A Comparative Study of the EPIK Program and the JET Program

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The EPIK (English Program in Korea) program was launched in Korea in 1995 and as of 1997, 856 EPIK program teachers are teaching in secondary schools. The JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) program started in Japan in 1977 and as of 1997, 5.030 JET program participants are working in secondary schools and various government organizations. Since Korea started the EPIK program, many problems have arisen and it has not been as effective as expected. As Korea and Japan share a similar environment in teaching English as a foreign language, Korea can learn from the JET program's twenty-year-old experience. The authors have compared the two similar programs to predict and prevent problems. The study explored three areas: (1) the problems that both programs have, (2) how to utilize the native speaker participants effectively, (3) how to improve the program. The study results show that the two programs have had similar problems. It was found that the JET program has more detailed guidelines for the native speaker teachers in their school work and private lives to promote effectiveness. Most of serious problems that Korean schools encounter now were included in the guidelines.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 목차
• 1.INSTRUCTION
• 2.COMPARISION OF THE JET PROGRAM AND THE EPIK PROGRAM
• 3.THE RESEARCH METHOD
• 4.RESULTS
• 3.CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCE