2021 Nomination Procedures

2021 Nomination Procedures

Who Is Eligible?

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All members of the National Council must be members in good standing of KOTESOL (i.e., their KOTESOL membership must be current).

Any member seeking nomination for an elected position on the National Council must have been a member in good standing for at least the 12 full months immediately prior to their time of seeking nomination; except that any candidate for the office of President must have been a KOTESOL member for the previous two years, must have served on the Council for at least 12 full months prior to the time of seeking nomination (though not necessarily a continuous 12 full months), and must be a current member of TESOL International Association at the time of nomination and throughout their term as President.

One KOTESOL member may run for only one national elective office among president, first vice-president, second vice-president, secretary, treasurer, nominations and elections committee chair, and international conference committee co-chair.

How to Nominate

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Nominations may be made by any KOTESOL member in good standing. Nominations can be of two types: (a) self-nominations, which has generally been the type of nominations received over the years, or (b) nomination by another member. In this latter case, the nominee must consent to the nomination and submit the required documentation. 

Documentation Required

A. Candidate’s Personal Information: This document contains in list form information on the candidate’s education, work experience, KOTESOL service, and other ELT-related experience. Details on its contents are available in the PDF attached below.

B. Candidates Personal Statement: This document details the candidate’s reasons for seeking office, their qualifications for the office, and their planned actions in that position if elected. Details on its contents are available in the PDF attached below.

C. Endorsements: Candidates for an elected office must request endorsements from two (2) KOTESOL members in good standing (from 3, in the case of presidential candidates). Each endorsement should include that member’s reasons for endorsing the candidate. It is the responsibility of the candidate to arrange for endorsements to be submitted. Details on endorsement contents are available in the PDF attached below.

Send documents to elections@koreatesol.org
[ Nominations period is now Closed. ]

The Candidates

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Confirmed candidates for the 2021 KOTESOL national elections and their related documents can be found on The Candidates page.

Inquiries: elections@koreatesol.org 

2021 Nominations and Elections frontpage.