초등학교 사회과에서 전문가와 협력하는 독도 수업의 실천

Abstract

Since the dawn of the 21st century, Japan’s provocation against Dokdo has worsened Korea-Japan relations. In particular, as the Japanese government described Dokdo as its territory in school curricula and textbooks, anti- Japanese sentiment in Korea reached its peak. Accordingly, the Korean Ministry of Education has further strengthened Dokdo education in elementary and secondary schools. In addition, research projects on Dokdo education have been undertaken actively, focusing on educational policies, curricula, and textbooks. However, research on the practice of school education about Dokdo has been limited. The purpose of this study is to design and implement learner-centered education about Dokdo, breaking away from the traditional teacher and textbook-centered teaching method, and to examine the characteristics of Dokdo education. Furthermore, the study attempts to derive educational significance by analyzing how teachers and learners feel about their Dokdo education experience. This study has redesigned the two lessons about Dokdo in the current social studies textbooks into a total of eight lessons. The teaching method is a learner-centered inquiry class and classes were conducted from October 11 to December 9, 2022. In addition to the content about Dokdo in the textbook, the teacher explained how to write Dokdo diaries to motivate the students and to give them some guidance. The students created promotional materials on Dokdo as an artistic activity, and external experts gave special lectures and had Q&A sessions. At the end of the class, student activity papers were written and the students presented their impressions. The Dokdo class was completed as planned and the learners have become little Dokdo experts. The teacher acted as a guide, and the learners participated proactively in the Dokdo class. The students worked hard for their research and delivered individual and group presentations to improve their knowledge and understanding of Dokdo. All of the students showed active participation during the expert lectures and Q&A sessions. Most of all, the students showed a strong will to protect Dokdo no matter what kind of provocations Japan makes.