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TEC Article Series Archived

In years past, The English Connection (TEC) has run several series of articles related to historical accounts of KOTESOL's chapters and its presidencies as well as of Korea and its education in times gone by. Three of these article series have been compiled and each put into an easily readable PDF for your reading convenience:

Korea of Decades Past, written in 2004, is a collection of four articles on what Korean life and education was like 10, 20, 30, and 40 years earlier.
Chapters in History, written in 2005 and 2006, is an eight-article series on the beginnings and...

Call for Proposals - Jeonju North Jeolla KOTESOL Regional Conference 2020

The Jeonju KOTESOL Chapter is presently accepting proposals for the 2020 Regional Conference.  The conference will consist of several concurrent 50 minute presentations as well as a Poster Presentation session consisting of several speakers doing 15-20 minute presentations.  Proposals on all ELT-related topics will be accepted.

Proposal Submission Deadline:  Late Summer ~ Early Autumn, 2020.

Topic areas: Any area related to ELT.
Presentation Length:  50 minutes   or   15-20 minutes 
Presentation Format: Workshop, demonstration, talk, or research report. 
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Call for Submissions - Korea TESOL Journal

The Korea TESOL Journal (KTJ) is making a call for paper submissions. Although KTJ operates on a rolling submissions basis, we thought that vacation time would be a good time to put out a call.

Under KTJ's rolling submission system, manuscripts are reviewed as soon as they are submitted, and as manuscripts are accepted for publication, they will be immediately formatted by the editors for publication in the next issue with space available.

KTJ 15-1 has just been published online (hardcopies will be available soon), and there is still some space available in KTJ 15-2. We at...

"Proceedings 2019" Call for Papers Extended: Jan. 31

Notice to All Korea TESOL International Conference 2019 Presenters

The end of the semester has arrived for many and the end-of-year holidays are here also. We think that this is a good time for a reminder about a submission from you to the KOTESOL Proceedings 2019, based on your presentation (or presentations) at our October conference.

A bit of good news: We have decided to extend the paper submission deadline to January 31.

Details for submission can be found at https://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-proceedings

Main Points:
ㅡ Accepting research reports...

Yongin Chapter Celebrates Highest Turnout at a Conference and Looks for Candidates

Designed. Cultivated. Showcased. The presenters and attendees at Yongin's annual conference were asked to consider their English Langauge Teaching (ELT) and Learning experiences. A driving  question: Can we intentionally design these kinds of experiences? The regional conference was held on November 9th at Kangnam University, which turned out to be a beautiful fall day. Over 50 participants helped to make this the highest turnout in recent memory. To close the evening, a Bar-B-Que reception was held under the bright light of the passing moon. However, more important than the numbers, the...

Now Seeking an International Conference Co-chair

Do you enjoy organizing events and coordinating volunteers? Do you have people skills, drive, and vision? Have you been a KOTESOL member for at least twelve months? 

Do you love the KOTESOL International Conference and want to see it thrive?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, please consider volunteering for the position of International Conference co-chair! The IC co-chair position is a two-year commitment: the first year is spent in the role of "co-chair," which primarily involves learning the ropes. The second year is spent as the conference chair, bringing...

TEC - The Winter 2019 Issue Now Online

What do you do on a cold winter day, when the elements outside deter you from going outdoors to go shopping, to go hiking, or from just going out?

ㅡ You pick up the latest issue of The English Connection to warm you inside.

The Winter issue of The English Connection (TEC) is now online. Relax within the warm walls of your cozy home and read what this issue of TEC has to offer: opposing views on culturally responsive teaching, teaching North Korean refugees, codeswitching, a review of the 2019 KOTESOL International Conference, and much more. Access it HERE.
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DC Chapter Year End Party

It's our Year End Party! We'll hold it in Ashley in Eunhaengdong (NewCore Department Store, 7th floor). All are welcome, but you must register as we'll reserve only enough seats for those that have registered. To register, please email dcc.kotesol.membership@gmail.com. We'll make the booking on the 11th, so make sure you confirm before then.

Address in Korean: 대전광역시 중구 은행선화동 3-14
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/mgdfijwAAoAAnHFMA

We'll once again have a gift exchange- please bring a gift valued between W10,000 and W15,000.

After the gift exchange we'll go to...

KOTESOL Service Awards Announced

Korea TESOL is quite fortunate to have so many members so willing to sacrifice so many hours of their time to the benefit of the organization. It is this service that makes KOTESOL strong and thrive.

Each year at international conference time, KOTESOL recognizes a number of its members who have contributed exceptional service to the organization.

At the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference on October 13, the following KOTESOL members were recognized for their service to the organization at the national level:

Lindsay N. Herron

KOTESOL Patron Award Presented

From time to time, Korea TESOL bestows the KOTESOL Patron Award upon a deserving person who has made exceptionally generous contributions to the organization over the years. This year the KOTESOL Patron Award, only the second in its history, was presented during the opening ceremony at the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference. President David Shaffer presented the award to Dr. Thomas S.C. Farrell of Brock University in Canada.

Dr. Farrell is an internationally renowned authority on reflective practice and inquiry, and was a featured speaker at...

Research Paper of the Year Award Announced

This year’s Korea TESOL Research Paper of the Year Award was announced at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference in Seoul. The award recipient was announced by the Korea TESOL Journal Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Kara Mac Donald.

The award was presented to Michael D. Smith of Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, for his research paper “Centre–Periphery Agency Dynamics During Linguistic Imperialism: An Investigation of Korean Perspectives,” which appeared in issue 1 of volume 14 of the Korea TESOL Journal. Smith formerly taught at the Republic of Korea Naval...

National Council Election Results

Thank you to all KOTESOL members who voted in the 2019-2020 National Election. 

Our newly elected national officers are:

Lindsay Herron, our new National President of KOTESOL! 

Bryan Hale as been confirmed as the First Vice President.

Rhea Metituk is picking up the mantle as Second Vice President.

Philip Schrank has been voted in to take on the role of Treasurer. 

Mike Peacok will be 2019-2020's Nomination and Election Committee Chair.

Congratulations to all incoming officers for 2019-2020!

Also, thank you to our outgoing officers!...

Annual Business Meeting & Bylaws Proposal

KOTESOL’s annual business meeting (ABM) will be held on Sunday, October 13, starting at 4:15, following the closing ceremony of the international conference. Reports on KOTESOL’s past year will be given, and election results will be announced.

Also at the ABM, proposed amendments to the constitution and by-laws may be voted on. Prior to the submission deadline, we have received one bylaws amendment proposal with the requisite endorsements. It is being made available here to the membership to fulfill the 30-day advance notice requirement. Discussion of the matter and voting will...

KOTESOL Proceedings 2018 Now Available Online

KOTESOL Proceedings 2018 is now available online. This is a volume of papers submitted by presenters at the 2018 Korea TESOL International Conference held in Seoul in October of 2018. The volume contains contributions by our conference invited speakers as well as research session papers, techniques and activities reports, and workshop reports ㅡ 38 papers in all, nearly 400 pages altogether. We hope you will find within its pages much information of relevance to your research and your work situation.

The link is https://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-proceedings-2018

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