Abstract

As a material published in the latter part of Joseon, ‘Eongandok’ is a letter-writing textbook which dealt with the formality tone should keep when writing a letter in Korean. ‘Eongandok’ is a material that shows the custom of discourse of Korean language and culture, centered on various examples. Existing studies on ‘Eongandok’ are focused on block book ‘Eongandok’. On the other hand, in the case of manuscripts, studies are not actively conducted due to uncertainties surrounding the transcriber and transcribing time. In the case of ‘Eongandok’ housed in Keimyung University and, used in this study, it is highly useful as a research material as transcriber and imprint are clearly recorded. Thus, this study researched the custom of discourse of the Korean language culture in ‘Eongandok’, focusing on the ‘Eongandok’ edition housed in Keimyung University.BR First, this study examined the revised Korean language education curriculum and high school Korean textbooks in order to understand the characteristics of the discourse practice. Also, this study examined the educational direction of the discourse practice from the perspective of social constructionism. The discourse practice of the Korean language presented in the textbooks can be arranged into the discourse customs centering on family and kin community, discourse customs emphasizing ranking and formality, discourse customs emphasizing emotion and feeling, discourse customs lowering oneself and raising the other party, and generosity expression. Next, based on the previous research, this study examined the characteristics and the educational implications contained in Keimyung University’s ‘Eongandok’, and analyzed the discourse practice of Korean language reflected within.BR ‘Eongandok’ is a textbook used by ancestors for the purpose of teaching discourse practice. By using ‘Eongandok’ we will be able to understand the tradition of discourse practice that our ancestors learned. Also, by accepting and criticizing our findings from today’s point of view, this study can contribute to the formation of desirable Korean language culture.

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