중등영어교사 심화연수 효과에 관한 연구

The Effects of the Intensive Training Program for In-service Secondary School English Teachers

  This paper examines the effects of the in-service teacher training program for secondary school English teachers which has been offered since 2003. The first part of the paper introduces this intensive training program in relation to the characteristics of a good English teacher. Then, the paper analyzes the results of a 22-question survey regarding teachers" level of satisfaction with the program; The effectiveness of the program in improving the teachers" language proficiency and teaching skills; and teachers" competence in applying their skills to the class activities after returning to the classroom The results of the survey indicate that the in-service teacher training program has been highly successful in terms of improving teachers" language proficiency and teaching skills. Finally, along with the pedagogical implication of the survey results, this study suggests ways to improve the quality of future in-service teacher training program for secondary school English teachers.