2019, Vol., No.83

Journal of Japanese Culture 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.36

pISSN : 1226-3605 / eISSN : 2733-8908
https://journal.kci.go.kr/JJC

This study reviewed the presence of female hair and hairstyles in the novels Kojiki, Manyoshu, Sarashina Nikki, and Tsurezuregusa, as well as in Ihara Saikaku's novels of the early modern period. In Saikaku's novels, “kurogami” means “young”, which is the same context in which kurogami is used to symbolize youth in classical literature. The ancient word kaminaga means “long hair” and is used in Saikaku's novels to mean “a woman”. Such uses can be regarded as the modernization of language meaning. It is considered that unlike the typical modern women who cut their hair to “seclude”, women of Saikaku's time cut their long ebony hair and handed it to male guests to captivate them, since the hair was the most attractive and sensual part of their bodies. In Saikaku's novels, the female characters' occupations and character are described along with their hairstyle and clothing. In particular, one can assume thet the intention of expressing the inclinations of the protagonist of The Life of an Amorous Woman through her hair shape stemmed from Saikaku's insightful perception of people and customs at the time.

In comparison with autobiographical works produced by other writers, Lee Yangji’s Kazukime has a notably strong flavor of fiction in the overall structure of the novel. This flavor of fiction lend the work a unique worldview, distanced from Lee herself. This feature contrasts with her other literary works, which are ultimately reduced to her character. In Kazukime, “she” lives alone with her Korean-Japanese mother. After the death of her mother, the concept of Chosun is only internal to her and no longer serves as a point of connection with the outer world. The notion of Chosun represented inside her is expressed through her body in the novel. It is a distinctive feature of Kazukime that this notion of body is manifested in the body of a woman isolated from mainstream society. In the present work, I attempt to provide a new perspective from which the literary works of Lee Yangji can be studied without merely examining them in terms of the writer. To this end, I shall analyze the expressions of body used in Kazukime in light of the history-engraved woman’s body.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility and effectiveness of class design with the concept of content-based instruction(CBI). We designed a Japanese language class based on a skill-based and a CBI approach for male students who returned to school after military service and reported on their activities. We examined the following based on the results of class analysis and questionnaires. (1) Did it meet the needs of students? (2) Was it effective in helping students to acquire language knowledge or skills and improve communication skills? (3) Was it a class that took into account the learner's intellectual level? (4) Was it an activity that encouraged critical thinking? (5) The specific gravity of language and content learning. The students who participated gave a positive evaluation of the contents of the lessons that incorporated the CBI perspective. Students want to hear, read, and speak “content” using Japanese, regardless of the level of the language. Therefore, it indicates that the possibility of teaching Japanese language by incorporating the CBI concept is expanding.