History

2025

2025. 12.  

  ESP Review, Vol. 7, No. 3 published

  Year-End Gathering - December 22 (Mon), Ashley Queens (Gangbyeon)

2025. 11.

  The 3rd ESP Workshop (2025) – November 15 (Sat), Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary

(Themes: AI-Based English Teaching Methods (2025) & Small-Scale Corpus Applications for ESP Research)

2025. 10.

  MOU signed with the Korean Association of Secretarial Science (KASS) 

2025. 09.

  2025 Annual Conference of the Korean Association of ESP

(Theme: ESP Education for 21-st Century Core Competencies)

September 27 (Sat), Sungshin Women’s University

  Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 2 published

2025. 08.

  ESP Review, Vol. 7, No. 2 published

2025. 07.

  The 2nd ESP Workshop (2025) – July 17 (Sat), , Virtual

(Theme: Evaluation of an AI English Education Industry–Academia Collaboration Model (Lang Academy AI Max))

2025. 06.

  The 1st ESP Workshop (2025) – June 28 (Sat), Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary

(Theme: Trends in AI-Based English Education and Industry–Academia Collaboration Strategies)

2025. 05.

  Newsletter Vol. 4, Issue 1 published

2025. 04.

  ESP Review, Vol. 7, No. 1 published

2025. 01.

  New Years Reception, January 19 (Sun), Koreana Hotel (Jung-gu)

 

  MOU signed with the Taiwan ESP Association (TESPA)

  Inauguration of the 5th President, Prof. Seohyun Paik (Hanyang Women’s University) Term: Jan. 2025 Dec. 2026




2024

2024. 12.

  ESP Review, Vol. 6, No. 2 published

2024. 10.

  2024 Annual Conference of the Korean Association of ESP

(Theme: ESP in Academic and Professional Contexts: Challenges and Responses)

October 5 (Sat), Hanbat National University

2024. 09.

  Newsletter Vol. 3, Issue 2 published

2024. 08.

  4th ESP Reading Seminar - August 19 (Mon), Hanyang University

2024. 06.

  ESP Review, Vol. 6, No. 1 published

2024. 05.

  Newsletter Vol. 3, Issue 1 published

  3rd ESP Reading Seminar

2024. 02.

  2nd ESP Reading Seminar - February 17 (Sat), Online

 

2023

2023. 12.

  ESP Review, Vol. 5, No. 2 published

  Selected as a KCI-Listed Journal by the National Research Foundation of Korea

  1st ESP Reading Seminar - December 9 (Sat), Online

  Year-End Gathering - December 29 (Fri), Maru Shabu Sky (Hongdae)

2023. 09.

  2023 Joint Conference with KICE (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation)

(Theme: Direction for ESP Education in the Digital Transformation Era)

September 16 (Sat), Yonsei University (Shinchon Campus)

2023. 08.

  Newsletter Vol. 2, Issue 2 published

2023. 06.

  ESP Review, Vol. 5, No. 1 published

2023. 03.

  Newsletter Vol. 2, Issue 1 published

2023. 02. 

  New Year’s Reception, February 11 (Sat), Shilla Stay (Seodaemun)

2023. 01.

  Inauguration of the 4th President, Prof. Jeongwan Lim (Daegu University) Term: Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2024

2022

2022. 12.

  ESP Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 published

  1st Workshop

(Theme: Research Methodology Using AI, NetMiner, and Python)

December 17 (Sat), Online

2022. 11.

  2022 Annual Conference

(Theme: Direction and Strategy for ESP in the Post-COVID-19 Era)

November 5 (Sat), Gyeongin National University of Education (Gyeonggi Campus)

2022. 10.

  Newsletter Vol. 1, Issue 2 published

2022. 06.

  ESP Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 published

2022. 04.

  Newsletter Vol. 1, Issue 1 published

2022. 01.

  Acting President: Prof. Jeongwan Lim (Daegu University) - Term: Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2022

2021 

2021. 12.

  ESP Review, Vol. 3, No. 2 published

2021. 11.

  2021 Fall Conference

(Theme: English Education, Coaching, and ESP in Korea)

- November 13 (Sat), Korea University (Sejong Campus)

2021. 10.

  Selected as a Candidate for KCI Journal Listing

2021. 06.

  ESP Review, Vol. 3, No. 1 published

2021. 01.

  Inauguration of the 3rd President, Prof. Hyung-youb Kim (Korea University) Term: Jan. 2021 – Dec. 2021

 

 


2020

2020. 12.

  ESP Review, Vol. 2, No. 2 published

2020. 11.

  2020 Fall Conference

(Theme: English Education and ESP in Korea)

- November 14 (Sat), Hanbat National University

2020. 06.

  ESP Review, Vol. 2, No. 1 published

2019

2019. 12.

  ESP Review, Vol. 1, No. 2 published

2019. 08.

  2019 Fall Conference

(Theme: ESP in the Era of Integrative Education)

- August 24 (Sat), Hanbat National University

2019. 06.

  ESP Review, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Inaugural Issue) published

2019. 02.

  Board Meeting - February 16 (Sat), Myeongga-ui Tteul (Seoul Station)

2019. 01.

  New Year’s Reception - January 12 (Sat), Myeongga-ui Tteul (Seoul Station)

2018 

2018. 12.

  Inauguration of the 2nd President, Prof. Hakmoon Lee (Hanbat National University) Term: Dec. 2018 – Dec. 2020

2018. 11.

  2018 Fall Conference & Research Methodology Workshop

(Theme: English Studies in Korean Colleges: A Crisis or an Opportunity) November 10 (Sat), Korea Aerospace University

2018. 07.

  Board Meeting July 5 (Thu), T-One, Seoul Station

2018. 05.

  Board Meeting May 19 (Sat), Hanyang University HIT

 

 



2017

2017. 11.

• 2017 Fall Conference

(Theme: Exploring Areas of ESP Research) - November 4 (Sat), Seoul National University

2016

2016. 10.

• Founding of the Korean Association of ESP 

• Inauguration of the 1st President, Prof. Seung-Ryul Lee (Korea Aerospace University)

• Term: Oct. 2016 – Nov. 2018

• Inaugural General Assembly and Conference

(Theme: Redirecting English Education to ESP in Korea) - October 22 (Sat), Korea Aerospace University