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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.6.3557

Cultural Awareness of Native English Teachers Who Work at Regular Kindergartens in Korea  

Yun, Young Soon (Department of Early Chilhood Education, Gwangju National University of Education)
Kim, Kyu-Soo (Department of Early Chilhood Education, Wonkwang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.6, 2014 , pp. 3557-3563 More about this Journal
Abstract
Korean National Level Kindergarten Curriculum does not include English education in regular class time. On the other hand, more than 90% kindergarteners are taught English. This study examined the Native English Teachers' (NETs') cultural aspects of their teaching at regular kindergartens in Korea. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with four NETs who were working at regular kindergartens in Korea, their partner Local English Teachers (LETs) and kindergarten principals. All interview data was transcribed and categorized based on the grounded theory method. The results showed that NETs are not required to be culturally prepared to teach in Korean kindergartens. Consequently, most of them do not consider the students' culture in their teaching activities. Moreover, Korean kindergartens, where research participants work, are not prepared well to invite NETs into their regular curriculum. These results will have significant implications on Korean kindergarten's English education practice.
Keywords
kindergarten English education; English as foreign language; native English teacher; culturally relevant pedagogy; early English education;
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