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Bio's
Leonie Overbeek
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Leonie Overbeek, Hwaseong English Educational Program
Abstract
When students are engaged with a game that follows well-known rules, they can be engaged by the game, but more than that, they can be engaged in active L2 use, especially when such use accomplishes a goal or level they need to reach in the game.
Online games offer this facility, but with many schools resisting the idea of allowing students free access to tablets or cellphones, a board game alternative...
Lindsay Herron
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Lindsay Herron, Gwangju National University of Education
Abstract
Interested in spicing up standard class worksheets by adding multimedia or making them more interactive? Want to instantly grade students' work or provide immediate feedback? Try these flexible tools for creating online worksheets! This 20-minute workshop will provide an overview of three noteworthy tools—Nearpod, Wizer, and Kubbu—that are free and convenient, with no downloads...
Lu-Chun Lin
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Lu-Chun Lin, Associate Professor, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Abstract
One often neglected area of focus in traditional teacher education is teachers' need for continuous language development in English, whether it is English for general purpose or English for teaching purposes (ETP). Therefore, it has been argued that both professional preparation and language proficiency are key components of quality and...
Luke Zimmermann
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Luke Zimmermann, TESOL Teacher and Teacher Trainer
Abstract
The first thing people notice about someone's English is their pronunciation. English pronunciation is a major challenge for Koreans and other South-East Asian nationalities as the languages have very few sounds in common. This technical workshop will consider how sounds are produced including the point and mode of articulation. Then the reasons for the difficulties for South-East Asian speakers...
Lynda Yates (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016
Teaching Language and Culture for the 21st CenturyIn order to meet the demands of our increasingly connected era, learners need to be able to communicate using English that is pragmatically appropriate. This involves acquiring not only the linguistic, but also the cultural, knowledge and skills they will need to develop rapport and avoid misunderstandings in their interactions with others. However, the globalized economy and the rise of English as a lingua franca among speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds means that...
Mabuan & Ebron, Jr.
KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Romualdo Mabuan, Lyceum of the Philippines University - Manila
Gregorio P. Ebron, Jr., Lyceum of the Philippines University - Manila
Abstract
Anchored on the principles of Blended Learning (Horn & Staker, 2014) and SAMR Model of technology integration in education (Puentedura, 2010), this study reports findings of integrating Facebook in facilitating English language classes at a private university in Manila, Philippines....
Mark Rebuck
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Mark Rebuck, Meijo University
Abstract
This presentation highlights ten reasons radio podcasts should be considered an indispensable resource for today's teachers. Podcast clips can, for example, form the kernels for new activities. They can illustrate natural speech characteristics of native speakers; the voices too of non-native English speakers are easily assessable through podcasts. For ESP lessons, clips serve to bring into...
Max Praver
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Max Praver, Meijo University
Abstract
Teachers with greater self-efficacy tend to exhibit greater enthusiasm, show greater commitment, and seem to have more resilience in the face of setbacks. This presentation will examine the results of a profile analysis of Japanese university teachers' self-efficacy beliefs based on the teachers' native language, experience, contract status, and gender.
Max Praver is an...
Melissa Watkins
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Melissa Watkins, KoreaTech University
Abstract
By teaching a course intended to help Korean students who want to live abroad or engage with the growing numbers of non-ethnic Korean residents of Korea, a practical framework has been developed for discussing diversity and difference appropriately in a mono-cultural EFL environment with special focus on sensitively addressing stereotypes, prejudices and "isms". English...
Michael Griffin
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Michael Griffin, #KELTchat
Abstract
The phrase, "21st century skills" is something of a buzzword and a common theme of ELT conferences in the region and world. These skills are, of course, related to the theme of this conference. The need for English teachers to focus on these 21st century skills appears to be largely unquestioned. More teachers are focused on enhancing students' creativity, critical thinking, and 21st century...
Michi Saki
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Michi Saki, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
Abstract
The presenter will first briefly discuss reasons why the English language classroom can serve as an ideal venue for teaching about diversity in Japan and abroad to English language learners. The presenter will then invite the audience to participate in some interactive activities to demonstrate ways in which teachers can use English language education as a tool to help students...
Mikyoung Lee
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Mikyoung Lee, University of Munich & Sookmyung Women's University
Abstract
Extending research on teachers' emotions beyond general educational contexts and Western samples, we examined how English teachers' emotions correlated with their emotional labor strategies (ELS) and classroom management self-efficacy (CMSE) with an East-Asian sample in an English teaching context (127 Korean English teachers)....
Mitzi Kaufman & Heidi Nam & Tory Thorkelson
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Mitzi Kaufman, KAIST
Heidi Nam, Chongshin University
Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
Abstract
Anyone looking to get the most out of this year's conference is encouraged to attend this orientation session, in particular those who are new members and/or first-time conference attendees. The presenters of this session will walk attendees through key features of the program book, including symbols and indexes, to help attendees...
Mitzi Kaufman & Heidi Nam & Tory Thorkelson
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Mitzi Kaufman, KAIST
Heidi Nam, Chongshin University
Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
Abstract
This is an abbreviated version of the Saturday orientation session.
Anyone looking to get the most out of this year's conference is encouraged to attend this orientation session, in particular those who are new members and/or first-time conference attendees. The presenters of this session will walk attendees through key...
Neil Talbert
KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Neil Talbert, Catholic University of Daegu
Abstract
Those who have taught students with overseas experience will know the importance of the connections they make to others through English to their linguistic and personal development. This exploratory study examines those connections made in English L1 contexts and their lasting effects on the participants after they return to Korea. Data gathered through reflective...
