영어전문교사제에 대한 초등교사의 인식과 대안에 대한 연구

Elementary teachers perception of and alternatives to the English specialist instructor system

  This study examines elementary school teachers perception of and alternatives to the current educational plan which introduces English Specialist Instructors to the elementary schools through a survey questionnaire. Queries designed for the purpose of identifying what they think about the English Specialist Instructor System newly driven by the Ministry of Education and what they think they need for solving the problems in English education currently issued out in Korea. Survey data were randomly collected from 200 elementary teachers at 7 elementary schools in Gyeongnam province. The results show the respondents answered very negatively to questions on the new introduction of the English Specialist Instructor System and suggest some alternative plans for the better English education. This study also suggests some ways of improving teachers training programs and the system of English Specialist Teacher put into effect in the elementary schools.