When it comes to the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea (whether the relationship in question is diplomatic, economic, business-to-business, or people-to-people), having a high level of Korea literacy among the general Australian populace, and in particular having a high level of Korea literacy among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (whether the educational institution in question is located at the primary, secondary, or tertiary level of the Australian education system) is important for the development of the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea, and this is particularly the case when it comes to the image that members of the general Australian populace has of the Republic of Korea (as well as the image that members of the general Australian populace has of the Korean Peninsula in general, whether it is the Republic of Korea to the south of the 38th Parallel or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the north of the 38th Parallel), and it could therefore be argued that the image that the general Australian populace has of the Republic of Korea has had an impact on how members of the general Australian populace views the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea. However, and this has been discussed throughout the course of this series of articles on Korea literacy, and the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of Korea literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system. And while the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea is among the most important relationships that Australia has with Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories, in recent years, there has been a gradual decline in the number of academic programs that specialise in the teaching, as well as the study, of Korea and the Korean language at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (and in particular students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located at the tertiary level of the Australian education system), and that this decline in the number of academic programs that specialise in the teaching, as well as the study, of Korea and the Korean language at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system can have negative repercussions for the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, and that the decline in the number of academic programs that specialise in the teaching, as well as the study, of Korea and the Korean language at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, can have negative repercussions for the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea.

However, when it comes to the development of Korea literacy, as well as the development of Asia literacy in general, among the general Australian populace, and in particular the development of Korea literacy (and Asia literacy) among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (and this is especially the case when it comes to the development of Korea literacy among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located at the tertiary level of the Australian education system), educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system are not the only sector of the greater Australian society that can have an influence on the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of Korea literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, as another aspect of the greater Australian society that can influence the level of Korea literacy (and, more generally, the level of Asia literacy) that exist among the general Australian populace is the Australian media. As discussed in the fourth article in this series of articles on Korea literacy, and the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, the various Australian media outlets (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) plays an important role when it comes to the level of Korea literacy (as well as the level of Asia literacy) that exist among the general Australian populace, and that an argument could be made that the level, depth, and quality, of the coverage of key news and current affairs events emanating from the Republic of Korea in large sections of the Australian media (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) can have an influence on, not only the level of Korea literacy (as well as the level of Asia literacy) that exist among the general Australian populace, but also the image that members of the general Australian populace has of Asia and its constituent nation-states and territories as well. And while it could be argued that this decline in the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events that has been emanating from the Republic of Korea in large sections of the Australian media (whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”) can have negative ramifications for, not only the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, but also the image that members of the general Australian populace has of the Republic of Korea as well, and that these two variables, when combined, can have negative ramifications for how the general Australian populace views the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea (whether the relationship in question is diplomatic, economic, business-to-business, or people-to-people).

So what does the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of Korea literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system (and this is especially the case when it comes to students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located at the tertiary level of the Australian education system) have for the future of the various relationships that Australia has with the Republic of Korea (whether the relationship that exist between Australia and the Republic of Korea is diplomatic, economic, business-to-business, or people-to-people)? And how does the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, and in particular the level of Korea literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system? In this sixth, and final, article in this series of articles on Korea literacy in Australia, and the level of Korea literacy that exist among students who are undertaking study at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, I will be looking at the impact that the decline in the level of Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace, I will be looking at the impact that the decline in the Korea literacy that exist among the general Australian populace as a result of the discontinuation of academic programs that had been offered at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, as well as the gradual decline in the level, depth, and quality of the coverage of key news and current affairs events emanating from the Republic of Korea in large sections of the Australian media, whether the media outlet in question is part of the so-called “mainstream media” or is part of the so-called “alternative media”. I will then conclude this series of articles on Korea literacy in Australia by looking at the future of the teaching, as well as the study, of Korea and the Korean language at educational institutions that are located across all three levels of the Australian education system, and in particular the teaching and the study of Korea and the Korean language at educational institutions that are located at the tertiary level of the Australian education system heading into the future.

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