Nicholas Velde
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Nicholas Velde, Nagasaki University
Abstract
Conversation classes present a difficult choice: fluency or accuracy. But it doesn't need to be one or the other. Following up speaking activities with a focus on the language forms used during the activity can often serve to get more bang for your teaching buck. During this workshop, the presenter will demonstrate how to follow up using three well-known speaking activity types: role-plays, find-someone-who, and...
Nick Clements
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Nick Clements, Seoul National University
Abstract
Students love great content; instructors love to teach it. Few would deny the inherent appeal of authentic content-based courses in fields such film, literature, philosophy, or political science. For EFL professionals, the challenge in creating a strong content-based class lies in not only selecting the right kind of authentic materials, but in packaging and organizing them in such a way as to...
Nopporn Sarobol & Nitinath Bunmak
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Nopporn Sarobol, Language Institute, Thammasat University
Nitinath Bunmak, Language Institute, Thammasat University
Abstract
In this session, the presenters will present their research on the perceptions of teachers with regard to implementing task-based language teaching (TBLT) in the EFL classroom. The purposes of this study were to investigate teachers' understandings of TBLT and explore their opinions towards...
Norman Fewell & George MacLean
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Norman Fewell, Meio University
George MacLean, University of the Ryukyus
Abstract
As collaborative writing has increasingly become the focal point of discussion (e.g., Elola & Oskoz, 2010), there is a need to explore potential benefits for students in different environments. Utilizing web-based tools, an intercollegiate collaborative writing and communication project was undertaken between two Japanese public...
Oksana Kharlay
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Oksana Kharlay, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China
Abstract
Dictation has been used in language learning for several hundred years, and methodologists have often made pedagogical claims for its value (Davis and Rinvolucri, 1988).
In this practical workshop, the presenter will take the participants through some of the lesser known techniques of using a dictation in the classroom creatively that...
Paul Goldberg
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Paul Goldberg, Kwansei Gakuin University
Abstract
Online extensive reading means much more than students being able to read graded readers on their smartphones. It puts powerful tools like an interactive dictionary, character lists, audio-on-demand, and book ratings, right at their fingertips. Online extensive reading also benefits teachers by allowing them to monitor and track their students' reading progress with greater accuracy. Teachers can know...
Paul Leeming
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Paul Leeming, Kindau University
Abstract
Students are placed into small groups to provide opportunities for language acquisition, but how does emergent leadership influence the subsequent interaction? This study measured perceptions of leadership among members in small groups, and considered how leadership influenced the interaction considering language related episodes, and a qualitative analysis of the conversations....
Paulus Kuswandono
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Paulus Kuswandono, Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia
Abstract
Mentor teachers often rely on their beliefs and teaching experiences as the basis to mentor PSTs. At the same time, mentor teachers are often faced with PSETs' bringing their own understanding and concepts teaching, different from the mentor teachers'. Mentor teachers need to further check and discuss those assumptions critically with PSETs. This...
Peter Burden
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University, Japan
Abstract
Student evaluation of teaching administered through end of semester surveys is widespread in tertiary education. One of the main purposes is for teachers to improve their teaching through utilizing the results of both quantitative and qualitative data produced. This longitudinal study involving 163 students compares two methods of gaining qualitative...
Peter Burden
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Peter Burden, Okayama Shoka University, Japan
Abstract
Anxious students are often concerned about the impressions that others form of them, and when students are confronted in a classroom with a learning situation that they feel will make them uncomfortable, the choice between "fight" or "flight" is often an easy one. This study administered the Foreign language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) survey with 289 university students in a Japanese...
Petra Glithero
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Petra Glithero, KAIST
Abstract
Mindfulness training has been shown to help learners use learning strategies uncustomary to their regular learning habits (Hofland, 2007; Yegane & Kolb, 2009). By being mindful of how learners' feel about, and approach knowledge and learning situations in the classroom, teachers can cultivate learners' ability to implement, monitor, and evaluate their own learning. This type of self-regulation is...
Punahm Park & Christopher Redmond
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Punahm Park, Duksung Women's University
Christopher Redmond, Duksung Women's University
Abstract
This study was designed to explore the efficiency of the learner-centered digital storytelling project by integrating technology into a college English program. To observe the effects of the learner collaborative digital storytelling approach in the foreign language classroom, we administrated a pre- and post- questionnaire to 127...
Rachid Bezzazi
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Rachid Bezzazi, PhD Applicant at National Taiwan Normal University
Abstract
Extensive Reading (ER) has proven effective in developing L2 learners' proficiency. ER has mostly been examined in comparison to Intensive Reading (IR). However, this study investigates ER in comparison with Monitored Extensive Reading (MER). Which is more effective? The study provides a definition of MER and suggests principles...
Raymond Bryer
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Raymond Bryer, Jeonju National University of Education
Abstract
This presentation provides ideas for using English movies in class as a method to introduce target vocabulary and grammar structures and promote conversation. It reports on the methods used in a course taught to pre-service teachers. Students watched a specific film every week for homework. That movie then formed the basis of each week's lecture....
Rebekah Gordon
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Rebekah Gordon, US Department of State English Language Fellow Program
Abstract
In the past few years, the concept of "blackout poetry" has been popularized by Austin Kleon. In short, "blackout poetry," or erasure poetry, is a form of found poetry in which poems are created from already-written text, such as newspapers, dictionaries, novels, or advertisements by crossing out, or "blacking out," the unnecessary words and letters. The...