초등 교사들의 초등임용 영어시험과 준비 경험에 대한 인식

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the elementary teachers’ perceptions about preparing and taking the English Test for Elementary Teacher Certification Examination. This study also collected ideas from teachers for improving the test. To achieve the purpose of the study, 10 interviewees were selected. Their narrated experience of the test preparation and test taking was recorded in the form of in-depth interviews. The recorded data was analyzed according to the six-step processes of interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) proposed by Smith et al(2009). The analysis led to the following findings: First, the 1st English test and preparation process was effective in some respects for those who had taken it, helping them to teach English and other subjects. However, the majority of interviewees also reported that the test preparation process was physically and mentally demanding. Because they could not obtain information easily, they had to purchase an internet lecture to prepare for the exam. Second, the 2nd test (English In-depth Interview, English demonstration lesson) and preparation process are designed to help teacher candidates prepare to teach English. However, when reflecting on their own elementary school fieldwork experience, some respondents felt that there was less of a connection between the fieldwork and the English demo-lesson in the test. In conclusion, the experience is meaningful to teachers, however there are gaps between the test and the fieldwork. So, we have to consider how to renovate the exam for a more reasonable teacher recruitment and training.