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Presenters

1. Mike Levy - Plenary Speaker

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Towards a Podcasting Pedagogy: Recent Developments in CALL with a Focus on Listening

Digitized audio and video have made their way into all aspects of educational computing. On the Internet, streaming audio and video allow the learner access to a vast quantity of audio material of all kinds. Audio and video files may be stored, managed, and distributed using technologies such as iTunes/iTunesU and YouTube along with mobile phones. Listening materials may be manually or automatically downloaded to a computer or portable media players for later study and use through...

1. Plenary: Dr. Keith Folse

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Dr. Keith Folse is an internationally renown scholar and lecturer. Perhaps best known for his many books on grammar, he is an Associate Professor of TESOL at the University of Central Florida, where his teaching and research interests include second language vocabulary acquisition and instruction; teacher training and best teaching practices; and second language research methods (among others).

Dr. Folse  will be the Plenary Speaker at the KOTESOL 2013 National Conference at Korea National University of Education May 25th, and will lead a half-day workshop on Sunday...

1. Scott Thornbury - Plenary Speaker

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The Secret History of Methods

I am regularly asked “What’s the latest method,” suggesting that the concept of method persists, despite recent attempts to bury it (“The method concept is dead!”).  Drawing on an extensive archive of language teaching textbooks, I will review the history of methods, and in so doing, will argue that the prescriptive concept of method is less useful than the descriptive concept of methodology, i.e., what teachers actually do, rather than what they are obliged to do.

I will also attempt to show that the history of methods is best...

1. Yongin Chapter President

Daniela Trinks

Originally from Berlin, Germany, our chapter president has called Korea home since 2006. Her journey began as a student, but over the years, she seized opportunities to teach at prestigious institutions such as private academies, Seoul Foreign School, and Myongji University. In 2014, she proudly earned her Ph.D. in Baduk (Go) Studies. Since 2015, she has been a dedicated tenure-track professor at the Department of Baduk Studies at Myongji University's Yongin campus. Her teaching portfolio encompasses a range of subjects, including teacher education, Baduk culture, and Baduk...

10. International Conference Committee Chair

Sean O'Connor has been a member of KOTESOL for many years. He has served on the KOTESOL International Conference Committee (ICC) since 2001. For most of those years, he served as director of the Technical Team. His ICC service earned him an Outstanding Service Award from the ICC chair in 2013 and a President's Award in 2015. Sean served as co-chair on the 2016 ICC before moving up to the 2017 ICC chair position. Email: kotesol.chair.2017@gmail.com

10. International Conference Committee Chair

Rhea Metituk began her career teaching health education in an HIV/AIDS NGO in Africa. Since her “pivot Asia” move in 2002, she has been based in Seoul, Busan, Ulsan and now again in Seoul. She has an MA in rhetorical writing and digital media, and currently is at Myongju University. She is researching blended learning methods for teaching conversation. Her academic interests include rhetorical analysis: study of appeals in communication using pathos, ethos, and logos, as well as media literacy and using creativity in digital media. She has served as Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter president,...

10. Jun Liu - Featured Speaker (IC2013)

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Jun Liu is a TESOL Professor for Anaheim University, as well as Associate Provost for International Initiatives, Senior International Officer, and Professor of Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University. He is a Presidential Fellow (2012-13) and member of the Professional Development Committee for AIEA. Dr. Liu has served as Past President of TESOL International, VP of ISCLT (International Society of Chinese Language Teaching), Senior Advisor for Hanban (Office of the Chinese Language Council International), and Director of the Confucius Institute / Assistant Vice...

11. International Conference Committee Co-chair

Kathleen Kelley has been teaching in Korea since 2011. She is presently on the faculty at Andong National University. Before that she taught in a public middle school and elementary school in Busan. Kathleen has been a KOTESOL member since 2013. She has a master’s degree in marketing and communication. Kathleen was Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter president in 2015-16 and is also serving as Publicity Committee chair. She will be the 2018 Korea TESOL International Conference chair.

11. International Conference Committee Co-chair

Rhea Metituk began her career teaching health education in an HIV/AIDS NGO in Africa. Since her “pivot Asia” move in 2002, she has been based in Seoul, Busan, Ulsan and now again in Seoul. She has an MA in rhetorical writing and digital media, and currently is at Myongju University. She is researching blended learning methods for teaching conversation. Her academic interests include rhetorical analysis: study of appeals in communication using pathos, ethos, and logos, as well as media literacy and using creativity in digital media. She has served as Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter president,...

