영어·미술 통합수업을 통한 내용중심 초등영어교육 프로그램의 효과성 연구

The effects of the content-based instruction integrating art with English in a primary school

Since content-based immersion programs were first established in Korea in 1995, content-based and immersion models can now be found across the whole country. However, the effects of content-based models are still controversial. This study examines the effects of content-based programs which integrate art with English in a primary school for a duration of 8 months, and compares them with those of a normal program over the same period. The pre-and post- English proficiency tests and written art tests were conducted on 120 students in 4 different classes: 2 classes formed experimental groups and 2 formed the comparative groups. The study found that the content-based program was indeed beneficial to Korean EFL learners on all the skills, I.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Specially, the content-based program was beneficial to both low level students and high level students in writing. The content-based program was also more effective in attaining achievement in art in the experimental groups than the comparative groups. In addition, the survey result conducted on the experimental group showed that the effects of the content-based program positively influenced students' comprehension of the content of their English class. Pedagogical implications and directions for future research are also discussed.