Presenters
1. Thomas S. C. Farrell - Plenary Speaker (IC2013)
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Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education and Development. He has been a language teacher and language teacher educator since 1978 and has worked in Korea, Singapore, and Canada. Professor Farrell has published widely in academic journals and has presented at major conferences worldwide on the topic of Reflective Practice. He is series editor for TESOL’s (USA) Language Teacher Research six volume series [2006-2009] and TESOL’s series English...
2. Dick Allwright - Plenary Speaker (IC2013)
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Dick Allwright is one of the most influential applied linguists in the field. His main areas of interest bridge theoretical and practical concerns in the area of language education. An early enthusiast for observational classroom research, Dr. Allwright is more recently the originator of the innovative and increasingly influential pedagogical movement called Exploratory Practice (EP). His work has always been closely connected to the actual language classroom and has probed the intricacies of interaction, relationships of control, and the interface between teaching and...
3. Graham Crookes - Plenary Speaker (IC2013)
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Graham Crookes is Professor, and presently Chair, of the Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. His specialties include the methodology of second language teaching and teacher development (including practice teaching supervision and more recently, philosophy of teaching). Besides teaching regular graduate and undergraduate courses for the Department of SLS, Dr. Crookes has conducted courses and workshops for teachers, especially on teaching methodology, action research, and critical pedagogy, in a variety of settings around the world, including...
4. Willy A. Renandya - Featured Speaker (IC2013)
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Willy A. Renandya is a Senior Lecturer at the ELL Department, National Institute of Education, Singapore. Prior to his current position, he taught at SEAMEO RELC, Singapore, where he also served as Head of the Department of Language Education and Research. He has taught in many parts of Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. He is a frequent speaker at language conferences in the Asian region.
He holds an MA in TESL and a PhD in Educational Psychology. His teaching and research interests include second and foreign language...
5. Lillian Wong - Featured Speaker (IC2013)
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Lillian L. C. Wong has a doctorate in applied linguistics and is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Applied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong, where she coordinates the Graduate School English Programme and teaches English for academic and specific purposes, and information technology in language teaching and learning. Dr. Wong’s research interests include teacher professional development, e-portfolios for language learning, innovation and change in language education, sociolinguistics, language education planning and policy, autonomous learning, learning...
6. Jihyeon Jeon - Featured Speaker (IC2013)
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Jihyeon Jeon is currently serves as Chair of the Dept. of International Office Administration, School of Business, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul. She has provided an integrated view on language teaching in numerous articles and presentations. Dr. Jeon’s keen interest comes from her diverse background, studying post-modern philosophy, and second language and culture education; working in EFL education and KFL education; teaching English majors and Business majors; serving as a Secretary General for KATE (within Korea) and Asia TEFL (internationally); and experiencing EFL...
7. Gabriel Diaz Maggioli - Featured Speaker (IC2013)
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Gabriel Diaz Maggioli is a teacher who applies the lessons learned in the classroom to his roles as educational administrator, teacher educator and writer. He is currently the Dean of the School of Language Learning and Teaching, at The New School, a progressive university in New York, founded by John Dewey in 1919. There, he also directs the MA in TESOL program in which he teaches the Methods and Learner Assessment courses.Gabriel’s main research interest is the elaboration of a viable pedagogy for teacher education. His most recent publication, Teaching Language Teachers:...
8. Curtis Kelly - Featured Speaker (IC2013)
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Curtis Kelly (EdD), is a popular speaker and writer as well as Professor of English at Kansai University in Japan. He has spent most of his life developing learner-centered approaches for “3L” English students, students with low ability, low confidence, and low motivation. Dr. Kelly believes that learners should be pulled into English study rather than pushed. He has written over 30 books, including Significant Scribbles (Longman), Active Skills for Communication (Cengage), and Writing from Within (Cambridge). He has also made over 300 presentations on adult education,...
9. Sue Garton - Featured Speaker (IC2013)
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Sue Garton is a Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Director of Postgraduate Programmes in English at Aston University, Birmingham, UK, where she is involved in the training and development of teachers from around the world. She has written and edited books and articles for teachers including From Experience to Knowledge in ELT with Julian Edge in Oxford’s Handbooks for Language Teachers series and Professional Encounters in TESOL with Keith Richards . She is series editor, with Keith Richards, of Palgrave’s new series of books for teachers, called International Perspectives on ELT...
