Form, Meaning, and Use of Language: A Qualitative Study on Native Speaker Teachers Teaching Elementary School EFL Students

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Hye-Kyung Ryoo
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제70호, 271~293쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2012.12.01

영문 초록

The present study investigated how the native English speaking teachers (NEST hereafter) were teaching Korean children learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in a private language school. Specifically, it examined how their NESTs dealt with the dimensions of form, meaning, and use of language. A detailed analysis of the video- taped EFL classes targeted for Korean elementary school students taught by NESTs revealed that the teachers relied heavily on textbooks and their intuitions of the target language rather than facilitative teaching techniques. The implication of the present study is that there should be more syste- matized theory-based methods taken by NESTs to deal more effectively with beginning EFL learners in terms of the ways of presenting language data and to engage students in diverse learning activities. In addition, this paper argues that there is a strong need for NESTs to be trained as professional language teachers and to be equipped with teaching techniques and skills to customize the needs of Korean elementary school EFL learners.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. The Study

4. Data analysis and Discussion

5. Implications and Conclusion

키워드

native speaker teacher form meaning use grammar