2019년 현재 사용 중인 한・일 고등학교 국어교과서 어휘 연구

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the socio-cultural characteristics of Korea and Japan as represented in the vocabulary in high school national language textbooks (textbooks hereinafter) of the two countries currently in use as of 2019. To this end, this paper draws on the significant differences by different categories shown in the lexical distribution in different fields of meaning, by making use of Bunruigoihyou (1964). Compared to previous textbooks, there is a decrease in the volume of textbooks and quantity of vocabulary in the Korean textbooks revised in 2018. This paper has focused on the question whether quantitative changes will lead to changes in the lexical distribution of vocabulary. Significant difference is still high in categories of <Human beings> and <Family>. However, significant differences in categories of <Economy>, <Electricity>, <Machinery>, and <Medicines> are considered to be the result of the changes in the organization of textbooks according to the curriculum that aimed to integrate liberal arts and natural sciences. However, significant differences in categories of <Soldier>, <Chief>, and <The Military> seem to represent the complex current situation. However, there is a need to reconsider this issue, along with the frequent use of derogatory and discriminatory words related to occupations as well words related to works, festivals and travel. There is a slight change in Japanese textbooks revised in 2017. First, significant differences in categories of <Men and women>, <Young and old>, and <Oneself and others> are evaluated as representing the individual as an autonomous human being outside the category of ‘family’, which is compared to the case in Korea. There is a high significant difference in categories of <Creative writings>, <Arts and literature>, and <Documents and books>, which seems to represent the willingness to provide a consistently high level of literature education through high school textbooks. For reference, significant differences in <Gods and Buddhas> show a characteristic of Japanese society.