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This article analyzes the cultural items of reading part in 『조선어교제문전(朝鮮語交際文典) Koreanische Konversations-Grammatik mit Lesestücken und Gesprächen』, which is a Korean language study book authored by German missionary Andreas Eckardt(1884-1974, Korean name: Ok Nak-an). Eckhart introduced to the Germans the Korean cultural items such as Korean beliefs, rituals, and daily life that he gained through his exploration and observation. The cultural items he contained in the book are consistent with the detailed items of folklore today, which can be said to be a culture of behavior representing the everyday lives of ordinary Koreans in the early 20th century. The cultural items selected by Eckart correspond to Brooks' little c category, which is a category of cultural education in communication -oriented Korean language education. Brooks called the culture of conduct as Hearthstone, which we call folk today, and which is the everyday culture of ordinary people of the day. Eckhart observed the everyday life of ordinary Korean people through the eyes of an outsider and treated the results in cultural items. His willingness to write for intercultural encounters through Korean cultural education was reflected in his book. The <Reading> cultural item in his book provides a meaningful perspective on the selection of cultural items that enables people to reach an intercultural understanding while reflecting the daily life of Koreans.

Andreas Eckardt, 『Koreanische Konversations-Grammatik mit Lesestücken und Gesprächen』, <Reading> cultural section, Brooks/little c, folk section, Brooks/little c, eyes of outsider, intercultural encounter