아동 대상 한국어 문식성 교육을 위한 총체적 언어 접근의 비판적 적용

Critical Examination on Whole Language Approach for Korean Literacy Education for Children

This article is for critical examining whole language approach as the approach for Korean literacy education for children. In whole language approach, language is the whole one that cannot be split, and language learning should take place in meaningful and purposeful using of language. This approach is apt to children learners who are insufficient in logical or analytic thinking and receive language learning as the synthetic process with learning world’s knowledge. In this article, distinguishing characteristics of children learners of Korean language was examined, and insufficient base in oral language, development of first language literacy, insufficient background knowledge was presented as their characteristics so that whole language approach can examined in critical viewpoint. Finally, based on these discussion, the balanced approach in early literacy teaching, synthetic literacy education with explicit teaching, grading in contents and resources for literacy educationl is necessary for Korean literacy education for children learners.