다문화 아동을 위한 한국어 교재 개발방안 연구- 문학텍스트를 활용한 한국어 교육을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine how to develop a Korean language textbook geared toward children with a multicultural background by using literary texts. There are lately 46 thousand children with a multicultural background, and the number of these children is expected to keep growing in the future. So how to educate these children is now one of social issues, into which prolonged research efforts have been directed, achieving results. In fact, however, their situations and environments can never be said to be good enough, and it's urgently required to develop separate textbooks, teaching methods and learning methods for their sake. Children from multicultural families are likely to face psychological problems due to their peculiar situations, and developing a Korean reading textbook by utilizing literary texts is especially worth doing in that it's possible for them to not only receive language education and cultural education but also cleanse their psychology in reading process. In this study, how to develop a literary Korean language textbook by using historical fairy tales to make Korean culture and history more accessible to children with a multicultural background was suggested in detail. Historical fairy tales make it easier to understand Korean culture and history due to their lessons and literary value. Another reason is that learners are able to exert their literary imagination while they appreciate these fairy tales, which cannot happen when they read an expository writing that describes facts. A literary Korean language textbook for children with a multicultural background stirs up learning motivation and interest and thereby is effective at improving Korean proficiency, and that is expected to instill confidence in learners to foster their positive thinking as well.