영어 교재 개발을 통한 교사훈력 사례연구

A case study on teacher training through ELT materials development

The aim of this study is to describe the responses from those who took part in an ELT materials development course for their pre-service or in-service teacher training in Korea. Nineteen pre-service teacher-trainees at a teacher's college were asked to write one lesson of secondary English textbook. Also thirteen MA and PhD students in a TESOL department developed an English test preparation textbook. The overall results from a questionnaire and interviews indicate that they realized materials design was a difficult process which required theoretical understanding of ELT materials design principles. Pre-service teachers reported that they had difficulty in constructing the overall organization of one lesson. Graduate students stressed that materials developers should be well aware of target students' interest. Both groups pointed out that developing ELT materials was much more difficult than they thought, but the rewards were worth it. It could be suggested that materials design practice should be included in teacher training programs to prepare trainees to select, adapt, and develop appropriate materials.