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Member Discount: The Hair by Na in Busan
KOTESOL members can get 20% off cuts and 30% off color/perms at The Hair by Na in Busan!
About: The Hair by Na: A clean and relaxing hair shop in Geumnyeonsan. Choi Young-na speaks English and trained at Vidal Sassoon in London. Call for appointments
Address: 부산 수영구 남천동 황령산로 30
Phone: 010-4859-8770
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hairbyna/
Getting there: From Namcheon - Subway Exit 2 / 남천역 2번 출구; from Geumnyeonsan - Subway Exit 6 / 금련산엿 6번 출구
By Webeditor Membership on February 27, 2018 - 1:26pm | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read more
Member Discount: 10% Off Books at TOP ELT Book Center in Gwangju
TOP ELT Book Center (commonly known as TOP Bookstore/탑외국어사) in Gwangju offers a 10% discount to all KOTESOL members! Just mention your membership when paying.
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By Webeditor Membership on February 27, 2018 - 1:11pm | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read more2018 Korea TESOL International Conference Call for Proposals Is Open
The International Conference Committee invites you to submit a proposal for the 2018 Korea TESOL International Conference – “Focus on Fluency.”
Prospective presenters may submit their proposals between now and May 31st.
This year there are 6 presentation types to select from.
Research Report/ Paper “101” Workshop Workshop Dialogue Panel PosterWhile the committee will be accepting presentations on a wide range of topics related to teaching English as a foreign language, the following presentation areas are of particular interest:
Fluency ---... By Webeditor International Conference on February 17, 2018 - 11:02am | 0 Comments | 2018 KOTESOL International Conference |Read moreFebruary 2018 Issue of KOTESOL News Is Out!
The February 2018 issue of KOTESOL News, our monthly email newsletter, is now available! Highlights of this issue include February chapter events and some important deadlines members should be aware of. The issue was sent on February 5 to 1,990 subscribers.
Read, share, or subscribe here!
By Lindsay Herron on February 5, 2018 - 6:38pm | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreMember Discount: 10% Off Online Courses from The Consultants-E
The Consultants-E (TCE) is offering all KOTESOL members 10% off any online TCE course (excluding any applicable moderation fees). Just peruse the available courses on the TCE website, and when you're ready to register, enter this discount code: TCE-TENPERCENT-TA-2018
TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grants
TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education – is pleased to announce its 2018 Doctoral Dissertation Grants (DDG) competition. Grants of up to US $5,000 will be made to successful applicants investigating a range of topics in English language education. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
There are two types of grants offered through TIRF’s DDG program. Information about the two types of grants, as well as eligibility concerns, resource videos, answers to frequently asked questions, past recipients, and much more can be found at:...
By Webeditor KOTESOL Partners on January 19, 2018 - 5:39pm | 0 Comments | KOTESOL Partners & Sponsors |Read moreCall For Applications - The KOTESOL Research Grant
The Research Committee invites you to submit an application for the KOTESOL Research Grant. Details and the application form are available at: https://koreatesol.org/research-commResearch Committee
You may download the the information poster below.
By John Phillips on January 9, 2018 - 9:18pm | 0 Comments | |Read moreJanuary 2018 Issue of KOTESOL News Is Out!
The January 2018 issue of KOTESOL News, our monthly email newsletter, was sent on January 1, 2018, to 1,992 subscribers. Want to know what's ahead in the new year? Check out this issue of KOTESOL News to learn about upcoming publications, conferences, grants, and more!
By Lindsay Herron on January 1, 2018 - 9:13am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreRinging In 2018!
2018 is on the doorstep. It is at this juncture that we commonly look back over the passing year, take stock of how it has been for us, and plan for the coming year. We do this for our lives in general, but do we do it as deliberately for our professional lives?
Let us take some downtime at this threshold of a new year to take inventory of our professional performance in 2017. What went well? What didn’t go as well as we would have liked? What can I, what should I, what will I do in the new year to improve myself as an educator?
