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A Study on the Significance of Liberal Education Based on Classic Reading : A Case Study of Kyunghee University [Classic Reading - Toji (The Land) by Park Kyongri]

  • The Journal of General Education
  • 2020, (13), pp.63~89
  • DOI : 10.24173/jge.2020.10.13.3
  • Publisher : Da Vinci Mirae Institute of General Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education > Field of Education > General Education
  • Received : September 18, 2020
  • Accepted : October 23, 2020
  • Published : October 31, 2020

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ABSTRACT

This paper examines how ’literary classics’ can be utilized in liberal education, using the case of Kyunghee University [Classic Reading - Toji (The Land) by Park Kyongni], as well as its significance and prospect. In actual classes, a class model was designed in which focus was put on students' text reading(flipped learning) and discussions. In addition, the experiment used various activities and experiences, such as book report competitions, ‘Classic Golden Bell’, and ‘Huma Festival’, with the emphasis put on the introspection of life rather than on the appreciation and criticism of literary works. As a result, the significance of and prospect for classic reading are found as follows. First, liberal education based on class reading was found to revive the essence of literary education: understanding and enjoyment of literature, away from the instrumental and mechanical literary learning conducted in the middle and high schools. Second, it was confirmed that literature is a useful text to combine not only traditional themes of humanities (love, justice, possessions, community, etc.), but also historical and current topics. In particular, ‘literary imagination’ and ‘empathy’ have a great effect. Third, as in the case of Toji, it was determined that more classic themes should be utilized to tackle Korean realities and problems. In the end, liberal education using literary classics was effective in reflecting on my life, neighbors, community, and nation, and it was confirmed that this is the fundamental goal of liberal education that we should realize in college.

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