Department History and Faulty Members

Daw Phyo Kyi Pya

Lecturer

M.A

Culture , Linguistics, Lexicology

09789435335

[email protected]

Daw Win Pyae Pyae Thwe

Lecturer

M.A

Teaching Methodology, Culture

[email protected]

Educational Background

BA (Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

MA (Beijing Language and Culture University)

Training

Certificate of Teaching Chinese Language Training Program (Yunan University)

Work Experience

Lecturer, Yangon University of Foreign Languages,(Dec,2019 – present)

Assistant Lecturer, Mandalay University of Foreign Languages,(2016-2019)

Tutor, Yangon University of Foreign Languages,(2009-2016)

Daw Soe Soe Tint

Lecturer

M.A

Teaching Methodology, Culture

+95448022592

[email protected]

Daw Win Win Mar

Lecturer

M.A

Culture, Lexicology

[email protected]

University Avenue, Kamaryut Township., Yangon Chinese Dept, First Floor, Oriental Hall

Daw Kyin Than

Lecturer

M.A

Teaching Methodology, Culture

+95-9-5057142

[email protected]

Dr. Su Hlaing Myat

Lecturer

Ph.D

Sociolinguistics, Culture, Literature, Translation

[email protected]

Dr. Thi Thi Thein

Associate Professor

Ph.D

Teaching Methodology, Culture, Lexicology

[email protected]

I. Academic Background

B.Sc (Phys) Q in 1995 from Yangon University.

Dip (Chi) in 2001from Yangon University of Foreign Languages.

MA (Chi) in 2013 from Yangon University of Foreign Languages.

Ph.D (Chi) in 2019 from Yangon University of Foreign Languages.

II. Member of Senate Committee on International Relations

III. Experiences

2002-2010 Tutor, Chinese Department, Yangon University of Foreign Languages

2010-2014 Assistant Lecturer, Chinese Department, Yangon University of Foreign

Languages

2014-2015 Lecturer, Chinese Department, Yangon University of Foreign

Languages

2015-2016 Lecturer, Chinese Department, Mandalay University of Foreign

Languages

2016-2019 Lecturer, Chinese Department, Yangon University of Foreign

Languages

2019- Today Associate Professor, Chinese Department, Yangon University of Foreign

Languages

IV.Published Research

2014 The Study of Affixes in Chinese

Universities Research Journal, 2014,Vol.7, No.6

Abstract

This paper included six prefixes and eight suffixes. It is stated with examples that prefixes and suffixes are joined with nouns and verbs. It is found that by joining Chinese words with affixes some do not change their meanings but their grammatical rules.

2018 The Study of usage and meanings of numbers in Chinese

Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal 2018,Vol.9, No.1

Abstract

ဤစာတမ်းတွင် တရုတ်ဘာသာလေ့လာသော ကျောင်းသားများအတွက် ကိန်းဂဏန်းများ၏ တက်ကျသံ ကြောင့် ခေ‌‌‌ဝေမှု ပြောင်းလဲသွားပုံကို စကားပုံများနှင့် အင်တာနက်အသုံးများတွင် အရေးပါပုံတို့ကို ဉပမာများနှင့်တကွ တင်ပြထားပါသည်။ ထို့ပြင် တရုတ်လူမျိုးတို့၏နှစ်သက်သော နမိတ်ဆောင်ကိန်းတို့ကို လည်းဖော်ပြထားပါသည်။(ဤလေ့လာတွေ့ရှိချက်များသည် တရုတ်ဘာသာလေ့လာသော ကျောင်းသား များအတွက် စာပေရေးသားမှုကို အထောက်အကူဖြစ်စေသည့်အပြင် အချင်းချင်းစကားပြောဆိုသည့်အခါ တွင်လည်း တက်ကျသံမှန်ကန်စွာဖြင့် ပြောဆိုနိုင်မည်ဖြစ်သည်။)

Academic Research

MA Thesis

A Study of the Polysemy of Chinese and Myanmar Language

Ph.D Thesis

A Study of the Utensils made of Gold, Silver and Ceramic in Tang period

Abstract

In 618 BC, Emperor Li Yuan started to establish the Tang period. This period had succeeded a lot on the fields of cultural, economic and diplomatic affairs. The utensils which are made of gold and silver were widely used in Tang period. A factual account for this thesis paper is mainly separated into two parts. All the factual information is collected from the books on the historical records of the Tang period and based on the some formal research. And this thesis is mainly specialized on “the making of arts of cutlery types and designs in the Tang period”. Descriptive method is used as a research method. Some of the photos of utensils have been taken from internet websites. The thesis has been described by dividing into eleven chapters. Chapter (1) is introduction for research. Chapter (2) is composed of arts and cultural exchange for the making of gold and silver utensils in Tang period. Chapter (3) is about the several sorts of tea cup and chapter (4) is the description about many kinds of tea bowl in Tang period. Chapter (5) is the description about varieties of Tang plates and how to make them. Chapter (6) is the interpretation of Tri-colored porcelain of the Tang dynasty and pots, cups and plates which are made up of Tang san cai (three glazes). Chapter (7) is research on the uses Tang Royal silver alcohol cups and tea cups of the period. Chapter (8) is mentioned about on the pattern of utensils. Chapter (9) is the study of utensils which were influenced by the culture of Middle-East and West regions. Chapter (10) is consideration of making the Tang utensils pattern and art. Chapter (11) is deduction for research.

Biography

Educational Background

Work Experience

Email

Participated in Publishing Books

Myanmar Reviewer, Chinese-Myanmar Picture Dictionary, Commercial Press, Beijing, China, 2009
Special Reviewer, KUAILE HANYU (Teacher`s Book), People`s Education Press, Beijing, China, 2010
Special Reviewer, KUAILE HANYU (Student`s Book), People`s Education Press, Beijing, China, 2010
Special Reviewer, KUAILE HANYU (Work Book), People`s Education Press, Beijing, China, 2010
Special Reviewer, LEARN CHINESE WITH ME (Student`s Book), People`s Education Press, Beijing, China, 2010
Special Reviewer, LEARN CHINESE WITH ME (Work Book), People`s Education Press, Beijing, China, 2010
Myanmar Reviewer, Chinese-Myanmar Small Picture Dictionary , Commercial press, Beijing, China, 2010
Myanmar Reviewer, 800 Chinese Characters Dictionary, Foreign Language Teaching and Research press, Beijing, China, 2010

Biography

Dr. Yin Myo Tint’s Profile

Dr. Yin Myo Tint earned her Bachelor’s degree in 1991, M.A degree in 1997. She passed the PhD Preliminary course in Year 2000. She obtained her PhD degree from Yangon University in 2004, her dissertation title is ” A Study of Myanmar Noun Phrases from Linguistic Point of View.” She graduated her Diploma in English in 2010. She served her duties as a tutor, assistant lecturer and lecturer at the Department of Myanmar in Dagon University, Yangon University, Meiktila University, Taungoo University ,Mandalay University of Foreign Languages and Yangon University of Foreign Languages. She has been serving her duties as Lecturer, Associate Professor and Professor and Head at the Department of Linguistics, since 2013. In the present, she is serving her duties as the Head of Department in the Department of Linguistics, Yangon University of Foreign Languages. She submitted papers in various fields in linguistics to university research journals and international research conferences.

Working Experience

Year (from – to)	University	Department	Position
1995 -1999	Dagon University	Department of Myanmar	Tutor
2000-2003	Yangon University	Department of Myanmar	Tutor
2004-2008	Meikhtilar University	Department of Myanmar	Assistant Lecturer
2008- 2012	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Myanmar	Lecturer
2012- 2013	Taungoo University	Department of Myanmar	Lecturer
2013- 2015	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Lecturer
2015- 2016	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Associate Professor
2017- 2019	MandalayUniversity of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Professor and Head
2020 to now	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Professor and Head

Education

Area of Interests

General Linguistics, Applied Linguistics , Historical Linguistics , Sociolinguistics, and Language Teaching

The papers she submitted are as follows;

Annual Researches

1995 The Study of Agricultural Terminologies in Bagan Era

1996 The Study of Terminologies of the Arts in Bagan Era

2006 The Sociolinguistic Study of Meikhtila Regional Dialect Vocabulary

2007 The Spoken Myanmar and the Concept of ‘ Hope ‘ (Sociolinguistic Point of View)

2010-2012 Teaching Methodologies of Pronunciation and Meaning in Teaching Myanmar Language to Foreign Students

2003-2004 Myanmar Nouns with Weak Internal Stability

2015-2016 A Study of Some Particle Usages from Pragmatic point of view

2016-2017 A Study of Hedges in Myanmar

2018 – 2019 A Study of Lexicography

2019 – 2020 Historical Linguistics; Semantic Changes in the Myanmar Language from Bagan Era to Present days

Presented Researches

2000 The Study of the Structure of Similes from the ‘ Shwezigone ‘ Pagoda Stone Inscription in Mon Language

2000 The Study of Shin Ottamakyaw‘s Travelogue and the ” Shwesettaw Thwar” Travelogue in Terms of Symbols

2000 The Influence of Pali Literature on Myanmar Literature

2001 The Role of Prepositions and Particles in Forming Nouns ( Linguistic Point of View)

2002 The Study of Noun-Modifying in Myanmar Language ( Linguistic Point of View)

2003 The Semantic Function and Grammatical Function of Myanmar Nouns

2004 The Concepts of Myanmar Grammar and Parts of Speech

2005 The Basic Characteristics of Myanmar Language (Presented at the Paper Reading Session at the 4^th Anniversary of Meikhtila University)

2006 The Dignity of Myanmar Women (Presented at the Paper Reading Session at the 5^th Anniversary of Meikhtila University)

2006 Myanmar Literature in KongBaung Era

2006 The Nature of Dialect Vocabulary (Sociolinguistic Point of View)

2007 The Nature of Myanmar Slangs (Sociolinguistic Point of View) (Presented at the Paper Reading Session at the 6^th Anniversary of Meikhtila University)

2008 The Study of Myanmar Words with No Internal Stability (The 7^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science)

2009 The Semantic Study of Kin Wun Min Gyi‘s Travelogue about the journey to France (The 8^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science)

2010 The Role of Linguistics in Teaching Myanmar Language to Foreigners (The 9^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science)

2011 Means of Change in Myanmar Speech Sounds (The 10^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science)

2014 The Study of Modifying in Myanmar Compound Nouns ( Linguistic Point of View) (The Paper Reading Session of the 50^th Year Golden Jubilee of Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2014 The Role of Markers /ga/ /go/ /hma/ Colloquial Myanmar (The Paper Reading Session of the Disciplines in Yangon University of Foreign Languages) ( Linguistic Point of View)

2015 The Role of Particles /ga/ , /go/ , /hma/ , /hnit/ in Myanmar Language Teaching (Conference on Myanmar Language Teaching in Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2016 A Study of Hedges in Colloquial Myanmar (The Paper Reading Session of the 51^th Year of Yangon University of Foreign Languages) (Pragmatic Point of View)

2017 How to write Academic Research Papers (Mini Talks & Presentation in Mandalay university of Foreign Languages) ( 26 . 5 . 2017 )

2017 A Study of Some Written Particles which are Unstable Grammatical Function (The Paper Reading Session of the 25^th Year Silver Jubilee of Taunggyi University) ( Linguistic Point of View)

2017 How to write Research Papers on Language ( Workshop on Research Methodology in Mandalay university of Foreign Languages) ( 16 . 11. 2017 )

2017 A Study of Some Slangs which are commonly used in Myanmar (The Paper Reading Session of the 20^th Anniversary of Mandalay University of Foreign Languages)

Published Research Papers ( Yearly )

2005 The Basic Characteristics of Myanmar Language ( Linguistic Point of View)

( Meikhtila University Research Journal, Vol.1, No.1)

2008 The Role of Particles in Noun Phrase (JBRS. Vol.7, No.1) (From the Linguistic Point of View) ( URJ )

2008 The Study of Myanmar Noun Words with No Internal Stability (The 7^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science) ( MAAS )

2009 The Semantic Study of Kin Wun Min Gyi‘s Travelogue about the journey to France (The 8^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science) ( MAAS )

2009 The Characteristics of Myanmar Slang (JBRS. Vol.7, No.1) (Sociolinguistic Point of View) ( URJ )

2010 The Role of Linguistics in Teaching Myanmar Language to Foreigners

(The 9^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science) ( MAAS )

2010 The Role of Affixes in Noun Phrase (JBRS. Vol.7, No.1) (Linguistic Point of View) ( URJ )

2011 A Study of Change in Myanmar Speech Sounds (The 10^th Research Paper Reading Session of the Academy of Arts and Science) ( MAAS )

2011 A Study of Some Euphemisms which are commonly used in Myanmar (Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal. Vol.3, No.1)

2012 The Role of Particles and Affixes in Myanmar Grammar (Linguistic of View) ( Taungoo University Research Journal, Vol.1, No.1)

2013 Regional Dialects in Mandalay Area (Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal. Vol.5, No. 1) (Linguistic Point of View)

2015 The Role of Marker / ga / / go / and / hma / in Colloquial Myanmar (JBRS. Vol.7, No.6) (Linguistic Point of View) ( URJ )

2016 A Study of Hedges in Colloquial Myanmar (The Paper Reading Session of the 51^th Year of Yangon University of Foreign Languages) ( Pragmatic Point of View)

2016 The Role of Myanmar Particles /ko/, / hma/, and /nyint/ in the Myanmar Language Teaching as Foreign Language ( 1^st Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies by Inalco Uni and YUFL) (6 – 7 January, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2017 A Study of Some Written Particles which are Unstable Grammatical Function

( Academic Research Papers Book for the 25^th Year Silver Jubilee of Taunggyi University)

2018 Significance of Myanmar Particles ( 2^nd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies ICBM 2 )(16 – 18 February, University of Mandalay )

2020 A Comparative Study of the Usages of Adverb in Myanmar Language by means of Affixation and Reduplication ( 1^st International Conference on Language and Humanities 6-7 January 2020, Yangon University of Foreign Languages )

2020 An Analysis of Deviant Forms in the Myanmar Newspapers and Journals (JBRS. Vol.7, No.6) ( URJ )

Published University Research Journals

2005 The Basic Characteristics of Myanmar Language (Linguistic Point of View)

( Meikhtila University Research Journal, Vol.1, No.1) ( MURJ )

2011 A Study of Some Euphemisms which are commonly used in Myanmar (Sociolinguistic Linguistic Point of View) (Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal. Vol.3, No.1) (YUFL)

