Table 1 Korean academic associations pertaining to the discipline of business communication

Name of association	Established date	Website
The Korean Society for Journalism & Communication Studies	6/30/1959	https://www.comm.or.kr/
Korean Communication Association	3/5/1976	http://www.kcanet.or.kr/
Korean Association for Secretarial Studies	6/27/1992	http://www.kass.or.kr/
Korean Association for Public Relations	2/1997	http://www.kaspr.net/
Korean Association of Teachers of English- Special interest group (SIG): English for Specific Purposes (ESP)	1/22/1965 (SIG since 2003)	http://www.kate.or.kr/
Korean Association for Business Communication	10/14/2011	http://www.kabc.re.kr/
Korean Association for ESP*	10/22/2016	http://espkorea.org/

^*This association is originated from the SIG of Korean Association of Teachers of English.