The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to analyze cases involving Korean-language and historical and cultural educational materials related to Korea’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites ; second, to explore both the significance and value of using mo...
The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to analyze cases involving Korean-language and historical and cultural educational materials related to Korea’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites ; second, to explore both the significance and value of using modern and contemporary materials related to World Heritage Sites for Korean historical and cultural education purposes.<BR/> UNESCO World Heritage Sites are a collective record of the world’s peoples and the evolution of human thoughts, discoveries, and achievements a legacy worth protecting and transmitting. South Korea has 18 World Heritage Sites. However, very few studies have examined Korea’s World Heritage Sites in the context of Korean-language education. And the items covered in previous studies are Hunminjeongeum, Donguibogam, and the May 18 Democratic Movement.<BR/> Using historical and cultural educational materials related to Korea’s World Heritage Sites to teach Korean history and culture will not only expand learners’ knowledge of Korean history and culture but also improve their Korean-language skills, enable them to discover commonalities and differences between Korean history and culture and world history and culture, explicate the differences from the specificity of each culture, and cultivate a mature sense of global citizenship capable of respecting and communicating with other historical and cultural traditions.<BR/> Therefore, this study focused on modern and contemporary Korean history and culture and examined the significance and value of education related to the Donghak Peasant Movement, the April 19 Revolution and the May 18 Democratization Movement, the KBS special live broadcast “Finding Divorced Families,” the National Debt Redemption Movement, and Saemaul Undong. Future research should examine the composition of educational materials and the preparation of teaching and learning guidance plans that can be used in the field of education.