원어민 영어보조교사 선발 및 관리 지원 현황과 개선 방안

Issues on selection and support systems of native EngIish speaker teachers and suggestions for the improvement of the systems

This study evaluated the current selection and support systems of native English speaker teachers (NEST) and proposed suggestions for the improvement of the systems. Through the analysis of the data collected for this purpose, main systemic problems emerged and were categorized into three parts. First, regarding the selection of NESTs, lack of expertise and difficulty in hiring qualified NESTs were the most serious problems. Second, as for managing and supporting NESTs, the roles were not efficiently divided among central EPIK, metropolitan and provincial offices of education, local offices of education, and schools. Third, the number of hours of training programs for NETSs was not sufficient and the programs needed more hands-on contents. Based on these evaluations, several suggestions for the improvement of the systems were proposed.