* Plenary: Jack C. Richards
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1:00 Onnuri Hall
Seven Myths in Language Teaching**(Updated topic)**
Language teaching has often been a melting pot for a variety of assumptions and beliefs about what language is and how it can best be learned and taught. Some of these assumptions are based on folklore, and others reflect discarded theories and viewpoints about language teaching and learning. While some of the ideas we encounter in the language teaching market may be relatively harmless, others can have a negative impact on approaches both to language teaching as well as to the professional...
01. National President
Dr. David E. Shaffer is an early member of Korea TESOL and a long-term resident of Gwangju, where his career has been as a professor on the English Department faculty at Chosun University. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (theoretical) but has done much of his more recent research in applied linguistics and SLA, as well as in TESOL, in which he holds advanced certificates. In addition to research papers, Dr. Shaffer’s writings include books and articles on English teaching and learning as well as Korean language, culture, and poetry. Over the years, Dr. Shaffer has served as KOTESOL national...
01. National President
Lindsay Herron has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at a high school in Jeju-do. She has an MA in cinema studies (New York University, USA); an MSEd in literacy, culture, and language education (LCLE; Indiana University, USA); a graduate certificate in learning sciences, media, and technology (LSMT; Indiana University, USA); and a CELTA and CELTA-YL Extension. She is currently a doctoral candidate in LCLE (Indiana University, USA).
A lifetime member of KOTESOL, Lindsay is also chair of the...
01. President
Lindsay Herron was first vice-president of KOTESOL before becoming president in 2015. She has been on the International Conference Committee since 2012, serving as Registration Chair for the 2013-2015 conferences. She has been chair of the Membership Committee since 2014 and is also the Gwangju-Jeonnam chapter treasurer. She arrived in Korea in 2005, and has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Email: president@koreatesol.org
02. First Vice-President
Michael Free is from Canada (Toronto and Montréal). He holds two master's degrees: in TEFL (University of Birmingham) and Arts (McMaster University). Michael has worked in Korea for more than ten years, primarily within the public school system, and always in the beautiful, spacious province of Gangwon. He is very active in professional development, organizing and presenting at conferences large and small, and doing teacher-training sessions whenever feasible. Michael was the chair of the 2016 KOTESOL National Conference in Wonju. His professional interests include pronunciation, English...
02. First Vice-President
Mike Peacock is originally from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He has been living in the Daejeon area for 21 years. Mike has been teaching English at Woosong University's Culinary Arts Department for the past 15 years and is currently in my 17th year at Woosong. He has previously served the Daejeon Chapter as 2nd VP, 1st VP, and am currently serving my 10th year as chapter president.
03. Second Vice-President
Ingrid Zwaal is currently a member of the faculty at Jeonju University. Before that, she spent sixteen years at Jeonju National University of Education. Ingrid has an MS in education (secondary English) from Canisus College (USA). She has been a member of KOTESOL since 1998, a presenter since 1999, president of JeonjuㅡNorth Jeolla Chapter six times, and the stage manager at the International Conference for a dozen years. Ingrid has been in Korea for over 20 years now. She has not only survived but flourished and has become a member of her community through volunteer work and involvement...
03. Second Vice-President
James "Jake" Kimball holds an MSc in Educational Management in TESOL, and his research interests include program evaluation, assessment, and issues related to curriculum development. James, or Jake, was the founder of the Young Learner and Teens Special Interest Group and has worked for many years professionalizing TYL in Korea. In addition to being Publications Committee chair (2017-19), he has held editor-in-chief positions on The English Connection and KOTESOL Proceedings, and is currently reviews editor for the Korea TESOL Journal.
After teaching EFL in Korea for many years in...
