2008 개정교육과정에 따른 초등학교 6학년검정 영어교과서에 대한 교사들의 만족도 분석

Textbooks are an important resource for teachers in assisting students to learn in classroom. They are the basis of school instruction and the main source of information for students and teachers. Korean schools which teach English as a foreign language depend heavily on the textbooks. Therefore the questions of how to choose qualified textbook for English class has long been a matter of the utmost concern for the teachers. Since 2012 the new elementary school English textbooks developed under the guidance of the 2008 revised national curriculum has been using by the sixth grade students. Therefore it is necessary to evaluate English textbooks for the purpose of checking up the problems and searching for improvements. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the 2008 revised 6th grade elementary school English textbooks and analyze teachers` feedback on elementary English textbooks used in the sixth grades of elementary school. The data was collected by surveying 103 teachers in Gyeongnam province. The survey deals with 6 general categories: close scrutiny as to its objectives, language contents, teaching materials, accompanying classroom activities, design and illustration, teachers` manual.