11. William Littlewood - Featured Speaker (IC2013)

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Bill Littlewood worked for several years in secondary schools and teacher education in the UK, where he was also a member of several professional committees for modern language teaching and was elected President of the British Association for Language Teaching. He was also involved in Council of Europe projects. Since coming to Hong Kong in 1991 to join an EFL curriculum project, he has worked at tertiary institutions and is currently Honorary Professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University. Prof. Littlewood has served on several government committees in Hong Kong, including...

12. Annamaria Pinter - Featured Speaker (IC2013)

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Annamaria Pinter was trained as an English language teacher in Hungary at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest after studying linguistics and literature. She worked in Hungary for a number of years in a variety of contexts, including state primary and secondary schools, International House (IH) language schools and in a pre-service teacher training college. She completed her Masters and my PhD in ELT/Applied Linguistics at the Centre for Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick, and is now an Associate Professor at the Centre, teaching on the Masters in ELT and...

12. Nominations and Elections Committee Chair

Mike Peacock is an instructor at Woosong Culinary College in Daejeon. He received his MA in TESOL-MALL from Woosong University. Mike received his BEd (Elementary Education & Teaching) and BA (Psychology) from Crandall University. He loves to promote professional development and the KOTESOL community. Mike has served on the Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter's executive board for more than six years. He served as Daejeon 2nd Vice-President and 1st Vice-President before becoming chapter president in 2015. He also serves as chapter web-editor and has organized several chapter Thanksgiving...

12. Nominations and Elections Committee Chair

Anika Casem double-majored in English and speech communication, has a MA in communication studies, and a TESOL certificate. In the U.S., she taught public speaking at the university level and adult language learners at a local community college. Since joining KOTESOL, she has been a panel speaker at Ewha Womans University, presented at KOTESOL conferences, worked as a Zoom technical assistant for the online National Conference, attended chapter meetings, and acted as the Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter membership officer in 2020. She has been in South Korea since 2016 and currently teaches at...

13. Beverley Burkett - Featured Speaker (IC2013)

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Beverley Burkett was head of the Language in Education Unit at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa from 1985 to 2007 and, for four years, a visiting professor at the SIT Graduate Institute in the USA. Her areas of expertise include designing, managing, and teaching professional development courses and programs for both in-service and pre-service language teachers, teaching content through the medium of English and  multilingual education. Prof. Burkett is co-author of a textbook series for English language learners: Keys to English as well as a chapter...

13. Publications Committee Chair

Dr. David Shaffer is an early member of Korea TESOL and a long-term resident of Gwangju, where his career has been as a professor on the English Department Faculty at Chosun University. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (theoretical) but has done much of his recent research in applied linguistics and SLA, and in TESOL, in which he holds advanced certificates. In addition to research papers, Dr. Shaffer’s writings include books and articles on English teaching and learning as well as Korean language, culture, and poetry. Over the years, Dr. Shaffer has served as KOTESOL National Treasurer and...

13. Publications Committee Chair

Dr. David E. Shaffer is an early member of Korea TESOL and a long-term resident of Gwangju, where his career has been as a professor on the English Department faculty at Chosun University (1976-2016). He holds a PhD in linguistics (theoretical) but has done much of his more recent research in applied linguistics and SLA, as well as in TESOL, in which he holds advanced certificates. In addition to research, Dr. Shaffer’s writings include books and articles on English teaching and learning as well as on Korean language, culture, and poetry.

As Publications Committee chair, his main...

14. Charles Browne - Featured Speaker (IC2013)

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Charles Browne is Professor of Applied Linguistics and head of the EFL teacher training program at Meiji Gakuin University in Japan, and a well-known expert on English education in Asia. He received his Ed.D. from Temple University and is a specialist in CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) and Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition. Over the past 25 years that he has worked in Japan, Dr. Browne has published dozens of research articles and books, including “New Perspectives in CALL for Second Language Classrooms” (2004; co-edited with Sandra Fotos), and has authored a...

14. Membership Committee Chair

Lindsay Herron has been chair of the Membership Committee since 2014. She arrived in Korea in 2005 and has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Lindsay is also KOTESOL National President and Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter treasurer. She has master’s degrees in language education and cinema studies, a CELTA, and a CELTA YL-Extension. She is now pursuing her EdD from the Indiana University Bloomington in literacy, culture, and language education. Email: membership@koreatesol.org

14. Membership Committee Chair

Lindsay Herron has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at a high school in Jeju-do. She has an MA in cinema studies (New York University, USA); an MSEd in literacy, culture, and language education (LCLE; Indiana University, USA); a graduate certificate in learning sciences, media, and technology (LSMT; Indiana University, USA); and a CELTA and CELTA-YL Extension. And most recently, she obtained her doctorate in LCLE (Indiana University, USA).

