2024, Vol., No.16

A Study on Improvement Plans for Civil Servant Korean Exam Focusing on Thinking Ability Evaluation

Oh, Sejeong | 2024, (16) | pp.4~17 | number of Cited : 0

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A Direction for Improvement for the Korean Language Section of the Civil Service Recruitment Exam from the Perspective of Literacy

HONG, JIHO | 2024, (16) | pp.18~30 | number of Cited : 1

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A Study on Trends in the Korean Language Examination for Public Officials(Grade 9) over the Past Decade and Proposals for its Improvement

Shin, Horim | 2024, (16) | pp.31~45 | number of Cited : 0

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The purpose of this article is to analyze the past 10 years of examination questions for the grade 9 public official Korean language examination and to explore the issues and directions for improvement based on this analysis. The specific analysis included a total of 460 questions from 23 past examinations from 2013 to 2022. The analysis of the past decade’sexamination questions involved reviewing the ratio between knowledge-based and reasoningbased questions and examining detailed subtypes within the reasoning-based questions, focusing on comprehension, inference, and critique areas. Furthermore, the content and types of passages and questions presented in the examination questions were also investigated. As a result, several issues were identified, stemming primarily from the inability of the grade 9 public official Korean language examination structure to fully encompass the changing trends in examination administration and societal demands. While there has been an increase in the proportion of reasoningbased questions since 2018 to accommodate societal demands, it signifies that concerns such as balancing comprehension, inference, and critique areas, diversifying passage content, and standardizing question formats were not adequately addressed. To address these issues, a transition from the existing structure of “speaking/listening/writing/reading” to “comprehension ability,” “inference ability,” and “critique ability” is necessary. This entails reconfiguring theexamination areas by setting thethree abilities that measure logical thinking as the main components of the structure. With this transition, it would be possible to stabilize adjustments in the proportions of questions per area, diversify passage content, and standardize questions. Particularly, since the identity of the grade 9 public official examination is closely linked to proficiency in “Korean,” measures should be devised to evaluate understanding of “basic Korean language ability” and “Korean literature” in a manner that assesses logical thinking rather than memorization.

The Literati Society of the 17th century’s Joseon in <My Dearest>

BAEK SEUNGHO | 2024, (16) | pp.47~58 | number of Cited : 1

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Women who are (not) damaged and the gender geography of returning home : Focusing on the historical drama <My Dearest>(2023)

Yang Geunae | 2024, (16) | pp.59~71 | number of Cited : 0

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Dramatic function and significance of Manchurian lines in the drama <Dearest>

Kim Kyongna | 2024, (16) | pp.72~88 | number of Cited : 2

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Author Hwang Jin-young’s <Dearest> goes beyond romance and is a story that is a comprehensive collection of the themes of the people and immigrants going through war, the royal family and noblemen, people on the border, the status of women at the time, and the bowing forced by Confucianism. By fully introducing the existence of barbarians, the main characters, Gil-chae and Janghyeon, each face Khan, and the theme of ‘It was good to be alive’ and the problem of survival, even while being caught up in war and politics, arerevealed on theframework of philosophical storytelling. The drama secured historical realism by developing the story from 1636, when the Manchu War actually occurred, to 1959, the 10th year of King Hyojong’s reign, and implemented a strategy to give meaning to the war, events, and region by reproducing that period. At the same time, it is different from existing content in that it deals with the era of King Injo, looks at the era from the perspective of the people and prisoners who were buried behind history, and develops a narrative centered on Gilchae. The story of <Dearest> is based on historical sources, and elements of the period that serve as the historical background of the play, such as language, costumes, art, and props, are appropriately placed to increase plausibility. In particular, in <Dearest>, a considerable portion of the characters, so-called barbarians, acted in Manchurian, embodying the feeling of a heterogeneous nation. The drama is said to besignificant in showing what kind of clothing and language the Manchurian people used during the Qing Dynasty in the drama, and in informing viewers that the language spoken by the barbarians was Manchurian, not Chinese. In <Dearest>, the function of Manchurian dialogue can be classified into a strategic function that utilizes the friendly function of language through the use of Manchurian language, first, the function of strengthening narrative conflict using asymmetry of language skills, second, highlighting the heroic aspect of the protagonist using superior foreign language skills, and third, the function of using Manchurian language. In this paper, I introduced the consultation process of the Manchurian lines as a participant in the production of the drama, and looked at the scenes in <Dearest> where the Manchurian dialoguefunctioned in the conflict and resolution of the characters. I hope that the interest of researchers and viewers will increase in publications, movies, and dramas depicting the history of the Korean people and the northern peoples, and we hope that various works will have various discussions on the historical research and use of foreign languages

Direction of Correct Writing and Suggestions for Practical Education of Sehan University’s ‘Writing’ Liberal Arts Subject <Thoughts and Expressions>

Kim, Sung Chul , Mikyong Kim | 2024, (16) | pp.90~100 | number of Cited : 0

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A Basic Research on the Korean Language Instructional Design Method for Improving Learning Motivation: Focusing on Keller’s Learning Motivation Theory

