초등영어문화지도에 대한 예비교사들의 인식과 예비교사교육에 대한 시사점

Abstract

Under the educational policy of teaching English in the frame of Engilsh as a global language, the purpose of English education is to foster learners’ intercultural communicative competence. In its development, the capability of respecting differences between cultures is essential as well as language abilities. While the importance of culture education cannot be overemphasized in teaching English as a global language, teacher development in this area has been long overlooked. The purpose of this study is to report on pre-service teacher development in elementary English culture education. The perceptions of 11 English education major pre-service teachers on integrating culture education in elementary English teaching at the beginning and the end of a teacher development course have been examined. Mock classes developed and conducted by these pre-service teachers are also presented in order to shed light on their competence in creating and executing interesting and educational culture education activities. Implications of the study on pre-service teacher development are also discussed.