다문화가정 자녀의 학업 수행 능력 향상을 위한 표현 교육 방안

Suggestions for a expression education for enhancing the academic proficiency of multicultural children

The aim of this study is to enhance the academic proficiency of multicultural elementary school children. Children from multicultural families are growing in number from the nineties but due to the characteristics of their family background they find difficulties in the use of the Korean language. Moreover, due to the lack in language proficiency related to academic skills, they have difficulties in school achievement and in grade advancement. This study, through the consideration of the characteristics of the academic context, tries to delineate some suggestions for the expression education, a part of the overall academic proficiency needed by multicultural children. Overall academic proficiency has been enhanced by the Korean Education classes as a scholarly tool. Through the analysis of those elements of the Korean language curriculum that have the characteristics of a scholarly tool and through the analysis of the textbooks that realize these elements, this study shows a teaching principles and the sample of a textbook that apply this model. The results of this study can be applied to the after-school Korean language lessons for multicultural children who experience difficulties in academic achievement.