinthetechnology
skills in order to communicate with the
“sum” or “average,” but a “multiplication.”
theveryrootofwheretheproblemhascome
and the copious unexpected environmental
world. As the economic border between
Ifoneismissing,itaffectsthewholething.
up. The most important aspects of the big
changesderivedfromtheveryadvancement.
countries collapse and as traveling to
As the time and environment changes, the
stream constituting the 21st century can be
In this situation where we have to go
countries in a day has come to reality, it is
strategy goes to change and eventually the
summarizedas;thetransformationfromthe
through environmental changes and the
trulydifficulttoliveonwithanarrowpoint
traitoftalentedpeoplealsoshouldchange.In
industrialsocietytotheinformation-oriented
renovation of governmental roles, what
ofviewwhichfocusesonlytothedomestic
ordertoachievethenewtraitofthetalented
society,intensifiedcompetitioninthesociety
might be the future trait of talented people
region. Based on specialized insight on
people, I wish our society to ensure the
due to the globalization and the
who are to actively lead the flow of the
ability to speak a foreign language and the
globalcompetitionskillastomiceontothe
disappearance of the country borders, the
paradigm and the transformation? To be
understanding toward the world culture, we
greatfirstranksociety.
uncertaintycausedbytherapiddevelopment
morespecific,first,oneshouldbecapableof
shouldpayattentiontothetrendoftheglobal
ofthetechnology,andsocialchangesleadby
creatingthedevelopmentofthecountry.As
change and actively adapt to the new flow.
(Korean Government Theory, The Civil
thenon-government.
the uncertainty rises and sudden
Fourth,asweliveinaninformation-oriented
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read The Argus
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PublishedmonthlyexcepttheschoolholidaysbyandforstudentsofHankukUniversityof
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the
mighthavethoughtthatpeoplewouldlearn
ForeignStudies.TheArgus,theoldestcampusEnglishnewspaperinKorea,pursuesthe
second language
it is not awkward to encounter people with
400th. And one
something when they try to get over
higheststandardofcampusjournalism.
will weaken the national identity of the
perfect score on TOEIC who doesn’t even
article gave me a great impression. The
difficulties.So,Ithinkheisabraveperson.
people but urging to oppose to that idea is
speak a word which is a sad phase of our
headline of the article was “Going crazy
I would like to have wide, special
?President,Publisher
ParkChul
like running counter to the prevalent trend.
country.
overwhatyoulike.”
experiences like him whatever the
However, it is undeniable that English
With the aim of solving this kind of
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experiences might be. Those might be
?Editor-in-Chief
LeeSang-hee
educationisamatterofaprimaryconcernof
problem, starting this December, ETS is
had many experiences during his college
traveling, doing internships, and getting
many people in Korea. A recent survey
planning to include “speaking” and
life. I felt envy of him as I read the article,
involved with extracurricular activities. I
?EditorialConsultants
LeeHyae-myung,YeoHee-soo
shows that approximately 10 trillion won
“writing”sectionsatthecostofhigherprice.
because he had tried so many things that I
realizedthatIhadawrongideaaboutituntil
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was spent on English education as a whole
To encourage public to study English at a
havenotdonebefore.Ithinkstudentsshould
now. I thought studying hard was just the
inSouthKorea.
cost of little money, it is important for the
be eager to get involved with new things
best thing for students during school years.
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KimEun-hye,KwonEun-jung,MunHyeon-gyeong
When we think of the most troublesome
government to provide them with
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Throughhim,Icouldgetanideathathaving
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issue during college years, a single word
circumstanceswherespeakingEnglishcould
However,moststudents,includingmyself,
many careers help people understand the
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beregardedasanaturalthing.Ifwecontinue
areafraidofhavingnewexperiences.Unlike
world a lot better. After I read the article, I
?ProfessorEditor
ChaeMyung-su
survey shows that as many as two million
to make a rule-of-thumb estimate when it
these students, he did not hesitate to make
wrote down something that I would like to
peopleapplyforthattestannually,ofwhich
comes to setting a indicator for measuring
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do in my personal diary. I decided to do
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thecostsumsupto63billionwonintotal.
one’s linguistic ability, the situation will
participatedinaspecialprogram,whichwas
what I eagerly wanted and would write
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worsenandKoreans’Englishabilitywillbe
a culture exchange activity, during his first
aboutit.So,Icouldbeproudofmyselfjust
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