This study compares the phonics instruction with the whole language approach to literacy instruction in elementary English education and investigates the effects of the two approaches on literacy skills and affective factors. The experiment was conducted over eight weeks by sampling 56 fifth-graders at an elementary school in Seoul. The control group was given phonics instruction using English stories, whereas the experimental group was given the whole language approach using the same English stories. The instruments included pre- and post-reading and writing English tests and pre- and post-questionnaires. The analyses showed that the whole language approach had more positive effect than phonics instruction on improving learners’ English reading and writing ability. Furthermore, the whole language approach showed a positive change in the affective domain of interest, self-learning attitude and recognition, whereas two sectors of self-confidence and learning motivation did not show statistically significant difference compared to the control group. These results suggest that the whole language approach is more efficient than phonics instruction in developing learners’ literacy in elementary English education.

본 논문은 교실친화적 교원을 양성하기 위한 방법의 일환으로 사례기반 교수법을 소개한다. 구체적으로 사례기반 교수법과 관련된 문헌 분석을 토대로, 확장된 의미로서의 사례기반 교수법이 무엇인지 살펴보고, 초등수학교육에서 사례기반 교수법을 어떻게 개발할 수 있는지 전반적인 방법과 핵심적인 구성 요소들을 분석한 후, 구체적인 개발의 예를 제시한다. 또한 사례기반 교수법의 활용 방안 및 초등 교사의 수학과 전문성 신장 측면에서의 기대 효과 등을 논의한다.