Many options are available, and many are...
By Webeditor President on December 26, 2017 - 2:36pm | 0 Comments | President's Corner |Read moreNational Council Meeting Held
The National Council meeting was held in Seoul on December 3rd at Sookmyung Women's University's Injae-gwan. The main actions of the meeting follow:
Standing Committee Chairs Approved
ㅡ Financial Affairs: Dr. Joo-Kyung Park
ㅡ Publications: James F. Kimball
ㅡ Membership: Lindsay Herron
ㅡ International Outreach: Allison Bill
ㅡ Publicity: Kathleen Kelley
ㅡ Technologies: John Phillips
ㅡ Research: Colin Walker
National Conference 2018 Approved
ㅡ Chair: Stewart Gray
ㅡ Date: May 12, 2018
ㅡ Venue: Kangnam University, Yongin...
TEC - The Winter 2017 Issue Now Online
The English Connection, Winter 2017, is now online for your reading pleasure (and professional interest). As you "chill out" over the winter months and think about honing your teaching skills and ELT knowledge, pick up or download The English Connection to read up on what others are doing and thinking about, and on what's available.
Some of these are an interactive method for noticing errors, a personal perspective on University teaching, scaffolding beginners, tips for classroom motivation, teaching Korean history via CBI, and thoughts on whether bto do a PhD.
Dr....
By Webeditor Publications on December 4, 2017 - 10:06pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreDecember 2017 Issue of KOTESOL News Sent
Close out the year with KOTESOL! The December 2017 issue of KOTESOL News, sent on December 1, 2017, to 1,983 subscribers, includes information about upcoming events, opportunities to represent KOTESOL overseas, calls for presentation proposals for regional conferences, and more. Read, share, or subscribe here.
By Webeditor Membership on December 1, 2017 - 8:12am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreRepresent KOTESOL at the 2018 TESOL International or IATEFL conferences
How would you like to represent KOTESOL at the 2018 TESOL International or IATEFL Conferences? KOTESOL is looking for a representative for:
the 2018 TESOL International conference, to be held on March 27-30, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Affiliate Leaders' Workshop is on the 27th. the 2018 IATEFL conference, April 9-13, 2018 in Brighton, England. The Associates' Day is April 9th.There are a number of reasons why we send representatives to partner conferences. These include (but are not limited to): • fulfilling certain partnership agreements • learning about how other...
By Webeditor Outreach on November 30, 2017 - 10:35am | 0 Comments | International Outreach Committee (IOC) |Read moreLeadership Retreat - Dec. 3
Interested in getting more involved in the workings of KOTESOL? Interested in learning more? Interested in contributing more? Volunteering your talents?
KOTESOL Leadership Retreat is on December 3 (Sun., 10:30 am - 4:45 pm) at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul. See schedule below.
Sign-upComplete our web-form by November 25: http://tinyurl.com/17leadershipretreat
We will be in contact with you soon afterwards.
Inquiries (Mike Peacock): 2vp@koreatesol.org
By Webeditor Calendar on November 9, 2017 - 10:40pm | 0 Comments | Calendars of Events |Read moreNovember 2017 Issue of KOTESOL News Sent
November is a great month for KOTESOL! The November issue of KOTESOL News, sent on 11/1/2017 to 1,988 subscribers, includes details about three upcoming regional conferences, the results of the KOTESOL national election, a new discount for members, and more. Read, share, or subscribe here.
By Webeditor Membership on November 1, 2017 - 8:26am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreMember Discount: 30% Off IAFOR Conference Fees
KOTESOL members are entitled to a 30% discount on registration fees for any conference coordinated by IAFOR (International Academic Forum), one of our partner organizations! See the attached flyer for details. For a list of upcoming IAFOR conferences around the world, please click here.
