영어로 진행하는 영어수업에 대한 교사 의식 조사

A survey of the English teachers’ perception on Teaching English in English (TEE)

  This paper aims to measure the level of awareness among Korean teachers of English toward Korea’s new approach to Teaching English in English (TEE). This paper will specifically endeavor to understand the degree to which teachers are ready to implement the TEE initiative as well as what is still required for them to prepare further for the implementation of this new teaching approach. A survey was conducted on 54 elementary school teachers and 63 secondary school teachers. The questionnaire consists of nineteen questions covering such areas as: teachers’ English proficiency, teachers’ instructional language preference, advantages and disadvantages of TEE, and others. The data, which were analyzed using a centesimal scale, show that both elementary and secondary school teachers are in agreement about the necessity of TEE and that a more systematic method of teacher training is required. In most areas, elementary and secondary school teachers responded alike, although the elementary teachers responded more positively than the secondary school teachers regarding the application of TEE. Based on the data analysis, this study makes its suggestions from the pedagogical perspective of TEE in the Korean EFL situation.