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2020 National Conference Schedule

2020 Online Korea Tesol National Conference

Synchronous Presentation Schedule

 (Plus More than 20 Pre-Recorded Webinars)

 

Times are in KST: Korean Standard Time (UTC +9)

**Tentative Schedule. Times subject to change without notice.

Click here to view the schedule on the 2020 KOTESOL National Conference website.

 

Invited Speakers
(YouTube Live)

Time Invited Speakers (Youtube Live)
10:45 am

Opening Ceremony

Lindsay Herron (KOTESOL President) &

 Sunil Mahtani (Conference Chair)

11:00-11:45 am

 

Tomomi Kumai

Creating a Safe Space for Transformation: Raising Intercultural Awareness for Language Teachers and Learners

Plenary Speaker

12:00-1:00 pm

Lunch Hour- Webinar Video Library Opens 

(See Webinar List Below)

 1:00-1:45 pm

 

Yunjeong Hwang

Essential Legal Knowledge on Employment and Labor for Expat Teachers 

Invited

 2:00-2:45 pm

Teach North Korean Refugees

KOTESOL Gives Back: Empowering North Korean Refugees Through ELT

Invited/Fundraiser

 3:00-3:45 pm

Stafford Lumsden

Timeline of an Outbreak: Australian Education Moving to Online Teaching in Response to Novel Coronavirus 19

Invited

 

Zoom Sessions

Time Zoom Session Zoom Session Zoom Session
1:00-1:45

Ehean Kim

Tourism Projects with Local Communities: Situated Learning and Place-Dependent Model to Enhance Authenticity

Technology

Jocelyn Wright

 

Educational Gifts 

 

Reflective Practice

Terri Beadle

What Disney can teach us about Compare and Contrast Writing

Material Design

2:00-2:45

Lisa M. Hunsberger

Creative Uses of PowerPoint and Keynote in the Techni-Capable EFL Classroom

Technology

Adrienne Seo &  Daniel Moonasar

The Why and How of Using Multicultural Children's Literature 

ELT and Culture

Joanne McCuaig

The University of Birmingham: MA TESOL/MA Applied LInguistics 

Promo

3:00-3:45

Kevin Kester

Tips for Getting a PhD, Academic Employment, and Publishing 

Professional Development

Brian Raisbeck

Implications of English Names in the Korean EFL Classroom

Learner Identity

Roger Fusselman

Maximizing Creativity When Planning Lessons

Material Design

 

Pre-Recorded Webinars

The webinar library will become available during the lunch hour, starting at 12:00 pm 

1

Blake Brunner

Renouncing "Global Citizenship": Seeking More Personal Ways of Motivating Students 

ELT and Culture

2

Josh Brunotte

Comparing imaginal versus virtual exposure training for public speaking anxiety reduction

Technology

3

Crystal Cho Jones

Creating a Space for Students with Disabilities and Neurodiversity in the Classroom

ELT and Critical Disability Studies

4

Dr. Liliana Cuesta Medina

Building a Research and Writing Culture: Stories from ELT Communities

Professional Development

5

Gereltuya Damdinsuren

Developing a Creative and Successful English Resource Cabinet

Material and Course Design

6

Rosa Dene David

Teaching Strategies to Optimize Accessibility and Inclusivity for Students with Learning Disabilities

ELT and Critical Disability Studies 

7

Kristy Dolson

Revisiting Old EFL Classroom Practices with New Teacher Trainer Eyes

Professional Development, Multiple Skills

8

Simon  Fisher

TBL and Technology: Teaching Creatively with Computer Coding

Technology, Multiple Skills

9

Daniel Jones

The Great Blind Spot- the Importance of Financial Education

Financial

10

Kevin Kester

A Pedagogy of Vulnerability 

Reflective Practice 

11

Grace Kudlack

Low Tech/High Tech: Technology Integration in the ESL Classrooms

12

Marc C. LeBane & Mark Melican

MiLEE- Mini-Lectures to Enhance English Language Learning 

Material and Course Design

13

Angie Lee

Teaching Integrated Skills Through Arts & Crafts in the EFL Classroom

Material and Course Design, Multiple Skills 

14

Andrew Lerner

Native Speaking Teachers as a Source of Extrinsic Motivation

SLA, NEST/NNEST

15

Samantha Levinson

Improving Collaboration and Self-Reflection in the Private Sector: A How To

Reflective Practice

16

Mei Fung Lewina Lung

A Comparative Study: Autistic and Ordinary Learners' Motivation in SLA

SLA, ELT and Critical Disability Studies

17

Maria Teresa Martinez-Garcia

Translanguaging Strategies for Teaching a Foreign Language Classroom

Classroom Management, Translanguaging

18

Jermaine McDougald

Downgrading NEST: Creating a path for CLIL teacher identity 

CLIL, NEST/NNEST

19

Elexis Nelson

Bringing Authenticity into the Classroom

Reflective Practice

20

Reece Randall

Global Citizenship Education (GCED) via Online Debate

ELT and Culture

21

Cyril Reyes

Why Mother Tongue is not Enough: A critique of EMI

Sociolinguistics/Language Policy, EMI

22

Bruce Screws

How is English Conversation class useful? Korean university students' perspectives 

ELT and Culture

23

Lindamulage Chaturi Nisansala Silva & Sakuni Amanda Dushyanthi Thelikada Palliya Guruge

Difficulties Encountered by ESL Teachers in Government Schools in Sri Lanka

Professional Development

24

Joseph Tomei

I am a plastic human: Teaching Through Metaphor

Material and Course Design

25

Caroline Torres & Kavita Rao

Universal Design for Learning and Digital Tools for Language Learners

Material and Course Design, ELT and Critical Disability Studies