All are invited to attend the Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL Late Summer Workshop at ELMO Study Cafe on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 3pm. There is no fee to attend but we do ask that you help support the gracious venue by ordering a beverage on the second floor of the cafe. Light snacks will be provided.
Please note, our workshop is being held at a later date this August to accomodate the vacation schedules of our members. We will resume with the normal schedule from September.
Speakers and Topics:
1. Media-based Language Learning (Nathan Galster)
2. Mobile Learning in EFL - What do the Students Think? (Brendon Pearson)
Abstract: Media-based Language Learning (Nathan Galster)
Today’s fast-paced, technologically advanced world offers numerous ways for educators to connect with language learners and creative opportunities for learners to connect to language. By utilizing music, film, social media and web-based learning, educators can not only make learning more fun and interesting but also increase motivation to learn, retention of material and encourage learning that will continue outside of and beyond the classroom. (Bio below)
Abstract: Mobile Learning in EFL - What do the Students Think? (Brendon Pearson)
Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous in modern society, but the ways in which they can effectively be utilized in education is still a matter of prolific discussion and debate among researchers in a variety of fields. One point on which the literature concurs is that the opinions of students themselves may offer some valuable insights into how the affordances of mobile devices can be more effectively utilized. Thus, this dissertation reports on a study designed to assess the perceptions of Korean EFL students in regards to the use of tablets as primary learning tools. (Bio below)
Speaker Bios
1. Nathan Galster is currently a Visiting Professor at Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea. He earned his Master’s in Adult Education from Colorado State University in early 2016. He has worked as an ESL teacher in both Costa Rica and South Korea and has been teaching in Korea since 2009. You can email him at nathan.galster@hotmail.com.
2. Brendon Pearson is a Visiting Professor of English at Kyungpook National University in Daegu. He recently completed his MA in TESOL through the University of Birmingham. Brendon has 8 years of experience teaching young learners through to adults, and his teaching and research interests include mobile learning, gamification of learning, and language-learning motivation.
Directions: a) Take Exit 10 from Banwoldang Station b) Go straight and turn left at 메트로약국 (Metro Yak-guk) c) Turn left at the first intersection d) ELMO Study Café is on your right – look for the orange “ELMO” sign)
MAP: Naver Map in Korean
Address: 3rd floor, 12-21 Dongseong-ro-3-gil, Jung-gu, Daegu (대구광역시,중구, 동성로3길 12-21 3층)
