초등학교 영어체험학습시설의 활용 실태 및 개선방안

A survey into the use of English learning experience zone in primary schools

  The purpose of this study was to investigate English teachers" perceptions of the English learning Experience Zone (ELEZ) and draw their pedagogical implications for applying the practical application to English learners" study. To achieve this purpose, a questionnaire was distributed to 50 head teachers in sixteen provinces and cities in Korea nationwide who were in charge of the project in each school called "Research on the Introduction of English as a Subject into the Primary School Curriculum". In-depth interviews were also conducted with some of the teachers. The results showed that, first, the teachers who participated in the project were satisfied with the ELEZ. Second, situation-based facilities were preferred to function-based ones such as supermarkets, restaurants, and homes. Third, the rate of students" use of the facilities during after-school time or lunch time was relatively low. The teachers suggested the following; the consideration of a flexible design for using the facility, the development of programmes for students with differential levels, the suitability of facilities to the ELEZ curriculum, the expansion of English teacher training for professional development, and the guarantee of constant working teacher in the zone. Further research is therefore needed in these areas.