한국 근대시기 독본류 교재로 바라본 한문고전교육의 의미-일제시대 총독부 출간 『中等敎育 朝鮮語及漢文讀本』을 중심으로-

Abstract

This study reviewed on the meaning of Chinese classical education in the perspectives of reading books in Korean modern times focused on 『中等敎育 朝鮮語及漢文讀本』 which was published during Japanese colonial period. The study of Chinese books for the children or Confucian books in Seodang and Hyanggyo are the Chinese classical literature itself in Korea which has had the long-lived tradition Chinese literature. However, from the Flowering period in Chosun late dynasty to the present, Chinese Education in public education has been considered as each subject and Chinese classical education also had been included. Nevertheless, The Flowering period was somewhat full of enthusiasm about Chinese literature and Chinese education. Even in the Japanese colonial period the part of Chinese education had a big portion in terms of language education. The book 『中等敎育 朝鮮語及漢文讀本』 which discussed had the less portion of Chinese literature compared to 『普通學校 學徒用 漢文讀本』 or 『(稿本) 高等朝鮮語及漢文讀本』, had more developed aspect than the previous textbooks in terms of revealing the title and the reference for the long sentences and Korean translation for short sentences. And in the case of the writings for the long sentences, 『中等敎育 朝鮮語及漢文讀本』 had included Chinese classics and Korean classics such as 『三國史記』 or 『增補 山林經濟』. By the way, reading textbooks in Japanese colonical period had been composed of Chinese sentences focused on the Confucian textbooks. Furthermore, footnotes in each sentences had about the introduction of the writer and the references or the difficult sentences. Therefore, it had a guiding role for enhancing of general education through Chinese literature. In this perspective, this book can be a good guide for the present which has had the Chinese and Chinese literature education. However, in the previous study abut this book had not included the specific analysis. Therefore, in this study reviewed the book, especially the first book, and examined the characteristics and significance as Chinese classical education materials.