This study aimed at groping the future improvement direction deducing many suggestions through this, while grasping the feature of the textbooks illustrations of the two country through the comparison and analysis according to the type and condition t...
This study aimed at groping the future improvement direction deducing many suggestions through this, while grasping the feature of the textbooks illustrations of the two country through the comparison and analysis according to the type and condition that are listed on the social studies textbooks of both countries, Korea and Japan.For this, we selected 2 volumes of textbooks in both countries selecting the chapter that conforms to the lessons of each other while collecting the textbooks of both countries according to the size of each region after classifying it into small-sized, middle-sized and large-sized regions according to the size of this region.And the study target included all illustrations listed at the range of study from introduction of the pertinent lesson chapter to the finishing page regardless of size while classifying them into four types, photo, map, diagram and picture.It compared and analyzed the enlisted status of photo, map, diagram and picture that are totalized by size of each region according to the types and conditions.As a result of comparing according to the types, first, both Korean and Japanese textbooks enlisted illustrations one or more per page according to the size of the region, and second, for the enlisted amount of the total illustrations according to both countries' publication company, Japanese textbooks enlisted more than twice the Korean textbooks. Third, both Korean and Japanese textbooks favored photos the most among the type of illustration, and totally, it enlisted one or more photos on each page. Fourth, both Korea and Japan showed the tendency that as the size of region enlarged, the amount of illustration enlisted on the textbooks reduced gradually.For the comparison and analysis according to the possessed conditions of the illustration, we looked from the 5 aspects of clearness of harmony and expression of the allocation, concreteness and scale, accurateness of area marking, utility of the paper, and association with the text contents. As a result, comparing to Korea, Japanese textbooks were enlisting various kinds of illustrations such as map, photo, diagram and picture. And from the aspect of the total allocation of illustrations or utilization of the paper, the Japanese textbooks showed flexible thoughts which avoided the typical thoughts, and we could find out several differences.First, the Japanese textbooks showed the tendency to provide various and rich illustrations than the Korean textbooks. Second, Korean textbooks showed the tendency of attaching importance to the margins in upper paragraph of left and right, but the Japanese textbooks ignored the margins and composed to make best use of illustrations such as photos. Third, Korean textbooks allocate the illustrations in the lower part or left, right, but Japanese textbooks allocated the illustrations in the upper part or left, right. Fourth, Japanese textbooks were rather clear in national areas or place name markings, but Korean textbooks had quite a few regions which omitted those(Uleungdo Island and Dokdo Island). Fifth, the illustrations enlisted on the Japanese textbooks came out later than the ones of Korea.As above, through comparing illustration Korean and Japanese textbooks, we found out the problems as follow in using the illustrations. These problems are found out in the textbooks of both Korea and Japan, and are found only in the textbooks of one country. First, excessive suggestion of illustrations has concerns about reducing the opportunity to think by the students themselves. Second, illustration of interest-centered has concerns about being instant, and third, the illustration learning that doesn't consider the level of the learner can bring counter result.The illustrations of Japanese textbooks give us many suggestions to us in that they showed us the flexibility of thoughts different from the formal forms of Korean textbooks with the richness of the contents, accuracy and diversity of the data.The comparison like these seems to be the reference in producing the textbooks in the future by expanding the range to Japanese textbooks different from us avoiding the position comparing just between the Korean textbooks. As a result of this paper, I suggest a few improvements which I want to be reflected in our country's geographical area textbooks production at the time modifying curricula, and expect continuous research and interest of data by the production officials of the textbooks.First, pre-study about the way to read the illustration before suggesting the illustration data is needed. Second, it must make efforts to enlist selected illustrations that contain accurate contents even for other parts. Third, the illustrations of the textbooks must maintain the latest data, and we must let it devise learning volition and expansion of thinking faculty by the learners through the types and compositions of the illustrations.