1. Introduction
1) General description
At first, our group chose the two middle school textbook; the textbook from keumsung publisher for the 1st and 2nd grade students. We review all thegrammar point and sequences of the textbook and find that there are lots of benefits and weakness in them. Also, there exist many parts which theKorean students have difficulty in learning the most, so we
the English language due to poor teaching methods and customs which are based on strict educational tradition and has been passed down for decades. While such methods may have its strengths, in many cases it is no-longer considered efficient teaching methods, for the most part, due to the fact that most Korean English teachers over-emphasize the importance of reading and grammar skills while unde
Acculturation hypothesis
“ the degree of acculturation toward the ‘model’ language group seems to be the primary consideration in attempting to account for the varied levels of linguistic achievement reached by second language learners”
Korean Wes
Literacy Ability (reading, writing) Grammar skill High Low
Communication skills
(listening, speaking) Low High
The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis
The first language system interferes with the second language system.
Structural analysis on the two language would enable teachers to predict the difficulties in acquiring second language.
It is quite common to detect where the speaker is from just by listening to his/her accent.
e.g.) French
Ladies and gentlemen
①The textbook deals all language skills introducing various texts including cultural information.
In Chapter 4, the main topic is Dol party, the first birthday celebrated in Korea. It covers Korean culture, so it is suitable for the course goals as well as the communication skills.
② Since the students needs and interests are different, the textbook can’t cover all although it has lots of