영어몰입교육에 대한 교사 인식 연구

A study of teachers' perception of primary English immersion education: Perspectives of in-service teachers at primary English immersion schools

The present study has sought to examine primary teachers' perceptions of primary English immersion education. Specifically, it investigated the perspectives of in-service teachers at primary schools that are currently running English immersion programs under the guidance of Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education. To this end, 48 in-service teachers at primary English immersion schools in Busan were asked to respond to a 28-item questionnaire consisting of 5 subsections: problems with current primary English education, introduction of immersion education, immersion education models, problems with current primary English immersion education, and factors contributing to the success of immersion education in Korea. The discussions on each subsection are made based on the results from frequency analysis and factor analysis. Finally, pedagogical implications and directions for future research are suggested.