English for Teachers/Preface
PREFACE
English for Teachers was designed to aid Peace Corps Volunteers and Korean teachers of English in their effort to improve the quality of English language instruction in Korea. In cooperation with the Korean Ministry of Education, Peace Corps Korea participates in retraining workshops which presently involve 2,500 Korean teachers of English per year. This text was developed in an effort to standardize the workshop curricula throughout the provinces and to increase the effectiveness of the program.
What follows is not a complete course in English nor was it intended to be. It is an ordered review of the main grmmar points of English and a sample of the variety of ways these may be incorporated into the classroom. As such, it is a framework from which all participants in the program can develop English language materials. It should also serve as an instrument of evaluation.
The principal author of English for Teachers is Daniel D. Holt, Teacher Training Program Advisor for Peace Corps Korea. He was responsible for the design and development of these materials. He depended heavily upon a group of Peace Corps Volunteers who contributed much time and talent to this text. They were Philip and Sandra DeAngelis, Mary Davidson, Charles and Norma Shelan, and Robert Snyder.
We are grateful to Paul Hoff for the attractive cover design and for tedious long hours of proofreading. Appreciation is also due to Lou Spaventa for his advice on the original manuscript and to Kim Joung Sook for her typing and her patience.
We wish also to express our gratitude for the continual support of Korean Ministry of Education officials Messrs. Rhee Choon Ji and Kim Duk Ki, of the Superintendents of the Provincial Boards of Education, and of the English Supervisors,Messrs. Ju Heung Sup, Yoo Jae Sin, Lee Yang Woo, Choi Ip Kee, Choe Jong Keun, Hong Tae Hyu, Chi Hee June, Kim Yong Ho, Chung Chan Young, Hwang Woo Suk, and Lee Hyuk Sun.
William P. Reich
Education Officer, Peace Corps Korea
Seoul, June 29, 1974