유치원 영어전담 교사의 전공에 따른 유아 영어교육에 대한 인식

초록

The purpose of this study was to explore the current conditions of early childhood English education and find effective ways to improve the quality of English education in kindergarten by analyzing the perspectives provided by kindergarten English teachers with different undergraduate majors. The data of this study were collected by interviewing English teachers working in kindergartens and observing their classes. The data were then analyzed based on qualitative analysis by categorizing the data according to the teachers' undergraduate majors: childhood education and English. The results of this study are as follows. First, the teachers perceived the text books, which the textbook companies and kindergartens offer, to be inappropriate for children's cognitive development. Second, the teachers stated that their English proficiency affects children's interest, attention, and the level of children’s participation. Third, the teachers expressed concern about the unsystematic curriculum in kindergarten English education. This study has the following implications. First, the companies and kindergartens, which regulate materials for kindergarten English education, need to develop class materials considering children's interest and cognitive development. Second, the teachers need to use Korean and English considering children's level of language proficiency. Third, it is necessary to develop theory-driven, systematic programs for training teachers of early childhood English education and to integrate kindergarten English education into the curriculum of early childhood education within the framework of the Nuri curriculum.

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