The Quality of Language Input as Revealed in Teacher Talks and Classroom Activities

KIM,SUNG-AE (김성애)

The Quality of Language Input as Revealed in Teacher Talks and Classroom Activities

Modern English Education
Abbr : MEESO
2007, 8(3), pp.85-106
Publisher : The Modern English Education Society
Research Area : Humanities > English Language and Literature > English Language Teaching

KIM,SUNG-AE ¹

¹부산대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This study aims to examine the quality of the language input provided in the elementary school English classes. Considering the importance of the language input available in the classroom in the EFL context, this study analyzes the teacher talks and the classroom activities in three elementary school prize winner classes in the national competition for excellence in English teaching. According to the result of the analysis, the language input provided by the teacher talks and the classroom activities lacks the quality of the input found in the communicative classroom. Based on the result, the study argues that in order to develop the communicative language ability in their students, the elementary school English teachers must first improve their own English proficiency and develop the techniques necessary to make their classroom activities communicative enough.

KEYWORDS

language input/elementary school English class/teacher talk/classroom activities

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