The purpose of this study is to examine the aspects of Korean culture education using literary texts by selecting 173 literary texts included in 71 Korean language textbooks published by major Korean language education institutions in Korea and conduc...
The purpose of this study is to examine the aspects of Korean culture education using literary texts by selecting 173 literary texts included in 71 Korean language textbooks published by major Korean language education institutions in Korea and conducting quantitative analysis.
First of all, as a result of analyzing 173 literary texts by writer, all writers with the highest frequency were contemporary writers, and especially poets were all the writers with the highest frequency. Through this, it was possible to obtain implications that Korean learners could more easily access the verse text of short texts than the prose text of long texts.
Additionally, I analyzed literary texts by categorizing them. Classified according to the four main categories of literary text, classic prose, contemporary prose, and contemporary verse, they were classified in great detail. As a result of the data analysis, it was confirmed that the majority of classic prose texts translated and adapted into modern Korean were included in Korean textbooks. This is due to the fact that the classic texts present the appearance of Korean traditional culture well. Additionally, it can be discovered that the fact that the majority of classical texts are contained in Korean language and culture education indicates that literary texts can be fully utilized as content materials for cultural education.
Finally, I organized and analyzed Korean language textbooks containing literary texts by series. There have been various discussions about the timing of Korean language culture education. In other words, the view that culture education should be conducted from beginner learners to advanced learners was at odds, but there was little clear evidence to support each point of view. However, the quantitative analysis of literary texts contained in Korean language textbooks and used in Korean culture education showed that it was possible to grasp the perspectives of Korean language education institutions at each university that wanted to provide Korean culture education for intermediate (fourth) and advanced (five) learners, especially fifth-class learners.