By Webeditor Membership on October 31, 2017 - 7:38pm | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreElection Results 2017
With completion of the voting process, with ballots cast both online (Survey Monkey) and at the conference, the election outcomes are as follows:
President: David Shaffer
1st Vice President: Michael Free
2nd Vice President: Mike Peacock
Secretary: Martin Todd
Treasurer: Phillip Schrank
International Conference Committee Co-Chair: Grace Wang
Nominations & Elections Committee Chair: Allison Bill
116 ballots were cast online, 38 were cast onsite.
All those elected recieved more than 90% of votes cast for that office.
By Webeditor Elections on October 24, 2017 - 10:19pm | 0 Comments | Nominations & Elections Committee |Read moreGo Paperless at the 25th Korea TESOL International Conference
At the International Conference, KOTESOL will offer attendees the opportunity to go paperless by using a conference app. The conference app, by Whova, will provide attendees with a digital version of the conference book and so much more. In the app participants will be able to peruse the schedule and read presenters abstracts and bios, they can select the sessions that interest them and build their conference schedule. Attendees will also be able to provide KOTESOL with instant feedback during the event and share their thoughts with other attendees.
Most of all the app promises...
By Webeditor International Conference on October 22, 2017 - 11:19am | 0 Comments | 2018 KOTESOL International Conference, 2017 Korea TESOL International Conference |Read moreGo Paperless at the 25th Korea TESOL International Conference
At the International Conference, KOTESOL will offer attendees the opportunity to go paperless by using a conference app. The conference app, by Whova, will provide attendees with a digital version of the conference book and so much more. In the app participants will be able to peruse the schedule and read presenters abstracts and bios, they can select the sessions that interest them and build their conference schedule. Attendees will also be able to provide KOTESOL with instant feedback during the event and share their thoughts with other attendees.
Most of all the app promises...
By Webeditor International Conference on October 22, 2017 - 11:19am | 0 Comments | 2018 KOTESOL International Conference, 2017 Korea TESOL International Conference |Read moreYongin KOTESOL Chapter Conference (2017)
The Yongin KOTESOL Conference Committee announces the 2017 conference and following social gathering will be held on November 11th at Kangnam University, in Yongin City, Gyeonggi-do. This year's theme is "Language Teaching: Ideas and Activities".
The cost of attendance is a reasonable 5,000 for KOTESOL Members and 10,000 for non-members. Also, current students who are training to be teachers, especially those who intend to be language teachers, are encouraged to attend and will be admitted for free.
For further details, please see the information below, check out our Yongin...
By Webeditor Yongin on October 4, 2017 - 12:59pm | 0 Comments | Yongin-Gyeonggi |Read moreBallots Invitations Sent
Elections are on!
Ballot invitations were sent on October 2nd to 467 current members of KOTESOL (membership expiry date after Oct 1, 2017).
Look for your online ballot invitation in your email account as registered on koreatesol.org. Be sure to check your spam filters.
The message comes from SurveyMonkey, with a reply-to address of admin@koreatesol...
If you have previously "opted out" of SurveyMonkey, we can't send you your ballot invitation!
Questions? Contact us at elections@koreatesol.org
All eligible members (including those who join/renew at...
By Webeditor Elections on October 3, 2017 - 11:51am | 0 Comments | Nominations & Elections Committee |Read moreInternational Conference Pre-Registration Has Been Extended to 1 October
Pre-Registration Has been Extended to 1 OctoberDiscounted pre-registration opened this week for the 25th Annual Korea TESOL International Conference.
The two-day conference scheduled for 21-22 October 2017, typically attracts about one-thousand attendees from Korea, Asia, and beyond. This year the conference is being held in conjunction with the Pan-Asian Consortium of Language Teaching Societies (PAC), of which Korea TESOL is a founding member. The conference theme is “Why Are We Here? Analogue Learning in the Digital Era.” It is intended to promote discussion about the...
