캐나다 현직교사 초청 영어캠프를 통한 몰입프로그램의 효과 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the effects of a short-term English immersion program during the English camp taught by Canadian teachers. It examines the degrees of the students' interest and participation in their English study when they were exposed to short-term English language environment. Moreover, it investigates the degree of enhancement of each skill of language by analyzing the effects of the short-term immersion program by each grade. The English camp was held for three weeks during the summer vacation in 2013 and there were 91 elementary school students from 3rd grade to 6th grade. The venue was a local university in Busan. This special program was funded by the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education (BMCOE) as a part of a program to prepare young students for globalization. The following results were drawn from this study. First, the participants' interest in studying English has been increased. The comparison of the pre-survey and post-survey shows that not only students' interest in studying English was enhanced, but also that in practical English was motivated by the English camp program. Second, the effect of a short-term immersion program was similar to the students of all grades without any significant difference. The classes of the camp were graded depending on English ability. However, regardless of students' grades, the effect of the immersion program showed the similarity in the English improvement, participation and interest. Third, the speaking ability was improved most greatly, although there was overall improvement in English speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar. The students reported in their interviews that this resulted from the Canadian teachers' efficient teaching method and the immersion program. On the basis of the findings from the study, the following proposals can be made: Supplementation of the curriculum is needed for qualitative improvement of the immersion program. There is a need to satisfy participating students' learning demands along with qualitative improvements in the lessons by researching and conducting major subjects' curriculum, such as math and science, which are necessary for immersion study. In addition, lessons should be complemented for even development of the language skills. The particular efforts need to be poured into complementing teaching methods and selecting teaching materials as well as tools for it.