다문화적 한국어 교수 역량 강화를 위한 KSL 담당 교원 연수 프로그램 실행 및 효과 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the KSL (Korean as a Second Language) Teacher Training Program implemented to improve multicultural KSL teacher competence. This two-week program was carried out for 80 elementary, middle, and high school teachers at Seoul National University of Education in January of 2013 by the Ministry of Education and Science Technology as a part of policy research. The significance of the KSL Teacher Training Program is that it was the first program launched for public school teachers. This study is significant in that it tried to gauge this program's effectiveness and diagnose the viability of teacher retraining programs, which would ensure KSL's successful implementation in the future. Accordingly, the effectiveness of the KSL Teacher Training Program was analyzed through the questionnaire developed by the authors before and after the programs. As a result, the study proved that the KSL Teacher Training Program had significant effects on all four subcategories of multicultural KSL teacher competence: a) awareness of and belief in multicultural education, b) knowledge in the field of Korean language education, c) teaching skills in Korean, and d) the multicultural efficacy of teachers. Through empirical research, this study shed new light on the 60 hours intensive KSL teacher training program as an effective tool for boosting the multicultural competence of KSL teachers in the field.