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TEC - The Autumn 2025 Issue Now Online

It's September! And September signals the publication of a new edition of The English Connection! This is a quite "timely" issue, as each of its articles are related in one way or another to... time! The pages of The English Connection are waiting for you. KOTESOL members can login now and access the various articles designed to support you on your TEFL journey. 

Members can access the Autumn issue of TEC by clicking/tapping HERE. (Remember to log in first!)

Table of Contents -- Autumn 2025 -- The English Connection

4 Editorial
At Our Own Pace: Time in the Lives of EFL Educators
By Dr. Andrew White

5 President’s Message
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun! – Looking Forward to the Fall With KOTESOL
By Dr. Lindsay N. Herron 

Articles
6. From Event Time to Clock Time: Teaching Temporal Concepts Through Cultural Reflection in the Korean EFL Classroom
By Thomas Duvernay

9 Countdown to an Advanced Degree: Tips for Finishing That *&#$! Dissertation
By Dr. Lindsay N. Herron

11 Keeping on Track with Time: Managing Behavior for Effective Lessons 
By Eve Dennard Kim

13 It’s Time to Create Your Own Textbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for EFL Teachers
By Stephen Walker

16 Looping Back in Time: Repeating Dictogloss to Promote Vocabulary Noticing
By Dr. Andrew White

20 Korean Time Proverbs 

22 Tik-Tok in Class? No, Try Tik-Talk!: Speed Dating in the Classroom
By Victor Reeser

24 Empowering Korean EFL Learners Through Social Emotional Learning: A Time-Oriented Approach to Language Growth
By Unsoon Won & Kara Mac Donald

Book Review
26 The Image in English Language Teaching 
Reviewed by Christopher Miller

The Classroom Connection
28 Lexical Resource in the Digital Age
By Jake Kimball

The Brain Connection
30 The Fascinating Way the Brain Saves Time
By Dr. Curtis Kelly