20세기 초의 한국어 학습서 연구 - 서양인에 의해 개발된 4가지 학습서를 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine textbooks for learning Korean written by westerners during the early 20th century. Four different textbooks which include sample sentences and conversational dialogues were analyzed in terms of their format (i.e. textbook structure and chapter organization) and content (i.e. background information and purpose of publication, lesson content, types and meaning of example sentences) as time progressed during the early 20th century. The characteristics of Korean learning textbooks are as follows: First, the simple and isolated organization of the book and chapters became more complex and systematic with integrated topics and functions. Additionally, example sentences also began to appear in a discourse level and in pattern drills along with Audiolingual Method. These findings prove that Korean learning textbooks which focused on conversation practice existed during the early 20th century. These textbooks have significance for Korean textbooks of the following generation as they have transitional features of the textbooks of the late 19th century and the textbooks of the 1960s.