Suwon-Gyeonggi KOTESOL August Workshop

Date: Saturday, August 12th 2017

Time: 10:00am~3:00pm

Place: Gyeonggido Yulgog Education Training Center (Anyang-si), 경기도율곡교육연수원 혁신교육관 (수리관), 경기도 안양시 만안구 능곡로 84,  (구)안양서여자중학교

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LOCATION FOR THE AUGUST WORKSHOP IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR USUAL LOCATION!!! - A PDF FILES WITH THE WORKSHOP DETAILS AND A LOCATION MAP IS ATTACHED.

Topics: 

1. How Can English Teachers Improve Speaking Ability for TEE?
2. Line Dance in English
3. What is DBI (Drama-Based Instruction), and DBI Strategies in English Classes

Details:

The Suwon-Gyeonggi KOTESOL chapter’s August workshop features two speakers, Junseok Heo presenting "Ways of Improving English Speaking Ability for TEE" and "Experiences of Using Youtube to Reach for More Learners Out of Classrooms" and Hyeok Ko presenting "What DBI (Drama-Based Instruction) Is" and "Sharing Experiences about How I Have Used DBI Strategies in My Classes."

Attendees will have some fun learning line dance in English between the two presentations right after lunch time!

As always, attendance is free and refreshments and lunch will be provided. 

Abstracts:
Junseok Heo will talk about HOW we, English teachers, can improve our English speaking ability for TEE. He will also talk about how he’s been doing for building up his YOUTUBE channel to reach for more learners out of classrooms. He will share what he learned and how he felt from his experiences. 

Hyuk Ko will talk about what DBI(Drama-Based Instruction) is, and share the experiences about how he used DBI strategies in his classes. Since 2015, he have let his students have various opportunities to experience DBI activities, and proceeded semester-long process-centered English musical projects. His students in each class had tons of chances to express their ideas and feeling in DBI classes. Also, the participants can actually try some DBI activities in the workshop. 

Speaker Bios:
Junseok Heo is an English teacher of Beombak High School in Bucheon City. He has been teaching English for 13 years in secondary schools in Gyeonggi-do. He also has worked as an EBS online lecturer for 10 years. Currently, he’s doing a radio show called ‘English go go(EBS FM)’ and uploading videos on his YOUTUBE channel, HongongTV. The number of its subscribers has reached about 12,000 and his channel is recognized as an oasis for a lot of English learners in Korea. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Education. 

Hyuk Ko is the secondary teacher in Goyang MIddle School, and it is his 15th year as a teacher. He studied in the University of Texas at Austin from 2013 to 2014, and received the master’s degree, M.A. in Foreign Language Education. Moreover, He had an opportunity to take DBI classes as a part of the M.A. program. He came back to his school in Korea, and since 2015, he have taken the main role of running the English Musical Project in Goyang Middle School. In addition, he is the current president of DBI Research Society.