2012 The Role of Particles and Affixes in Myanmar Grammar (Linguistic Point of View)

( Taungoo University Research Journal, Vol.1, No.1) (TURJ)

2013 Regional Dialects in Mandalay Area (Sociolinguistic Point of View)

(Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal. Vol.5, No. 1) (YUFL)

2016 A Study of Hedges in Colloquial Myanmar (Pragmatic Point of View)

(Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal. Vol.5, No. 1) (YUFL)

Published Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Research Journals ( MAAS )

2008 The Study of Myanmar Noun Words with No Internal Stability ( Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Research Journal. Vol. 1, No.6 A ) ( MAAS )

2009 The Semantic Study of Kin Wun Min Gyi‘s Travelogue about the journey to France (Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Research Journal. Vol.7 , No. 7B) ( MAAS )

2010 The Role of Linguistics in Teaching Myanmar Language to Foreigners ( Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Research Journal . Vol.8 , No.7B ) ( MAAS )

2011 A Study of Change in Myanmar Speech Sounds (Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Research Journal. Vol.10 , No.8 )( MAAS )

Published All Universities Research Journals ( URJ )

2008 The Role of Particles in Noun Phrase (JBRS. Vol.7, No.1) (Linguistic Point of View)

2009 The Characteristics of Myanmar Slang (JBRS. Vol.7, No.1) (Sociolinguistic Point of View)

2010 The Role of Affixes in Noun Phrase (JBRS. Vol.7, No.1) (Linguistic Point of View)

2015 The Role of Marker / ga / / go / and / hma / in Colloquial Myanmar (JBRS. Vol.7, No.6)

(Linguistic Point of View)

2020 An Analysis of Deviant Forms in the Myanmar Newspaper and Journals (Applied Linguistics)

International Conference Papers

2016 The Role of Myanmar Particles /ko/, / hma/, and /nyint/ in the Myanmar Language Teaching as Foreign Language ( 1^st Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies by Inalco Uni and YUFL) (6 – 7 January, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2018 Significance of Myanmar Particles ( 2^nd International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies ICBM 2 )(16 – 18 February, University of Mandalay )

2020 A Comparative Study of the Usages of Adverb in Myanmar Language by means of Affixation and Reduplication ( 1^st International Conference on Language and Humanities 6-7 January 2020, Yangon University of Foreign Languages )

The Researches Presented at the Department

2007 The Comparative Study of Literature of Knowledge (Thuta) and Literature of Aesthetics (Ratha) (Department of Myanmar, Meikhtila University)

2008 The Study of Short Stories with the Essence of Life (Department of Myanmar, Meikhtila University)

2009 Mean Stream of Myanmar Slang (Department of Myanmar, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2010 The Role of Grammar in Teaching Myanmar Language to Foreign Learners (Department of Myanmar, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2011 The Role of Speech Sound in Teaching Myanmar Language to Foreign Learners (Department of Myanmar, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2013 Myanmar Language and Its Standard of Internal Stability (Department of Myanmar,Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2014 Regional Dialects in Mandalay Area (Department of Linguistics, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2015 A Study of Some Particle Usages from Pragmatic point of view (Department of Linguistics, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2016 A Study of Hedges in Myanmar (Department of Linguistics, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

2017 A Study of Meik Htilar Regional Dialects ( Weekly Research Paper, Mandalay University of Foreign Languages )

2018 A Study of Myanmar particle’ Khe’ (Mandalay University of Foreign Languages )

On-Going Research

2021 An approach to Historical Linguistics

Biography

Dr. Sandar Htay’s Profile

Dr. Sandar Htay is a Lecturer of the Department of Linguistics, Yangon University of Foreign Languages, Myanmar. She got her BA, Hons (English) in 2005 from the East University of Yangon and MA in 2007 from the Yangon University. She got her Dip in ICT in 2002, Dip in Communicative English in 2002, Dip in English in 2005 from the Yangon University and Post-graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics in 2014 from SEAMEO၊ RELC Singapore.

She was a member of Quality Assurance Committee of YUFL. She is also a member of curriculum development group of the Department of Linguistics. Throughout her career, she wrote papers on applied linguistics fields of linguistics in university research journals, universities research conferences and international research conference. The papers she wrote were

A Study of the Role of Content and Language Integrated Learning Observed in the First Year Non-English Specialization Students at Yangon University of Foreign Languages
A Study of the Effect of Different Types of Corrective Feedback on Foreign Language Student Writing Observed in the First Year Students at Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Linguistics Studies: Effective Teaching Myanmar as a Foreign Language through Rhymes
A Linguistic Study of Myanmar Rhymes in The New Syllabus for Primary Level Students in Myanmar
A Study of the Association between Learner Language Aptitude and the Effectiveness of Implicit Corrective Feedback on Accuracy in Writing
A Study of the Association between Learner Language Aptitude and the Effectiveness of Implicit Corrective Feedback on Accuracy in Writing

At present, she is a candidate for the degree of Ph. D in applied linguistics at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. At the same time, she is reviewing the diploma courses and developing a curriculum and syllabi for a new course.

Working Experience

Year (from – to)	University	Department	Position
2009-2013	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of English	Tutor
2013- 2016	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Tutor
2016-2019	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Assistant Lecturer
2019 – 2021	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Lecturer
2021 to now	Yangon University of Foreign Languages	Department of Linguistics	Associate Professor

Area of Interests

Research Papers

A Study of the Performance of Third Year BA English Students in Translation
Abstract
This research paper deals with the performance of the third year BA English students at YUFL. First, literature review is presented. Then, it is followed by the analysis of students’ performance in first semester and second semester. In doing this research, qualitative method is used. Findings and discussion session are presented in the last part of the research paper.

The Role of Memorization in Learning English as a Foreign Language Observed in the First Year Non-English Specialization Students
Abstract

This aims to study how memorization is connected with learning English. Memorization is used to help learners to internalize what they have learned to use in actual communication. Memorization is a mental process, so the choice of qualitative method as the main data collection and analysis tool is appropriate. There are two questionnaires, one for teachers and one for students. And semi-structured interviews were constructed in order to capture students’ and teachers’ perceptions and uses of memorization in learning English. The outcomes point out that students should know the distinction between good and poor memorization and avoid learning by heart without understanding the context of the task. Teachers should explain and constantly remind the students the potential roles of memorization in their learning.

Linguistic Studies: Effective Teaching Myanmar as a ForeignLanguage through Rhymes
Abstract

Teaching Myanmar as a foreign language plays a vital role in developing country, as different people from several countries are working in the transitional period in Myanmar. It is important that for those who are working in business, communications and other fields, if they speak Myanmar, there will be a mutual understanding between the needs and cultural desires. Nowadays, there would be an increasing number of foreigners who are learning Myanmar as a foreign language. This study aims to focus on the better way to support the learners’ language proficiency in productive skills. Moreover, at the basic level in teaching a foreign language, the rhymes can be used as the teaching materials to develop not only the learners’ oral fluency but also their language learning or acquisition. In this study, it is investigated that to what extent the use of the rhymes analyzed in Linguistic point view in teaching Myanmar as a foreign language setting helps the learners improve their language proficiency. The descriptive-qualitative method is used in analyzing the data. The data are the rhymes prescribed in the Grade I Primary Textbook in Myanmar. The rhymes were analyzed in phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic and semantic levels with the pedagogical objectives. The lessons were designed based on the results of each level of linguistic analysis. The subjects of the study are 36 adult foreign learners who are learning Myanmar as a foreign language. This study compares the result of a group of the language learners taught in traditional ways and the other group taught through the rhymes with the lessons designed from linguistic point of view. The learners in different groups studied the common language patterns. Moreover, the results of the questionnaire with closed-ended questions which reflect the student satisfaction are also analyzed in this research. It is found out that the lesson of the linguistically analyzed rhymes has a significant effect on teaching Myanmar as a foreign language. The group taught the language through the lessons became more proficient than the other group taught in traditional ways. With linguistic point of view, although most of the rhymes are structured to help the first language learners to develop their fluency with accurate pronunciation, it is hoped that it can be applied in teaching Myanmar as a Foreign Language in different aspects. It is also found that the rhymes aim not only at teaching the pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary but also at teaching morals and manners. It is hoped that the study will be useful for those who are in the field of teaching and learning Myanmar as a foreign language as well as who are studying general Linguistic analysis.

A Study of the Effect of Different Types of Corrective Feedback on Foreign Language Student Writing Observed in the First Year Students at Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Abstract
The value of corrective feedback on foreign language learner student writing becomes prominent in recent years. This paper aims to analyse the use of feedback given in teaching writing skills at Yangon University of Foreign Languages (YUFL) and their effects, and to focus on the better way to support students’ writing development. This research paper deals with the performance of the YUFL first year students on writing skills. In this research, it is investigated whether the type of feedback (direct, implicit written feedback with correction code and student-researcher 2 minute individual conferences; direct, explicit written feedback only; no corrective feedback) given to two different specialization students on the types of linguistic errors which most frequently occurred in their task resulted in improved accuracy in their new piece of writing. An analysis is made of the outcomes obtained in these three groups. The significant variations in accuracy across two writing tasks statistically support that there is a significant effect for the combination of written and conference feedback on accuracy improvement. It is hoped that the present study will be useful for both teachers and learners who are trying to develop their writing skills in second language teaching and learning setting.

Corpus-based Data for Determining the Vocabulary Found in the ICLH Research Articles Written by Myanmar Researchers
Abstract
This study explores the use of the lexical words in the academic articles written by the Myanmar scholars in the English language. The lexical words, the vocabulary, is regarded as one of the main features in academic writing. The purpose of the study is to develop a list of the most frequent vocabulary used by the Myanmar researchers in the field of language teaching and social sciences and compared it with the lists of West’s (1953) General Service (GSL) and Coxhead’s (2000) Academic Word Lists (AWL). The corpus approximately 170,000 running words was build using the 39 academic research articles, written by Myanmar scholars, presented at the 1st International Conference on Languages and Humanities (ICLH) which was hold at Yangon University of Foreign Languages in 2020. The lists of the frequent words found in respective levels of GSL and AWL were developed. The analysis revealed that the top 20 frequent words included 18 basic words and only two academic words. The results also show that, amongst 2000 word families of GSL, 731 word families occurred frequently in the articles with the coverage of 79% of the tokens in the corpus. For academic words, among 570, only 96 word families with the coverage of 9 % of the all tokens were found as the frequent words in the research articles. It is hoped that the construction of the lists will definitely provide the Myanmar researchers the knowledge on the use of vocabulary in academic writing of the research articles in the English language.

A Study of the Association between Learner Language Aptitude and the Effectiveness of Implicit Corrective Feedback on Accuracy in Writing
Abstract
TThe study aims to investigate the association between learner language aptitude and the effectiveness of implicit corrective feedback on grammatical accuracy in writing. The instruments that used in this study were Language Aptitude Test, a narrative writing task and an implicit corrective feedback. The target structure was Past tense. The performance of the students in the first draft and the final version were compared to investigated the effects of the corrective feedback. The objects of the study are 18 upper secondary (Grade 10) Myanmar students who were studying English as a compulsory subject in their school curriculum. Their proficiency levels were pre-intermediate. As it was a quantitative research, the data were statically analyzed to investigate the correlation between language aptitude and the effectiveness of implicit corrective feedback. The results indicated that there was a significant relation between learner language aptitude and the effectiveness of implicit corrective feedback. It was proved that the high language aptitude learners performed better than the low language aptitude learners after receiving the implicit feedback. Moreover, the correlation between three components of language aptitude (working memory, grammatical sensibility, and language analytical ability) and the effectiveness of implicit corrective feedback was investigated. The findings revealed that language analytical ability was the best positive predictor for the effectiveness of the implicit corrective feedback in writing skills.

Daw Soe Lae Lae Naing

Position

Tutor

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Daw May Thwe Htoon

Position

Associate Professor & Head of French Department

Email

[email protected], [email protected]

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Academic Background

B.Sc (Chemistry) (Q) in 1991 from Yangon University
Diploma in French in 1999 from Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Diploma in English Language Proficiency in 2004 from SEAMEO CHAT
Diploma in International Law in 2004 from Yangon University
Diploma in Global English in 2005 from Yangon University
DAPsy, Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology in 2006 from Yangon University
PGDCA, Post Gradate Diploma in Computer Application in 2006 from Yangon University
M.A (French) in 2013 from Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Diploma in Italian in 2017 from Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Diploma in Linguistics in 2019 from Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Diploma in French Language Studied in 2020 from University of Texas, Austin (Online)

Working Experience

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Academic Activities

Participation in Committees of YUFL

- French Department’s Board of Study
- French Department Research Committee
- French Department Strategic Planning Administrative Committee
- Senate Committee for Research Project Management and Research Ethics
- Member of The Scientific Committee (DOC.EU) REVISTA CU PROFIL ACADEMIC (University of Bucharest) in Romania (From 2019 November- up to now)

Curriculum Project / Plan (teaching textbook)

- - Langage Utilisé en Classe de Langue (2008, August) Hand Book
  - အသုံးဝင်သော အခြေခံပြင်သစ်ဘာသာလက်စွဲစာအုပ် ( Le Français Courant de Tous Les Jours) (2012, June) Hand Book

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A Brief Study on Translation of Myanmar and English Proverbs into French by Third Year B.A French Students (Universities Research Journal, December 2011, Vol.4, No.6, Pgs: 91 to 110, (Publication), (ပြည်တွင်း))
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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This paper is a comparative study. French translation and interpretation are taught to the third year BA students who are studying French at Yangon University of Foreign Languages. Myanmar proverbs and English proverbs are translated into French in Tutorial Classes. Their translations are compared with French Original Proverbs. These proverbs are studied comparatively with the original French proverbs. According to the study, some difficulties Myanmar proverbs are translated to French. When English proverb are translated to French, it can be translated accurately. These proverbs of English and French also have the same meaning. The research area is demarcated and it involves fifteen proverbs which are metaphorical expressions concerning animals.

