Early Childhood Teacher Professional Development Using an Interdisciplinary Approach: Teaching English as a Foreign Language for Young Children in Korea
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: This study employed pragmatic parallel mixed methods to determine the impact of TPD on early childhood teachers' pedagogical methodology and English acquisition by young children in South Korea.The data included observations from the TPD sessions and classrooms, interviews and lesson plans, as well as the pre-and post-test scores of the 42 participant children.The findings have provided valuable insights into (1) how the HIA TPD program could serve as a means of effective TPD, positive impact on the growth of teachers' English instructional practice, and young children's English learning, and (2) the benefits for children in the treatment group that was generally greater than the control group in the areas of VA, LS, and PA skills.Implications for further research on TPD and other supports for the integrated early childhood English education were discussed.Copyright by Eunyoung Kim Chae 2014 ** Please show one picture at a time using separate picture sets, and ask "What is this in English?" (따로 준비된 사진 카드 세트를 이용하여 하나씩 보여주면서, "이것은 영어로 무엇입니까" 라고 질문합니다.)Directions: I want you to tell me what it is in English.
Author: Eunyoung Kim Chae
Institution: University of Cincinnati
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2290568043