속담을 활용한 한국어교재 개발의 실제

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to show the development process and principles of the two-volumed textbooks Learning Korean through Proverbs 1 & 2, which the author has published. These two volumes are the first specialized textbooks that use proverbs as their material. The paper has made survey analyses on how foreign learners (esp. Chinese students) of Korean infer meanings out of Korean proverbs, while not being taught any of them, and on the representation of Korean proverbs in a widely-used Korean language textbook. These analyses clearly show the need for teaching Korean proverbs to learners of Korean as a second or foreign language and for developing specialized textbooks using proverbs. Then the author mentions his principles of developing the textbooks, including the aims and the criteria of selecting proverbs, composing reading texts to show real usage of the proverbs, representing information on Korean culture having associations with them, etc. He shows a list of the whole 103 proverbs, idiomatic expressions and cultural items connected with the proverbs and then provides a sample chapter out of the books to present the concrete make-up and contents of the textbooks.