“LA CROYANCE, LES COUTUMES ET LA CULTURE DE LA BIRMANIE”(ANII 1900-1930 FENOMENE SOCIOCULTURALE) (DOC.EU, REVISTA CU PROFIL ACADEMIC, AN 3 – NR.3, 2019, pgs : 121 to 131, ISSN-L 2601 -1204, University of Bucharest (Universitatea din Bucuresti), Romania, Bucharest, (Peer Reviewed Journal) (Publication), (ပြည်ပ))
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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Chaque nation a sa propre histoire, sa coutume, sa tradition, sa croyance, sa littérature, sa religion etc. Il existe la croyance de religion, celle de tradition, celle de coutume etc., dans l’esprit des peuples du Myanmar. Ils respectent aussi la religion. Dans cet article, le système d’onomastique basée sur l’astrologie, les alphabets du Myanmar, les noms birmans, les jours et les fleurs des jours de la semaine selon l’astrologie du Myanmar, le pot de Thingyan et la préparation du pot de Thingyan sont présentés. Les Myanmars croient non seulement à la mythologie mais aussi au destin. Dès la naissance, la plupart des gens ont fait leur horoscope.

A Study of the Experience, Knowledge and Attitude of Myanmar Students learning Italian Language (YUFL Research Journal, July 2019, Vol.10, No.1, pgs: 97 to 109, (Publication) (ပြည်တွင်း))
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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This paper is a study of the experience, the knowledge and the attitude of Myanmar Students learning Italian Language. In this study, (23) Italian specializing students were surveyed. A questionnaire including (15) items with two extreme opposite degrees of attitude scales is used. (56 %) of the students may be able to study and learn Italian Language without difficulties, (83 %) of the students know the value of the Italian literature, the culture, the civilization, the history, the expression, the usages and the stylistics of Italian authors in literature and (83 %) of students have positive attitude on evaluative essence and on the behavioral attitude to improve the teaching and learning of Italian Language. They are eager to contribute for the development of the country. The aim of this paper is to know the experience, the knowledge and the attitude of the students learning Italian Language, in order to help the students who are facing difficulty with Italian Language and to let them appreciate the value of Italian Language and Italian Literature.

The Comparative Studies of the Stylistics between a Burmese Poem of Min Thu Wun and a French Poem of Arthur Rimbaud (The 1st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGES AND HUMANITIES 2020, January 2020, pgs: 106 to 115, (Proceedings) (6-7 January 2020, YUFL), (ပြည်တွင်း), (Second author))
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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This paper is the comparative study of the stylistics between a Burmese poem, “Thu Hmar Dan” (His last words) of Min Tun Wun and a French poem, “Le Dormeur du Val” (The sleeping man in the valley) of Arthur Rambo. Both of these poems describe the cruelty and imagery of the war, which causes many people to lose their lives, their love ones, their properties, etc.This paper is presented by using analytical method, analyzing the styles of two poets. So, the study is significant as it will help the reader to understand the two authors’ point of view stylistically on linguistic basic rather in the domain of literature.
Key words: stylistics, poet, poem, Imagery of war, metonymy, sound device, aesthetic analysis.

A Brief of Stylistics Analysis of the Poem “Cradle Song” By Min Thu Wun (MURC – 2nd Myanmar Universities’ Research Conference 2020, June 2020, pgs: 200 to 206, (25th- 27th June, 2020), (ပြည်တွင်း) )
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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This paper is basically analyzed on the stylistics devices of the poem “Cradle Song” written by Sayar Gyi Min Thu Wun. This poem “Cradle Song or ပုခက်လွဲချင်း” from a book of poetry, “Nursery Songs for Maung Khway”, is one of Poet Min Thu Wun’s Songs of Innocence and it possesses the feel of a sweet, childhood lullaby. “ပုခက်လွဲချင်း”is translated in English by Sayar Gyi Gordon. H. Luce. The poem is created with beautiful words and the figure of speech. The purpose of this study is done to help the students who have some difficulties when they analyze the poem, to investigate the role of Stylistics and Linguistics, to realize the importance of stylistics devices in analyzing a poem, to can analyze and criticize the different poems well, and to encourage the interest in reading and writing. In this study, the importance of stylistics devices is highlighted. Besides, the course-works of eight students, attending in Second Year Master French Specialization are analyzed. According to the data analysis, the students realize how the poet uses poetic devices effectively in the poem to attract the readers, which stylistics devices are essential in communicating thoughts and ideas, what a poem is about, and which messages and theme the poet conveys the readers to understand his point of view stylistically. According to the findings of research, most of the students could analyze stylistics devices in a poem without difficulty and they improve their ideas in Reading and Writing Skills after learning Stylistics. As a result, the stylistics devices are needed for language learners and readers to understand and criticize the poem well. Finally, as the role of Stylistics is important in comprehending and criticizing a poem or a text, descriptive method is used to analyze the specific data of Second Year Master Students, attending in French as a foreign languages FFL who analyzed a poem “Cradle Song” written by Sayar Gyi Min Thu Wun. It is expected that this study can give a great interest for the students and language learners who want to criticize the poem well and language teachers who want to give help for learners or their students to have great interest in learning Stylistics.
Keywords — Poetic devices, Phonological level, Deviation, Lexical level and Morphological level.

La Pagode Kyaiktiyo et Ses Legendes (MANIFESTARI ALE ETNICULUI IN ISTORIE, LITERATURA SI ARTA)(DOC.EU, REVISTA CU PROFIL ACADEMIC, NR.5 – AN 2020, pgs : 32 to 41, ISSN-L 2601 -1204, University of Bucharest (Universitatea din Bucuresti), Romania, Bucharest, (Peer Reviewed Journal) (Publication), (ပြည်ပ))
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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Kyaiktiyo (Le Golden Rock) (ကျိုက်ထီးရိုး) est un site de pèlerinage bouddhiste bien connu à l’État de Mon (မွန်ပြည်နယ်), en Birmanie (Myanmar) (Figure 1). Il s’agit d’une petite pagode (7,3 mètres (24 fts) construite au sommet d’un rocher de granit recouvert de feuilles d’or collées par ses dévots mâles. La pagode est située près de Kyaikto (ကျိုက်ထိုမြို့), dans l’État de Mon, dans la partie du nord de la côte de Tenasserim. C’est-à-dire, Le Golden Rock est situé au sommet de la colline Kyaiktiyo, c’est sur la crête de Paung-laung (ပေါင်းလောင်း) des montagnes de l’Est de Yoma (ရိုးမ). Il est à une distance de 210 kilomètres de Yangon (ရန်ကုန်မြို့) et à 140 kilomètres au nord de Mawlamyine (မော်လမြိုင်မြို့), la capitale de l’État de Mon.
Keywords: L’histoire, la fête, les légendes, les pagodes satellites

A Study on Cohesive Devices in Stylistics from an Extract of a French Novel “Voyages d’un Sédantaire” by Francis de Miomandre (YUFL Research Journal, June 2020, Vol.11, No.2, pgs: 221 to 234, (Publication), (ပြည်တွင်း)
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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This study is mainly focused on cohesive devices in Stylistics from an extract “Un Ami des Oiseaux” from the book “Voyages d’un Sédentaire” (1981) by French Author, Francis de Miomandre, (1880-1959). This extract is constructed with the cohesive relations between its linguistic features and beautiful stylistics devices. Stylistics is one of the modules for Second Year Master French Specialization students at YUFL. The purpose of this study is to help the students who have some difficulties when they analyze the texts, to realize the vital role of cohesive devices, to criticize the texts easily, to encourage the students to be interested in reading and writing, and to get better ideas both in written and spoken form. In this study, the importance of cohesive devices and discourse markers is highlighted. In addition, the system of discourse ie. grammatical cohesion such as reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunction, and lexical cohesion such as repetition, synonym, superordinate, general words, collocation and sentence connectors, is analyzed. After reading the text, the students realize how the author uses them effectively in the text to attract the readers, which discourses markers are essential in communicating ideas, what a text is about, and which messages the author gives the readers. In this study, the works in the class of Second Year Master French Specialization students are analyzed. According to the findings of research, most of the students could analyze cohesive devices without difficulty and they improve their Writing Skills after learning the discourse. As a result, the cohesive devices and discourse markers are needed for language learners and readers to understand the text and criticize well. As the role of the cohesive devices and discourse markers is important in comprehending and analyzing a text, descriptive method is used to analyze the specific data of Second Year Master Students, attending in French as a foreign language FFL. It is expected that this study can give a lot of advantages for readers or students who want to criticize the text well and for language teachers who want to help the learners to have great interest in reading a variety of authentic texts.
Key words: grammatical cohesion, lexical cohesions, discourse markers.

A Brief Study of the Result of the Proverbs and Adages from Myanmar and English into French by the Fourth Year BA Students Learning French (URJ, December 2019, Vol.12, No.9, Pg: 61- 72) (Publication), (ပြည်တွင်း)
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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This paper is a comparative study French translation and interpretation are taught to the fourth year BA students who are studying French at Yangon University of Foreign Languages. In this paper Myanmar proverbs and adages and English proverbs and adages which are translated into French, are the same sense in French. In addition, these proverbs and adages are studied comparatively with the original meaning and sense in French. In this study, some difficulties can be found when translation is made from Myanmar proverbs into French. However when English proverbs and adages are translated into French, it can be found that it is easy for students to translate accurately. Because these proverbs and adages of English and French also have the same meaning and sense. In this paper, ten proverbs and adages from the Myanmar and English which are metaphorical expressions concerning parts of the human body, are analyzed.

Une étude des proverbes et des dictons liés à la numérologie en Birmanie (DOC.EU, University of Bucharest (DOC.EU, REVISTA CU PROFIL ACADEMIC, An 5, nr.7/decembrie 2021, pgs : 16 to 23, ISSN-L 2601 -1204, University of Bucharest (Universitatea din Bucuresti), Romania, Bucharest, (Peer Reviewed Journal) (Publication), (ပြည်ပ))
Daw May Thwe Htoon
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In this article, Burmese [Myanmar} proverbs and sayings are compared to some proverbs found in French and English to refer not only to students who are interested in the language and culture of Burma, but also to anyone who want to learn as knowledge. This research paper explores French and English proverbs and saying that are not exactly the same as Burmese proverbs, but have similar meaning and usage. It is a collection of proverbs and sayings from English, French and Burmese, so it will be useful not only for Myanmar students who are learning French but also for French students who are learning Burmese. This article is analyzed only twenty Burmese proverbs and saying related to numerology.
Key words: proverbs, saying, numerology, significance

Conducting Research

Ongoing research

An Analysis of the System of Verbs in French Short Story “Une Triste Nouvelle” by Voltaire (URJ 2020, Vol. 13, No. 1)
Une étude sur les plants médicaux Tayaw-Kinpun et le shampoing médical et traditionnel en Birmanie (Myanmar)
A Study of Learning Experiences, Knowledge and Perception of French Language Learners in YUFL (Daw May Thwe Htoon)
A Comparative Study of Italian, French and Myanmar Proverbs and Sayings that are Related to Animals (Daw May Thwe Htoon and Daw May Thu Myint)
The Sociolinguistic Study of French Vocabulary from Kin Wun Min Gyi‘s Travelogue about the journey to France (Dr. Yin Myo Tint and Daw May Thwe Htoon)

Educational Plan

Participate in Curriculum Development Project of YUFL Upgrading 2025 Project (member of Curriculum Committee)
Participate in YUFL Strategic Plan project (2023-2025)

Daw Khaing Khaing Soe

Lecturer
International Relations Department

Dr Tin Tin Mar San

Lecturer
International Relations Department

Daw Nann Thin Thin Aye

Tutor
German Department

Daw Khin Moe Htoo

Tutor
German Department

Daw Hnin Thida

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Education

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Daw Aye Myat Myat Myo

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Education

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U Hlaing Minn Khant

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Education

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U Linn Htin Maw

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Daw Pann Nu Yi

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Education

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Daw Htar Htar Thwe

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Education

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Daw Win Pa Pa Aung

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Education

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Daw Khin Phone Myint

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Education

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Daw Myat Saw Mu

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Education

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Daw Yi Yi Htay

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Education

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U Aung Hlaing Myat

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Education

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Daw Aye Myint Kyaing

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Education

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U Aye Min Htut

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Education

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Daw Mu Mu Khin

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Education

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Daw Win Win Thaung

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Education

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Daw Phyu Phyu Win

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Associate Professor

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Grammar

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A Study of the Russian Verbs of Motion
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This paper studies verbs of motion in Russian Language. Differences of the usages in different Russian verbs of motion are described. This study also analyses the way, in which the Russian verbs of motion are evolved by adding prefixes to the existing verbs, with the example sentences. As the study focuses on the most commonly used Russian verbs of motion, it can be beneficial for the Myanmar learners of Russian language.

A Study of Some Superstitious Notions in Russian and Myanmar Cultures
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Every Language has plenty of traditions and superstitions. Russian traditions, superstitions and beliefs include superstitions and customs of Russians and Myanmar. Many of them are now inseparable parts of everyday life, or simply common social etiquette, though they often have their origins in superstition. Awareness of them, and their perceived importance, depends on various factors including region and age. Some are extremely common and practiced by the vast majority of the population, while some are extremely obscure and could be more regionally based.Traditions and superstitions represent an area of the nation descriptions. The learner can’t understand the traditions and superstitions, if they do not know its custom expression. This paper studies some traditions and superstitions in Russian and Myanmar. It is not possible to study all existing traditions and superstitions of languages. It aimed at helping the learners to interpret an expression. The aim of this paper is to improve language knowledge and to understand, what traditions and superstitions are and how many traditions and superstitions are. This paper can help learner to improve their language proficiency. Its overall meaning implies a separate one different from the meanings of individual words in it. The descriptive and analytical research methods are used.

A Comparative Study on the Adverbs of Manner and Time in Russian and Myanmar Languages
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This research presents the adverbs of manner and time in Russian and Myanmar languages in a comparative way. In Russian, there are (6) types of adverbs classified in term of meaning and adverbs relating to pronouns. In Myanmar language, the adverbs can be classified into (5) types in term of meaning and (3) types in term of structure. Adverbs can be used to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. In this research, the usages of adverbs in questions and the ways of making questions are presented with example sentences.

