시교육의 현황과 발전 방향의 모색

Abstract

In school, the modern poetry education is not very systematic nowadays. This study is aimed at identifying the problems and exploring measures to improve the education. To that end, a survey was conducted on school teachers to identify the current status of poetry education. Based on the results, the poetry education in school can be categorized into the following three types. Type 1 is a lecture-style class where activity papers reorganized by the teacher is offered as a supplementary material. Type 2 stresses poem appreciation and internalization of students. Type 3 focuses on student activities that emphasize their creation and expression. As for the problems teachers face in poem education, the following were mentioned in the survey: selecting proper materials; establishing the evaluation methods; teacher competence; securing the class time. The status of poetry education was analyzed through educational casebooks and paperbacks published by teachers. Also, a collection of class practices posted at the website of the National Association of Korean Education Teachers was reviewed. Based on the findings, the similarities of recent poetry education are as follows. First, the class revolves around student activities. Second, continuous activities, rather than one-off activities, are emphasized. Third, the education attempts to expand the material areas beyond literature. The activity of reading poetry contexts, which was prevalent in the early 2000s, is now the basic activity of the poetry education. Recently, the school activities have focused on enhancing the poem appreciation of students and their literary sensibilities. Of course there are still areas that need improvement. The current tasks include the curriculum restructuring, publishing poem collections of teachers, organizing teacher councils, and enhancing their ability to enjoy literary works. The findings of this study can be used as a reference for setting the right directions on poetry education in school.