초등 학습자의 창의성 함양을 위한 영어교실 수업 계획의 방향

On the direction of lesson plans for improving English language learners' creativity in elementary classrooms

The purpose of this paper is to suggest the direction of lesson plan for improving English language learners' competence in elementary classrooms. In order to achieve this purpose, the notion of creativity and the models for improving creativity in the elementary level were reviewed. Creativity can be based on cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domain. Cognitive domain, the most important characteristics of creativity, includes divergent thinking, logicalㆍanalytical thinking, critical thinking, and problem solving. Primary English Textbooks were analysed, and 4 teachers' classroom activities were diagnosed in the aspect of a syllabus and lesson plan. The findings of the research indicated that the syllabuses and lesson plans were not appropriate in fostering learners' creativity. Thus, in this paper, it is suggested that creativity-fostering lesson plans need to consider divergent thinking, logicalㆍanalytical thinking, critical thinking, and problem solving.