Conducting Research

A Comparative Study of the Some Idioms in Russian and Myanmar languages (URJ)
An Analytical Study of the Complex Participle Construction in Russian Grammar

Daw Sein Sein Aye

Associate Professor
Korean Department
[email protected]

Academic Background

B.Econ (Stats:),1984,Yangon University of Economics
B.Econ (Stats:) (Hons:), 1985, Yangon University of Economics
M.Econ (Stats:), 1992, Yangon University of Economics
M.A (Korean), 2012, Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Dip in Korean, 1995, Yangon University of Foreign Languages
Dip in Korean, 1997, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Dip in Global English,2014, Yangon University
Dip in Education Management, 2014, Yangon University
KOICA Training and Development Program for Korean Language and Culture Experts, (online class), 2020, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Working Experience

Activity Committee

Attendance to Conferences

Research Papers

A Comparative Study of Forming of Negative in Korean and Myanmar. (Universities Research Journal 2012, Vol-5, No 7)
Contrastive Study of Negation in Korean and Myanmar (22^nd International Conference on Korean Studies, 2016 November, Proceedings by Nehru University, India)
Method of Korean Culture Education through the comparison of Korean and Myanmar Culture: focusing on Korean and Myanmar Traditional Games. (23^rd International Conference on Korean Studies, 2017 January, Proceedings by Korea University)
Comparison of Proverbs in Korean and Myanmar.(Focusing on Korean text books which are used in Korean Department, Yangon University of Foreign Languages). Proceeding by Oesolhoe (Narla Sarran Journal) 128 volume, 2020

A Comparative Study of Forming of Negative in Korean and Myanmar
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Korean and Myanmar differ in their origins, but their sentence structures are similar as they are both SOV languages. The aim of this paper is to reveal similarities and differences in negative sentence structures in both languages since there are certain peculiarities in such structures. The negative sentences in both languages are compared on the basis of four sentence types: declarative, interrogative, pro positive and imperative. It is found that short negative form in both languages is similar but long negative form is different. In negative sentences in both languages , quality verb is not used in pro positive sentence. The study of the similarities and differences of negative sentence structures in Korean and Myanmar, it is hoped, will contribute a great deal to teaching of the Korean languages. In the same way, it is of much help to the Koreans studying Myanmar for a better understanding of negative sentences in Myanmar.

Contrastive Study of Negation in Korean and Myanmar
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Although Myanmar and Korean are of different origins, their sentence structures are found to be SOV. Therefore, their basic sentence structure is found to be the same. This paper aim at introduce and compare the negative sentence patterns in Myanmar and Korean. In the negative sentence of Myanmar, the two types of negative sentence pattern: the negative particle “ma” preceding the verb, and the negative particle “ma” preceding the verb and the particle “bu” following the verb. The negative sentence of Korean to build the negative adverb “an” before the verb as well as the negative word “ ji-an-da ” following the verb.

A contrastive method is used to profound the distinct features of the negative sentence construction in the two languages of different origins and results that come from a discussion of similarities and differences on the basis of the negative sentence construction.

The simple sentence in Myanmar includes such negative words as “ ma / ma …bu / par/ pay / che ” and the negative words in the simple sentence in Korean include “ an, mot”. In the interrogative sentence of Myanmar has such negative word as “ ma….bu la / tha..ne / tha…loe / tha… lae / tha…doe ” and in Korean, the interrogative sentence has “ an, mot”. In Myanmar, the imperative sentence has “ ma..ne / ya” and in Korean. “mal” is used both in imperative and “Let’s” Invitational sentences. Therefore, in both languages, it is known that the use of negative sentence very depending on sentence pattern.

It is common that quality verb is not used in negative imperative sentence in both languages. In addition, since action verb (or) quality verb can invariably be used to make negation in simple and interrogative sentences, such sentences can be said to be common in both languages. In Korean, the use of quality verb in the simple negative sentence is limited, but in Myanmar, there is no such limitation. In giving reasons, the two languages are found to be totally different.

Method of Korean Culture Education through the comparison of Korean and Myanmar Culture: focusing on Korean and Myanmar Traditional Games
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This research paper reveals seven categories of Korean traditional games in Korean reading text book to support teaching and learning in Korean. Among these games, this paper deals with the similarities and differences between Myanmar traditional games. “The tug of war” game is studied to get a lot of knowledge form teachers who teach Korean language by using lesson plan as well as for students who are learning the Korean language.

Comparison of Proverbs in Korean and Myanmar (Focusing on Korean text books which are used in Korean Department, YUFL)
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There are many proverbs in every country and they emphasize the sentences more meaningful both in writing and speaking. I hope for studying pro verbs will contribute to Myanmar learners who are learning Korean and Korean learners who are learning Myanmar language in understanding about local people’s daily life, mindset, personality, food, clothing, shelter, society, legend and history and learning easily about their culture and customs. The proverbs in this paper are based on the 26 Korean proverbs learned in Yangon University of Foreign Languages, Bachelor and Diploma (3^rd and 4^th Year) Korean textbook, exercises and reading textbooks (from Yonsei University) comparing with the meaning of Myanmar proverbs. According to the first noun of Korean proverb, these are divided into living thing and non-living things. While comparing the meanings, I analyzed by using well-known proverbs and Korean and Myanmar dictionaries that a lot of Myanmar learners generally use. In finding similarities and differences between the proverbs according to both nations and people of their daily lives, way of thinking, attitude, and the customs related to food, clothing, shelter, history and geography. Among 26 proverbs of 18 proverbs have similarities and the remaining of 8 are different. Moreover, among 18 proverbs mentioned above, the figurative expressions used in 5 proverbs have the exact meaning both in Korean and Myanmar and the remaining 13 proverbs have little differences. I think that there are differences in the culture, customs and way of thinking of everyday life due to different factors such as history, geographical environment, and climate and soil conditions. I hope that the contents of this paper will provide in learning Korean learners and for Koreans who are learning Myanmar culture.

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Daw Aye Myat Thu

Tutor
Korean Department
BA(Korean, Yangon University Of Foreign languages)

Daw Poe Ei Hlaing

Tutor
Korean Department
BA(Korean, Yangon University Of Foreign languages)

Area of Interests

Reading

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Daw Hnin Myat Noe Oo

Tutor
Korean Department
BA(Korean,Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

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Syntax and Culture

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Daw May Poe Phyu

Tutor
Korean Department
MA(Korean Language, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

Area of Interests

lexeme and grammar

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Conducting Research

Daw Aye Mya Thandar Maung

Lecturer
Korean Department
MA (Korean Studies: Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, Ewha Womans University)

Area of Interests

Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis

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Research Papers

A Comparative and Contrastive Study of Korean and Myanmar Basic Sentence Pattern, (23rd International Conference on Korean Studies, Re-examination Education and Research on Korean Language and Literature in Southeast Asia, 261-275)
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The purpose of this study is to analyze the similarities and differences between the basic sentence patterns of Korean and Myanmar. In this study, the basic sentence pattern of Korean is divided into 7 patterns according to sentence components referencing Lee Ik-seop (2005). Meanwhile there are 9 patterns in Myanmar with reference to ‘Myanmar Grammar’, published by Myanmar Commission (2005). In Korean, predicates are divided into 3 categories as ‘verbs, adjectives, and copulative verb (이다)’. But in Myanmar, predicates are divided into 3 types as ‘action verb, occurrence verb and state verb’ according to their meanings and 3 categories as ‘single verb, feature verb, and compound verb’ according to their structures. In Myanmar, verbs are divided in detail, so there are a lot of basic sentence forms. Both of Korean and Myanmar are SOV-type languages so there are more similarities than differences in basic sentence patterns.

Key words: Basic sentence pattern, similarities, differences, sentence components, meaning, structure.

Current Situation and Development Plans for Korean Language Education in Universities of Foreign Languages, Myanmar: Focused on Needs of Myanmar Students in Korea, The 8th Korean Festival: (The International Conference on Korean Language Education in Thailand 2018, 215-223)
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The purpose of this study is to examine the current situation of Korean Language education in Myanmar and to find out the problems and also propose the development plans for Korean Language education in Myanmar. For this, this study conducted a survey to find the difficulties and needs of students who are learning in Korea. According to the results of survey, there are three reasons for problems of Korean Education in Myanmar. The first one is the insufficient of professional teachers in Korean Language Education. The second is the luck of test book which is suitable for Myanmar students and the last is the curriculum problem of Korean Department in University of Foreign Languages. Therefore, this study suggested the development plans for these problems. By complementing these problems, Korean language Education in Myanmar will develop to day.

Key words: Korean Language Education, Current situation, development plan, needs, survey, insufficient, professional teacher, Curriculum

A Study on Myanmar Korean Language Learners’ Comprehension of Korean Refusal Speech Acts. (11st International Academic Conference, Literature and Language Culture in Northeast Asia”, The Association for Korean Culture Studies, 360-367.)
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The purpose of this study is to examine how Myanmar Korean language learners comprehend Korean refusal speech acts. The subjects of this study were 60 undergraduate students majoring in Korean language at Y University in Myanmar and 30 Korean native speakers. In the process of collecting data for this study, 3 different surveys were conducted: (1) a survey about the probability of situations, (2) a proficiency assessment survey, and (3) a survey evaluating the understanding of refusal speech acts. The collected data was analyzed by using IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0.
As a result, there were statistically significant differences between all three groups in understanding Korean refusal speech acts. While the Korean native speakers understood the intentions of the speaker in his/her performance of a refusal speech act, Myanmar learners often accepted the speaker’s refusal strategy as plain speech instead of understanding its pragmatic meaning. The study was significant due to its investigation of Myanmar Korean language learners’ comprehension of Korean refusal speech acts, which was a research topic that had never been conducted before in the field of Korean language education. However, it could not analyze the results with various variables and could not provide an effective educational method for Myanmar Korean language learners; therefore, this paper suggests a relevant follow-up study.

Key words: Korean refusal speech acts, Myanmar Korean language learners, comprehension, refusal strategies, pragmatic meaning, variables.

A Study on the Use of Discourse Markers According to the Level of Burden of Subject in Interview Discourse: focus on Myanmar Korean Learners and Korean Native Speakers. Bilingual Research 81, 209-237
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The purpose of this study is to examine the use of discourse markers to the level of burden of subject in interview discourse, focus on Korean native speakers and Myanmar Korean advanced learners. For this, the study conducted interviews with 15 participants in each group. The subjects of the interview were divided into upper, middle, and lower according to the level of burden of subject, and there is a total of three. A total of 6739 syntactic words were produced by Korean native speakers, and the total number of discourse markers was 752 times, so one discourse marker was used in 8.96 syntactic words. Meanwhile, in the case of learners, a total of 3082 syntactic works were produced, and a total of 722 discourse markers were used, so one discourse markers was used for 4.41 words.
As a result, Korean native speakers used the most discourse markers when the subject had a burden, but the learners used discourse markers regardless of the level of burden of subject. Korean native speakers used various functional discourse markers depending on the subject of interview, but learners repeatedly used limited discourse markers. Interestingly, when learners couldn’t think of the next content well, or when they took a long time to think, switching to their native language occurred. At that time, learners were using discourse markers in their mother tongue that do not exist in Korean. In many cases, Korean native speakers use two or more discourse markers combined, and this can be said to be a characteristic of Korean native speaker.

Key words: Interview discourse, Subject, Level of burden, Discourse marker, Switching.

Conducting Research

Daw Ei Shwe Sin Win

Lecturer
Korean Department
Ph.D(Thesis), MA(Korean Language & Literature, Kyung Hee University)

Area of Interests

Teaching Methodology, Media Education Theory, Social Linguistics, Language Culture

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A Comparative Study on the Symbolic Meanings of Color Terms -Focusing on the Basic Color Lexicons of the Korean and Burmese Language- (Journal of the International Network For Korean Language and Culture, Vol-15, No-3, Pg 161-186)
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This study aims to conduct a comparison of Korean and Burmese language through color lexicons based on symbolic meaning. Moreover, the linguistic and cultural characteristics of Korean and Burmese language are also examined in this study. The word order of Korean and Burmese (subject+ object+ predicate) is similar. In contrast, from the perspective of the lexicon, the Myanmar lexicon is influenced by the native language or Pali whose lexicon mostly used in written language but not in daily life. Consequently, based on the color terms and lexicons of Korean and Myanmar examined in this study their basic meaning, symbolic meaning and form are compared. The lexicons of different languages are considered to have distinct characteristics, and so many expression also have their own specific symbols. In other words, although the created symbolic meanings of a color also have similarity: it has been shown that there are different too. This study compared the basic color lexicons of the two languages. The results of the analysis indicate that the basic meanings of color terms from the two languages are not so different, but the can have different symbolic meanings. Youth is symbolized by blue in Korean language, but in Myanmar language, it is symbolized by the color yellow. The division and meaning of the color terms are explained separately in details in this papers. Furthermore, this study attempts an analysis and supplementation of other learners’ study results, while its practical application is possible in Korean education. Through the similarities and difference in the two languages, in order to address the present limitation of the expression of color terms, this study presents a guidance plan for basic color terms through the investigation of awareness regarding these terms. The results of this study can help learners achieve fluent communication and can also be used as an easier and better education resource. The alignment of the color terms shows the basic meaning, morphologic structure, cognitive linguistic idiomatic expression and lexicon.

Key Words: color terms, color lexicon, cognitive linguistics, symbolic meaning, comparison

A Contrastive Study of Plural Forms “-deul” in Korean and “tou”, “twei” and “mya” in Myanmar for Improvement of Foreign Language Education (Journal of ‘Han-gul’, Vol-1, No-80, Pg 191-221)
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This study aims on dealing with the grammatical category of the plural form ‘-들(-deul)’ in Korean. Except for dealing with the grammatical category, this study intends to decide what kind of teaching method is more appropriate to foreigner learners. The plural forms of Myanmar are under the influence of English plural forms as much as those of Korean. Therefore, when two languages are taught in a second language, confusion arises. After first revealing this kind of problems and deciding the suitable standard of appearance of ‘-들(-deul)’ by grade, this study is significant from the point of view that ‘-들(-deul)’ is one of the grammatical terms to be taught in textbook. It is necessary to educate foreigner learners to put ‘-들(-deul)’ behind perceivably whether the whole sentence is in plural form, the subject or noun is pluralize and the noun is an abstract noun or not. In the situation of putting ‘-들(-deul)’ behind the adverb or end of a word, I will take the position that specific explanation or education should be done.

Key Words: plural forms, education plan, abstracted noun, interlanguage, Myanmar language

A Study of Introduction to FLIPPED Learning for Korean History & Culture Class – Focusing on the Survey of Korean Learner Needs in Myanmar – (Studies in South East Asia, Vol-29, No-2, Pg 67-98)
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The purpose of this study was to study Myanmar for the purpose of making new attempts at the Korean language education field for learners who were accustomed to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Nowadays learners who are interested in language and have diversified learning paths still move much to use media rather than paper in education. Despite the weakness of environmental factors and infrastructure, overseas study participants first conducted a survey on the premise that new students would accept positively new attempts.
The survey found that Myanmar learners were accustomed to the media and welcomed new attempts. And remembering the unfamiliar vocabulary in the comprehensive framework of the history and culture of the target language in the learner’s factor was the most obstacle. In addition, the part of the pre-learning part included in the external perception in the concept of flip learning was found to be significant, but the possibility of the application of the flip learning in the actual class appeared to be great. Therefore, for Myanmar Korean learners, it is important to note that the flip-learning teaching method in the “Korean History & Culture Class” will have a positive teaching effect.

