@article{ART002562143},
author={Shinyu Oh and Kim, Tae Young},
title={A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.},
journal={Modern English Education},
issn={1598-0782},
year={2020},
volume={21},
number={1},
pages={43-55},
doi={10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43}
TY - JOUR
AU - Shinyu Oh
AU - Kim, Tae Young
TI - A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.
JO - Modern English Education
PY - 2020
VL - 21
IS - 1
PB - The Modern English Education Society
SP - 43
EP - 55
SN - 1598-0782
AB - This paper aims to investigate the recent changes in English education in North Korea and compare the differences in pre- and post-2013 Revised Curricula in high school English textbooks. To this end, three post-2013 Revised Curriculum high school textbooks are compared with three pre-2013 Revised Curriculum textbooks. By using contents analysis, particularly relying on Coh-Metrix, these textbooks are compared considering three categories: physical characteristics and chapter/content organizations, topics, and readability in each school year. First, along with listening materials, a renewed emphasis on English verbal communication was found in the revised textbooks. Second, revised textbooks included more practical topics such as science, technology, and everyday life, whereas pre-revision textbooks comprised of more communist ideology, idolizing the Kim family, and promoting patriotism. Third, in terms of readability of textbooks, the analysis of Coh-Metrix revealed that the burden of learners increased due to the exponentially increased volume of new vocabulary textbooks. However, in the case of pre-2013 textbooks, the difficulty level of reading sections in each year fluctuated, whereas that of the post-2013 textbooks presents a steady increase as students advance in their school grade.
KW - North Korean 2013 Revised Curriculum/ North Korean English textbooks/ textbook analysis
DO - 10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
ER -
Shinyu Oh and Kim, Tae Young. (2020). A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.. Modern English Education, 21(1), 43-55.
Shinyu Oh and Kim, Tae Young. 2020, "A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.", Modern English Education, vol.21, no.1 pp.43-55. Available from: doi:10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
Shinyu Oh, Kim, Tae Young "A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea." Modern English Education 21.1 pp.43-55 (2020) : 43.
Shinyu Oh, Kim, Tae Young. A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.. 2020; 21(1), 43-55. Available from: doi:10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
Shinyu Oh and Kim, Tae Young. "A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea." Modern English Education 21, no.1 (2020) : 43-55.doi: 10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
Shinyu Oh; Kim, Tae Young. A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.. Modern English Education, 21(1), 43-55. doi: 10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
Shinyu Oh; Kim, Tae Young. A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.. Modern English Education. 2020; 21(1) 43-55. doi: 10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
Shinyu Oh, Kim, Tae Young. A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea.. 2020; 21(1), 43-55. Available from: doi:10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
Shinyu Oh and Kim, Tae Young. "A comparison of high school English textbooks between pre- and post-2013 Revised Curriculum in North Korea." Modern English Education 21, no.1 (2020) : 43-55.doi: 10.18095/meeso.2020.21.1.43
