지역 영어동아리를 통해 본 아동영어교육 사례 연구

Abstract

This study introduces mother's voluntary moves and experimental examples for teaching English to children after the consistence of local community English and analyzes the questionnaire research conducted as the interim evaluation. Prior to making a community, under the theme of finding new future alternatives in recognition of problems of past and present English education, 6 weeks of parent's workshop was conducted and for 2 years afterwards, they have held the after-meeting. During the workshop, the importance of the basis study. listening and introduction of home-literacy using fairly tales were stressed. This community has the motto of 'listening and reading a lot with children' and has shared books and DVD's seen at home and constantly made presentations at the after meetings. The fact found from the reading community is that the out of class literacy gives pleasure and confidence to the students. Moreover, the parents' literacy that shares the pleasure of reading with children becomes a model to children and the root of the literacy strongly is founded from home. Considering that the time out of classes is a lot longer, importance of the language environment at home and home literacy is an element that could never be overlooked. Effectively utilization of the long time at home after school and induction of appropriate exposure could be every efficient strategies in EFL environment as Korea. Parents are the most influential teachers and it is very important to accumulate partnership with the first teacher of the children, parents. As the result of questionnaire research, despite the individual gap between children, they all showed general developmental status. This is another proof that language can be acquired naturally anywhere if the environment is created. For this, the teachers should not overlook at the fact that parents are an important axis of education and turn their eyes to home literacy. The development and accomplishment of children for the past 2 years owe to the contribution of parents who have silently led children and sticked to the principles with clear visions. It is very significant for the community that still has a long way ahead but laying its ground as a community for learning in coexistence.