Elementary School English Language Education in Korea

Abstract

On November 19, 2011, the Center for English Language Education at Elementary Schools at Naruto University of Education was honored to have Back Young Kim speak at our annual symposium. Kim has been the supervisor in charge of elementary school English language education at the Incheon metropolitan city office of education for three years. Previously, she taught English at elementary school for 18 years. In her current position, she oversees the curriculum implementation at all elementary schools in her district and is responsible for teacher training and students’ academic achievement in English. As the featured speaker at the 2011 symposium, she spoke about English language education at elementary schools in Korea, describing the curriculum, various supplementary and core materials and teacher training. The content of her presentation is summarized herein.