The Spring International Conference may be coming soon, but the pre-conference edition of The English Connection is here now! In addition to an introduction to the conference by the conference chair, this issue includes a whopping seven articles by our invited speakers to the conference and interviews with another three speakers!
Get to know more about our plenary and featured speakers' academic interests and what they will be presenting on before you walk through the conference doors.
You can access the pre-conference issue of TEC by clicking/tapping HERE.
The Pre-Conference Edition (TEC 29-1)
In This Edition ...
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
