A Comparative Research of Korean and Chinese Middle School English Textbooks

• 발행기관: 한국영어교과교육학회
• 저자명: 김정렬(Kim, Jeong-ryeol) Zeng, Dazhi
• 간행물 정보: 『영어교과교육』영어교과교육 8권 1호, 119~146쪽, 전체 28쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.03.30

영문 초록

This study aims at comparing the 3rd grade middle school English textbooks of Korea and China, and thereby suggesting some ideas for the future improvement of English textbooks in these two countries. The analysis of the research presented the following results. First, the content of the Korean textbooks are uniformly similar to the Chinese textbooks. Second, as for the composition of the four skills, the Korean and Chinese textbooks all show advanced but mechanical contents. And the Chinese textbooks put more emphasis on reading. Third, various communicative skills do not seem to be adequately presented in either the Korean or Chinese textbooks. Fourth, in language forms and grammar, the Korean textbooks avoid grammatical terms and explanation while the Chinese textbooks present them after all units or in the appendix. Fifthly, the subjects for both of the Korean and Chinese textbooks are largely concerned about school life, family, and cultures of other countries. The paper concludes with pedagogical implications and suggestions for English textbook development.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Review

Ⅲ. Methods

Ⅳ. Results

Ⅴ. Conclusion

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