Experiences of Young Children in Korean Traditional Food Making Activities
본 연구는 유아들이 한국 전통음식에 대해 알아보고, 오감을 이용하여 음식 재료를 탐색해 보고, 한국 전통음식을 직접 만들어 다른 사람과 음식을 나누는 활동에 참여하면서 나타나는 유아들의 경험이 어떠한지를 알아보는 것이다. 이를 위해 충청북도 C군 O어린이집 꿈꾸는반 만5세 유아 10명을 대상으로 2013년 7월 9일부터 2013년 9월 9일까지 8주에 걸쳐 주 2회씩 총 16회 한국 전통음식 만들기 활동을 실시하였고, 녹화자료의 전사와 교사저널, 사진, 유아 기록물 등의 자료를 수집, 분석하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 유아들은 연구 초기 한국 전통음식에 대해 생소함을 느꼈지만 점차 한국 전통음식에 관심가지기 시작했다. 둘째, 한국 전통음식 만들기에 참여하면서 다양한 음식재료를 오감을 이용해 탐색하고, 전통 도구를 이용하여 음식을 만드는 경험을 통해 즐거움을 느꼈다. 셋째, 한국 전통음식에 자부심을 갖게 되고, 유아가 만든 음식을 나누는 과정 속 에서도 유아 혼자에서 유아 주변 사람으로, 더 나아가 많은 사람으로 확대되었고, 나눔의 즐거움을 경험하였다. 넷째, 유아들은 한국 전통음식에 담긴 조상들의 지혜를 알게 되고, 조상들의 생활양식에도 관심 갖게 되면서 점차 전통 문양, 전통 의복 등 한국 전통문화로의 관심을 확대해 나갔다.
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of young children in the course of checking up on Korean traditional food, exploring food materials using their five senses, making traditional food on their own and sharing it with others. The subjects in this study were 10 young children in a class of Western age five in a daycare center located in a rural area in North Chungcheong Province. This study was implemented 16 times during an eight-week period of time from July 9(Tues.) to September 9(Fri.), 2013, twice a week. The Korean traditional food making activities were conducted in four different stages: checking up on Korean traditional food, making Korean traditional food, sharing Korean traditional food, and sharing activity experiences. As for data collection, their teacher's journal, photographs and the young children's records were gathered. The collected data were organized, classified, analyzed and interpreted. The findings of the study were as follows First, At the onset of the study, they felt strange about traditional food. The young children started to get interested in Korean traditional food. Second, participation in making the senses with a variety of traditional food and food ingredients navigation, using traditional tools, felt the joy through the experience of making food. Third, While they shared the food that they prepared, they learned to think of not only themselves but others, and they became proud of Korean traditional food and felt happy about sharing. Fourth, they learned about the wisdom of ancestors through Korean traditional food and got interested in their life styles. Moreover, they showed interest in Korean traditional culture such as traditional patterns or clothes.