한국신화의 문학교육 내용 구성의 한 방향- 웹툰 「신과 함께」를 활용하여

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of literature education of Korean mythology which is provided via the current literature textbooks, and based on the result, to derive educational values of Korean mythology in the perspective of literature education in order to suggest the methods for organizing contents of learning activities. In literature education the learning activities of education of myths needs to be constructed from various angles with the best contents that realize well literary educational significance of mythology. Based on existing discussion this study suggests four educational contents of mythologies which are to be taught in literature education. First, the construction of contents through a historical approach. This approach is an attempt to verify mythical events in a dimension as historical materials; the activity is mainly for identifying the concept and category of mythology. Second, the construction of contents through a ritual approach. This approach is an attempt to understand the phenomenon where myths become fleshed out in our everyday life, and the activity helps students understand the relationship between myths and the modern culture. Third, the construction of contents through a structural approach. This approach is an attempt to find out other meanings in myths, not just myths themselves; in this activity the ability to interpret symbols of myths could be heightened. Fourth, the construction of contents through a psychological approach. This approach is an attempt to understand the human mind in the modern society based on the characters’ psychology in mythologies like Oedipus complex, so this activity provides finding identity through myths. In this paper, one example of constructing educational contents is suggested specifically with the webtoon <With God> as the main topic which uses several Korean mythologies through diverse approaches to understanding myths.