04. Treasurer
Phil Schrank has been a member of KOTESOL since 2013. He has served on the International Conference Registration team (2013) and as the Associate Editor of TEC (2013-2014). He is currently the facilitator of the Content-Based Instruction SIG. Phil came to Korea in 2009 and has been an instructor of American studies at Korea Military Academy since 2013. He is also a PhD candidate in International Studies at Korea University. Email: treasurer@koreatesol.org
05. Secretary
Christopher Miller has been involved in ELT for nearly a decade. He began his career in Peace Corps Moldova in 2007 and holds an MSEd in TESOL from Shenandoah University. He has been active in KOTESOL for the last five years at both the chapter and national levels. His research interests include quantifying the benefits of teacher reflection. Christopher currently works at Daeil Foreign Language High School in Seoul. Email: Chriskotesol@gmail.com
05. Secretary
Heidi Vande Voort Nam teaches English education and general English courses at Chongshin University in Seoul. She holds an MA in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham Centre for English Language Studies. Heidi holds a lifetime membership in KOTESOL, and she has been participating in KOTESOL in various roles since 2003. As co-facilitator of the Christian Teacher’s SIG, she has organized symposiums and social events for Christian teachers, and she was chair of the 2016 Christians in ELT International Conference. Heidi also serves as an administrator for the KOTESOL Facebook Group and a...
06. Immediate Past President
Bryan Hale is an English language teacher from Australia. He currently teaches at the Foreign Language High School in Naju, Jeollanamdo, and his previous experience includes both public and hagwon teaching with all age groups, but especially teenagers. Bryan has a Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) through the University of New England in Australia. He is particularly interested in playfulness and spontaneity in the English as a Foreign Language classroom. Bryan’s previous roles within KOTESOL include Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter president, Reflective Practice SIG co-facilitator, and KOTESOL...
06. Past President
Peadar Callaghan completed his two-year term as KOTESOL president in 2015. Prior to that, he was 1st Vice-President and Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter President. He graduated from the University of Limerick with an MA in ELT. Presently, Peadar is teaching at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Peadar's academic interests include incorporating comics and gamification into English language teaching materials and techniques.
08. Immediate Past President
Lindsay Herron was first vice-president of KOTESOL before becoming president in 2015. She has served as president for two years (2015-17). She has also been on the International Conference Committee since 2012, serving as Registration Chair for the 2013-2015 conferences. She has been chair of the Membership Committee since 2014 and is also the newly elected Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter president. She arrived in Korea in 2005 and has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Email: president@koreatesol.org
1. Brock Brady - Plenary Speaker
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Plant Teacher Communities of Practice – Harvest Personal Satisfaction and Professional Growth
Communities of Practice form the foundation of teacher professional development. Communities of Practice (CoPs) are spaces where people in a trade or profession can “talk shop.” In some fields, CoPs happen naturally on the job. However, teachers do not practice their craft alongside other teachers; they practice it in a room full of students. Teachers must consciously build CoPs.
Teachers who participate in Communities of Practice rarely experience burnout or fall into...
1. Chapter President
Chosun University
Gwangju
Email: gwangju@koreatesol.org
Maria Lisak creates safe environments to encourage learners for risk-taking and growth. Currently at Chosun University in South Korea, she has diplomas and certificates in business, technology, education, and meditation. She is a lifetime member of KOTESOL and AsiaTEFL. Her research interests include funds of knowledge, cosmopolitan literacies, and autoethnography.
1. Glenn Stockwell - Plenary Speaker
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Technology and Motivation in English Language Teaching and Learning
Advances in technology have made it easier for teachers and learners of English to access a wide range of resources in terms of authentic input and communication with native and nonnative speakers of English around the world. From the early days of computer-assisted language learning (CALL), there has been discussion of how technologies can play a role in motivating learners in learning a language (e.g., Warschauer, 1998), and as technologies have become more sophisticated, the growing range of uses...
1. Jeonju - North Jeolla chapter President
Lisa MacIntyre-Park'I Can!' English Academy
cellphone: 010-8637-9519
1. JOINT PLENARY SESSION Mike Levy and Glenn Stockwell
Archive Copy.Mobile Language Learning: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
While mobile language learning is not in itself new, it is true to say there has been a coming of age in recent years. The current crop of technologies, such as smart phones and tablet computers offer more capable mobile options, with the potential, arguably, to lead to effective, pedagogically valid language learning activities. In particular, with the enormous number of apps available for phone users, the road would seem to be clear for widespread uptake by language learners who now can use their own...