『訂正普通學校學徒用國語讀本』과 일본어 교육내용의 변화

Abstract

This study is to understand the changes in Japanese education during the Japanese colonial period, when Japanese was first taught as “the national language” as a course of Japanese colonial education, by analyzing the intention of compiling the Japanese textbook 『訂正普通學校學徒用國語讀本』(vol. 1-8, published in 1911) and its content. First, as for the formal characteristics, volumes 1-4 contain Japanese used in daily communication and are composed of basic sentence structures of beginner’s course having word- phrase- sentence forms. Volumes 5-8 clearly show the intention of assimilation with Japanese by containing names and illustrations regarding the subject. Second, as for the characteristics of the contents, 34 chapters of the book contain contents of business and natural science, which accounts for most parts of the book, and contents of messages to the people comes in second. However, in reality the message to the people contains moral virtue and practical living which shows the characteristics of education of assimilation. Also, by distributing new knowledge and knowledge of practical life, the book justifies the colonial rule under the perspective that underdeveloped Chosun needs distribution of modern knowledge and culture. Third, 『訂正普通學校學徒用國語讀本』(1911) is not a revision of 『日語讀本』(1907) but rather a book issued and used as a purpose of educational policy of assimilation of Japanese colonial rule. Therefore, the Japanese Government General of Korea changes the book title from “日語讀本” to “國語讀本”, and carries out education having the goal of assimilating the Chosun people with Japanese and Japanese culture.