읽기-말[토론]하기-쓰기 능력 향상을 위한 홀리스틱 접근

Abstract

This research is to introduce the content of integrated “Logic and Logical Essay Writing” class lessons that will help improve the reading, speaking, and writing skills of pre-school education students from the viewpoints of holistic education and to recommend the Youth Montessori School program that will enhance the progress of those three skills. It goes without saying that the trademark of the educated man of this generation is the ability to communicate. This communicative ability is developed through reading, writing, and speaking exercises. The trend in Korean as well as in global university education is towards developing writing skills rather than speaking skills. This is because of the limitless opportunity for self expression created by cyberspace. Until recently, the pre-school education curriculum has been taken for granted. Existing pre-school education curriculum is geared to provide training in reading, speaking, and writing to pre-school students, not to future pre-school teachers. The development of these skills for pre-school education students has been neglected. Acknowledging this problem, the Pre-school Education Department of Sahmyook University has changed its curriculum during the 2nd semester, 2010. The department has added a new subject, “Logic and Logical Essays”, for 2nd year college students. The new class is a 3-unit subject. Because of this curriculum change, there was a significant improvement in the reading, speaking(discussion), and writing skills of 2nd year pre-school education majors. It is for this reason that this researcher would like to suggest/recommend the management plan for Youth Montessori School that will help improve the reading, speaking, and writing skills of 2nd year pre-school education majors. Upon their admission to the pre-school education program, future pre-school teachers are encouraged/required to read pre-education related books until their admission is confirmed and their orientation accomplished to prepare them for attendance to the “Logic and Logical Essays” class. It is hoped that the new program will contribute to the shaping of good pre-school teachers whose ability to communicate will be passed on to their students.