An in-depth Analysis of Pedagogical Content Knowledge Research Contents in the Subject Matter of English

PCK(Pedagogical Content Knowledge), which is based on teachers' practical knowledge, contributes to solving the gap between the theory and actual practice of teachers as the practical knowledge of the subject matter applied to classrooms. The results of English PCK study based on teachers' teaching experience can be reapplied to the field of education and improved on revision and complementary process. For improvement and development of English PCK study, it is necessary to analyze how the existing English PCK studies in Korea are researched. Accordingly, this study analyzes the contents of English PCK study in Korea to identify the research trends and draw the direction of future research. Therefore, this study analyzes the research trends of PCK in the subject matter of English in Korea from 2007 to 2020 across 4 masters/doctoral theses and 8 articles from journals, thereby providing the future direction of English PCK studies. The purpose of this study is to suggest the direction of future English PCK studies by analyzing the results of existing English PCK study in Korea. The direction of English PCK studies is expected to contribute to the establishment of EFL English PCK through the qualitative and quantitative activation of English PCK study.