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Groups Preregistration for International Conference
Group registration for the International Conference is now available.
Group registration is only available during the pre-registration period to groups of five or more. Group registration is not available at the conference. http://koreatesol.org/content/pre-registration-group
Seoul KOTESOL August Workshop - Sara Davila
August 17, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
On August 17th, Sara Davila will be talking about 'Creative Thinking Techniques'. The workshop will be from 3-5pm at Sookmyung University Injaegwan Room 105. For directions, click on the map here: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/workshop-directions
From Sara's Website www.saradavila.com
I’ve been working in education since I fell into the field as an Americorps volunteer in Chicago in 1999. During the two week orientation, I questioned daily if I was in the right place. I honestly thought about quitting before the first class. After I walked out of my first classroom,...
Preregistration for International Conference Opens
Preregistration for attendees to KoreaTESOL's 21st International Conference is now open.
People wishing to attend Asia's premier English Language Teaching conference can now register attendance at http://koreatesol.org/content/pre-registration-individual
Preregistration means attendees take advantage of a considerable discount over on-site registration fees. There are also discounts for current members (you can join or renew membership on this website.) Registration details can be found at the above address.
This year’s conference theme "Exploring the Road Less...
Last "missing issue" of TEC found!
The last "missing issue" of our official news-magazine, KOTESOL's The English Connection, has been scanned and uploaded.
Volume 1, Number 4 (November 1997) is now available for all to see: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tecv1n4-november-1997
Though it's nearly 15 years from the past, there are still many timely elements for contemporary teachers of English in Korea.
(Many thanks to Dr. David Shaffer for tracking this down and getting it scanned.)
TEC News Summer 2013 now availlable
TEC News, the supplement to KOTESOL's quarterly newsmagazine The English Connection (TEC) is now available.
http://koreatesol.org/content/tecnews-v3n2-2013summer
KOTESOL Elections Reminder
Nominations for KOTESOL elections are currently open, and the deadline for submitting applications is August 31, 2013.
May we remind you, those who joined or renewed their one-year memberships at last year's International Conference are NOT eligible to vote in this election unless they renew membership. (Memberships activated at one year's conference expire on September 30th of the following year). If you join/renew membership at the time you pre-register or on-site at the conference, you will be allowed to vote on-site.
See more at http://www.koreatesol.org/elections
New Facebook page for News (KOTESOL syndication)
KOTESOL has a new Facebook page for news syndication.
Now it's easier to keep up with KOTESOL happenings. Major activities from the official website (koreatesol.org) will be syndicated at https://www.facebook.com/KoreaTESOLnews
Like the page!
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL August Chapter Meeting
August 10, 2013 - 1:30pm
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL August Meeting
Time: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
Place: Chosun University (Gwangju), Main Building (본관), Room 5210.
Admission: No charge. (Future membership is welcomed.)
Schedule
1:30 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet
2:00 pm: PRESENTATION 1
'Memorable' Vocabulary Teaching and Learning
Jessica Magnusson (Gwangju National University of Education, Gwangju)
2:45 pm: Refreshment Break
3:00 pm: PRESENTATION 2
Guided Reflection Teacher for Busy Teachers
Roger Fusselman (Seoul...
Summer TEC is now online!
The summer issue of The English Connection is now online for members. Check out our feature article from Dr. Keith Folse, our key speaker from this year's national conference. We also have articles by Alex Walsh, James Hanson, Danny Graves, and many others. We are also introducing two new columns this month. Technically Speaking will focus on all the technical aspects of teaching. On our last page you will find TEC LOL, which will feature humorous stories from our adventures in teaching. We hope you enjoy these additions, and the issue itself!
May we remind that you must be logged...
Yongin-Gyeonggi November Conference
November 9, 2013 - 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Folks, the Gyonggi-Yongin Chapter has a conference scheduled for November 9, 2013 from 12PM-6PM (not from 1PM to 6PM as originally advertised)at Kangnam University.The theme of the conference will focus on practical applications for the classroom.
