1910年代国語(日本語)教科書についての一考察 －『普通学校国語読本』と『尋常小学読本』を中心に－

Abstract

This study compares ‘Futsu-gakko Kokugo Tokuhon’, a Japanese textbook published by the Japanese Government-General of Korea and ‘Jinjo Shogaku Tokuhon’, a national textbook published by the Ministry of Education during the early years of the Japanese occupation, in terms of their nature as language-teaching materials and their mutual influence. In particular, main texts of the two books are compared with a focus on their mutual influence and characteristics of linguistic expressions, without taking into account ideological aspects. The results clearly showed a mutual influence between the two textbooks, considering their order of publication. Although the two textbooks were made for different targets, there seems to be a possibility that they shared the process of revision and overlapped partly. It means that ‘Futsu-gakko Kokugo Tokuhon’ is not an isolated publication, but can be evaluated as one of the achievements that were made during the process of revising and improving teaching materials, and that its value as a textbook can be acknowledged. Additionally, by following changes in linguistic expressions by the time period, we could discuss the development of the Japanese language and its education in greater depth and with a consistent view.