A Culture Analysis of Elementary English Textbooks Based on
the 2015 Revised National Curriculum

doi:10.18627/jslg.34.2.201808.249

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A Culture Analysis of Elementary English Textbooks Based on the 2015 Revised National Curriculum 2015 개정 초등영어 교과서 문화 분석 -4학년 교과서를 중심으로-: 이혜경
Lee Haekyoung

31 August 2018. pp. 249-260

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Abstract

Cultural awareness is one of the basic elements for consideration for the teaching of foreign languages in elementary schools. The National English Revision to the 2015 Elementary English Textbook acknowledges the importance of including English cultural instruction in English language classrooms to facilitate learning between the learners’ cultures and those of the target language. This paper investigates the conformity of cultural elements implicated in the Elementary English Textbook based on 2015 revised National Curriculum. This study shows those elements that are unsuitable for the cognitive and affective levels of development associated with elementary school students. Culture teaching elements unconnected to the target lesson objectives were also found and discussed in this study. Finally, this study suggests some guidelines for choosing and developing useful cultural elements and strategies for elementary school English language teaching.

Keywords

cultural education

2015 revised national curriculum

elementary English textbook

cultural elements

guidelines

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Publisher :The Modern Linguistic Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국현대언어학회
Journal Title :The Journal of Studies in Language
Journal Title(Ko) :언어연구
Volume : 34
No :2
Pages :249-260
DOI :https://doi.org/10.18627/jslg.34.2.201808.249

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[2] 민유진. 2003. 『초등학교 영어교재 분석 및 만족도 조사』 인천교육대학교 석사 학위 논문

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[4] 이영희. 2002. 초등영어 문화지도 모형 개발을 위한 연구. 『초등영어교육』 8.1, 167-212.

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[7] 최희경 외. 2018.『 초등학교 영어 4학년 검정 교사용 지도서』 서울: YBM.

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