Honam University Human Resources Institute Hosts Roundtable on 'Image Literacy and Writing'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Honam University recently held a roundtable discussion on the theme of "Image Literacy and Writing," attended by Professor Yoon Young (Department of Korean Language), the person in charge of the Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project at the Research Foundation, as well as undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students serving as assistant researchers at Honam University, the institute announced on the 4th.

Researcher Jeong Hyun-gang introduced a paper titled "A Study on Writing Self-Introduction Classes Using Image Literacy" at the event.

Following this, a brainstorming session was conducted on the topic "My Present" for Korean language education learners, and a presentation was made on a self-introduction writing class plan using images by taking and arranging photos centered on core keywords as a method of writing.

The assistant researchers provided feedback, noting that despite being a writing method utilizing image literacy, the emphasis was more on writing rather than the concept of image literacy. They also pointed out that although the target learners were at TOPIK level 4, the writing format was incomplete, and the themes or flow of content in each paragraph were not clear.

Professor Yoon Young (principal researcher) suggested, "Since the concept and methods of image literacy are very useful for education targeting foreign learners, it would be good to explore ways to apply them not only to writing but also to various classes with purposes such as Korean society and culture education."

Meanwhile, Honam University, the only private university in the Honam region selected for the Korea Research Foundation's "Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project," has been conducting research on the theme "Liberal Arts Education Research for Cultivating Humanities Literacy Abilities in a Hyperconnected Society," receiving 1.2 billion won in national funding over the past six years.

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