of danger. We would like to point out that our society needs to have more balanced view. Accordingly, we expect our research will be helpful in this period filled with danger of environmental problems.
In this view, we will examine two questions.
1) First, how school textbooks used in compulsory education course describe solutions to the environmental problems?
2) Second, what is Korean’s
of reading to children.
☄ The presidency of the United States.
There is a page for the information about the presidency of the U.S. at the first of the book. The knowledge of presidency can be very difficult for children. In Korea, students learn the presidency of Korea through their textbook. The contents are so stiff that students have difficulty
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
Korean English teachers over-emphasize the importance of reading and grammar skills while underestimating the significance of listening and speaking related materials in the textbooks and teaching materials. By this, we mean that most teachers find the listening and speaking materials within textbooks either boring or unnecessary and thus fail to spend enough time and effort teaching them to the
∥ Emphasis on the individual level
Cause of environ. Problems: individuals.
The environmental issues may seem different according to the region; however, the sole reason of it is us ourselves. What makes the Earth sick are such factors as light we turned on unconsciously, tissue we dumped thoughtlessly, and human’s desire to be more comfortable and to enjoy more. In that sense, if we a