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Interpreting Discourse Metaphors in Media: Focusing on News Coverage of Election Campaign

  • Ban, Hyun;Noh, Bokyung
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.104-110
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    • 2022
  • This paper aims to analyze discourse metaphors by paying attention to Seoul mayoral by-election, mainly focusing on election campaign and its related news articles. The 2021 Seoul mayoral by-election was held because the former mayor died in an apparent suicide after he was accused of years of sexual harassment to a former secretary. But in the run-up to the by-election, the newly coined word 'alleged victim' from the ruling party caused a big controversy because the party attempted to deny the authenticity of the secretary's claim by calling her "an alleged victim," instead of "a victim" to defend the former mayor who is a member of the ruling party, implying that the woman's claim is just an allegation with no proof. Thus, this paper has analyzed how news stories were reported with regard to the word 'alleged victim' poser on news stories in two Korean quality newspapers, a conservative newspaper (Chosun Ilbo) and a liberal newspaper (Hankyoreh) from March 1 to April 1, 2021 and analyzed them with the framework of Lakoff and Johnson's Conceptual Metaphor Theory(1980). The findings are as follows: (i) the conservative newspaper reports this issue much more than the liberal newspaper; (ii) both quality newspapers follow the metaphor principles by Conceptual Metaphor Theory; (iii) the conservative newspaper is more likely to follow the Strick Father model (a conservative model) while the liberal newspaper is to follow the Nurturant Parent model (a liberal model), thus indicating that each newspaper's ideology is well represented by the models of Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Machine Learning Language Model Implementation Using Literary Texts (문학 텍스트를 활용한 머신러닝 언어모델 구현)

  • Jeon, Hyeongu;Jung, Kichul;Kwon, Kyoungah;Lee, Insung
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.427-436
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is to implement a machine learning language model that learns literary texts. Literary texts have an important characteristic that pairs of question-and-answer are not frequently clearly distinguished. Also, literary texts consist of pronouns, figurative expressions, soliloquies, etc. They hinder the necessity of machine learning using literary texts by making it difficult to learn algorithms. Algorithms that learn literary texts can show more human-friendly interactions than algorithms that learn general sentences. For this goal, this paper proposes three text correction tasks that must be preceded in researches using literary texts for machine learning language model: pronoun processing, dialogue pair expansion, and data amplification. Learning data for artificial intelligence should have clear meanings to facilitate machine learning and to ensure high effectiveness. The introduction of special genres of texts such as literature into natural language processing research is expected not only to expand the learning area of machine learning, but to show a new language learning method.

Korean College Students' Perceptions of Offline Classes after COVID-19: Focused on Their Social Interactions and Senses of Community (문제중심학습(PBL)이 현장실습수업 참여능력과문제해결력 향상에 미치는 영향)

  • Kyeong-Hee Rha;Ji-Yeon Baek
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.169-174
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze Korean college students' perceptions of interactions and senses of community, among students, and instructors and students as they took face-to-face classes by the time students and instructors came back to the classroom. Forty-nine college students participated in the study, and all of them had experienced non-face-to-face classes during the last two years from 2020 through 2021. They responded to the revised Rovai (2002)'s Classroom Community Scale (CCS), and the data were analyzed using a frequency analysis. The findings of data analysis showed that the students positively perceived the class contents and teaching formats of face-to-face classes, in terms of understanding and concentration on the class. On the other hand, it was found out that the students would still need more time for being familiar with face-to-face classes, and their affective variables of the educational environment should be considered.

A Study on the Moral Responsibility of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS): Focused on Robert Sparrow's "Responsibility Gap" Theory (치명적 자율무기체계의 도덕적 책임 문제 연구 : 로버트 스패로우의 '책임간극' 이론에 대한 고찰)

  • Hyunyoung Moon;Sangsu Kim
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.375-381
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    • 2023
  • In an increasingly hyperconnected battlefield, the reliance on battlefield networks and AI-based autonomous weapons systems creates uncertainty and raises ethical concerns. This article explores the responsibility gap in operating autonomous weapons systems, using Robert Sparrow's theory. By analyzing Sparrow's arguments, we propose overcoming the responsibility gap in lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS). Our objective is to establish a framework of responsibility that aligns with the evolving battlefield, promoting the development and use of responsible weapon systems.

A Lesson Plan and Class Effect of Audiovisual Translation Class (영상번역 수업 지도안과 수업 효과)

  • Joo Eun Park
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.213-219
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    • 2023
  • The purpose of this study is to prove the students' understanding of audiovisual translation and the class effect by using the lesson plan that can efficiently teach the audiovisual translation class, which is one of the major elective courses at S University. After taking the course, a questionnaire was surveyed and the results were analyzed. The response and satisfaction with the content of the class was positive and very high, and it was confirmed that the background knowledge of the movie was especially helpful for translation practice. The effect of the class was focused on translating subtitles, and only the abbreviated part of the response to the questionnaire was expressed in a table, and the rest was expressed descriptively. Specifically, the response rate for abbreviations, pronouns, titles suitable for personal relationships, putting subjects and predicates close together were the most positive, followed by natural expressions, sign writing, handling of honorifics and informal words, attaching subject and predicates closer, translating them in reverse, and converting units.

