Research Paper of the Year Award Announced

This year's KOTESOL Research Paper of the Year Award was announced at the opening ceremony of the 30th Korea TESOL International Conference on April 29. The award was presented by Dr. Kara Mac Donald, editor-in-chief of the Korea TESOL Journal, for the research paper entitled

The Tensions Between English and Korean Language in Uzbek Students' Academic Experiences

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authored by

Dr. Warren Merkel & Scott Findlay

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The award is "for exhibiting excellence in research design, execution, and written expression" in a research paper accepted for inclusion in Journal in the past year.