“Dokdo is Our Land!” … Gyeongnam Office of Education Hosts Special Lecture on Dokdo Education

Professor Lee Seonghwan's Lecture Refuting Japanese Government's Sovereignty Claims

Professor Lee Seong-hwan, a professor in the Department of Japanese Language and Japanese Studies at Keimyung University and the director of the Institute for Border Studies, is giving a special lecture on Dokdo education at the Gyeongnam Office of Education on the 15th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education has arranged a special lecture inviting an expert to raise awareness of Dokdo sovereignty.

The special lecture was prepared based on this year's basic plan to activate history education and Dokdo education in accordance with the provincial Office of Education's ordinance to revitalize history education.

An official from the Office of Education explained that they prepared this special lecture because they saw that conducting Dokdo education training focused on rebuttal logic to respond to Japan's territorial claims over Dokdo for teachers first is effective in raising students' awareness of protecting Dokdo sovereignty.

The special lecture, held for about 50 teachers in charge of history and Dokdo education at elementary, middle, and high schools, featured Professor Lee Seonghwan, head of the Border Research Institute and professor of Japanese Language and Japanese Studies at Keimyung University, as the lecturer.

Professor Lee gave a lecture titled "Korea's Borders and Dokdo," systematically refuting the Japanese government's territorial claims over Dokdo.

He used as rebuttal evidence the Edo Shogunate's "Prohibition of Navigation Order (1695)" and the Meiji government's "Taijokan Directive (1877)," which are the grounds for the Japanese government excluding Dokdo from Japanese territory, as well as the "Shimane Prefecture Notice (1905)" and the "San Francisco Peace Treaty (1951)," which the Japanese government uses to claim Dokdo as their land.

The Gyeongnam Office of Education plans to conduct a 2-night, 3-day field trip to Ulleungdo and Dokdo from the 27th to the 29th for 15 teachers who participated in this special lecture.

Ok Seoyeon, a teacher at Changwon Myeongji Girls' High School, said, "Until now, it was difficult to apply Dokdo education training in actual classes because it was conducted online," and added, "I was glad to learn Dokdo education logic that is easy for students to understand through this special lecture."

Lee Jeongsook, director of secondary education, said, "It is more important than anything else to educate our growing youth to understand the historical context of the current situation rather than respond emotionally to Japan's claims and to foster love for Dokdo and awareness of territorial sovereignty," and added, "We will prepare more to further expand Dokdo education in the future."

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