A Typology Study of Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of the Arts Writing Courses as Part of the Liberal Arts Education in University －Focusing on ‘Creative Writing’ of K University’

Abstract

This study used the Q-methodology to categorize and examine the characteristics of pre-service teachers' perceptions of the writing course called ‘Creative Writing,’ a liberal arts writing course at K University, in order to identify the types of class perceptions of students in the Korean Language Education Department and the English Language Education Department.Based on the results of previous studies, a Q-sample was constructed and reviewed by 33 experts. The sample involved in-depth interviews with students, as well as questionnaires related to university liberal arts writing courses. 28 students of ‘Creative Writing’ were selected as a P-sample and analyzed using PQ method 2.35, and the results of the study were interpreted based on strong positive, strong negative, and identification questions in order to derive five types of perceptions related to creative writing. The fourth type of writer is the “discovery writer,” who has discovered the joy of writing itself. The fifth category is “collaborative writing strategy discovery,” where students are intrigued by the collaborative process and discover different strategies for good writing.It is hoped that these findings will serve as a foundation for the development and improvement of college liberal arts writing courses and as a way to increase the awareness of pre-service teachers when it comes to writing instruction.