Korean Studies Monthly Seminar 2009 January 2009 Economic and Institutional Reforms in 17th Century Choson Dr. Hongkyung Kim (SUNY Stony Brook) February 2009 Pedagogies for Korean Language in US colleges Dr. Hyun-yong Cho (Kyunghee University, Korea) March 2009 Enlightened through Language: case of the Korean language Dr. Hyun-yong Cho (Kyunghee University, Korea) April 2009 Mom and Momjit Paradigm Dr. Sung Bae Park (SUNY Stony Brook) May 2009 Practical Learning in the Choson dynasty (I): concept and its forerunners Dr. Hongkyung Kim (SUNY Stony Brook) June 2009 Practical Learning in the Choson dynasty (II): Yu Hyong-won and his Confucian statecraft Dr. Hongkyung Kim (SUNY Stony Brook) July 2009 Practical Learning in the Choson dynasty (III): Songho Yi Ik Dr. Hongkyung Kim (SUNY Stony Brook) August 2009 New Expedition to North Korea Dr. Jaebong Lee (Wonkwang University, Korea)