Payment
5,000 won (Registered KOTESOL members)
10,000 won (Nonregistered KOTESOL members)
*** Students are admitted for free.
*** No need for pre-registration; you pay at the registartion desk.
*** As of now the rooms have not been placed for the plenary and presentations. As soon as
the...
Lost and Found: an old TEC!
As we anticipate the Summer issue of our quarterly newsmagazine - The English Connection - we'd like to whet your appetites with the issue from exactly ten years ago that had been missing from our online archives. Newly found and uploaded! Available at http://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tecv7n4-july-2003
Featured articles included
Learning English Pronunciation by Contrasting with Korean (Kevin Landry) Why Do We Assess Students Anyways? (Sang K. Hwang)plus interesting columns such as
Word Whys: Why Isn't Enough "Enuff"? Professional...International Conference Invited Speaker's Abstracts Now Online!
Information on invited speakers and the abstracts for their plenary sessions, presentations, workshops and other invited sessions are now online. Find out how our invited speakers will be exploring the road less traveled and looking at going from practice to theory (and possibly back again!)
Invited speaker bios are here.
Session Abstracts are here.
Conference Pre-registration extended to Oct 3
Pre-registration period for the International Conference has been extended to Oct 3 (Thursday, a holiday).
Individual Registration: http://koreatesol.org/content/pre-registration-individual
Groups (5 or more) Registration: http://koreatesol.org/content/pre-registration-group
Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL July Chapter Meeting
July 6, 2013 - 3:00pmSpeakers:Kirsty Clausen, Anne Hendler, Chelsea Pyper, Jeroen Root.
Topic:Four topics from four presenters - see below!
Date:Saturday July 6th, 2013
Time:3:00pm - 5:30pm
Venue:KNU, Woodang Building, Room 201
Map: click here
This weekend's 'experimental' Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL chapter meeting will feature four presentations from four individual presenters on a variety of topics. We hope you will join our chapter meeting and enjoy this special event. If there is enough interest, we can potentially welcome more 'first-time presenters' again in future...
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL July Chapter Meeting
July 13, 2013 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
July 13th Chapter Meeting Presentations
Warren Merkel, III (Chonnam Natl. University)
Less is More: The Use of Brevity in Second Language Writing
Jacob Boer (Gwangju EPIK, Elem. Ed. Program)
Young Learner Activities That'll Knock Their Socks Off
Swap-shop
Share your teaching ideas, activities, and outstanding books and teaching materials.
Door Prizes
Include a gift certificate for one mouth-watering pizza at The First Alleyway.
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Presentation Abstracts and...KOTESOL Representative Application
Fellow KOTESOLers,
This web form allows you to apply for the opportunity to represent KOTESOL at an international conference. Only one designate is selected for reimbursement (currently up to 80% with a fixed maximum amount) as our official representative. The selection process is competitive based on the level at which applicants meet the selection criteria. Here is some further information about the selection process - in the spirit on openness and transparency. However, if you have any further questions, please email me (outreach@koreatesol.org) and I will do my...
"Why should I do it? Why should I care? The twin issues of teacher and student motivation" Jeju Chapter Workshop
July 6, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pmWhy should I do it? Why should I care?
The twin issues of teacher and student motivation.
On Saturday, July 6th from 3-5, Mr Bradley Serl, (Busan Chapter President and lecturer at Pusan University of Foreign Studies Teacher Training Program), will be presenting "Why should I do it? Why should I care? The twin issues of teacher and student motivation"
The Jeju Chapter will provide light refreshments and the opportunity to meet/network with other teachers on Jeju-do.
Directions:
The 5.16 bus will get...
July Workshop and Picnic
July 20, 2013 - 3:00pm to 6:00pmOn Saturday, July 20th, we will have our annual Seoul KOTESOL idea swap & summer picnic from 3-5pm.
We will meet in the same place at 3pm (Sookmyung Uni - Injaegwan) and swap ideas for an hour or so. Please come prepared with an activity or two that has been successful for you in the classroom, an ESL/ELT book that you've read recently that you'd like to share, or perhaps a website or blog that you’ve found helpful to you in your teaching.
