A Research on Elementary English Educationand English Teacher-Training Programs towards Globalization

本研究的目的是就全球化时代的基础英语课程、英语教师教育和在职教师培训三个方面进行调查并提出建议。在当今全球化的社会中，英语教师应具备以下素质：英语语言能力、英语教学技巧、跨文化理解能力和全球视野。为了提高职前教师的素质，从2010年开始，本研究项目将视频会议引入英语教师培训课程，以探索其有效性和潜力。在与欧洲教育机构和美国大学合作的基础上，视频会议协作被纳入教师培训课程，作为微格教学的延伸。实习教师收集与其地区文化相关的主题的信息，制作阅读材料、幻灯片，并为现场微格教学课程做准备，以提高他们的语言能力、沟通技能、教学和演示技术、材料开发和文化意识。这项研究的结果在当地学区和教育机构中得到了分享。它们还在五个国际会议上发表，并在三个国际期刊上发表。

The purpose of this study was to investigate and make recommendations about three areas; elementary English curriculum, English teacher education, and in-service teacher-training in our global era. In the present globalized society, English teachers are expected to have the following qualities: English language competence, English teaching techniques, cross-cultural understanding, and global perspectives. In order to develop the qualities of pre-service teachers, starting from 2010, this research project implemented videoconferencing into English teacher training courses to explore its effectiveness and potential. On the basis of partnership with European educational institutions and US universities, videoconference collaborations were incorporated into teacher-training classes as an extension of micro-teaching. Student teachers gathered information on a topic related to their regional culture, created reading materials, slides, and prepared for live micro-teaching sessions in order to improve their language competence, communication skills, teaching and presentation techniques, material development, and cultural awareness. The findings of this study were shared among local school districts and educational institutions. They were also presented at five international conferences, and published in three international journals.