The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of a tripartite approach, combining creativity based education, multiple-intelligence practice, and english children\'s tales, to the learning and acquisition of English by Korean kindergarten students. Specifically, a model using this tripartite approach, taken from an actual kindergarten class, is demonstrated and evaluated. Based on the positive quantitative findings of the evaluation, a proposal is made that implementation of teaching methodology based on such an approach will make English education for young children in Korea more effective and efficient.
Furthermore, the study suggests that the following critical factors are considered when analysing the necessity of the implementation of this kind of tripartite approach to kindergarten English-education.
First, using such an approach aligns well with \"child-oriented education\" as advanced by the education department\'s \"Sixth Curriculum\", which says educators should help children grow their independence and creativity.
Second, various activities used and tested in this study advanced children’s English abilities in all of the four language skills; reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Moreover, the children also showed notable gains in creativity, and remained motivated and on-task, which was reinforced by the differences found between the test group and the control group during the evaluation.
Key words : Multiple Intelligence, Creativity, Linguistic Capacity, children, English children’s tales.