Presenters

Joseph Siegel

(Concurrent Session) 

Joseph Siegel, Meiji Gakuin University
 

Abstract
This workshop promotes the idea that pragmatic skills contribute to communicative success. The presenter will first demonstrate how to identify pragmatic teaching points based on student needs. Samples of learner output in response to discourse prompts will be jointly analyzed by the presenter and attendees, and relevant teaching points will be identified. Findings will be used to show how pragmatics...

Joseph Tomei

(Material and Course Design) Webinar Library 

The study of metaphor in linguistics began as part of the so-called cognitive revolution of the 80's and was marked by the publication of Lakoff and Johnson's Metaphors we live by. Since that time, the essential role of metaphor in human communication has become more and more evident. However, the idea that metaphor is the foundation of human communicative ability, fundamental to human language ability has yet to reach the EFL classroom and for EFL teaching, metaphor has been...

Joseph Vitta & Simon Albright

(Concurrent Session) 

Joseph P. Vitta, Tokyo International University
Simon W. Albright, University of Sydney
 

Abstract
KOTESOL, like ELT in general, has seen an emphasis on vocabulary development as a core component of the language learning process. The associated issue is that the most developed methods of lexis teaching ran counter to our traditional notions of vocabulary, e.g. lists of single words or passive exercises. This...

Joy Jackson & Rob Hirschel

(Concurrent Session) 

Joy Jackson, Sojo University
Rob Hirschel, Sojo University

Abstract
Presenters will demonstrate supplemental material that can be easily accessed by smartphone, and thus give the students an opportunity to have their teachers in their pockets and practice at their own pace. Generally, materials used outside of the classroom can supplement, but do not provide the same connection that can be made in the classroom setting. By...

Julian Warmington

Julian Warmington first learned of the climate crisis in 1986 with the impact of airplane fuel on the greenhouse gas effect, and unnatural rise in the global death rate of frogs by 1991. He ignored it until 2011, when speakers at Gwangju City’s first World Human Rights Cities Forum spoke of the impacts of animal agriculture, especially on the climate. This helped his appreciation of the film Cowspiracy (2014). When KOTESOL’s social justice special interest group launched in 2015, he joined immediately, travelling South Korea extensively, offering sessions on climate change in ESL in 2017...

Julian Warmington

Highlighted • Room 101 • 11:00

Interdisciplinary Language Learning • Survival / The Environment and Social Justice

The easy A-to-Z our students and we need to start to deal with climate change. A companion project to the C3: the Climate Change Curriculum, another crowd sourced development to mobilize professional action on learning and teaching “adaptation” and “mitigation” of the “industrial greenhouse effect” and related issues. Being a workshop, the list will be introduced, and time will be kept for...

Jung, Sung-yoon

(Invited Presentation)

Jung, Sung-yoon, Sim In High School
 

Abstract
How is present society different from that of 100 years ago? Today's society has changed substantially; the vehicle of choice used to be the wagon, whereas now we have electric cars. But is the 21st century classroom really so different from those of 100 years ago? When one looks, very little seems to have changed, except for the presence of a large screen in either the corner or the front of the...

Justin McKibben

(Concurrent Session) 

Justin McKibben, Cheongju University
 

Abstract
Getting students to be more interested in class can be difficult. Sadly, when the room goes quiet, we as teachers often speak more to fill the void. One method to counter this and increase student involvement and student speaking time is to have students lead some of the instruction.
This presentation will help teachers think about how to introduce and manage this method in the classroom....

Kalyan Chattopadhyay (IATEFL YLT-SIG)

Featured Session - International Conference 2015

Critical language awareness has added a new dimension to teacher learning. It brings to consciousness teachers’ critical awareness of language use. It is this awareness that helps teachers to evaluate, adapt, and write teacher learning materials. It also engages teachers to use language critically to achieve their own objectives.

This talk will demonstrate, through a sequence of activities, how critical language awareness develops in teacher trainees’ and teachers’...

Kara Mac Donald

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

What skills do we need to address when teaching 21st century skills? One way to look at the issue is to consider that 21st century skills are not necessarily uniform across contexts. Even among countries where a common language is adopted, each nation and context requires specific linguistic, interpersonal, and sociocultural skills to effectively participate in that community. Teachers need to go beyond language as a focus of instruction, even at...

Kathleen Kampa

Featured Session
International Conference 2017

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How can we encourage our young learners to use English meaningfully? In what ways can we develop the 21st century skills our students need to be successful both now and in the future? What strategies can be used to create active lessons that motivate today's young learners?  Using low-tech or no-tech methodologies, Kathleen Kampa will lead participants through a variety of fun-filled activities that challenge students to think deeply about information, make connections, work together, and...

Katrina Sten + Jeffrey Baldwin

Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 16:00

Private Education, Education as a Business

When we think about the private English teaching experience in Korea our first thoughts are often negative. Yet, there are over 70,000 hagwons in Korea. Each year, parents spend millions of won and students spend hundreds of hours on supplemental education, and hagwon teachers are heavily invested in student success; it is critical to the proliferation of their careers.

In this workshop, a current hagwon owner and former hagwon instructor...

Keri Ann Moore

(Concurrent Session) 

Keri Ann Moore, Tokyo International University
 

Abstract
Teaching critical thinking skills has been proposed as one way to prepare students with the skills they will need in the future (Bean, 2011). This workshop will introduce double-sided journals, a technique for teaching critical reading, just one skill associated with critical thinking. We will practice creating a double-sided journal and will discuss several ways to adapt it to varying contexts and...

Kevin Kester

(Professional Development) 3:00-3:45 pm Zoom

This professional development workshop will offer tips on: navigating the Ph.D. process; publishing in high end impact journals during and after the Ph.D.; ways to increase impact and attract funding; and strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance. In addition, the workshop will survey the various publishing indexes prioritized by universities and hiring committees in Korea, and discussion of the metrics that faculty are judged against for hiring and...