Key Words: flip learning, Korean history and culture, self-efficacy, Interest, learner factors, Myanmar learner

Current Status and Tasks of Korean Language Evaluation at the University of Foreign Languages in Myanmar (The 29th International Conference on Korean Language, No-29, Pg 296-297)
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Language evaluation is a measurement of how to achieve the goal of language learning with communication skills and to effectively use social linguistic expressions. (Lee Wan-ki (2003)) According to his book, especially at overseas education field, non-native Korean teachers have many difficulties measuring language evaluations efficiently. This study started with how to evaluate Korean language skills at overseas education sites in consideration of these problems.
In this study, we will take the performance evaluation test conducted by the University of Foreign Studies in Myanmar as an example, first look at the prior study and design and review the research method. In Myanmar, performance evaluations are being conducted, with four main criteria of evaluation: function, culture, history, literature, performance evaluation, and several speech performance evaluations such as presentations, interviews, roundtable meetings, discussions and simulations. A total of 16 weeks, the undergraduate program of Korean studies in Myanmar conducts five performance evaluations (four times at the end of the year plus one final) in the form of monthly and final exams (20 percent) and final exams (80 percent) within the regular curriculum. Speaking’s ji-pil test is about the same as in the first grade and in the second year, the multiple-choice question is almost the same as the Korean proficiency test. Talk is divided into lipid (60%) and interview (20%) for evaluation. Two teachers are organized into teams to interview one learner.
The results of the study suggest that first, the assessment should be made for curriculum assessment, teacher evaluation and learner-tailored assessment. Second, teachers recognized the need for experts in evaluation, so they found it urgent to develop and apply a style, and to score standards. Third, systematic measures for assessment should be prepared and support from the school was insufficient. Finally, learners should be able to evaluate teachers’ lectures and develop lectures. The evaluation method takes a considerable amount of time for teachers to evaluate the answer sheet, and the teacher’s negative response time is large. Interactions between teachers use the method in which multiple teachers evaluate one answer sheet, which is highly reliable among teachers. This study suggests that achievement towards mastery should also be evaluated. Teachers should also develop the ability or an eye to familiarize themselves with concepts or principles in the production and procedure of assessment tools for evaluation purposes and to analyze or understand assessment tools. Based on the results of its review of the Korean language evaluation system in Myanmar, it revealed the problem and proposed educationally efficient measures. In conclusion, the paper wanted to reveal that the achievement evaluation can be systematically analyzed in Korean language education and nurtured in conducting an assessment that is consistent with the curriculum.

Key words: Performance Evaluation, Assessment Tools, Language Assessment, Teachers and Students, Myanmar students of Korean study, Needs analysis

Conducting Research

Daw Saw Shin Ngwe

Lecturer
MA (Korean Language and Literature, Kyung Hee University)
Korean Department

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Research Papers

An Analysis of Learning Motivation of Korean Learners in Myanmar: Focusing on Korean Certificate Course Learners. (The language and Culture, 2019, Vol. 15, No. 4: 235-262.)
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the learning motivation of Korean learners who are studying in Korean Certificate Course at Yangon University of Foreign Languages. In this study, motivational questionnaire was developed and data were collected through questionnaire survey method. As a result, eight motivational factors: ‘interest in Kpop’, ‘interest in Korean language’, ‘job’, ‘interest in Korean dramas and TV programs’, ‘interest in Korean culture’, ‘travel to Korea’, ‘interest in studying in Korea’, ‘interest in a foreign language’ were found. Among them, ‘interest in Kpop’ was a main motivational factor to learn Korean language. In addition, it can be confirmed that there are differences in learning motivation according to learners’ variables. The results of this study will help to develop various Korean language programs in the future by understanding the various motives of Korean learners in Myanmar. Furthermore, it can be used as a basic data to find a teaching strategy that reflects the motivation of the learners for continuous Korean learning.

A Study on the Acquisition of Korean Negation ‘안’, ‘못’ by Myanmar Learners. (Studies in Foreign Language Education, 2020, Vol.34, No.1, 323-355)
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the acquisition of semantic characteristics of ‘안’, ‘못’ Korean Negation by Myanmar learners. To do this, first, research questions were developed through comparison of Korean negation and Myanmar negation, and then, grammatical judgment test was conducted to measure learners’ judgment on semantic characteristics of ‘안’, ‘못’ negative expressions. As a result of this analysis, learners differed in acquiring ‘안’ negative expressions and ‘못’ negative expressions, and there were different acquisition patterns by learner’s level. This is due to the difference between the mother tongue and the target language, and semantic characteristics of the negative expressions of the target language cannot be properly distinguished. Based on these results, when teaching the ‘안’ and ‘못’ negative expressions, it is necessary to explain them explicitly so that the semantic characteristics of the negative expressions can be well recognized and understood. In this way, learners can see the difference between these two expressions and begin to correct them so that they can move up one level of acquisition. This study identified well-acquired and poorly-acquired negation, which can be used as a basic data for preparing teaching methods for negative expressions in the future.

A Study on the Analysis of Korean Language Learning Strategies According to Variables of Myanmar Korean Learners. (Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language, 2020, Vol.57., 219-250)
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This study aims to analyze the Korean language learning strategies according to the variables of Myanmar learners and provide educational implications that can be applied in the educational field. For this reason, SILL was used to analyze Korean Learning strategy and the findings of this study were analyzed according to learner variables. As a result, it was found that there was a significant differences in the use of learning strategies according to learners’ variables. Female learners were more likely to use strategies than male learners. And then academic purpose learners were more use than general purpose learners and job purpose learners. Furthermore, second year students used strategy the most, and the mid-Korean achievement learner group used strategy most. This study was meaningful in that it was possible to objectively identify the use of strategies by quantifying and specifically identifying the strategies that learners use and how they learn Korean. In addition, this study suggested a method that can be used in the classroom for efficient teaching and learning of Korean Language. Based on these findings, it is expected that a systematic methodology for teaching learning strategies that fit the characteristics of Korean language learners in Myanmar in the future.

The Effectiveness of Teaching Communication Strategies on Speaking Skills for B.A Second Year Korean Specialization Students (Best paper award)
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This paper explores the study of the effectiveness of communication strategies in the academic field, which are taught to B.A Second Year Korean Specialization students with an aim to develop the strategic competence of the students. In this study, the data is collected in order to find out how the strategic competence of the students has improved after training students with the use of communication strategies in the classrooms and it also compares the students’ use of before and after strategies. The data shows that students mostly used ineffective strategies to improve their speaking skills before being trained with communication strategies, however, the use of effective strategies for developing speaking skills is found to be increased after training them with communication strategies in the classrooms. This shows the evidence of strategic competence development of students and also brings the result of positive feedback from the students on the effectiveness of communication skills in developing students’ speaking skills.

Analysis of Learning Motivation of Myanmar Korean Learners. (The Korean Language and Culture Education Society, 2019, Vol.2. 254- 263)
Abstract
The study revealed the motivation of Myanmar’s Korean language learners through factor analysis. It will also help develop various Korean language programs in the future by understanding the various motivations of Myanmar’s Korean language learners. It can also be used as a basic resource to find teaching strategies to induce effective Korean language learning, as well as to come up with educational measures that reflect learners’ motivation for continuing to learn Korean.

A Study on the Acquisition of Negative Expressions by Myanmar Learners Focusing on ‘안’, ‘못’ negative expressions. (The Society of Korean Language Education, 2019, Vol.1., 149-159)
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In this study, a grammaticality judgment test was conducted to determine the general learning patterns of the semantic characteristics of ‘안’ and ‘못’ negative expressions and how they learned the semantic characteristics of ‘안’ and ‘못’ negatives by level. According to the analysis, four negatives were found in the order of simple negation > intention negation > external negation > ability negation > ability negation, and the comparison of the correct answer rate of each negation showed that simple negation was the best learned negation for Myanmar’s Korean learners. On the other hand, the correct answer rate was not very high for the remaining negatives. This shows that Myanmar Korean language learners have difficulty learning “intentional negation,” “external negation” and “ability negation.” In addition, learners showed different aspects of learning about the semantic characteristics of negation by level, especially in the case of simple negation, it turned out to be a well-acquired negation every level.

A Study on Syntactic Complexity of Myanmar Korean Learners. (Korea Grammar Education, 2020, Vol. 2. 311-329)
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In this study, the syntactic complexity and the use of related grammar items were examined together. As a result of the analysis, as proficiency improved, it was possible to see a natural phenomenon of expanding sentences using syntactically complex structures such as complex sentences. The learners’ attempts on sentence expansion were confirmed, but on the one hand, there was a phenomenon of making substitution errors in the use of grammar items related to sentence expansion. When looking at the learner’s error, it could be confirmed that learners made an error because they did not recognize the meaning or function of the corresponding grammatical expression well, or they were not able to distinguish the variant of the word. Therefore, it is necessary for the learners to learn the meanings and functions of similar grammar or expressions and use them in context, rather than simply translating the vocabulary, grammar or expressions in the textbook. Finally, in this study, it may seem natural that the syntactic complexity also improves as learners become more proficient, but it is meaningful in that a study on the syntactic complexity was attempted for Myanmar Korean learners who haven’t tried it yet.

A study on syntactic complexity of Myanmar students learning Korean by their academic years. (Studies in Foreign Language Education, 2021, Vol. 35, No.1, 105-129)
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This study collected and analyzed the compositions of Myanmar students learning Korean to determine the development pattern in syntactic complexity depending on their academic years. Syntactic complexity is divided into syntactic complexity from sentence length, syntactic complexity from sentence expansion, and syntactic complexity from types of sentence expansion. Then, syntactic complexity measurement indicators were used for objective measurement, and the usage patterns of grammatical items related to syntactic complexity were also examined. The results showed that, in the comparison of means, the number of morphemes per sentence, ratio of complex sentence, number of clauses per sentence, number of coordinate clauses per sentence, and number of embedded clauses per sentence all increased overall depending on academic years. Moreover, as a result of statistical verification, in most measurements, second year students showed a significant difference with third year or fourth year students, but there was no significant difference between third year and fourth year students. In other words, development of syntactic complexity among Myanmar students learning Korean was clearly revealed only between second year and third year, after which the development of syntactic complexity became more insignificant. For use of grammatical items related to syntactic complexity, by the time the learners reached fourth year, they produced grammatical items they could not use before. This proves the learners’ attempt in sentence expansion, but on the other hand, they also showed replacement errors in use of grammatical items related to sentence expansion. The results of this study will be the basic data that for efficient teaching and learning of the Korean language for Myanmar learners.

Conducting Research

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Daw Wai Nu San

Associate Professor
Korean Department
BA (Geography, Yangon University), MA (Korean, Yangon University of Foreign Languages)

Area of Interests

Morphology

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Research Papers

A Comparative Study of Myanmar Proverbs and Korean Proverbs (Focus on Animals), URJ (Vol 7, No 6, 2015 February)
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Proverbs are greatly concerned with most of us and they take part of the important role in our daily routines. This research aims at revealing similarities and differences of the proverbs of Korean and Myanmar languages that have been studied through the ones which has got metaphors with animals. The study also focuses on the common proverbs based on 218 proverbs that have got metaphors concerned with animals extracted from the books of Myanmar Proverbs and 326 Korean proverbs greatly related to the ones including metaphor of animals. The findings of the study proves that 20% of the proverbs are similar to each other in terms of meaning and the use of metaphors while 80% of the proverbs are metaphorically different regardless of similar meaning.

မြန်မာနှင့် ကိုရီးယားစကာရှိ လူ့အသုံးအဆောင်ပစ္စည်းဆိုင်ရာ စကားထာအချို့ကို လေ့လာခြင်း (YUFL Research Journal, Vol 9, No 1, 2018 December)
Abstract

စကားထာများသည် လူမျိုးတစ်မျိုး၏ လူနေမှုဘဝနှင့် ဆက်စပ်မှုရှိပြီ၊ လူမျိုးတစ်မျိုး၏ ယဉ်ကျေးမှု အဆင့်အတန်းနှင့် လူနေမှုစနစ်တို့ကို သိရှိနိုင်ပေသည်။ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံနှင့် ကိုရီးယားနိုင်ငံတို့တွင် ရှေးယခင် ခေတ်အဆက်ဆက်မှ ယနေ့ထိတိုင်အောင် စကားထာဝှက်သည့် အလေ့အထကို ကျင့်သုံးခဲ့ကြပေသည်။ ထိုစကားထာများမှာ အဖြေတူညီကြသော်လည်း စကားထာဝှက်သည့် အတွေးအခေါ်မှာ ခြားနား ပေသည်။ ထိုစကားထာများမှ မြန်မာနှင့် ကိုရီးယားဘာသာစကားရှိ လူ့အသုံးအဆောင်ပစ္စည်းဆိုင်ရာ စကားထာအချို့ကို ရွေးချယ်ကာ ကိုရီးယားဘာသာစကားကို လေ့လာသင်ယူနေကြသော ကျောင်းသား၊ ကျောင်းသူများနှင့် မြန်မာဘာသာစကားကို လေ့လာသင်ယူနေကြသည့် ကျောင်းသား၊ ကျောင်းသူများ သိရှိနိုင်စေရန်အတွက် ရည်ရွယ်ပြီး လေ့လာတင်ပြထားပါသည်။

A Comparative Study of Riddles by Some Ethnic Groups in Myanmar and Korea (MUFL, Research Journal, Vol 10, No 1, 2019 July)
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As Riddles are related to the life style of a national race, its cultural standard and social system can be seen through the riddles. Through the long history and until now, Myanmar national races and Koreans have been practicing the habit of posing riddles. This paper is the comparative study of riddles with the same answer and their meanings by some ethnic groups of Myanmar and Koreans. In this research, the meanings of each riddle from the two countries are learned thoroughly through their similarities and differences. This study can make the readers see the similarities and differences on their thoughts and opinions from Koreans. Moreover, the basic characters, life styles and cultures can casually be observed through their traditional riddles.

