Middle School English Teachers' Views on Reflection of Core Competencies and Culture Teaching in Korean Textbooks

Autor/inn/en	Kong, Ji Eun; Sung, Kiwan
Titel	Middle School English Teachers' Views on Reflection of Core Competencies and Culture Teaching in Korean Textbooks
Quelle	In: English Teaching, 76 (2021) 4, S.53-73 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1017-7108
Schlagwörter	Middle School Teachers; Language Teachers; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teacher Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Likert Scales; Cultural Awareness; Teaching Methods; Educational Objectives; Textbooks; Foreign Countries; Check Lists; Competency Based Education; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Lehrerverhalten; Likert-Skala; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Ausland; Checkliste; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Korea; Republik
Abstract	The study investigated ten Korean secondary English teachers' views on to what extent core competencies were reflected in textbooks using 18 Likert-type statements. This study also examined their views on how well cultural contents and activities met curricular objectives of teaching culture through open-ended questions and interviews. Results showed that the three items on civic competence had lower means except for the one on ethical use of information collected in class. Teachers replied that tasks for each grade were deficient in helping students feel proud of their own culture and developing positive attitudes toward other cultures. They thought that current cultural contents lacked diversity despite positive improvements in including other cultures over the years and possibility of meeting curricular goals. Consequently, they made various efforts to offer appropriate culture teaching using additional materials and/or activities with diverse teaching strategies and techniques. Some implications are drawn from these results for better culture teaching. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Korea Association of Teachers of English. 6105 English Education Department, Chinju National University of Education, 369beon-gil 3, Jinyangho-ro, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52673, Republic of Korea. Tel: +82-42-629-7381; Fax: +82-42-629-7320; e-mail: katejournal29@gmail.com; Web site: http://journal.kate.or.kr/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01