Evaluation of MATESOL Programs in Korea

The purpose of this study was to begin to fill in §the research gap by surveying current teachers'' §perceptions of the effectiveness of MATESOL training §programs in Korea. This study explores the unique §training needs perceived by Korean teachers and how §MA TESOL programs could be best adapted to the §Korean educational context. The subjects of this §study were 21 MA TESOL graduates and 83 non-TESOL §trained teachers currently teaching in a variety of §public and private Korean educational settings. §Based on the findings, this researcher suggests ways §the current MATESOL model used in Korea can be §improved to better prepare future EFL teachers. TO §be specific, it might be desirable to provide §various classes in MATESOL, especially related to §current methods and technology, rather than focusing §4-5 traditional courses. It will give better §opportunities for TESOL course takers to choose what §they want for their professional development and §confidence in teaching. TESOL course also should §provide chances for the takers to reflect Korean EFL §situation for their teaching. The effectiveness of §these suggestions should be empirically examined in §the future.