(July 1985 to May 2025)

1. History

Jul. 1985   Association established

Jul. 1985     Prof. Fred Lukoff inaugurated as the first president

Aug. 1986   1st General Assembly (BYU, Utah, USA)

Jul. 1987    Prof. John Sohn inaugurated as the 2nd president

Jul. 1989    Prof. Sohn Han inaugurated as the 3rd president

Aug. 1991   Prof Suh Cheong-soo inaugurated as the 4th president

Aug. 1993   Prof. Cho Choon-hak inaugurated as the 5th president

Aug. 1995   Prof. Sung Ky-chul inaugurated as the 6th president

Aug. 1997   Prof. Kim Jae-min inaugurated as the 7th president

Aug. 1997   Lifetime membership system introduced

Mar. 1998    Journal publication expanded from once a year to twice a year

Mar. 1998   International academic conference expanded from biennial to annual

Mar. 1999   Website established (http://www.iakle.org)

Aug. 1999   Prof. Paik Pong-ja inaugurated as the 8th president

Aug. 2001   Prof. Shin Hyon-sook inaugurated as the 9th president

Dec. 2001   Registered as an academic society with the Korea Research Foundation of Korea

Dec. 2001   Journal of Korean Language Education  selected as a candidate journal registered for the Korea Research Foundation of Korea

Dec. 2001   Academic secretary system introduced

Dec. 2001   Introduced workshops for overseas Korean language educators

Mar. 2002   Registered as a corporation with the competent tax office

Mar. 2002   Subscribed to a lifetime phone number (0502-210-5500)

Mar. 2002   Registered as a member of the Korean Federation of Academic Societies

Mar. 2003    Signed an agreement with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information to establish a database and jointly utilize IAKLE’s production information

Aug. 2003   Prof. Min Hyun-sik inaugurated as the 10th president

Feb. 2004   Started training Korean language educators in Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia

Aug. 2004   Held the Korean Language Educational Materials Fair

Aug. 2004   Held the 14th International Conference

Jan. 2005    Conducted overseas training for Korean educators (Mongolian Korean Educator Training)

Jan. 2005    Korean Language Education selected as an academic journal registered by the Korea Research Foundation

Apr. 2005   Held the Spring Conference (23rd)

May 2005    Reorganized the website and changed the address (http://www.iakle.com)

Jun. 2005   Published the 20th Anniversary issue of

Aug. 2005   Held the 15th International Conference

Sept. 2005  Prof. Cho Hang-rok inaugurated as the 11th president

Oct. 2005    Held the Fall Conference (24th)

Feb. 2006   Conducted the 3rd Southeast Asia/Southwest Asia Korean Educators Field Workshop

Mar. 2006    Conducted the 3rd Southeast Asia/Southwest Asia Korean Educator Invitation Training

Apr. 2006    Held the Spring Conference (25th)

Aug. 2006   Held the 16th IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2006  Conducted the 1st Eastern European Korean Language Educator Invitation Training

Dec. 2006   Held the 1st Global Korean Language Education Organization Regional Representative Seminar

Mar. 2007    Conducted the 4th South Asian Korean Language Educators Field Workshop

Apr. 2007    Held the Spring Conference (27th)

Aug. 2007   Held the 17th IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2007  Prof. Heo Yong inaugurated as the 12th president

Nov. 2007   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (28th)

Apr. 2008    Held the Domestic Spring Conference (29th)

Apr. 2008   Held a workshop for Korean language educators in Central Asia

Jul. 2008     Conducted the 1st Central Asian Korean Language Educator Invitation Training

Aug. 2008   Held the 18th IAKLE International Conference

Oct. 2008   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (30th)

Apr. 2009   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (31st)

Aug. 2009   Held the 19th IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2009  Prof. Kim, Jung-sup inaugurated as the 13th president

Oct. 2009    Held the Domestic Fall Conference (32nd)

Apr. 2010    Held the Domestic Spring Conference (33rd)

Jul. 2010    Conducted the 5th Southeast Asia Korean Educator Workshop

Aug. 2010   Held the 20th IAKLE International Conference

Oct. 2010   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (34th)

May 2011    Held the Domestic Spring Conference (35th)

May 2011    Conducted the 1st South Asian Korean Language Educator Workshop

Aug. 2011   Held the 21st IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2011  Prof. Kim Chung-sook inaugurated as the 14th president

Oct. 2011   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (36th)

Apr. 2012   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (37th)

Aug. 2012   Held the 22nd IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2012  Conducted the 2nd South Asian Korean Language Educators Field Workshop

Oct. 2012   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (38th)

Apr. 2013   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (39th)

May 2013    Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korea Foundation for Overseas Korean Language Education Cooperation

Jul. 2013    Conducted the 1st Overseas University Dispatch of Korean Studies Visiting Professors to the Korea Foundation

Aug. 2013   Held the 23rd IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2013  Prof. Song Hyangk-eun inaugurated as the 15th president

