This article place the focus on a method of literary education for elevation of critical reading ability. In this article, the concept of ``critical reading ability`` means two category. The one is extensive category ; the ability of ideal reader, the...
This article place the focus on a method of literary education for elevation of critical reading ability. In this article, the concept of ``critical reading ability`` means two category. The one is extensive category ; the ability of ideal reader, the other is connotative category ; the ability of accepting the non-specified texts subjectively and productively. This article sets forth beforehand a judgement that the critical ability is connected with the climate of society-culture, especially of critical thinking. But in our history of literary education, it is very difficult to trace the public influence of the climate. The case that ``a criticism for reference book`` is more vitalized than ``a criticism for textbook`` elucidates the situation of this context. In this article, the methods of literary education for elevation of critical reading ability are suggested as follows; First, the necessity of returning to the basic. Especially the reading in the dimension of lexicon is fundamental to the critical reading. Second, the necessity of presenting the systematic theory of literature as the tool of critical approach to the texts. Especially demonstrate plainly in the textbooks. And the theory is builded up by social agreement. Third, the necessity of offering the informations concerned with the producing, distributing, accepting about texts. But the category and level of information is carefully researched by special approach. Fourth, the necessity of consulting of reading process that is finished by specified writing. A critical essay for reading text is an example.