외고 입시체제와 교육과정의 문제점과 개선 방안

Abstract

The aim of this research is to raise the drawbacks of curricular and admission system of Foreign Language High Schools, classified as special purpose high school, and to suggest a better education policy for Foreign Language High Schools. For this study we carried out questionnaires of Foreign Language High School students, analyzed the admission system and curricular of Foreign Language High Schools, and interviewed Foreign Language High School teachers, students, and parents. The results of this research are as follows. Firstly, in terms of admission procedures, there still remains the driving force behind private education in spite of education policy to reduce the soaring costs for private education and to restore the dilapidated educational system. Foreign Language High Schools retain their problematic admission system in order to prepare their students for entering the prestigious universities. So these elite schools focus on choosing academically gifted students rather than picking out students having the facility for languages. Secondly, the analysis of curricular of Foreign Language Hjgh Schools shows that they are not similar to general public high schools in that students' taking 82 credits of specified subjects are mandatory. However, as Foreign Language High Schools are practically focusing on a college entrance examination, they can not differentiate themselves from general public high schools. Based on above study, we have prposed a way to improve the system.