A Study of English Teaching Staff in Elementary Schools

• Main Authors: Yen, Yu-Ju, 閻玉如
• Other Authors: Zhang, Yong-Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82824094515583234925

碩士 === 開南大學 === 商學院碩士在職專班 === 102 === According to both foreign and domestic literature reviews, content analysis about the status of English teaching training at elementary schools in Taiwan, we know that Foreign elementary teacher training curricula mostly focus on practical working experiences in order to develop the ability of teaching English at elementary schools, so lots of training courses will be arranged before the real tasks. On the contrary, elementary teacher training curricula in Taiwan are apparently planned on theoretical courses instead of training courses. Only a few regional governments hold learning programs or training courses of teaching English at elementary schools with the cooperation of local universities. Most regional governments are short of budget and experiences to plan systematically with integration. Through literature reviews we learned that we need more theoretical courses, especially about linguistics and culture issues; while the elementary teachers consider the immediate effectiveness of increasing practical training. Although theoretical courses are the basic step of teaching English in the future, practical experiences must be given precedence over all others in this period of time. In the long term, the integration of theoretical courses and practical training is the best way to train elementary English teachers and also the best solution of training program. After analysis of the study, the conclusions are: professional English teachers in elementary schools are not enough, the training system of English teachers is not completed, and excellent English teachers have their own characteristics. Therfore the recommendations are: government should encourage elementary teachers to study, schools should provide English teachers teaching resources and assistance, government should establish a complete system of English teachers and provide English teachers in remote areas high-quality treatment .