Seol Min-seok, a lecturer in Korean history who was controversial over history distortion, acknowledged that the alleged plagiarism of his master’s thesis was wrong, and announced that he would abandon all broadcasts currently appearing.
On the 29th, Seol Min-seok expressed his position on the alleged plagiarism of his master’s thesis in a Facebook post and posted an apology.
Seol Min-seok said, “In 2010, I neglected my research in writing the’A Study on Ideology Controversy in the Description of Korean Modern and Contemporary History Textbooks’, which was submitted as a master’s thesis in the Department of History Education, Graduate School of Education, Yonsei University. I admit that in the process of referencing other papers, citations and footnotes were neglected.”
According to Singer Hong Jin-young’s’Copy Killer’, whose master’s thesis plagiarism rate was 74%, Seol Min-seok’s master’s thesis plagiarism rate is 52%.
Seol Min-seok said, “It is my mistake that has no excuse. As an educator, as a person studying history, I deeply apologize again for my uneasy attitude.” “I apologize for causing pressure to all those who believed in my lectures and broadcasts, and scholars and educators who are working hard in academia. I will work more carefully in everything so that this will not happen again.”
“I feel very responsible. I will get off at all the shows that are appearing.”
Meanwhile, Seol Min-seok has been working as a lecturer in Korean history after graduating from Dankook University’s Department of Theater and Film (Cheonan Campus), receiving a master’s degree from Yonsei University Graduate School of Education. However, on the 21st, the’Naked World History’ broadcast in Egypt caused an explanation error and caused controversy.
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This is Seol Min-seok.
We apologize for causing inconvenience and concern to many people due to the plagiarism of the master’s thesis reported today. I bow my head and apologize. I admitted that I neglected the research and neglected citations and footnotes in the process of referencing other papers in writing the’Ideological Controversy Study in Korean Modern and Contemporary History Textbooks’, which I submitted as a master’s thesis in the Department of History Education at the Graduate School of Education in 2010. Do it. It is my fault without excuse.
I deeply apologize once again for my uneasy attitude as an educator and a person studying history. I apologize for the pressure on all the people who believed in my lectures and broadcasts, as well as scholars and educators who are working hard in academia. We will work more carefully in everything so that this will not happen again. It is a terrible feeling for not meeting the undeserved expectations and trust you sent me.
I will take full responsibility and get off at all upcoming broadcasts. I will learn more and study again with a humble heart. Once again, we sincerely apologize.
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