동아시아 한자문화권의 文字 敎育 一例 - [삼자경]의 성립과 전개 -

Abstract

As for Chinese characters which have been used for more than a few thousands of years, enlightenment education textbooks have long history and their types are diverse. This study aimed to identify independence of 『Samjageyong』, one of enlightenment education textbooks in East Asia Cultural Sphere through comparison with different enlightenment textbooks. In particular, it focused on its publishment and development as it is expected that it would be used as a textbook for education of basic Chinese characters. The 『Samjagyeong』 is literally made of three characters. The power each character has was clearly shown in the three characters. The book is consisted of 356 phrases and 1068 letters. There are 512 kinds of the characters except repeated ones. They are easy characters that can be used in everyday life where Chinese cultural history were condensed and well-organized. The 『Samjagyeong』 has an intent of teaching basic knowledge needed in society to children only with three characters. The contents are roughly categorized into five parts: Emphasizing ‘necessity of education’, general common sense to understand the universe and the world, simple history of China, explanation of representative Chinese classics, and feelings of earning one's own education expenses. The book that condensed Chinese culture and basic history in about a thousand letters is an important text as an introduction to Chinese culture. noteworthy text. The 『Samjagyeong』 was delivered to Japan and Korea earlier. In the 5th reign year of Emperor Ongjeong (1727) in the Qing Dynasty, it was translated into diverse languages including Russian, English, and French. In Autumn of 1990, it was published in <Ethics for Children> by the UN Education Department for the world people to read. It became part of world cultural heritages beyond East Asia. Therefore, this suggested that it is meaningful to use it as a textbook for education. Studying an elementary textbook of East Asia is beyond simple examination of textbooks that were used in the past. It is to reassess and reinterpret the past to a future vision. The history of traditional education is a process of creating the future based on a tradition that will continue to be renewed.