제 7차 교육과정에 따른 초등 영어 교사용 지도서의 활용 실태 및 개선 방안

An analysis of utilization of the elementary English teacher's guide book and suggestions for its improvement

The purpose of this study is to analyze how elementary school teachers utilize the English teacher's guide book and to suggest ideas for its improvement. A questionnaire and in-depth interviews were conducted to examine English teachers' opinions and perceived problems of using the teacher's book. In addition, teacher's books of two ESL course books published abroad were analyzed in terms of their contents and structure. The results of this study show that, while an absolute majority of teachers reported that they referred. to the teacher's book for their English lessons, not many teachers read in detail the introduction and appendix of the guide book. It is also revealed that teachers with English major or fully charged English teachers tended to be less satisfied with the contents of the guide book due to their high expectations on the book than teachers with other majors or homeroom teachers. Among the reported. problems of the teacher's book were as follows: 1) an unclear explanation of games, 2) classroom English and types of games which were not diverse enough to apply in various classroom situations, and 3) teaching techniques which were repetitiously offered throughout the guide book It is also pointed out that detailed guidelines for multi-level classrooms and supplementary materials like songs and chants are needed. Based on these findings, some suggestions for improving the teacher's guide book are made.