안드라고지적 관점에서 본 EFL 교사 교육자의 핵심역량에 대한 개념화

초록

The purpose of this study was to explore the conceptual process of EFL teacher educators' competency based on the andragogical perspective. Reflecting the recent trend of EFL teacher training holding the spotlight in the field of adult education, this paper focused on the following: the profile of English teachers' competency, the recent trend of EFL teacher education, the principles of adult learning, the adult educators' competency based on andragogical principles, and some implications for EFL teacher education. Based on the analysis of English teachers' competency and the adult educators' competency from the andragogical perspective, the new competency for EFL teacher educators was proposed in this study. This new EFL teacher educators' core competency profile was categorized into five areas with 30 items with orchestrating such aspects as the knowledge of English language, a function of teacher personality and abilities, adult learning principles, and the learning context in the developmental process. The comprehensive profile of core competency suggested in this study will help EFL teacher educators evaluate their own assets and drawbacks as a teacher and will give some guidelines for the quality and effectiveness of EFL teacher educators and programs.

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