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In Malaysia, he is a university lecturer and a creative director at a film and media company.
In Taiwan, he is a novelist.
At the age of 36, encouraged by his wife, he left everything behind and went to Korea alone,
becoming once again a beginner student, learning as if he were starting from scratch.
If a fortune teller told you that your year would be “unfavorable,” how would you respond?
Accepting fate quietly and living off a salary is not an option for this middle-aged man. Since hardships cannot be avoided, he simply quit his job and went to Korea to study abroad!
Leaving the tropical equator, he entered a northern country alone to experience the full range of the seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Facing blackboards full of new characters, enduring the sharp shocks of a foreign language and unfamiliar country, and navigating the gaps of age and culture, even the simplest daily tasks—eating, sleeping, doing laundry, studying—became profound personal dramas. Years later, looking back, the middle-aged man who first arrived in Seoul dragging his luggage, “displaced and adrift,” had, under the name “진지홍,” lived through a year and a half full of vibrant experiences and rich encounters.
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Reading The Middle-Aged Man’s Korean Journey brought back my own feelings when I first arrived in Korea. At the same Kyung Hee University, I felt the same changes of the Korean seasons. Thanks to this middle-aged man, I revisited memories from nearly thirty years ago. Stepping away from the comfort of home and immersing in a foreign culture, yet still observing and recording life in detail—this is truly admirable. — Lu Hongjin
With sharp insights from a multicultural background and delicate writing, the author unveils the secrets of Korean culture while also highlighting many important considerations in teaching Korean. Anyone intending to study in Korea, whether middle-aged or not, should read this book carefully. — Xiao Yuening
Growth is not only for the young; with determination, anyone can step into a new world!
This middle-aged man’s Korean study abroad journey spans from constant setbacks and awkward situations to being unexpectedly invited to give speeches. This unplanned year and a half became a turning point in his life.
Sincerely recommended by scholars in Korean studies:
Lin Beiru (Assistant Professor, Department of International Korean Studies, University of South Seoul; Honorary “K-Teacher,” National Institute of Korean Language)
Kim Soo-hee (Lecturer, International Education Institute, Kyung Hee University)
Lu Hongjin (Professor, Shin Ansan University, Korea)
Xiao Yuening (Associate Professor, Center for General Education, Kwangwoon University; Visiting Professor, Department of Korean Language Education, Sungkyunkwan University)
(Listed in order by surname strokes)
Author Biography
Tan Chee Hon, The Founder of KLH
Born in 1976 in Penang, Malaysia, with ancestral roots in Anxi, Fujian. He holds a master’s degree in Chinese from the University of Malaya, and has taught in multiple university Chinese and media programs. He later became a creative director at a film and media company. At age 36, he went to Korea to study Korean and now runs a language center with his wife. He has won numerous domestic and international awards, including the United Daily News Literature Award and the Global New Era Chinese Youth Literature Award. He is also the author of short story collections Legs (2006, Inked) and Happiness Building (2015, Inked).
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閲讀《大叔旅韓記》，回想起自己初到韓國的心境。同樣的慶熙大，對於韓國四季變換同樣的感受。感謝大叔，讓我重溫幾近三十年前的記憶。暫離自己熟悉的家園，融入異國文化的同時，尚能細心觀察、記錄生活的一切，佩服大叔。――盧鴻金
作者以來自多元文化社會的銳利眼光及其細膩筆觸，為讀者解開韓國文化密碼之餘，也一針見血地道破許多韓語教學上值得省思的問題。有意來韓留學的朋友，不管是不是大叔，皆應細讀此書。──蕭悅寧
成長，不是少年郎的專利，只要下定決心，轉身就能跨向新世界！
中年大叔的韓國遊學記，從四處碰壁、窘況百出，到被推選上台演講，這意外岔出的一年半，成為人生的轉捩點。
韓國學界懇切推薦
林貝洳（南首爾大學國際韓國學系助理教授，韓國國立國語院名譽「K-Teacher」）
金秀姬（慶熙大學國際教育院講師）
盧鴻金（韓國新安山大學教授）
蕭悅寧（光云大學通識教育中心副教授、成均館大學韓語教育系客座教授）
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