영어교사 연수교육의 효율성 향상 방안

A suggestion for better in-service instruction program of english teacher education

Every year in-service instruction programs of English teacher education have been executed all over the country. Recently in-service instruction is generally regarded as essential to becoming proficient or excellent teachers. However, the current in-service programs have a lot of problems which should be solved for the purpose of fulfilling the goal of English teaching in secondary schools. This paper is to suggest effective solutions for these problems/difficulties continuing until now: (1) The primary requirement of in-service program is that English teachers should have a good command of English language skills, i.e. they should be able to listen, speak, read, and write in English very fluently. (2) The establishment and operation of curriculums(subjects) should be carried out systematically considering the following factors: (ⅰ) the needs of teachers; (ⅱ) client-centered approach; (ⅲ) bottom-up process; (ⅳ) reflective thinking and evaluation; etc. (3) Informal training(self-study) as well as formal in-service teaching should be developed simultaneously and continuously. (4) There should be reciprocal effects between classroom teaching and in-service training. (5) The qualification of English teachers should be refined in order to meet the professionals’ level.