Korean English Teachers’ Professional Development Needs: National Survey more

Sun, May 1, 10:00-Tue, May 31, 23:55 Asia/Seoul

This talk identifies Korean English teachers’ (KETs) continuous professional development (CPD) needs, drawing on a three-country comparative study (South Korea, Japan and China) commissioned by the British Council. We start with a brief introduction to the comparative study and the national survey. We will then discuss KETs’ current CPD practices, the reasons they engage in CPD and their perceptions of the existing provision. More importantly, we present KETs’ CPD needs and factors that influence their decisions to participate in on- and off-line CPD. The large-scale study makes original contribution to research on CPD, generating insights into KET’s CPD needs under the pandemic, such as desired contents and methods. The findings show the interaction between the context and the needs. We will make specific suggestions to better support KETs, which will help the government and CPD providers with designing and delivering CPD programmes, in Korea and beyond.