Increasing Cultural Literacy of Advanced Korean Language Learners Using Classic Novels — Focusing on Kim Man-joong's Ku-un-mong
Shin Dashol
Seoul National University, Department of Korean Language Education, Ph.D. Candidate
Korean Language Education Research Vol. 59 No. 4 pp.81-105 (2024)
Abstract
Shin Dashol This study aimed to derive a method to increase the cultural literacy of advanced Korean language learners using classic novels. To this end, an approach that encompasses the “Acceptance Model”, in which knowledge is transferred to advanced learners in the direction of increasing cultural literacy, and the “Sharing Model”, in which learners share knowledge and form culture, is taken. As a theoretical background, we focused on acquiring the value system of Korean culture from an acceptance model perspective and on enabling learners to learn Korean through dynamic negotiation between their native culture and Korean culture from a shared model perspective. In addition, Ku-un-mong was selected as a work that comprehensively shows the surface and ideology of Korean culture without being confined to Confucian ideology, and an educational method was sought to help learners interpret Korean culture, which has complex characteristics, and creates new meaning. The teaching principles included “acceptance and understanding of cultural knowledge”, “discovery, interpretation and negotiation of cultural perspectives”, and “cultural implementation and creation”. In the end, a teaching–learning method was proposed that moves from an acceptance model to a sharing model based on Ku-un-mong.
Keywords
Cultural LiteracyClassic NovelsKu-un-mongKorean EducationCulture EducationAdvanced Korean Learners