Preliminary Teachers' Perception of Elementary Classes Based on Edutech: focusing on K Teachers' College (에듀테크 기반 초등수업에 대한 예비교사들 인식: K교육대학교의 사례를 중심으로)

  • Tecnam Yoon
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.127-132
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    • 2023
  • The rapid development and progress of information and communication technology are bringing about changes in the field of education, and innovative methods in teaching-learning have been introduced and applied a lot in the actual field starting with the pandemic. Reflecting this trend, the purpose of this study is to examine the perception of prospective elementary school teachers on the use of edutech, which is widely used in the educational field after COVID-19. To this end, I analyzed the results of 7 major ideas selected at the Edutech Utilization Competition held by K University of Education and the focus group interview conducted with 2 pre-service teachers. As a result of the analysis, it was found that prospective elementary school teachers valued the necessity and importance of edutech-based classes. In addition, they were positively aware of the educational effect of edutech-based classes. To sum up, it could be predicted that edutech classes are also linked to the policies and plans of the Ministry of Education, and will play an important role in effectively guiding future learners while achieving the goals set by the curriculum.

Text mining analysis of terms and information on product names used in online sales of women's clothing (텍스트마이닝을 활용한 온라인 판매 여성 의류 상품명에 나타난 용어 및 정보분석)

  • Yeo Sun Kang
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.34-52
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    • 2023
  • In this study, text mining was conducted on the product names of skirts, pants, shirts/blouses, and dresses to analyze the characteristics of keywords appearing in online shopping product names. As a result of frequency analysis, the number of keywords that appeared 0.5% or more for each item was around 30, and the number of keywords that appeared 0.1% or more was around 150. The cumulative distribution rate of 150 terms was around 80%. Accordingly, information on 150 key terms was analyzed, from which item, clothing composition, and material information were the found to be the most important types of information (ranking in the top five of all items). In addition, fit and style information for skirts and pants and length information for skirts and dresses were also considered important information. Keywords representing clothing composition information were: banding, high waist, and split for skirts and pants; and V-neck, tie, long sleeves, and puff for shirts/blouses and dresses. It was possible to identify the current design characteristics preferred by consumers from this information. However, there were also problems with terminology that hindered the connection between sellers and consumers. The most common problems were the use of various terms with the same meaning and irregular use of Korean and English terms. However, as a result of using co-appearance frequency analysis, it can be interpreted that there is little intention for product exposure, so it is recommended to avoid it.

Social Capital and Cross-Cultural Effect of Korean Wave (Hallyu): Genre-specific Hallyu, Social Trust, and Network Heterogeneity in Europe (한류의 사회자본 효과와 문화간 커뮤니케이션 영향: 유럽 사회 한류 문화소비와 사회 연계망의 관계를 중심으로)

  • Na, Eunkyung
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.367-375
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    • 2022
  • Given the growing changes in media environment and cultural consumption, globally popular contents of Korean Wave(Hallyu) has also been transformed in its forms and genres. Moreover, extant research on Hallyu has focused on any single respective genre, mostly on East-Asian countries, or studied from Korea-centered perspective. This study examined the social capital effect of Korean Wave in users' own counties, especially in non-English European societies. Survey analysis results reveal that both narrative and non-narrative contents in Hallyu had negative impact on social trust and trust toward people of their own country, whereas positive effect on trust toward Koreans. In contrast, K-pop Hallyu showed positive effect on all types of social trust toward their own country and Koreans, as well as on social participation and bridging/bonding social networks.

Leadership Development in Students as Part of Attitude Development

  • Zhou Yongjun;Viktoriia O. Anishchenko;Olena V. Vasylenko;Nataliia V. Iaremenko;Mykhailo V. Fomin
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.7
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    • pp.79-90
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    • 2023
  • Leadership development corresponds to the focus on the individual's success and competitiveness strategy. This is the optimal direction of the organization of attitude development because it covers two aspects of the student's personality development, professionally-oriented and self-centric. The aim of the study is to identify and compare the leadership level in second-and fourth-year students to see dynamics of development and implementation of the leadership phenomenon in the professional and personal making up of future specialists. Based on the theoretical analysis of the issue, the authors developed an objective and subjective diagnostic model for leadership skills. In this study, data of the objective diagnostic technique are the key. Subjective diagnostic technique for leadership skills provides insights for problem interpretation. At the level of the first group of respondents, the average Leadership Skills Level of the second-year students was quite low and was found within the medium level. The second group of respondents consisting of the fourth-year students showed a slight but effective improvement. The Leadership Skills of this group were found at a sufficient level. Positive dynamics was revealed for all criteria of leadership skills as a result of applying objective diagnostic methods: decreased percentage of students with negative and relatively low markers of Leadership Skills Level and corresponding increase in percentage of applicants with positive markers of Leadership Skills Level. Further research can be organized in the direction of identifying and developing successful universal and professionally-oriented tactics for leadership development in students as part of attitude development.

The Influence of academic stress and acculturative stress of Republic of Korean studying abroad on psychological adjustment (학업스트레스와 문화진입스트레스가 한국인 해외유학생의 심리적 적응에 미치는 영향)

  • Kyung Sook Kim;Min Hee Kim
    • Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.67-88
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    • 2014
  • This Study examined impact of academic stress and acculturation stress experienced by overseas Republic of Korean students on psychological adjustment. For this purpose, the 152 female and male Korean students attending in undergraduate and graduate course in English speaking countries were surveyed. Academic stress and acculturation stress has negative correlation with psychological wellbeing and life satisfaction but has positive correlation with depression and anxiety. Hierarchical regression analysis confirmed that demographic variables predicted psychological well-being, life satisfaction and depression except anxiety. After controlling the demographic variables, academic stress and acculturation stress predicted psychological well-being, life satisfaction, depression and anxiety. Finally, limitations of this study, the significance, the direction of future research are discussed.

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