Nov. 2013   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (40th)

Mar. 2014   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (41st)

Jul. 2014    Conducted Korea Foundation 2014 Professional Enhancement Training for Visiting Professors

Aug. 2014   Held the 24th IAKLE International Conference

Oct. 2014   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (42nd)

Nov. 2014   Conducted the Korea Foundation Mongolian Korean Language Educators Field Workshop

Mar. 2015   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (43rd)

Jul. 2015    Conducted Korea Foundation 2015 Visiting Professor Professional Enhancement Training

Aug. 2015   Held the 25th IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2015  Prof. Lee Dong-eun inaugurated as the 16th president

Oct. 2015   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (44th)

Apr. 2016   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (45th)

Aug. 2016   Held the 26th IAKLE International Conference

Aug. 2016   Conducted Korea Foundation 2016 Visiting Professor Professional Enhancement Training

Oct. 2016    Held the Domestic Fall Conference (46th)

Nov. 2016   Conducted the Korea Foundation Malaysian Korean Language Educators Field Workshop

Apr. 2017   Held the Domestic Spring Conference (47th)

Aug. 2017   Conducted Korea Foundation 2017 Visiting Professor Professional Enhancement Training

Aug. 2017   Held the 27th IAKLE International Conference

Sept. 2017  Prof. Lee Jung-hee inaugurated as the 17th president

Oct. 2017   Held the Domestic Fall Conference (48th)

Dec. 2017   Conducted the Korea Foundation 2017 European Korean Educators Conference

Jan. 2018   Conducted the 1st Regional Workshop (Jecheon, Chungbuk)

Apr. 2018   Held the 49th Domestic Spring Conference

Jul. 2018    Held the 28th IAKLE International Conference

Jul. 2018    Conducted the Korea Foundation Asian Korean Language Educators Workshop (Singapore)

Sept. 2018  Conducted the 1st Korean Language Teacher Expertise Enhancement Workshop

Dec. 2018   Conducted a workshop for European Korean language educators (Slovakia)

Jan. 2019   Conducted the 2nd Regional Workshop (Chuncheon, Gangwon Province)

Apr. 2019   Held the 50th Domestic Spring Conference

Jul. 2019    Held the 29th International Conference

Sept. 2019  Prof. Han Jae-Young inaugurated as the 18th President

Nov. 2019   Held the 2nd Workshop for Enhancing Korean Language Teachers' Professionalism

Jan. 2020    Held the 3rd Regional Workshop (Gwangju)

May 2020    Held the 51st Domestic Spring Conference (Online)

Aug. 2020   Held the 30th International Conference (Online)

Oct. 2020    Held the Korea Foundation Vietnam Korean Language Educators Workshop (Online)

Dec. 2020   Held the 3rd Workshop for Enhancing Korean Language Teachers' Professionalism

Dec. 2020   Held the New Northern Korean Language Educators Workshop (Online)

Mar. 2021    Held the 4th Regional Workshop (Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do)

Apr. 2021    Held the 52nd Domestic Spring Academic Conference (Online)

May 2021    Held the Korea Foundation Jeju Local Korean Language Educators Workshop

Jul. 2021     Held the 31st International Conference (Online)

Aug. 2021   Held the Korea Foundation Latin America Korean Language Educators Workshop

Sept. 2021  Prof. Park Kee-young inaugurated as the 19th President

Nov. 2021   Held the 4th Korean Language Teacher Professional Enhancement Workshop (Online)

Feb. 2022   Held the 5th Regional Workshop (Jeonbuk/Online)

Feb. 2023   Held the 6th Regional Workshop

Apr. 2023    Held the 54th Domestic (Spring) Conference

May 2023    Held the Korea Foundation Jeju Workshop

Jul. 2023    Held the 33rd International Conference

Aug. 2023   Held the Korea Foundation Southeast Asia Workshop

Sept. 2023  Prof. Lee Jun-ho inaugurated as the 20th Chairman

Nov. 2023   Held the Korea Foundation Western Europe Workshop for Korean Language Educators

Feb. 2024   Held the 6th Korean Language Teacher Expertise Enhancement Workshop

Apr. 2024    Held the 55th Domestic (Spring) Conference

May 2024    Held the Korea Foundation Jeju Local Korean Language Educator Workshop

Jul. 2024      Held the 34th International Conference

Feb. 2025    Held the 7th Korean Language Teacher Expertise Enhancement Workshop

Apr. 2025    Held the 56th Domestic (Spring) Conference

2. Membership Status (as of May 2025)

Total: 2,855 members (445 lifetime members, 2,410 general members)

3. Website

www.iakle.com

4. English Name

The International Association for Korean Language Education (IAKLE)

5. Contact Us

(21044) 218, Humanities and Social Sciences Hall, Gyeongin National University of Education, 62, Gyesan-ro, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon

Phone: 02-711-6616

E-mail: office@iakle.com

Editorial Board

E-mail: edit@iakle.com