경제자유구역 및 제주특별자치도 초등영어몰입교육 도입 연구

Elementary school immersion English education in Free Economic Zones and Jeju Special Self-governing Province

  Recently, Incheon, Busan, Gwangyang, Jeju Island have been designated as Free Economic Zones or a Special Self-governing Province by the Korean government. English is expected to emerge as a major medium of communication alongside Korean in these regions. This research aims at suggesting a workable model of immersion English education in elementary schools in the regions based on the surveys conducted to groups of people who have a stake in immersion education: elementary school teachers, elementary school students" parents, faculty at the colleges for elementary school teachers, and the students attending the colleges for elementary school teachers. The surveys consisted of six major categories: current elementary English education, language use patterns in those regions, introduction of immersion programs, teachers for immersion education, considerations for immersion education, and feasible model of immersion education. Discussions on each category are done in detail based on the analyses of the questionnaire items. Finally, suggestions for immersion English education in elementary schools in the regions are offered.