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The role of KOTESOL is to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with teaching and learning of English in Korea.
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News
March JNJ Workshop Recap: Teaching English through Music and Culture
March 8th was our first workshop of the year. Natalie Thibault kicked things off with suggestions on how to use pop music beyond filling in the gaps. She brought some music to help us, with the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and Taylor Swift’s video “You Belong with Me”. Some of the suggestions were vocabulary building, listening comprehension, pronunciation, multiple learning styles, cultural understanding, critical thinking and more, plus my favorite, singing along.
By Webeditor Jeonju on March 31, 2025 - 2:04pm | Jeonju-North Jeolla | Read moreRepresent KOTESOL in Hong Kong!
The International Outreach Committee is looking for a representative to travel to Hong Kong for the upcoming Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics conference this July!
By Webeditor Outreach on March 18, 2025 - 9:01pm | International Outreach Committee (IOC) | Read moreTEC - The Spring 2025 Issue Now Online
The Spring International Conference may be coming soon, but the pre-conference edition of The English Connection is here now! In addition to an introduction to the conference by the conference chair, this issue includes a whopping seven articles by our invited speakers to the conference and interviews with another three speakers!
By Webeditor Publications on March 1, 2025 - 12:01am | The English Connection (TEC) | Read moreWebsite Volunteers Wanted
To help create pages in the new KOTESOL website (replicating pages from this current "old" website).
contact the Web Team at admin@koreatesol.org
By Webeditor National on February 2, 2025 - 8:25am | KOTESOL | Read moreGo International with Speaker Grants for Tokyo and Taipei!
The International Outreach Committee is looking for a KOTESOL members to represent our organization at two exciting international conferences:
By Webeditor Outreach on February 1, 2025 - 11:02am | International Outreach Committee (IOC) | Read more2025 Research Grant Applications Now Open!
Research Committee Grant InformationThe 2025 KOTESOL Research Committee invites all members to submit proposals for a research grant. The committee will award up to two research grants, one for 250,000 KRW and another for up to 750,000 KRW, depending on the merits.
By Webeditor Research on January 23, 2025 - 1:30pm | Research | Read moreHAN - The Winter 2024 Issue Now Online
Wondering what's been happening around Korea TESOL recently? Keep up with the news and goings-on with the just-published Winter edition of Korea TESOL Happenings and News (HAN).
By Webeditor Publications on January 14, 2025 - 9:13pm | Happenings and News | Read moreThe Dual-Purpose Initiative Mission Statement
The Dual-Purpose Initiative Mission Statement By Webeditor Busan on January 2, 2025 - 6:41pm | Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter | Read moreKorea TESOL Journal 20-2 Online Now
The most recent issue of the Korea TESOL Journal (KTJ 20-2) is now available online for your professional reading enjoyment. This issue contains five research papers and two book reviews (see Table of Contents below).
Members can view the table of contents and download a copy HERE. (Remember to log in first.)
By Webeditor Publications on December 28, 2024 - 2:21am | Korea TESOL Journal | Read moreJNJ has their final meeting for 2024
December saw the Christmas party, election (of sorts) and a final presentation from Allison Bill. Allison presented on a number of activities that can be used in class. Allison is leaving Korea after many years of dedicated service to KOTESOL and Korea. She has been a very active member of KOTESOL, including being the Chair of the International Conference, JNJ president for a number of years as well as IOC chair and program chair for the IC.
By Webeditor Jeonju on December 27, 2024 - 6:32pm | Jeonju-North Jeolla | Read more