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Abstract

This research is meaningful in thinking educational implications of abook discussion education, while examining educational procedures thatstudents read and discuss humanistic books in the class discussions andwrite a research paper about it. A book discussion is an activity toincrease the effect the education that, beyond individual book reading,students read texts and interact with each other by discussing theircommon interests and questions. During the book discussion, by themethod that a teacher didn’t propose topics or issues but had studentsby themselves suggest those, students could cultivate their criticalthinking on texts, and a student-driven class was available by utilizingdiscussion skills. After finishing the course, by writing a research paper with one ortwo classic books, a teacher could lead students develop their thinkingability, and through this process, the teacher also tried to complete acomprehensive communication education: reading, speaking, listening,and writing. When we see students’ response to the class of <Readingsin Humanities>, they were happy to tell that they could improve theirdeep thinking ability and dispel fears about classics. In addition, theyresponded that teacher’s feedbacks on topics and discussion activitieswere very helpful and that utilization of newspaper and mass media,during the course, elevated their understanding and interests abouttheir learning. In conclusion, beyond its texts, a book discussion that students readbooks and discuss their thinking is important, because it can be theplace where they can express their opinions to the world. Rather thanextensive reading, how to read books is much more important. Throughthe education of classic book discussions, this research paper confirmsthat the book reading for humanistic retrospection on them and theworld can be much more deeply improved by the process of discussion.