A lifetime member of KOTESOL, Lindsay is chair of the...

15. Featured Colloquium - Anaheim University (IC2013)

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Rod Ellis - Host
Jun Liu - in person
Denise Murray & Andy Curtis- via Webcam

Rod Ellis 

Anaheim University Vice-President of Academic Affairs & Dean, Graduate School of Education

Dr. Rod Ellis is a world-renowned thought leader in the field of Second Language Acquisition. Prof. Ellis, who is Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Dean of Anaheim University's Graduate School of Education and Designer of AU's Online Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in TESOL, has been a TESOL Professor for the Graduate School of Education since 1998. He received...

15. International Outreach Committee Chair

Allison Bill started her own second language learning at age five. She completed her BEd in elementary French education at the University of Ottawa and her MA TESL/TEFL at St. Michael’s College in Vermont (USA). She is currently studying for her EdD at Anaheim University. Allison has been president of Jeonju-North Jeolla Chapter and chair of the Korea TESOL International Conference (2006). She has taught FSL in Canada, and EFL in France and Korea. She is a native of Ottawa, Canada, has lived in Korea since 2000, and teaches at Jeonju University. Email: allison.bill1@gmail.com

15. International Outreach Committee Chair

Victor Reeser is a teaching professor for SUNY Korea’s English Language Program and the facilitator of the KOTESOL MCALL SIG. Originally from Oregon, USA, he has been living in Asia and working in language education since 2009. He is currently a PhD candidate at Incheon National University studying cognitive linguistics.

16. IATEFL Young Learners & Teenagers Special Interest Group (SIG) (IC2013)

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Hans Mol has worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, director of studies, producer, and author. He is coordinator of the Young Learners and Teenagers Special Interest Group (YLT-SIG) for IATEFL. He has written, co-authored, and contributed to many courses and resources for young learners, teens, young adults, and adults, for general English and specific purposes. He is published globally and regionally (see www.eflwriters.com); his publications include Real English, Take Shape, Shape Up, Next Stop, Way Ahead, Brainwave, New Inspiration, Realtime, All Right, iRead – New English...

16. Technologies Committee Chair

John Phillips is a long-time member of KOTESOL and a long-time chair of the Technologies Committee. He is presently an independent computer and network specialist and has spent many years working for Fulbright Korea. John has also served on the Technical Team of many KOTESOL international Conference committees.

16. Technologies Committee Chair

John Phillips is a long-time member of KOTESOL and a long-time chair of the Technologies Committee. He is presently an independent computer and network specialist, and has spent many years working for Fulbright Korea. John has also served on the technical team of many KOTESOL international conference committees.

17. Publicity Committee Chair

Kathleen Kelley has been teaching in Korea since 2011. She is presently on the faculty at Andong National University. Before that she taught in a public middle school and elementary school in Busan. Kathleen has been a KOTESOL member since 2013. She has a master’s degree in marketing and communication, and hopes to apply this expertise to improving KOTESOL's communications, events, and promotions. Email: publicity@koreatesol.org

17. Publicity Committee Chair

Position to be filled.

18. Research Committee Chair

Christopher Miller has been involved in ELT since 2007. He has an MSEd (TESOL) from Shenandoah University and teaches at Daeil Foreign Language High School in Seoul. In addition to being Research Committee chair, Chris is treasurer of the Seoul Chapter and National Secretary. He has also served as associate editor of KOTESOL's The English Connection (TEC).   He is a frequent presenter at KOTESOL events and elsewhere.

18. Research Committee Chair

Dr. Ju Seong Lee is an assistant professor and acting head of the Department of English Language Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. He is deeply committed to supporting underprivileged and marginalized groups and believes in promoting equity, informal and lifelong learning, and innovative teaching and research approaches in multilingual and multicultural environments. His research interests include CALL, IDLE (informal digital learning of English), innovative pedagogy with design thinking, and learners' emotions and well-being. Dr. Lee is a lifetime member of the Gwangju-...

19. Financial Affairs Committee Chair

Stafford Lumsden is the coordinator of the Online TESOL program at Sookmyung Women's University, where he also teaches Curriculum Design and Lesson Planning in the YL-TESOL program. In the past, he has served as the president of the Seoul Chapter of KOTESOL (2012-2014), chair of the KOTESOL National Conference (2015), and in various roles for the KOTESOL International Conference since 2008. Stafford received his MA in TESOL and applied linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington and is now in Macquarie University's PhD program.

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