Ko Kyungbok , Kim Gyeongyeol | 2024, (16) | pp.101~111 | number of Cited : 0

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A Study of the Applicability of the Concept of Commons in Confucianism : Focused on Taeguk-ron

Jung, Du Ho | 2024, (16) | pp.112~120 | number of Cited : 0

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Research on Geummun-Samok(禁紋事目, a regulations banning the import of patterned silk) in 1787

YOONSUKLEE | 2024, (16) | pp.121~138 | number of Cited : 0

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An aspect of the academic organizational culture of the late Joseon Dynasty through the Hakgyean of the local family

Kim Gi Yeop | 2024, (16) | pp.139~148 | number of Cited : 0

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The Hakgye refers to an organization formed for the purpose of raising or educating tuition fees. There is a Hakgyean that records the list of people belonging to the organization as literature data on the operation of the Hakgye. This Hakgyean consists of a part that clarified the purpose of the formation of the academic world, such as a preface to the purpose or protocol, the protocol to maintain the academic world, and the list of participants and financial information made up the academic world. Academia was formed by a lot of titles, but there are many data for which the purpose of formation of the academic world cannot be confirmed because there is no information on the author, and there are many data for which solidarity cannot be estimated. In this study, the contents were analyzed centering on the data on the academic draft that can confirm the purpose of compilation. The characteristics of Hakgye are classified in detail according to the purpose of formation and the compilation of the document. Here, scholarships to encourage the work of Confucian scholars and financing for discussion management, organizations formed by writers to honor the virtues of their teachers, organizations formed to promote the study of seowon students or children in the family, and civil service examinations document to pay for civil service examinations studies and examination expenses. Scholars who became the main axis of the formation of the Hakgye and revealed the significance of the Hakgyean suggested the direction of the study to proceed as a Confucian scholar, and suggested that the task would be to lead the younger students and create a declining academic style through Hakgye. It is of little significance that we were able to see one aspect of Korean academic culture, which is the recommendation of academics through the organization, by examining the formation and compilation of academic organizations and the causes of formation, focusing on theHakgyean that has not been studied so far.

The operation of sanitation projects by the the Gyeongseongbu Sanitation Division during the 1930s

Baek Seon Lye | 2024, (16) | pp.149~167 | number of Cited : 0

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This article first examines the Gyeongseongbu(京城府) Sanitation Division(衛生課), the body responsible for implementing sanitation projects. While the Gyeonggi-do Police Department’s Sanitation Division was established in the early 1920s, the Gyeongseongbu Sanitation Division was created after 1925. Apart from Gyeongseongbu, only Pyongyang had its own Sanitation Division in 1939. It is necessary to redefinetherole of the Gyeongseongbu Sanitation Division considering the existence of a separate Prefecture Sanitation Division from an early stage. The Gyeongseongbu Sanitation Division consisted of sanitary engineers, sanitation technicians, cleaning supervisors, and cleaning patrols. Cleaning supervisors and patrols accounted for more than half of the personnel. This was because sewage cleaning, which they primarily handled, was a major project of the Gyeongseongbu. Additionally, the chief of the Sanitation Division was mainly a sanitation engineer, while the chief of the cleaning supervisory department was mainly a police bureaucrat. This was done to maintain a balance between sanitation specialists and police bureaucrats within thesanitation division. Sanitation projects implemented by the Gyeongseongbu Sanitation Division included road sprinkling, infectious disease prevention, sewage cleaning, sanitation testing, cemeteries, crematoriums, and slaughterhouses. Expenditure distribution varied depending on the nature of the project. Some projects had a higher proportion of salary expenses, while others had higher accommodation expenses. Sewage cleaning and infectious disease prevention, in particular, often exceeded budgets due to unpredictable sewage volume and disease occurrences. However, generally, actual expenditures often did not exceed the budget, especially worsening after 1940, where a significant portion of the budget was carried over without being spent. Methods to reduce expenditure included hiring low-ranking personnel, delaying vacancies without replenishment, reducing travel and night shifts to cut labor costs. Additionally, savings were made on equipment, repair, and miscellaneous expenses, reducing the cost of improvements and renovations, and extending the period of use as much as possible. In some respects, the Gyeongseongbu was ableto managesanitation projects in this way becauseit was the Gyeongseongbu. The scale of Gyeongseongbu’s expenditures was by far larger than those of other prefectures. Analyzing the expenditure settlement of Gyeongseongbu sanitation projects in the 1930s, before the full-scale mobilization period, is meaningful in terms of observing the largest sanitation projects undertaken in colonial Korea. However, while this article hasexamined thesanitation projects of Gyeongseongbu as a “capital,” it could not delve deeply enough into the aspects where the colonial nature of Gyeongseongbu as a “colonial” capital becomes apparent.

Methods of Criticism-Counterargument and Family Novel Orientation in <Hwangreung Monghwangi>

Yomoon Yoo | 2024, (16) | pp.168~182 | number of Cited : 0