이중언어강사의 역할 수행 실태 및 개선 방안 연구

Abstract

The objectives of this study is assessing the role fulfillment of bilingual instructors, finding some issues, and suggesting developmental alternatives for making best use of instructors. In order to do these research objectives, the author conducted questionnaires and interviews to bilingual instructors in elementary schools, middle schools and high schools. The results of the methods show that bilingual instructors take on more classes in the areas of multi-cultural education than bilingual education which is their original area of responsibilities. This situation has caused many problems; lack of textbooks and teaching materials, insufficient knowledge on teaching method, uncomfortable relationship with other full-time teachers and managers, unstable employment and anxiety. However, many bilingual instructors see that their roles are important and valuable despite all those problems they have to take on. Having assessed current situation of bilingual instructors, the author suggests several alternatives for better uses of bilingual instructors. In order to have good plans for providing bilingual instructors, sufficient reality-checks over all schools in a jurisdiction of municipal or provincial Office of Education should be done in the first place. Second, placement of bilingual instructors need to reflect the educational demands such as number of multi-cultural students and need of certain language education. Third, there are needs in development of teaching materials and textbooks and ways ofsharing of those materials and information. Fourth, it is very recommendable to have a program connecting bilingual instructors with parents of multi-cultural students considering the importance of sharing educational experience as parents of bilingual students. Fifth, classes that focus on the need of bilingual education should be included in job training classes for incumbent full-time teachers, managers and incoming teachers. Sixth, better re-training programs for instructors are needed in order to enhance educational quality. Finally, providing employment opportunity for married immigrant women with higher education as instructors would be a good option since it is also a good alternative for social engagement aspect as well as bilingual education.