어문계열 대학원 PBL 교과목 설계와 운영 방안— K대학 중일어문학과 ‘중국고전문학PBL’ 수업을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper aims at proposing a plan to apply the problem-based learning (PBL) method recognized for its effectiveness in various academic fields to graduate courses in the field of language and literature. Due to the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution, the basic tenet of school education is now reconsidered, with changes in the purpose, method, and evaluation of education being actively sought. In an effort to expand beyond the boundary of theoretical education and research, graduate schools are working on fostering experts capable of conducting convergence, interdisciplinary, and cooperative research with research professionals from various fields. As a result, the Department of Chinese/Japanese Language and Literature at an undisclosed university has introduced the PBL classes as opening new classes, designing curriculum activities, and seeking new teaching methods suitable for the current era has become inevitable. First, in this study, the concepts, teaching, and learning methods, and applicable fields of the existing PBL classes are briefly explained. After presenting the status of the newly introduced PBL classes within the department, the classical Chinese literature PBL model covering the process of teaching, learning, and evaluation is presented. The model is significant in that it guides the faculty members to design their own classes through theoretical discussions on designing PBL classes for the department. Despite the obvious possibility of changes in teaching and learning methods based on each faculty member’s perspective and different situations, they are expected to develop various ideas and experimental practices as specific and systematic examples of specialty classes based on the PBL model are proposed.