Conducting Research

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Dr. Win Win Nwe

Position

Associate Professor

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[email protected]

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Paper Publications

Win Win Nwe, Dr.Lecturer, “The Outstanding Famous Persons of Ayeyarwady Division, Monywa University Reserarch Journal Vol.II, October 2019.
Win Win Nwe, Dr.Ap, “Tradition and Customs of Mon National Race” Dawei University Research Journal Vol.13, July 2022.

Conducting Research

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Research Fields

Social and Economy, Cultural History.

Dr Khin Mar Swe

Professor
Department of Myanmar

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Academic Activities

မိမိပါဝင်ဆောင်ရွက်ဆဲ၊ဆောင်ရွက်ခဲ့သောပညာရပ်ဆိုင်ရာ ကော်မတီများ အဖွဲ့အစည်းများ၊လှုပ်ရှားမှုများ

Visiting professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China (2020-2021)
Yangon University of Foreign Languages Kahtein Implementation Committee (Chair) (2021)
Yangon University (Developing a Myanmar language curriculum for basic education level) (2018-2019)
Yangon University Buddhist Association (Member) (2017)
Maubin University Buddhist Association (Member) (2015)
University Magazine Committee (Bago University, Maubin University, Yangon University)

မိမိပါဝင်ရေးသားပြုစုခဲ့သော ပညာရပ်ဆိုင်ရာ၊သင်ကြားရေးဆိုင်ရာ သင်ရိုးစာအုပ်များ သို့မဟုတ်စီမံချက်များ

Myanmar Essay for University Entrance Exam (Dagon University) (2003)
Myanmar Writing & Reading for Foreign Students (Maharsarakham University, Thailand) (2018)
Myanmarsar Journal for Grade 11(Yangon University) (2019)

Conference Presentations

Research Papers

Some Features of Adverbial in Myanmar Language (Journal of the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science, Vol IX ( pg 59-75) Jun 2011)
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This paper presents the nature of adverbs while analyzing some pure adverbs. Adverbs are grammatical words systematically made and these are composed of separate structure and precise function within a sentence. In Myanmar language, there are adverbs taken out of noun-verb, and there are also pure adverbs take out of noun-verb with indistinct features. Those pure adverbs with indistinct features are presented in comparison with Myanmar dialects. The information in this paper may provide readers with the nature of adverbs while helping them to classify Myanmar grammatical words.

The Role of Preposition in Myanmar Language (Maubin University Research Journal,2015, Vol 7, pg1-10)
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This paper presents the nature of preposition in Myanmar language. It’s main focus of study is in grammatical linguistics. That’s why this paper provides the readers with glossaries of preposition and their functions within a sentence. It also makes sure to consist distinct key points to identify prepositions. Readers may learn prepositions that match with these key points in various classifications.

The Problem of Real Adjective in Myanmar Language (Journal of the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Vol XVII, pg 193-212) Jun 2019)
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This paper argues on whether there are pure adjectives or not from a linguistics point of view. Among the academics studying Myanmar language, some believe there is no pure adjectives while other believe one way around. This became an argument while setting the number of part of speech in Myanmar language. This paper focuses on presenting possible answers regarding the case. In the first part of this paper, readers may find information about the problems of pure adjectives from the part of speech while presenting criteria of adjectives and argues whether or not there are pure adjectives on the second part. By solving the argument, a nature of Myanmar language may be presented.

The Important of Particles in Myanmar Language (Journal of the Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science Vol XVIII, pg 767-780) August 2020)
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This paper presents the importance of particles in Myanmar language. In classification of part of speech, it is defined by some linguistics professions only to consist nouns, verbs, particles. There are also some papers focused on the complexity and delicacy of particles in Myanmar language. This paper will present the opinions of linguistics professional about particles, the components of particles and the various types of particles. The importance of particles will be presented from various point of view.

Conducting Research

Daw Khaing Su Ye Nyunt

Position

Lecturer

Department of French, Yangon University of Foreign Languages

Academic Background

Working Experience

Academic Activities

Research Title and Publication

(1) 2020 A Study of Teaching Speaking Skills to French Languages Learners (at Intermediate Level) from Yangon University of Foreign Languages, University Research Journal. Vol.11, No (1): Pgs: 80-91.

(2) 2020 LA PRATIQUE D’ESPIONNAGE DE LA BIRMANIE À L’ÉPOQUE DU ROI MINN DONE, L’Art de l’Espionnage: de la réalité à la fiction DOC.EU, REVISTA CU PROFIL ACADEMIC, Romania. NR 6, 2020, Pgs: 25-31

(1). A study of Teaching Speaking Skills to French Language Learners (at Intermediate Level) from Yangon University of Foreign Languages (Yangon University of Foreign Languages Research Journal 2020, Vol.11, No.1)

Abstract: This research analyses the techniques used by the teachers in teaching Speaking Skills to French Specialization students at an intermediate Level from YUFL and it also observes the weakness and the difficulties encountered by the students in learning communicative skills. The study aims to discover the best ways to help students to enhance in speaking. To collect the data on the techniques used by the teachers, a questionnaire composed of 20 questions was given to them. In addition, to find out the students’ needs and the difficulties in speaking skills, an experiment was also carried out. In this matter, oral pre-test and post-test were conducted with the students of Third Year French Specialization at YUFL. All the data collected were analyzed by using quantitative and qualitative methods. As the result, we found out that the teachers use the sheer quantity of different methods and approaches in teaching Speaking Skills to the students. And lack of vocabulary, expression, grammar knowledge and mixed pronunciation between French and English are the problems mostly encountered by the students. In addition, they (most of the Myanmar students) feel shy and nervous to carry out a public presentation even though they do it in front of their closed classmates. But after performing the oral pre-test and post-test, we discovered a significant improvement in their speaking skills.

(2). LA PRATIQUE D’ESPIONNAGE DE LA BIRMANIE À L’ÉPOQUE DU ROI MINN DONE, L’Art de l’Espionnage: de la réalité à la fiction DOC.EU, REVISTA CU PROFIL ACADEMIC, Romania. NR 6, 2020, Pgs: 25-31

Abstract: Le Roi Minn Done est un roi de la dynastie Kong Baung. Il était un roi absolument remarquable ayant réalisé tant de nouveaux projets pour le développement de son pays, la Birmanie. D’après les recherches historiques, on dit qu’il s’est marié avec une cinquantaine de femmes. Parmi ces femmes, la reine Taung Shwe Yay a accouché deux princes Myin Kon et Myinn Khone Tine. Même si le Roi Minn Done avait une vingtaine de fils, il a couronné son petit frère, le Prince Ka Naung comme le Dauphin. Là, une énorme jalousie est née surtout chez les deux princes Myin Kon et Myinn Khone Tine contre le Prince Ka Naung. Cette jalousie les a conduits à manifester et assassiner le Roi et le Dauphin avec l’aide d’un écrivain connu Salay U Ponnya. Malheureusement, manque d’une bonne pratique d’espionnage, le Roi et le Dauphin ne connaissaient rien concernant la manifestation en avance. Donc, le jour de la manifestation, le 2 août 1866, le Dauphin a été assassiné. Par contre, heureusement, le Roi n’avait aucune blessure. Après l’assassinat de son petit frère (le Dauphin Ka Naung), le Roi a commencé à pratiquer l’espionnage avec tant d’effort afin de se protéger ainsi que son pays.

Mots clés: la dynastie Kong Baung, le Roi Minn Done, le Dauphin Ka Naung, les princes Myin Kon et Myinn Khone Tine, Salay U Ponnya, manifestation, assassinat, espionnage

Publishing Books

Area of Interests

Language teaching,
Stylistics,
Literature

Conferences

Member of YUFL Institutional Assessment and Quality Assurance Committee

Email

[email protected], [email protected]

Conducting Research

Dr Tin Myo Thwe

Position

Professor

Email

[email protected]

Education

PhD ( International Relations) from Yangon University

Area of Interests

Political and Social Issues

Working Experience

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Academic Activities

Book Publication

Research papers in the field of international Relations

Ethnic Issues in Asia: Sri Lanka and Thailand, MAAS Journal, June 2010.
Myanmar’s Cooperation with ASEAN on Narcotic Drugs Control Programme since 1988, EYU Research Journal, 2011.
Myanmar’s Effort to Eradicate Drugs Abuse among Youths Since 1988, Journal of MAAS.
Bilateral Trade between India and Myanmar: Current Situation and Prospect, Asia Research Journal.
Myanmar Political Development that effects on United States’ Attitudes since 2010, Dagon University Research Journal

Teaching Courses:

IR 3011: Introduction to International Relations
DIR III: Diplomacy

Conference Presentations

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Abstract for Research papers as follows:

Bilateral Trade between India and Myanmar: Current Situation and Prospect
Abstract

Myanmar serves as the gateway to India’s “Look East policy. India is striving all out to strengthen its relationship with Myanmar to achieve its stated objective of economic development. The current Indian government has infused a new momentum to keep its contacts with Myanmar. As a result, Indo-Myanmar relationship is witnessing an unprecedented upswing in the recent years. The scope of this paper is to focus on an overview of the Indo-Myanmar trade relationship, then to look at the normal trade and border trade and to discuss suggestions for development of trade between the two countries. In this paper, facts and figures about the two- way trade of these countries are analyzed to examine the situation of Indo-Myanmar trade relations. It is found thatIndo-Myanmar trade relations is mutually important for their national development although trade volume between the two countries is still diminutive in comparison with volume of trade between Myanmar and China and there are some problems and obstacles in trading between the two countries. The future global growth leaders would be the Asian Triangle of China, India, and the ASEAN and the industrial clusters that would be formed in this triangle. As Myanmar is geographically well-situated in this triangle, it is an opportunity for Myanmar to achieve its national goals. By drawing up a systematic and synergetic policy, the two countries can identity their strengths and requirements and then work towards mutual benefit.

Ethnic Issues in Asia: Sri Lanka and Thailand
Abstract

Some one billion people in its worldwide belong to minority groups, many of whom are subject to discrimination and exclusion, and more often the victims of violence. Some Asian countries are also facing with the ethnic problems between major ethnic groups. In Sri Lanka, there are wo major ethnic groups like Sinhalese and Tamils. The Sinhalese as major group increased their domination of the island’s political and economic life without constitutional safeguards of minority groups’ rights for Tamils. The Tamils were diminished in all areas of ethnic competition. Likewise, in Thailand, the Malay-Muslim majority provinces in southern Thailand Norathiwat, Yala and Pattani, to a lesser extent, Sultan have a long history of tense relations with the Thai Buddhist state. The southern region was once the center of Islamic scholarship in South East Asia. and Malay Sultanates. So, Thai central government had inspired into these three states under his control as one united Thai state through the solely unit of historical, cultural, political and economic system. it paved the way for separatist among a minority of Muslims. For these purposes, ethnic tensions are occurring between government concerned and minority ethnic groups in these two countries. This paper aims to analyze the root causes of these ethnic tensions and effective control of governments.

Myanmar’s Cooperation with ASEAN on Narcotic Drugs Control Programmes Since 1988
Abstract

The problem of narcotic drugs is an evil legacy of the colonialists not only harming the nation’s dignity and social norms, but also threatening the entire mankind of the world. The Successive Myanmar governments have doing their utmost to eliminate this drug menace while carrying out development programmes at a good pace in these areas where drugs are produced. Myanmar is in pursuit of the 15- Year Narcotic Drugs Elimination Plan (199- 2014) with the target of freeing from narcotic drugs by 2014 in it. Under the plan, Myanmar is encouraging cultivating of poppy- substitute croups apart from the supply elimination, reduction, reduction of demand and law enforcement. Myanmar could declare as the drug free zones in the areas such as Mongla Special Region (4), Shan State East, Kokang Special Region (1), Shan State North, and Wa Special Region (2). For these purpose Myanmar has been cooperating with ASEAN on narcotic drugs control programmes. Myanmar delegations attend the ASEAN Senior Officials Meetings on narcotic drugs matters every year. At the same time, Myanmar has been cooperating with ASEAN’s ten projects on drug abuse control. So ASEAN decided to designate the year 2015 for a “Drug Free ASEAN” instead of the year 2020. This paper is aimed to analyze to the effective cooperation of Myanmar and ASEAN on narcotic drugs control.

Myanmar’s Effort to Eradicate Drugs Abuse among Youths since 1988
Abstract

A common challenge of today, illicit drug is increasingly threatening human society in the world. The dangerous of narcotic drugs can ruin to the prestige and human resources of a country. The most sophisticated drug like Amphetamine is widely spread and abused especially among youths and under -privileged communities. As the youths are of an inquisitive nature, it not only leads them to become victims of narcotic drugs but also devour the youths. So, Myanmar addressed these issues of drug abuse among marginalized youths in region by conducting a policy as well as an action oriented projects by cooperating with Governmental Organizations (GOs), (NGOs) and International Non- Non-Governmental Organizations Governmental Organizations (INGOs). This paper aims to examine the success of Myanmar’s effort to eradicate the drug abuse among youths.

Myanmar Political Development that effects on United States’ Attitudes since 2010
Abstract

The political sphere is undergoing changes and development in Myanmar. The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) government called semi- democratic government came to power in March 2011 after 2010 general election. Under USDP government, many reforms and changes were made in Myanmar political development. President U Thein Sein could shake hands with opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to enter Myanmar political atmosphere and then re-registered as a political party ahead of the by-election. USDP government could start to sign the draft Nation-wide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) there the 70 years long term insurgencies rooted in Myanmar. After 2015 general election, USDP transferred to power to winning National League for Democracy (NLD) government peacefully. NLD government was welcomed by many countries in the international communities’ including the United States. Union Peace Conference called 21st century Ponglong conference could hold by NLD government for national reconciliation and building federal union in Myanmar as good minestrone in Myanmar political development. Nevertheless, both governments remain to settle the Rakhine state issue and national reconciliation for union peace process in Myanmar political development. For that reason, the author would like to analyze the two questions in this research paper. These are how do United States’ attitude look upon Myanmar political development and what are the assumptions of the Executive the (State department and president) and the legislative branch (Congress) on Political development of Myanmar.