By Webeditor International Conference on October 2, 2017 - 4:12pm | 0 Comments | 2017 Korea TESOL International Conference |Read moreOctober 2017 Issue of KOTESOL News Has Been Sent
The October 2017 issue of KOTESOL News was sent on October 1 to 1,971 recipients. In this month's issue: The English Connection, the 2016 KOTESOL Proceedings, a last chance to register for the 25th Korea TESOL - PAC 2017 International Conference, and more! Read, share, or subscribe here.
By Lindsay Herron on October 1, 2017 - 7:21am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreKOTESOL Proceedings 2016 Now Online!
KOTESOL Proceedings 2016 is now available online. This volume brings you a select collection of papers from research presentations and workshops at the highly successful 2016 KOTESOL International Conference. More articles than any previous KOTESOL Proceedings (37), on more topics, by more authors (including 6 invited speakers), from more countries (10). Something of interest to everyone involved in ELT!
Start out the autumn reading season with Proceedings 2016. KOTESOL members need only to log in to their KOTESOL accounts and go to this link: https://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-...
By Webeditor Publications on September 30, 2017 - 1:22am | 0 Comments | KOTESOL Proceedings |Read more2017 Korea TESOL National Election!
Get involved with Korea TESOL!Do you want to help make Korea TESOL better for our members? Become a member of the National Council! These positions are availabe during this year's election:
President
First Vice-President
Second Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
International Conference Co-chair
Nominations and Elections Chair
Here are some important dates to remember:
4 September: Nominations open
24 September: Nominations close
2 October: Online voting begins
20 October: Online voting closes ...
TEC - The Autumn 2017 Issue Now Online
The English Connection, Autumn 2017, the pre-conference issue of TEC is now online for your reading pleasure. A great preview of the October 21-22 International Conference. Start off with a conference overview by our conference chair and co-chair, Sean O'Connor and Kathleen Kelley. Read articles by our plenary speakers, Andy Curtis and Nicky Hockly. Enjoy interviews with four of our featured speakers: Glenda Rose, Ted O'Neill, Kathleen Kampa, and Kalyan Chattopadhyay. Find out what the 20 sessions are about that our invited speakers will be presenting.
And more!
Don't wait....
September 2017 Issue of KOTESOL News Sent!
The September 2017 issue of KOTESOL News is now out! It was sent on September 2 to 1,952 subscribers. Check your inbox to learn about the upcoming 25th Korea TESOL - PAC International Conference, September events, opportunities to present, and more! Read, share, or subscribe here.
By Webeditor Membership on September 2, 2017 - 7:03am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreAugust 2017 issue of KOTESOL News sent!
The August 2017 issue of KOTESOL News was sent on August 3, 2017, to 1,909 subscribers. The issue includes important information about the upcoming 25th Korea TESOL-PAC International Conference, upcoming workshops sponsored by our special interest groups, opportunities to present at chapter conferences, and more. Read, share, or subscribe here!
By Lindsay Herron on August 3, 2017 - 9:13am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreJuly 2017 Issue of KOTESOL News Is Out!
The July 2017 issue of KOTESOL News is now available! It was sent on July 7, 2017, to 1,919 subscribers. Among the highlights of this issue: recruiting university students to represent Korea at the Asian Youth Forum in October, an opportunity to present at a regional conference, and more. Read, share, or subscribe here.
By Lindsay Herron on July 7, 2017 - 9:49am | 0 Comments | Membership Committee |Read moreYongin KOTESOL Chapter Annual Conference Seeks Presenters (2017)
Yongin KOTESOL Chapter Annual Conference Seeks Presenters
Online Form Click HERE.
The Yongin KOTESOL Conference Committee invites presentation proposals for our 2017 annual conference, to be held on November 11th at Kangnam University, in Yongin City, Gyeonggi-do.
Our theme this year is straight forward: "Language teaching: Ideas and Activities"
WHO do we want to present?
We are looking for presenters to help us continue our tradition of engaging, insightful conferences at which teachers can develop their skills and pick up inspiring ideas that will...
By Webeditor Yongin on July 3, 2017 - 11:12am | 0 Comments | Yongin-Gyeonggi |Read more