의사소통중심 수업관찰 도구 COLT를 활용한 초ㆍ중등 영어 수업 분석

An analysis of primary and secondary English classes by using COLT observation scheme

Attention has increasingly been paid to observation as a learning tool in the field of language teacher education. Recent developments in the relevant literature suggest that observation as a multi-faceted tool for teaching comprises more than the time actually being in the language classroom. This research aims to investigate what happens to primary and secondary English classes given in different contexts and draw implications for learning to teach in a communicative way. COLT(Communicative Orientation of Language Teaching) is used as an observation tool. Four English classes are analyzed from its categories designed to measure the extent to what instruction may be characterized as communicatively oriented. Some differences are identified between primary and secondary classes in such features as group work, student-centered activity, and instructional language. The analysis also reveals that difference between secondary classes lies in the amount of linguistic input given by teachers in English. It is shown that teacher-centeredness is a prevailing feature in all the classes under observation using COLT. Implications for observation for professional development are drawn from the findings. Suggestion are made for English education policy towards communicative language teaching.