영문초록
Kim, Yong-myeong?Lee, Byeong Cheon. “A Study on Ways of Selecting Minimum Essential English Subjects for English Domain of the 2016 College Scholastic Academic Test”. Modern Studies in English Language & Literature 57.1 (2013): 1-32. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) introduced the 2014 level differentiated College Scholastic Academic Test (CSAT) which has been designed to incorporate the 2009 National Curriculum. As with this new curriculum, eight English subjects, including four subjects for practical English and another four for general English, were provided to high school students who will select several subjects among the eight subjects. In order for students to make better decision in selecting the most optimized subjects that will best fit their CSAT, the students and schools need to be provided with more analytical and comparative data on the characteristics as well as the co-relationships of the subjects. To achieve this purpose, the eight subjects in the high school curriculum were comparatively analyzed in terms of the goals, language skills, and the achievement standards of the eight subjects. As a result, four subject combinations were derived from our analysis with strong points and weak points for each combination. Schools, therefore, can select the most appropriate subjects which satisfy the most students based on the data. MEST, having already designated two and three minimum essential subjects for the A-type English test and the B-type in the 2014 SCAT under the 2007 National Curriculum, will also have objective data that will designate the new minimum essential subjects under the 2009 National Curriculum. However, it is suggested that each school needs to consider the students` levels, needs, future career, and its environmental factors when selecting minimum essential subjects. (Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation)