Let’s Do It Together : Learning Society through Hangeul Textbooks

Let’s Do It Together :
Learning Society through Hangeul Textbooks

This exhibition presents elementary textbooks in Korea, which have become the foundation of Korean language education. Through the education on the proper Korean language, individuals can learn about communication to eventually form one big society. By introducing elementary textbooks from the independence of Korea to today, this exhibition shows how the Korean people have cultivated the sense of “we” and the dream of living as one community.

The exhibition consists of two parts that present how an individual establishes the sense of self-identity, develops the sense of “we,” and eventually becomes a member of a community. The first part of the exhibition—Starting as “You and I”—illustrates textbooks in Korea that educate individuals about small societies and relationships surrounding “me.” The second part of the exhibition—Becoming “We”—presents the bigger pictures of “we” that form one generation and display textbooks that introduce various forms of communication.

By examining elementary textbooks, we can find the way of building the enlightened and harmonious community together.