외국인가정 자녀의 학교교육 실태와 개선 방향 모색을 위한 기초 연구 – 경기도 S 초등학교 특별학급 사례를 중심으로 –

Abstract

This study aims to look into the case of the foreign-born students’ classes which are composed mainly of foreign workers’ children and to provide suggestions for schools to educate them more effectively. For this purpose, classroom observations on the foreign-born students’ classes and interviews with the teachers and assistants were conducted in S elementary school in Gyeonggi province. The result shows that teachers have been found to use personalized teaching and contextual responses in the foreign-born students’ classes. The atmosphere of the instruction is free in general. The teachers in charge of the foreign-born students’ classes have both pride and difficulty in caring for the students. They sometimes feel stressed because of a lack of cooperation with other teachers. A teacher in charge of a class composed mainly of Korean students has trouble in instructing the foreign-born students who are not good at speaking Korean. The language assistants who help the teachers and foreign-born students with the students’ native language pointed out the inefficiency of the part-time job system. In order to enhance the effectiveness of education for foreign-born students, it is necessary to change the prospective and the direction of the education for them. More support for the language assistants is also needed to facilitate smooth communications between teachers and parents. It is also important to develop supplementary learning materials for foreign-born students as well as establish and manage a new institution that will assume full charge of the basic education for the foreigners’ children.