일제 강점기 일본어 보급 정책 연구

Abstract

This paper deals with the language policy during the Japanese Imperialism. These policies were three ways ; (1) Generalization of Japanese, (2) Restraint of Korean, and (3) Teaching Korean to Japanese government officials. The policy of generalization were diffused Japanese to Choseon people through the school system and non-school system. The school system controled by the Educational Orders. These Educational Orders were promulgated 10 times. In 1911, Choseon Gyoyukryeong was promulgated firstly. In this time, the right of entered school were whose native place. But the right shift common or non-common use of Japanese in 1922. So Choseon people entered Bothong-Hakgyo(보통학교 elementary school), Goteng-Bothong- Hakgyo(고등보통학교 middle and high school) and Yeoja-Goteng- Bothong-Hakgyo(여자고등보통학교 girl school). The school system was reorganized into single system. They encouraged and later forced Korean to use Japanese, In 1938, the school system reorganized single system, and teaching Korean was prohibited. These language policies were based on practical needs as well as language nationalism. Japanese diffusion meant the diffusion of Japan Spirit. So they put these policies into practiced intentionally, continuously and step by step. So the percentage of Korean people with the ability of understanding and using Japanese increased from 0.9% in 1910 to 22.15% in 1943.