Biography

Area of Interests

Education

B.A (Q), 1986 – Magway Degree Collage

M.A, 1996 – Mandalay University

Title: – “Regional Geography of Pakokku Township”

PhD, 2013 – University of Yangon

Title: – “Morphometric Analysis of the Yaw Drainage Basin”

Institutions I have serviced

Pyay University – 1998-2003 (Tutor)

Dagon University – 2003-2005 (Tutor)

Nationalities Youth Resource Development Degree Collage – 2005-2006 (Tutor)

Dagon University – 2006-2010 (Assistant Lecturer)

Dawei University – 2010-2012 (Lecturer)

East Yangon University – 2012-2015 (Lecturer)

Myeik University – 2015-2018 (Associate Professor)

Taungoo University – 2018-2019 (Associate Professor)

West Yangon University – December, 2019- September, 2021 (Associate Professor)

Yangon University of Foreign Languages – 3 September, 2021- Present (Professor)

Research Title and Publication

Tun Tun Khaing, Associate Professor

Title: “Morphometric Analysis of Myintkyibauk Stream within Taungoo Township Using Geo-spatial Technology” Taungoo University Research Journal 2019, Vol-10, No.1.

M.A Thesis Supervision

Hsu Thet Paing Htwe (2. Mahar-Pa-1) “Drainage Basin Morphometry of the Little Tanintharyi River” March, 2017, Myeik University

Research Field

River Morphology, Transportation Network Analysis, and Spatial Distribution Analysis

Committee I have included

Upgrading YUFL 2025 Research Committee

Biography

Area of Interests

Education

B.A (Hons),1993,University of Mandalay

M.A, 2000, University of Mandalay

Title , Intra -urban Passenger Transportation of Mandalay City

Ph.D, 2018, University of Mandalay

Title, Soil Physical Properties and Cropping Patterns of Taungdwingyi Township

Institutions I have serviced

Pyay Degree College (1998-2001)

Dagon University (2001-2002)

Nationalities Youth Resource Development Degree College Yangon(2002-2005)
Dagon University (2005-2010)
Sittway University (2010-2011)
Pakokku University (2011-2013)
University of Mandalay (2013-2014)
Pakokku University (2014-2015)
University of Magway (2015-2018)
Pyay University(2018-2021)
Yangon University of Foreign Languages (September2021-Present)

Research Title and Publication

Soil Physical Properties and Paddy Cultivation in Taungdwingyi Township, Magway Region (Myanmar)
Geo-eye International Journal, India, vol6, No1, June 2017
A Geographical Study on Agricultural Land Used in Taungdwingyi Township
Pyay University Research Journal, vol 10, No1, December

MA Thesis Supervision
Kyaw Min Htay(2MA-Geog-19)A Geographical Study on Crop Patterns of Taungdwingyi Township (May.2017)
Hla Myo Aung(2MA-Geog-7)A Geographical Study of Paddy Cultivation in Pwintphyu Township(November.2018)
Htet Htet San(2MA Geog-2)An Integrated Study on Paddy Cultivation in Aunglan Township(February.2021)

Research Fields
Human and Agricultural Geography

Biography

Area of Interests

Education

Research Title and Publication

Biography

Area of Interests

Education

Research Title and Publication

MA Thesis Supervision
Suilen Tial (2.Mahar G-7) A Geographical Study of Socio-economic Conditions in Hakha Town, Chin State. (February-2021).

Biography

Name: Daw Yu Yu Khaing
Position: Lecturer
Phone: 09265591425

Email

[email protected]

Education

Working Experiences

Yangon University of Foreign Languages (February2015-Present)

Conferences, Publications and Research Programme

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Area of Interests

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Conducting Research

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Biography

Name: Dr. Chaw Rupar
Female

Email

[email protected], [email protected]

Education

Working Experiences

Tutor (2005-2010), Department of Oriental Studies, East Yangon University
Tutor (2010-2011), Department of Oriental Studies, Dawei University
Tutor (2011-2013), Department of Oriental Studies, Yangon University
Assistant Lecturer (2013-2016), Department of Oriental Studies, Yangon University
Lecturer (2016-2018), Department of Oriental Studies, Yangon University
Lecturer (2018-2019), Department of Oriental Studies, Dawei University
Associate Professor (2019-2021), Department of Oriental Studies, East Yangon University
Professor (2021-Today), Department of Oriental Studies, Yangon University of Foreign Languages

Conferences, Publications and Research Programme

Conferences

Extending the Knowledge of Research Design for Social Science (SEAMO CHAT)(2013)
Upgrading Teaching Methodology and Workshop in Oriental Studies at Yangon University (2014)
The First International Conference on Awakening Words Translated: The Pāḷi Tipiṭaka Translation in Myanmar & Beyond (2016)
YU Curriculum Review Workshop Preponed for the Planned Facilities of Art (Humanities), Social Sciences & Law (2018)
The Centenary Celebrations of YU International Conference on Remembering the Past & Ways forward: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pāḷi, Abhidhamma, and Buddhist Studies (2020)

The Study of the Impact of the Monastic Schools in Thanlyin Township, East Yangon University Research Journal, Vol.II, No.I , (2010-2011)
Abstract

The Monastic Schools Thanlyin Township have co-operated with the local authorities and populace in the endeavors for ethical awareness, improvement in education and general knowledge with the view to the preservation of environment and nature resources from deterioration in Thanlyin Township where the East Yangon University situated. This paper is study in such endeavors. There exit seven monastic schools in Thanlyin Township. This paper will present have these schools have contributed in inculcating good, civilized behaviors and improving the knowledge of the youths by evaluating the strong and weak points of these schools.

Impact of the Mahāsamaya discourses on the peaceful coexistence in our society, Yangon University Research Journal, Vol.5, No.1, 2013, December
Abstract

The Mahāsamaya Sutta is the seven Sutta of the Mahāvagga, Dīgha Nikāya. The Buddha expounded the Sutta on the Full-Moon day of Jeṭṭhamāsa to the celestial beings. The Buddha gave them the six discourses after the Mahāsamaya Sutta. He divided them into six Caritas with their inclination. The Mahāsamaya Sutta alone is not only called the Mahāsamaya Sutta, but it includes the six Suttas following to the Mahāsamaya Sutta, altogether these seven Suttas are called the Mahāsamaya Suttas. These Suttas are special importance for the personal, national and international interest, educates as not to discriminate the class of the people. These Suttas are special important as they impact on the peaceful coexistence in our society from all aspects. And they are the practices for the final goal.

ရှု့မြင်သူရင်အေးထားဝယ်မြို့မယဉ်ငေး, Research Papers in Commemoration of the Foundation Day of Dawei University (2019)
Abstract

ထားဝယ်မြို့သည် ထင်ရှားသောရှေးဟောင်းစေတိပုထိုးများ၊ သာသနိက အဆောက်အအုံများ၊ ဘုန်းတော်ကြီးကျောင်းများစွာဖြင့် ဗုဒ္ဓသာသနာထွန်းကားရာ ဒေသတစ်ခုဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ထားဝယ်မြို့တွင်ရှိသောာ ဘုန်းတော်ကြီးကျောင်းများ အနက်မှ ထားဝယ်မြို့၏ကျက်သရေဆောင်ဖြစ်သော မြို့မယဉ်ငေးသာသနာ့ရိပ်သာ အကြောင်းကို လေ့လာတင်ပြသွားမည်ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ဤစာတမ်းတွင် ယဉ်ငေးဟု ခေါ်တွင်ရခြင်းအကြောင်း၊ မူလယဉ်ငေးဆရာတော် အဂ္ဂမဟာကမ္မဋ္ဌာနစရိယ ဘဒ္ဒန္တ ဣန္ဒြိယ၏ သာသနာပြုလုပ်ငန်းများ၊ မြို့မယဉ်ငေး မဟာစည်သာသနာ့ရိပ်သာ ပဓာနနာယက ဆရာတော်ဘဒ္ဒန္တဣန္ဒဉာဏလက်ထက် သာသနာရေးဆောင်ရွက် ချက်များကို လေ့လာတင်ပြသွားမည်ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ထိုသာသနာပြုလုပ်ငန်းများ လုပ်ဆောင်ရသောရည်ရွယ်ချက်၊ ထိုသို့ လုပ်ဆောင်ခြင်းဖြင့်ရရှိလာသော အကျိုး ကျေးဇူးများကိုလည်း လေ့လာတင်ပြသွားပါမည်။ ယခု မြို့မယဉ်ငေး မဟာစည် သာသနာ့ရိပ်သာ၌ ဖွင့်လှစ်နေသော ဗုဒ္ဓယဉ်ကျေးမှုအခြေပြုသင်တန်း၊ ဘုန်းတော် ကြီးသင်ပညာရေးကျောင်း၊ ဓမ္မစကူး(လ်)ကျောင်းတော်၊ ဗုဒ္ဓကောလိပ်ဖွင့်လှစ်ခြင်း နှင့် ထိုသင်တန်းများဖွင့်လှစ်ခြင်းသည် ထားဝယ်ဒေသကို အကျိုးပြုမှုများစွာရှိ ကြောင်းကို ပြည့်စုံစွာ လေ့လာတင်ပြထားပါသည်။

Analysis of the View towards the Thought-Conception (Vitakka Carita), Dawei University Research Journal, Vol.II, No.1, December, 2019
Abstract

Carita signifies the intrinsic nature of a person which is revealed when one is in normal state without being preoccupied with anything. The temperaments of people differ owing to the diversity of their actions or kamma. Habitual actions tend to form particular temperament. The Cūḷabyūha Sutta is taught in accordance with the inclination towards thought-conception (vitakka carita). The Cūḷabyūha Sutta belongs to the Aṭṭhakavagga of the Suttanipāta. The Buddha expounded the Sutta on the full-moon day of Jeṭṭhamāsa to the celestial beings. The Cūḷabyūha Sutta is on a description of disputing philosophers. The Buddha gave this discourse after the Mahāsamaya Sutta. He divided them into six Caritas with their inclination. This Sutta consists of seventeen verses. The Cūḷabyūha Sutta explains to abandon vitakka. Because of conceptual thought, the philosophers resolute their views as truth, they consider others to be fools. There is only one truth. If one wants to have Path and Fruition, he has to abandon wrong views. According to this Sutta, the one of thought-conception should have to discard the wrong views and to make effort to understand the real truth. A Recitation of this Sutta is beneficial but the most important is to be practised according to one’s temperament (carita) individually. The Cūḷabyūha Sutta is not only for recitation but also worthy to practise as they lead the one to the highest bliss, Nibbāna.

Area of Interests

Conducting Research

Biography

Name: Dr. Myat Myat Htun
Gender: Female
Birth of Date : 2-7-1973
Nationality: Myanmar
Religion: Buddhist

Email

[email protected]

Education

Working Experiences

Tutor (2002-2005) Department of Oriental Studies, East Yangon University
Tutor (2005-2007) Department of Oriental Studies, Myeik University
Assistant Lecturer (2007-2013) Faculty of Foreign Language and Translation,
International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University
Lecturer (2013-2018) Faculty of Foreign Language and Translation,
International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University
Lecturer (2018) Academic Department,
National University of Arts and Culture, Mandalay
Lecturer (2018-2019) Department of Oriental Studies,
Mawlamyaing University
Assistant Professor (2019-2020) Department of Oriental Studies,
Yangon University
Professor and Head (2020-2021) Department of Oriental Studies,
Taunggoke University
Professor and Head (2021- ) Department of Oriental Studies,
Yangon University Foreign Languages

Conferences, Publications and Research Programme

“ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓသာသနာမော်ကွန်းဝင်ဆဋ္ဌသင်္ဂါယနာဓမ္မသဘင်” Theravāda Buddhasāsana-mo-gun-win-chaṭṭha-saṁgāyanā-dhamma-dha-bin”, Yangon, Myanmar, 2007 (Book)
“မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ ပါဠိအဘိဓာန်ကျမ်းများလေ့လာချက်” Presented to the Seminar on upgrading Pāḷi Language in Ministry of Religious Affairs, Myanmar, 2008. (Book)
“Chaṭṭha Saṁgāyanā, The Sixth Buddhist Council in Myanmar” Presented to the Seminar on the 2nd International Association of Theravāda Buddhist Universities Conference, Myanmar, 2009. (Book)
“Undiscovered Pāḷi Text in Myanmar” Presented to the Seminar on the 2nd International Buddhist Research Conference, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand, 2010.

Abstract

Mastery of Pāḷi language is absolutely essential for understanding of Theravāda Buddhism. In Myanmar, since the introduction of Theravāda Buddhism in P€11^th century generation of Pāḷi scholars especially learned monks have composed various works in Pāḷi However, many of them are not known to the scholars outside the country.The present attempts to introduce four major Pāḷi works by Myanmar Pāḷi scholars. Therīpadānadipanī, a commentary on the Therīpadāna, by Ven. Dr.Kumarābhivaṁsa (1928- ), fills one of the gaps in Pāḷi literature. The Therīpadāna has no commentary before this work. The other work, vipassanānayappakaranaṁ, first written by Mahasi Sayadaw (1904-1982), one of the leading and famous meditation masters of our time has been translated into by Ven. Dr.Kumarābhivaṁsa. There is one grammatical work, virtually unknown to scholars outside Myanmar, or even most Myanmar scholars is Saddhattharatanavī. The work, in four volumes, was written one after another ( in 1928 ) by four grammarians from Myanmar, namely Sayadaw Somābhisiri, Ven. Sūriya, Ven. Ñāṇa and Ven. Rājindabhivaṁsa (Phayaphyu Sayadaw). Dhātudīpikā was written by Ven. Dr. Nandamālābhivaṁsa (1940- ) would be rearrangement of Pāḷi Root. This work will be a great help to the students of Pāḷi language and easing the difficulties of finding Pāḷi root and reading Pāḷi grammar. The content introduction of each work is important in its own right and in the history of Pāḷi language and literature. The publication of these four Pāḷi texts would also be put in the context of upgrading Pāḷi studies in Myanmar by State Pariyatti, Universities and The International Theravāda Buddhist Missionary University.

“Etymology of the word Saṁgāyanā” Presented to the Seminar on the 3rd International Buddhist Research Conference, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand, 2011.

Abstract

The Pāḷi term, ‘Saṁgāyanā” is known to the Theravāda Buddhists in Myanmar as the unanimous recitation of Piṭaka Texts by the Saṁgha Order. However, according to the Pāḷi Texts such as Cūḷavagga Pāḷi, Pārājikakaṇḍa Aṭṭhakathā of Vinaya Pitaka, and Dīpavaṁsa which clearly mention the records of the First Buddhist Council to the Fourth Buddhist Council, the term ‘Saṁgāyanā” has variety of meanings. It is also found that the word Saṁgāyanā was significant in the history of Pāḷi literature. The word Saṁgāyanā was explained with reference to Pāḷi Buddhist scriptures, commentaries and sub-commentaries using Pāḷi Dictionaries and other treaties. This paper tries to explain word Saṁgāyanā from etymological and Pāḷi grammatical point of view. Although it is easy to define the word Saṁgāyanā from grammatical point of view it had deep and rich meanings. The convening of Saṁgāyanās resulted in getting the purified and standard Tipitaka text. The purity of the scriptures means the purity of practice and purity of Saṁgha. Since the study of Buddhist Scriptures (Pariyatti) it’s the foundation of Sāsana, the Saṁgāyanās augurs well for the future of Buddhism. Because of the Saṁgāyanās Myanmar as a leading Theravāda country could share genuine Theravāda Buddhist Dhamma with the rest of the world.

