사고기능 과업을 활용한 초등영어 수업 모형의 적용과 분석

A study of the application of a teaching model of English mediated by tasks for thinking skills in primary schools

This study aims to put a working model using tasks to develop thinking skills into primary school English classes and to examine how this can be carried out. This study also aims to explore how primary school students perceive what they have done concerning the application of tasks for thinking skills in their English class. To conduct the research, a teaching model of English mediated by tasks for thinking skills was adapted from the previous research (Shim, 2019). Considering the school curriculum, teaching schedule, and the analysis of the textbook activities which the students use, four task types of thinking skills were selected. Also, a meta-cognition questionnaire was developed to obtain the data regarding what and how the participants did while addressing the tasks. While another meta-cognitive dialogue was constructed to gain in-depth qualitative data from 8 students. According to the results of the study, the teaching model operated as expected. Most students completed all the proposed tasks and replied that the tasks were considerably easy and practicable in their English class. They also believed that tasks for thinking skills might have a positive effect on their interest and confidence in their English learning; the tasks led the students to improve their meta-cognitive strategies. Some recommendations are put forward in the last part of the study.