‘낱말카드’ 만들기를 활용한 단계별 띄어쓰기 지도 방안 연구

The Study on a Stage-Based Instruction Method for Spacing Words Using Word Card Making

Spacing words in Korean writing is intended for improving efficiency and economy of writing, and therefore not conforming to regulations of spacing words results in difficulty in understanding writing or transmitt -ing meanings correctly. However, education about spacing words has been neglected in educational sites of elementary schools, and there has not been sufficient discussion about concrete instruction methods for it. Therefore, this study aims to examine the regulations of spacing words and the contents and system of the present education course for it, and to find out effective instruction methods for spacing words, that can be applied to elementary school education sites. For this purpose, Chapter II examined precedent studies about spacing words, and looked into the regulations of spacing words, and the contents and system of the current seventh education process and the 2007 revised education process. In examining the precedent studies, these can be divided into studies about interpretation and methods of regulations of spacing words, studies about examining and analyzing errors of spacing words, and studies about instruction methods based on the previous studies. As for the regulations of spacing words, Korean Writing Regulation Book and its general rules and ten detailed regulations were examined in detail. Also, to understand education about spacing words in school, the contents of the current seventh education process and the 2007 revised education process were examined; as a result, it was found that although they include contents to teach elementary school students to write a complete sentence with correct spelling including spacing words, they did not include concrete instruction about spacing words; and this was suggested in materials for ninth graders in the seventh education process, and was rather removed in the 2007 revised education process. Chapter III discussed and suggested effective instruction methods for spacing words that can be applied to elementary school classes. The methods were designed in four stages in consideration of stages of students' interest and development, and the core strategy was making word cards using a dictionary. The study subjects were upper grade students who learned how to use a dictionary, and the stages were four stages of elementary, basic, application, and advanced stages. At the elementary stage, the students learn need for spacing words, attain correct perception about words, and lay foundation of understanding spacing words is performed word by word. At the basic stage, they learn regulations of spacing words by pattern, and practice those by making word cards, using a dictionary. At the application stage, they raise a writing attitude conforming to regulations of spacing words. Finally, at the advanced stage, they learn to have a critical view to find and correct erroneous spacing words. Chapter Ⅳ concluded this study, integrating the contents of this study, and describing the limitations of the current instruction methods, and the need for preparing reasonable instruction methods applicable in education sites and for systemizing those. Finally, contents about spacing words should be included in the elementary school education process with systematic instruction. Above all, consistent care of instructors can result in students' correct perception about spacing words and application attitude. Through such efforts, it is expected that students are motivated to keep regulations of spacing words and value our precious written language.