国語教科書に埋め込まれた日本文化 : 「雪・月・花」と季節感

要旨

The purpose of this study is to investigate educational contents in "Traditional Language Culture" within the new national curriculum guidelines of Japanese language class. To do so, vocabulary associated with the seasons was extracted from primary school Japanese textbooks, and analyzed according to appearance frequency and use. The methodology of the Japanese cultural theory and classical literature research was used for the analysis. Results showed following three findings. First, "Snow, Moon, and Flower" symbolizing the traditional culture of Japan appeared at an extremely high frequency. Second, this vocabulary has an intimate relationship with its respective colors, and is considered to be an important educational content of "Traditional Language Culture." Lastly, the organization of integrated teaching materials where classics are connected to modern language culture is necessary in order to enhance this recognition as educational contents of "Traditional Language Culture."