“한자(漢字) 읽기”에서 장단음(長短音) 발음(發音) 교육(敎育)의 필요성(必要性)과 그 방법(方法) = The Necessity & Method of Standard Pronunciation in Chinese Character`s Reading

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

‘Reading` in the 7th updated Chinese classics education curriculum recommends reading Chinese characters and Chinese writing correctly in accordance with `the Standard Pronunciation of Korean`. That is because pronunciation of Chinese characters is part of Korean. The Standard Pronunciation of Korean states that short vowels should be distinguished from long vowels. However, currently Chinese classics education doesn`t recognize instruction in pronunciation of Chinese characters is part of Korean pronunciation education. Therefore, incorrect Chinese characters that don`t distinguish short vowels from long vowels are written in Chinese writing textbooks and teachers of classical Chinese teach nonstandard pronunciation. Classical Chinese education should teach standard pronunciation which distinguishes short vowels from long vowels. Today, it is hard for Korean subject to teach accurate standard Korean pronunciation. That is because Korean textbook is written only in hangul, so~called pure Korean, and current hangul doesn`t distinguish short vowels from long vowels. Thus, only classical Chinese subject could educate correct pronunciation of Chinese characters, and educators of Chinese classics should understand it is their mission and they are at an advantage. From this point of view, I reviewed several theses on pronunciation of Chinese characters, and realized that current classical Chinese education acknowledges teaching wrong Chinese writing pronunciation, which doesn`t distinguish short vowels from long vowels, as the general trend. It should be changed as soon as possible. Several ways to teach accurate pronunciation of Chinese characters in class are as follows. First of all, teach exact pronunciation of each character. Next, educate student to read two~letter words, three~letter words, four character idioms, Chinese writing and Chinese poetry pausing properly. Then, let students to distinguish short vowels from long vowels only for the first syllable. If a teacher of classical Chinese is going toinstruct accurate pronunciation of Chinese characters, he or she needs to know it first. Reading books such as 『敎育漢字 代表訓音 選定(2000)』 might help to learn short or long vowels. If classical Chinese subject educatesaccurate pronunciation of Chinese characters, people those who learn standard pronunciation of Chinese characters could distinguish short vowels from long vowels and read correctly even though it is hangul~only text. Therefore, classical Chinese subject should educate accurate pronunciation of Chinese characters to complement hangul~only text.