문예창작과의 현황과 대안 —단국대의 사례를 중심으로

Abstract

‘Creative writing’ is convergent in nature that encompasses both humanities and arts. The problem is that such academic feature is difficult to for school system classification and realization in the organizational composition of universities. Accordingly, the goal of this study is to identify issues that creative writing departments around the nation face focusing on the case of Dankook University. This study examines the status of department operation in the three areas of research, education and administration, and provide alternatives. First, the changed role of professors and research achievement evaluations. The features of creative writing were not sufficiently reflected in the evaluations of research achievements of instructors. In reality, evaluations for creative achievement are low, and academic theses have to be published out of necessity. This makes it difficult for professional writers to be selected as full-time professors. Alternatives for this are as follows. 1) A system that reflects academic identity must be created through continuous expression of opinions and discussions. 2) It is necessary to enhance the research capacities of professor. 3) An academic exchange network must be built and future generations for the discipline must be fostered. Furthermore, the method of multiple universities cooperating to take on joint research projects was also proposed. Second, education method and curriculum. Practical education is a field where the identity of creative writing is revealed clearly. But there is insufficient work on systemizing the education method. Operation of individual courses rely heavily on the personal capacities of the instructor. Efforts have continued to realize the value of creative writing education in the education system. New subjects were developed and reflected in the curriculum to actively reflect the demands of recipients. Regarding this, the following plans were proposed. 1) Development and operation of convergent subjects are needed. 2) Exchange and cooperation using extracurricular courses should be promoted. 3) Educational subcommittees should be operated by the society. Third, the department operation and admissions program. With the restructuring of universities, administrative work increased. There is an especially burden for employment rates. This not only limited the functions of universities to employment, but also displayed clear limitations in that the evaluation standards failed to reflect the current state and changes. Regarding college admissions, as educational policies changed frequently, there was added confusion in operations. The method for responding to such problem is as follows. 1) It is necessary to come up with joint response plans related to various special lectures. Through this, it is possible to meet the needs of students who are increasingly individualized. 2) The goal, education course, career path, etc. for creative writing must be informed accurately. By doing so, it will be possible to improve awareness and heighten interest to ultimately increase the application rate.