“Etymology of the word Saṁgāyanā” Journal of International Buddhist Studies (JIBS) (ISSN.1906-6244) Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand, 2011.

Abstract

The Pāḷi term, ‘Saṁgāyanā” is known to the Theravāda Buddhists in Myanmar as the unanimous recitation of Piṭaka Texts by the Saṁgha Order. However, according to the Pāḷi Texts such as Cūḷavagga Pāḷi, Pārājikakaṇḍa Aṭṭhakathā of Vinaya Pitaka, and Dīpavaṁsa which clearly mention the records of the First Buddhist Council to the Fourth Buddhist Council, the term ‘Saṁgāyanā” has variety of meanings. It is also found that the word Saṁgāyanā was significant in the history of Pāḷi literature. The word Saṁgāyanā was explained with reference to Pāḷi Buddhist scriptures, commentaries and sub-commentaries using Pāḷi Dictionaries and other treaties. This paper tries to explain word Saṁgāyanā from etymological and Pāḷi grammatical point of view. Although it is easy to define the word Saṁgāyanā from grammatical point of view it had deep and rich meanings. The convening of Saṁgāyanās resulted in getting the purified and standard Tipitaka text. The purity of the scriptures means the purity of practice and purity of Saṁgha. Since the study of Buddhist Scriptures (Pariyatti) it’s the foundation of Sāsana, the Saṁgāyanās augurs well for the future of Buddhism. Because of the Saṁgāyanās Myanmar as a leading Theravāda country could share genuine Theravāda Buddhist Dhamma with the rest of the world.

“Venerable Vicittasārābhivaṁsa and His Contributions to the Pariyatti Sāsana” Presented to the Seminar on the 4th International Buddhist Research Conference, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand, 2012.

Abstract

This paper attempts to explain how one of the most famous monks named the most Ven. Vicittasarābhivaṁsa, contributed to the promotion of Buddhist education (Pariyatti) in Myanmar. Because of his contribution to Pariyatti-Sasana (in study of Buddhist scriptures Myanmar become one of the leading Theravada countries in Pāḷi and Buddhist scholarship.The first part of the paper will trace his academic training cover in his early age and how he passed the Pāḷi scriptural examinations with flying colours. Particular attention will be given to how he became the first Tipiṭakadhara (the learned monk who can committed 8026 pages of Tipiṭaka text to his memory) in Myanmar which is the essential requirement for convening of the Sixth Buddhist Council in 1954. He was recorded in Genius book as the Myanmar monk who had powerful memory of committing more than 30000 pages to his memory. Secondly, the paper tries to describe his vital role in actual recitation of Tipitaka text in the Sixth Buddhist Council. He was the one who answered all the questions relating to Tipiṭaka text asked by Mahasi Sayadaw. His astounding contribution will remain as historical landmark in history of Buddhism in Myanmar. Thirdly, the paper will attempt to explain how his tireless effort in founding the two Sāsana Universities, one in Yangon and one in Mandalay, in 1986. Because of foundation of Pariyatti Sāsana by the most Ven. Vicittasārābhivaṁsa, the two Sāsana Universities have produced outstanding Buddhist scholars, missionaries and dhamma preachers both inside and outside Myanmar. Besides, his monastery in Minkon, upper Myanmar, is the training school for future Tipiṭakadhara Sayadaw and this resulted in producing both ten Tipiṭakadhara Sayadaws. Myanmar is the only country which has the tradition of keeping Tipiṭaka text in human memory. Undoubtedly, the most Ven. Vicittasārābhivaṁsa occupied the unrivalled place in the history of promotion and propagation of Buddha Sāsana in Myanmar.

“Buddhism and Tolerance: Towards Living with Peace and Harmony of Multiculturalism” Presented to Myanmar Universities’ Research Conference 2019, Yangon University, 2019.

Abstract

In the world, there are many crises of views concerning multiculturalism and some are the sensitive of their beliefs. Some are soft but some are strong of their point of view of religious power. All people want to live peace and harmony of their living in daily life. Everywhere are challenges of the power influence of the world. They had been forgot loving-kindness and tolerance with each other in their societies. They are riding and leading of selfish and conceit. These are troubling to stay with peace and stability of the world. By holding the narrow-intolerance stance on their extreme ism, there is no gain for the peace of the world. This research paper attempts the tolerance of Buddhism and to live the peaceful world for the future pleasant world. The peace and stability are depended on the tolerance of human being. Everyone has to apply on the practice of noble sublime:-mettā, karuṇā, muditā and upekkhā. Having practices with noble sublime, this is needed to live with tolerance. The tolerance is important for living of peace and stability in the world. By holding these noble sublime can create peace and stability. The Buddha propagates his missionaries with tolerance and forgiveness. The Buddha, himself is threatened by multiculturalism. He solved and conquered the problem with tolerance in his missionary. Nowadays, the world is burning with isms, political, social, economic, environment, etc. so that the tolerance is needed to live in harmony with multiculturalism.

“The Dreams and Omens in Pali Literature” University Research Journal, Vol. 12, 2019.

Abstract

Dreams and Omens are dreamt in every body. The people accepted the dreams and omens as the forerunner activities in their life. As a person cannot countless one’s dreams and there are so many dreams in one’s long life. Some are imagine what they want to be and some are reality what they make to be in the future existences. Some people have to make sure their imagine to reality it is so called landmark. Dreams are applied and related to our societies. It can be studied practical and theory of arts and science subjects. The nature of dreams and omens are alarmed to be nearly come on any circumstances of people that it is also called omen (Pubbanimitta). And dreams are the former sign known as owmen whatever can be seen in their societies and envoriments that sometimes dream has appeared their desires. Dreams are throw a flood of light on the psychology, philosophical and religious impact on India at the time of the Buddha. According to the Buddhist prespective, dreams have depended on beings of kamma, mind, climate and nutrition. This paper informs to the distinguished people who have dreams in Pāḷi Literaure as much as mention.

Research Programme

A Study on Impact of Monastic Education in Taunggoke (Local need for Taunggoke University’s Research) (One year Project)

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Conducting Research

Dr Win Marlar Thein

Position

Associate Professor

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[email protected]

Education

PhD (International Relations) from Yangon University

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Social Development

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Book Publication

Research papers in the field of international Relations

South Korea’s official development assistance to Myanmar since 2010

Teaching Courses:

IR 3011: Introduction to International Relations

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Abstract for Research papers as follows:

South Korea’s official development assistance to Myanmar since 2010
Win Marlar Thein
Abstract

Official development assistance is necessary to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. South Korea provided ODA since 1987 for supporting economic development and reducing poverty in partner countries. South Korea’s ODA to Myanmar has put emphasis on its positive on its positive contribution to Myanmar’s development, particularly supporting growth in rural areas. In Myanmar, KOIA specially focuses on the agriculture and rural development, industrial and economic development, administrative, governance, and human resource development sectors. Since Myanmar’s political transition in 2010, South Korea became as the six largest trade and investment partner for Myanmar. After 2015 election, South Korea paid more attention on investment and ODA to Myanmar. This paper examines how and why South Korea gives ODA to Myanmar, what kinds of development aids are provided by South Korea and how to provide in development sector.

Daw Soe Soe Kyi

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Associate Professor

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[email protected]

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M.A (International Relations) from Dagon University

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International Relations and Economic Issues

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Abstract for Research papers as follows:

Japan’s ODA Policy towards Five Mainland Southeast Asian Countries
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Development assistance is traditionally given by developed countries to developing countries to assist in the recipient country’s economic development, and improve social conditions with the country. Different countries adopt different approaches, depending on the resources available as well as their policy objectives in giving aid. In 1991, when the Japanese government announced the four guidelines of Official Development Assistance (ODA), it pledged to use the foreign aid to promote human rights and democracy. In the history of Japan’s ODA, the bilateral scheme has been predominant: Japan provides a certain country with aid through bilateral negotiation and agreement and with the anticipation that the aid will help socio-economic development in the recipient country. Japan’s ODA is usually divided into two categories: bilateral and multilateral. Bilateral aid on the other hand is the scheme where Japan provides aid to a single recipient country on the basis of the two parties’ negotiation and agreement. Multilateral aid is the scheme within which Japan provides a budget to international or multi-governmental organizations. And the most frequently used classification of bilateral assistance is based on the three types of payment: grants, yen loans, and technical assistance. Tokyo’s foreign aid strategy, ranging from bilateral, sub-regional, to regional assistance plans, successfully secures its political and economic interests in mainland Southeast Asia.

Key words: ODA, foreign policy, ASEAN, human rights

Japan’s Search for Normalcy: Japan’s Policy in Southeast Asia after the Cold War
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During the Cold War, the main emphasis of Japan’s foreign policy in Southeast Asia was placed on economic diplomacy. However, after the end of the Cold War, her policy in Southeast Asia has gradually shifted to political and security orientated diplomacy. This research argues that the Persian Gulf War crisis of 1990-1991 had been one of the factors that brought about the turning point in Japan’s Southeast Asian foreign policy. During the Gulf War, Japan was greatly criticized for practicing what is called checkbook diplomacy, which means giving only financial support to the war and peace cause without making any human contributions of sending military forces to the Gulf region. From that time onwards, Japan has opened a new chapter in her foreign policy. On 15 June 1992, the Japanese Diet passed The Law Concerning Cooperation in UN Peacekeeping and Other Operations, marking a turning point in Japanese foreign policy. This law was the first manifest in changes to Japan’s Southeast Asian policy, such as the dispatch of Self Defence Force (SDF) to support the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations (UNPKO) in Cambodia in 1992. Analyzing Japan’s changing policy, case study design has been applied to examine the specific effects of Japan’s policy change on Southeast Asia after the Cold War. The research points out the fact that Japan has been playing more and more actively in the political and security affairs of the Southeast Asia region but also in other international affairs both within and outside the region.

Key words: foreign policy, proactive, Article IX, UNPKO, SDF, ARF

Japan’s Proactive Role in Myanmar Democratic Transition
Abstract

After the 2010 general elections, Myanmar started to transform from an authoritarian to a semi-democratic government. With the democratic transition process, the new government initiated a series of reforms, including the loosening of political and economic restrictions and the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest. Following the 2012 by-election, the Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba recognized the election as a notable step in Myanmar’s democratic transition. In May 2013, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid an official visit to Myanmar. It was the first visit of a Japanese prime minister since 1977, signifying Japan’s return to Myanmar after long decades. During Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Myanmar, he expressed his readiness to assist Myanmar government’s efforts for democratization and to improve infrastructure development through Official Development Assistance (ODA). In 2016, Tokyo announced plans to contribute 800 billion yen over five years at public and private levels, based on the “Japan-Myanmar Cooperation Program”, to support Myanmar’s efforts for peace, national reconciliation and economic development. Based on this background, the research question is that why Japan has played such a proactive role in Myanmar’s democratic transition under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Key words: proactive, democratic transition, national reconciliation, economic development, Official Development Assistance (ODA), Indo-Pacific strategy

Refugee Repatriation Issue between Myanmar and Bangladesh
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This paper aims to study challenges and constraints in refugee repatriation process between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Following the Tatmadaw’s counter-insurgency operation against the terrorist attacks of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in northern Rakhine State in August 2017, it is reported that more than 700,000 refugees have fled to Bangladesh. Most of refugees have sought shelter in established refugee camps along the border and makeshift camps in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. Although Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed to a procedural framework for repatriation, no Bengali refugees has returned through official channels. On the other hand, it is becoming an increasingly pressing issue among international community as the mass flows of refugees who left Myanmar. The global media and international Human Rights Council reports have focused on the humanitarian situation of displaced people, human rights violations and the legal status of Bengalis in Myanmar. Therefore, Bengali issue has become more complex for a continuous implementation of repatriation process. At present, the repatriation process between Myanmar and Bangladesh has virtually stagnated. Upon this background, this paper argues that it is crucial that the Governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh commit themselves not only to any voluntary return and safe of refugees but also to the positive steps that will be required to ensure their implementation of repatriation process.

Key words: repatriation, MoU, responses, citizenship, third party, challenges

Myanmar’s Political Reforms: Its Impacts and Implications for Myanmar-China Relations
Abstract

Since President U Thein Sein took office on 30 March 2011, his government carried out a series of reforms: political reform, socio-economic reform, and administrative reform. Under the political reform, the new government opened new space for political oppositions, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that had been allowed to form and participate in political, economic and social development. On 30 September 2011, President U Thein Sein announced that his government decided to suspend the construction of Myitsone dam in accordance with the wishes of Myanmar people. It also called for an investigation of the Latpadaung Copper Mine project which finally led to a renegotiation for better terms and conditions in favour of Myanmar. This research paper analyzes that although Myanmar has been on friendly relations with China since 1988, the relationship between Myanmar and China has little strains after suspending the largest Chinese investment in the Myintsone dam project in 2011. It is found that the political reform in Myanmar since 2011 have generated unexpected impacts on Chinese investments in Myanmar and implications for bilateral relations, as well as complicated China’s policy towards Myanmar.

Key words: political reform, public opinion, rapprochement, bilateral relations

Dr Thant Yin Win

Position

Associate Professor

Email

[email protected]

Education

PhD (International Relations) from Mandalay University

Area of Interests

Foreign policy and Foreign relations

Working Experience

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Academic Activities

Book Publication

Research papers in the field of international Relations

Japan’s ODA Policy towards Five Mainland Southeast Asian Countries
Japan’s Search for Normalcy: Japan’s Policy in Southeast Asia after the Cold War
Japan’s Proactive Role in Myanmar Democratic Transition
Refugee Repatriation Issue between Myanmar and Bangladesh
e. Myanmar’s Political Reforms: Its Impacts and Implications for Myanmar-China Relations

Teaching Courses:

IR 3011: Introduction to International Relations
DIR IV: International Relations after Cold War