본 연구는 한국어 교육에서 활발하게 연구되지 않고 있는 탈춤을 통해 어휘 교육과 문화 교육을 활용한 한국어와 한국 문화 교육 방안을 마련하기 위해 시작되었다.
탈춤은 민중의 연극이며, 민중의 처지에서 사회를 바라보고 생각하기 때문에 한국사회의 민중의식의 흐름과 그 시대의 역사적 상황을 함께 이해할 수 있는 장르이다. 뿐만 아니라, 한국인의 생각과 가치관은 민중에 의해 전승되기 때문에 탈춤을 통해 한국인들의 생각, 가치관, 민중의식, 사회적 상황에 따른 생각을 이해한다면 한국의 문화에 대해 이해하기가 훨씬 수월해질 것이라 본다.
탈춤을 활용하여 한국어 교육을 할 경우, 한국어 어휘 교육 및 다양한 문화 교육을 할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 동음이의어, 유의어, 속담, 관용어 및 연어표현과 다양한 표현기법을 배울 수 있어 어휘량을 늘릴 수 있을 뿐 아니라, 고급스러운 한국어 표현을 흥미와 더불어 익힐 수 있다.
문화 교육으로는 한국의 사회, 가정에서 주로 일어나는 갈등구조를 통해 한국인의 역사적 흐름에 따른 갈등구조를 이해할 수 있으며, 탈춤을 추는 동작에서 하나가 됨을 느끼고 모든 갈등구조가 춤으로 완화되는 한국인의 특징인 신명풀이에 대해서도 이해할 수 있다. 또한 탈이 보여주는 색깔과 생김새의 상징성을 통해 한국의 문화적 상징에 대해 알 수 있으며, 탈춤의 강한 동작에서 보이는 비언어적 행위에서 강한 통쾌감과 흥을 느껴 함께 어우러지는 문화를 엿볼 수 있기 때문에 이를 활용하여 한국어와 한국문화에 대해 흥미롭고 자연스럽게 학습할 수 있을 것이다.
This study is prepared to provide a Korean language and culture education scheme by making use of vocabulary as well as culture education through “Mask Dance”, which has not yet been keenly researched in Korean language education. “Mask Dance” is a play of the public and is a genre that helps to understand both the flow of Korean society’s consciousness and the historical circumstances of that era by taking a look at the society from the perspective of the public. Besides, if one understands the Korean way of thinking, sense of values, consciousness, and the flow of social affairs through “Mask Dance”, it is believed that understanding Korean culture will be much simpler since Korean thoughts and values are conveyed by the public. If Korean language education is conducted using “Mask Dance”, it is advantageous for learning Korean vocabulary as well as a variety of culture education. It can help to increase the vocabulary capacity through learning homonyms, synonyms, proverbs, idioms, collocations and various rhetoric methods. Moreover, it can also help to learn advanced level Korean expressions accompanied by enthusiasm. The Korean society can be understood through culture education and the discords that arise within families founded on the Korean historical flow. Furthermore, by the movements of the “Mask Dance”, harmony and oneness can be felt and the Korean special ‘Sinmyeong-Puli’ in which all family discords are relieved through dance, can also be understood. Likewise, Korean cultural symbolic representations could be identified through the colors and appearances of the mask. Strong thrill and pleasure can be felt from the non-verbal actions displayed by the powerful movements of “Mask Dance” and along with it a well-matched culture could be observed. Hence, its practical application will make the teaching learning process of Korean language and culture more exciting and natural.
This study is prepared to provide a Korean language and culture education scheme by making use of vocabulary as well as culture education through “Mask Dance”, which has not yet been keenly researched in Korean language education. “Mask Dance” is a play of the public and is a genre that helps to understand both the flow of Korean society’s consciousness and the historical circumstances of that era by taking a look at the society from the perspective of the public. Besides, if one understands the Korean way of thinking, sense of values, consciousness, and the flow of social affairs through “Mask Dance”, it is believed that understanding Korean culture will be much simpler since Korean thoughts and values are conveyed by the public. If Korean language education is conducted using “Mask Dance”, it is advantageous for learning Korean vocabulary as well as a variety of culture education. It can help to increase the vocabulary capacity through learning homonyms, synonyms, proverbs, idioms, collocations and various rhetoric methods. Moreover, it can also help to learn advanced level Korean expressions accompanied by enthusiasm. The Korean society can be understood through culture education and the discords that arise within families founded on the Korean historical flow. Furthermore, by the movements of the “Mask Dance”, harmony and oneness can be felt and the Korean special ‘Sinmyeong-Puli’ in which all family discords are relieved through dance, can also be understood. Likewise, Korean cultural symbolic representations could be identified through the colors and appearances of the mask. Strong thrill and pleasure can be felt from the non-verbal actions displayed by the powerful movements of “Mask Dance” and along with it a well-matched culture could be observed. Hence, its practical application will make the teaching learning process of Korean language and culture more exciting and natural.
