The Korean Millennial's View of Young Adult Literature. Study Plan Proposal Title

progressive mindset of Koreans

Hello for my KGSP Study Plan, I came up with a thesis title that would serve as a writing prompt for me to further elaborate in.

Title: The Korean Millennial's View of Young Adult Literature

Do you think this is an appealing topic? Is the topic too broad or narrow?

I intend to push through with this research because I think by studying how Koreans view Young Adult Literature would give us some perspective on how progressive their mindset is in the 21st century. There are themes found in modern YA that revolves around themes such as gender, sexuality, culture, or political stand, to name a few.

Also please give me suggestions on the outcomes you would like to see in a study like this. Thank you so much!

I think that this would make for an interesting research paper. Koreans are known for being very forward thinking and innovative young minds. So their interest in YA stories would probably open a tremendous number of research avenues for you. Are you planning to focus the paper on their interest in English YA novels such as the Hunger Games, Twilight, The Insurgent Series, and other books? Or are you going to be focusing on the Korean YA publications? I think you need to narrow down the topic a little bit more. While the premise is good, it seems too broad in coverage. Maybe you can follow the development of the Korean YA novels in comparison with their English counterparts? I would be interested to know how their YA novels are influenced by the American or British novelists in the same genre.

@Holt

Thank you for the response. I think my discussion on whether I would choose American YA or Korean YA would be revealed in my Scope and Limitations in my thesis. Would it be a risk if I reveal in my essay that during my stay there, hypothetically speaking, I would invest my time on reading and delving myself more on Korean YA? I think being in a Korean environment would give me that full immersion as a researcher. I think it would be interesting too to include a bit of comparative analysis on Korean YA and American YA.

That would all depend upon what your thesis adviser will tell you to do. I am not really in a position to make guesses about that. While I do not see anything wrong with it. The fact that you are going in for an English masters degree might have some effect on the type of research that you will be doing. I would not worry about it at this time. You just need to submit a study plan, but it does not have to be the final study plan that you will be doing within the 2 year time frame. You will be given enough time to change your mind about your thesis research if you should wish to do so. The study plan is actually just to show the reviewer that you are serious about your studies and that you do not plan to waste your free time while a student in Korea. Make it very impressive if you can, but don't settle on that topic becoming your final thesis topic as of now. It is just meant for the application. However, if you can follow through and actually do your thesis on that topic, then well and good.