의사소통능력 향상을 위한 영어 쓰기 지도법

Abstract

In this paper I argue that English writing is not taught in the correct way in most Korean schools, even though it is an important means of communication. I suggest various ways to teach English writing for the development of communicative competence after discussing problems with the teaching of English writing in Korea. A number of Korean elementary and middle school English teachers get their students to memorize the spelling of English words, thinking that English writing begins with correct spelling. In high schools Korean English teachers tend to teach how to translate short Korean sentences into English, regarding translation as English writing. As a result, most Korean elementary and middle school students become tired of memorizing the correct spellings of so many English words that they come to hate English writing itself. Most Korean high school students cannot express their ideas in English well, even if they are quite good at spelling. In this paper, I suggest alternative teaching methods for the development of Korean students’ communicative English writing skills. I suggest different teaching methods for four different levels of Korean students of English.