조선시대의 한글 교재(敎材)와 그 특징

Abstract

In this paper, we looked at what were created as teaching materials for Hangeul during the Joseon Dynasty, and what characteristics the teaching materials had. According to the paper, the Yeui(例義) and Haerye(解例) of Hunminjeongeum(訓民正音), which contains explanations on the principles of the creation of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, and the actual use of Hangul consonants and vowels, were used as the first teaching material of Hangul. As many books using Hangeul have been published since the reign of King Sejo, Hangeul Teaching Materials have often been inserted and published in the beginning of these books. These Hangeul Teaching Materials allow people to learn Hangul first and then read the contents of the book. For example, Hunminjeongeum Eonhae(諺解, Korean annotation) was included in the head of Wolinseokbo(月印釋譜), a Buddhist book written in Korean, while the Chinese character study book Hunmongjahoe(訓蒙字會) contained a Hangeul Teaching Material named Unmunjamo(諺文字母). Hunmongjahoe was an innovative Chinese character study book in which the sounds and meanings of Chinese characters were written in Korean, and it contained Unmunjamo in the beginning of Hunmongjahoe so that those who did not know Hangul could study Hangul first. The Eonmunjamo contained in the Hunmongjahoe had a great influence on the Hangeul Teaching Materials contained in the collection of Buddhist scriptures, various phonological books of the late Joseon Dynasty, and textbooks of the modern era. Accordingly, it can be said that Eonmunjamo was the most widely used Hangeul Teaching Material of the Joseon Dynasty by systematizing the order, contents, and methods of learning Korean alphabet.