대학 비평교육의 개선을 위한 시론

Abstract

This study is aimed at finding the direction and methodology of criticism education in response to the changing times. Current critique classes at universities in Korea are mostly theory-driven, and the activity of reading or writing a criticism text is the main thing. These curricula are suitable for fostering literary researchers or professional critics, making it difficult to satisfy the needs of various learners. To this purpose, this study presents the objectives of criticism education in three ways: ‘critical ability’, ‘creative ability’ and ‘cultural ability’ enhancement based on the current status of criticism education and the learner-centered improvement strategy, and looks for a corresponding methodology. ‘Critical ability’ is closely related to the basic nature of criticism, but has not been sufficiently nurtured in the past criticism education, and ‘creative ability’ is something that deserves to be pursued as a new possibility of criticism education. ‘cultural ability’ relates to ways to expand the subject of criticism and take advantage of its various features. By setting these new goals of criticism education, criticism can be used as a living place of thought for changing realities and learners’ lives. Criticism education should be transformed into a dynamic field of humanities education that can respond to changes in the future society by using various humanities texts that contain human wisdom. This is because the integrated nature of criticism, closely linked to humanities reasons, is effective in fostering judgment and insight that can actively cope with changing lives.