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2021 Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter Elections

Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL chapter elections will take place in April, with online voting from April 1 until noon on April 10, and the election meeting with results announced over Zoom on April 10. All current chapter members will receive an email ballot on April 1.

There are three positions up for election:
President
Vice President
Treasurer

This year's chapter elections officer is Dr. Yeon-seong Park, who can be reached by email at pyspark at yahoo.com

Any current chapter member may nominate one person, including themselves, for each position....

Reflective Language Teacher Announced

Korea TESOL and Dr. Thomas Farrell wish to communicate that the recipient of the Korea TESOL Reflective Language Teacher Award was formally announced at the closing ceremony of the 28th Korea TESOL International Conference, which recently concluded its ten-day run.

This year's recipient of the award is

Kristy Dolson, a teacher trainer at the Jeollanamdo International Education Institute.

Congratulations, Kristy!

For more information on the Reflective Language Teacher Award: RELTA

TEC - The Spring 2021 Issue Now Online

The International Conference is over, and you find a dearth of ELT input available this week? The English Connection to the rescue! The Spring issue of our quarterly ELT magazine is now available online for your reading pleasure.

This issue of TEC brings you articles on inclusive teaching, reflections on online teacher–student interactions, online writing courses, disruptive students, JALT 2020, AsiaTEFL 2020, and more. See which KOTESOL member we turn the spotlight on this issue.

The Spring issue is available to members HERE (remember to log in first).

Research Paper of the Year Announced

The KOTESOL Publications Committee and the Korea TESOL Journal are happy to inform one and all that the recipient of the KOTESOL Research Paper of the Year Award was formally announced at the closing ceremony of the 28th Korea TESOL International Conference, which finished its ten-day run last evening (February 28).

The award-winning paper is

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which appeared in the Korea TESOL Journal, 16(1), and is co-authored by

Kevin Kester, Loughlin Sweeney, Cindy Chang...

January 2021 - Let's Get 2021 Started!

January was welcomed with open arms and actually became a firm foundation for Yongin and other Chapters as our chapter and the organization embarks into the year of 2021.

On January 9th, the Yongin chapter held an "open-ended" and "unconference-like" event that invited attendees to contribute ideas in a lively session of dedicated educators. Everyone happily said 'see-ya-later-2020'! As a point of focus, the topic was centered around the version 2.0 podcast. (Which is looking for a name! Please feel free to email a suggestion!!) Other chapters also held events throughout the month...

TEC Article Series - Reflective Practice

The Publications Committee has added yet another compilation of past articles from The English Connection. This latest addition to the Article Series is the Reflective Practice column, penned by reflective practice guru Dr. Thomas S.C. Farrell of Brock University. This highly insightful series consists of 20 articles appearing the The English Connection in the 2015-2020 time period.

You will want to add this to your must-read reading list for your winter vacation.

The Article Series and the Reflective Practice articles: HERE

TEC - The Winter 2020 Issue Now Online

The Winter issue of The English Connection is now available online. This is "The Classroom Edition," bringing you useful information for both the virtual and brick-and-mortar classroom: good questions, post-task performances, storytelling, teaching in the pandemic, collaborative book projects.

Also within the pages of this edition are our popular regular columns, The Reflection Connection and The Brain Connection, as well as Member Spotlight.

To begin reading, make sure that you are logged in to your KOTESOL account, and click here: https://koreatesol.org/content/english-...

AsiaTEFL 2020 Conference Schedule Overview

Yes! It is here! The schedule for the upcoming AsiaTEFL 2020 International Conference is now available. You can access the PDF HERE (and at bottom of page).

For more conference information,
Go to the KOTESOL website: https://koreatesol.org/asia-tefl-2020
Go to the AsiaTEFL website: http://asiatefl2020.org/wp/

Free Pre-conference Workshop - AsiaTEFL 2020

AsiaTEFL 2020, with which Korea TESOL is collaborating, is offering a pre-conference workshop this evening free for everyone - even without conference registration!

Remember also that today is your last chance to register - November 20. Online registration closes today; there will be no onsite registration option available.

More information about AsiaTEFL 2020: HERE

Friday Nov. 20, 2020; 7:00-9:00 p.m. KST (10:00 GMT)
Livestreamed at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4514439425?pwd=WTArbjVLT1BRS3AvRnVYMTluVXdIZz09

Zoom...

2020 DCC November Symposium Program Book Now Available!

2020 Election Results Announced

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At the Korea TESOL Annual Business Meeting, held on November 1, 2020, the results of the 2020 Korea TESOL elections were announced. The elected officers are as follows:

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Following the ABM, a brief National Council meeting was convened for the explicit purpose of approving standing...

Service Awards Presented at 2020 Annual Business Meeting

Each year at the Annual Business Meeting, a variety of volunteers are recognized for exceptional service to the organization. This year, the following people received special acknowledgment at the 2020 KOTESOL Annual Business meeting on November 1: 

Recognitions for Service

Busan-Gyeongnam 2021 Chapter Officer Elections

To all members of Busan-Gyeongnam KOTESOL Chapter:

It's time to elect our chapter council officers! Nominations for positions are open until Sunday, November 14. Online voting be open until Sunday, November 21.  Our election results will be announced shortly after and our council officers will have an online meeting via Zoom in the last week of November to discuss chapter goals for 2021/2022.  Any current KOTESOL member in the Busan-Gyeongnam chapter is encouraged to apply for a position.  Fill out the google form below and send a photo to bgkotesolpres@gmail.com.

GOOGLE...

Online Ballot Invitations Sent

Online ballot invitations for the 2020 KOTESOL National Elections were sent October 1st at approximately 8:20am.

Please check your spam filters if you you are a current Korea TESOL member and have not received your message from Survey Monkey (with secondary email address admin@koreatesol.org)

This online ballot closes at 11:59pm Saturday, October 31, 2020.

Memberships that expire before October 1st 2020 (e.g., annual memberships taken out before or at last year's International Conference) are not eligible to vote until a new membership (extension) has been processed....