The English Connection (TEC 29-1) Spring 2025

The English Connection (TEC 29-1) Spring 2025, Volume 29, Issue 1

  The Pre-Conference Edition

In This Issue ...

4. Editorial
A Plena-Kucha Key-Quium ZoomShop
By Dr. Andrew White

5. President’s Message
KOTESOL and the Year of the Snake 2025 – Leading to Growth, Transformation, and Renewal!
By Dr. Lindsay Herron

Conference Preview
6. “Humanity in the Age of AI” at KOTESOL 2025
By Rhea Metituk

7. International Conference Invited Speaker Preview

Invited Speaker Articles & Interviews
8. AI-Based EduTech Materials in ELT and Young Learners
Dr. Nam-Joon Kang Interview

11. The Importance of Incorporating Emotional Literacy in Core Curriculums
By Dr. Milan LaBrey

13. AI and Human-Centered Teaching in Education
By Dr. Alvaro Fuentes

15. Improving Language Learners’ Grammar and Syntactic Complexity Through Python, LLMs, and Other Digital Tools
By Dr. Richard Rose

17. Let’s Make a Movie! – A Teacher’s Guide to Creative Projects for Language Learners
By Ashley Ford & Kinsella Valies

19. Me, Myself, and AI: How Is Student Thinking Evolving?
By Dr. Robert Stroud

22. “ELT in the Age of Technology and AI”
Professor Diane Rozells Interview

25. Conflict, Language Learning, and the Gift of Messy Humanness
By Cheryl Woelk

27. “Reflection Became Something of an Obsession for Me”
Michael Griffin Interview

29. The Three “P”s: How Pronunciation Teaching Shapes Perception and Production
By Dr. Maria Teresa Martínez García