After sharing ideas, we will head up to the park which is about a 10 minute walk from Injaegwan. Bring something to munch...
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...
Call for Papers: Korea TESOL Journal
Korea TESOL Journal
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The Korea TESOL Journal (KTJ) is a refereed journal, welcoming previously unpublished practical and scholarly articles on topics of significance to individuals concerned with the teaching of English as a foreign language. KTJ particularly focuses on articles that are relevant and applicable to the Korean EFL context. KTJ is scheduled to release two issues annually.
This call for papers is soliciting submissions for Volume 21, Number 2, scheduled for publication in the latter half of 2025. The earlier the submission is made...
Professional Development book read (book order)
June 18, 2013 - 11:45pmReading Group Book Order --
If you will join us in reading Richards & Farrell (2005) Professional Development for Language Teachers (Cambridge University Press), we start from next week! (June 20).
Some of us will place a group order to take advantage of a generous 20% discount from Cambridge Univ Press Korea. To be included in the book order, send an email to pdsig@koreatesol.org or a text message (SMS or KakaoTalk) to 010 2272 0968 NOT LATER than Tuesday night, June 18th.
Our first three chapters are available online.
Join the discussion group (yahoogroups...
The BaRley Bowl Preyers : Jeju Chapter Members
The annual Jeju Furey Beach Volleyball Tournament was held on the 25th and 26th of May 2013 at Hamdeok Beach, Jeju Island. The Jeju Chapter was proud to contribute towards the sponsorship of team t-shirts for The BaRley Bowl Preyers: Ms Kendra Pugh, Ms Erin Pettinger, Ms Erin Williams (Jeju Chapter Vice President), Mr Jason Hiltz, Mr Harold Dale and Mr Bradley Ingram.
Early Saturday morning, the team arrived at Hamdoek Beach to strategize their game plan over a breakfast of Egg McMuffins and freshly brewed coffee. The team’s captain, Ms Kendra Pugh,...
March Meet-Up
On Saturday 9th March, the Jeju Chapter had a lunch meet up at Harry's Pub in Jeju City. We welcomed two new faces to the fold, Hanna Baek and Jessica Bennett and bade farewell to our Publicity Co-chairs, Jessie Dishaw and Cynthia Loiselle, the publicicity role will be undertaken by Alexis Oesterle, Membership & Publicity Officer. Over burgers and fries, members voted on the Jeju Chapter logo,chatted about the upcoming April 6workhsop with the esteemed Sara Davila and ways to increase our membership.
Whilst we were reluctant to say farewell to Jessie and Cynthia, accolades were...Venue Information | Accommodation
accommodation etc
Volunteers - STUDENTS
KOTESOL International Conference -- Student Volunteer Application Form
(1) Your application will be judged on several things (not just English ability) -- volunteers willing to work several shifts are more valuable to us than volunteers only willing to one or two shifts. -- the more shifts you volunteer to work, the greater chance you will be scheduled your top choice of jobs (2) Please assume your application has been accepted. We will contact you if there is a problem with your application and/or we cannot accept it. (3) ALL student volunteers MUST join the "KOTESOL International...Volunteers - STUDENTS
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KOTESOL International Conference -- Student Volunteer Application Form
(1) Your application will be judged on several things (not just English ability) -- volunteers willing to work several shifts are more valuable to us than volunteers only willing to one or two shifts. -- the more shifts you volunteer to work, the greater chance you will be scheduled your top choice of jobs
(2) Please assume your application has been accepted. We will contact you if there is a problem with your application and/or we cannot accept it.
(3) ALL student volunteers MUST join the "KOTESOL... "Bang-Jang Nim" Class Student Captains to the Rescue
September 14, 2013 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmAbstract:
Appointing a BAN-JANG-NIM, or class captain, is extremely helpful to EFL teachers and students alike. A class captain can be a communicative liaison between the non-Korean teacher and his/her Korean students. This presentation will focus upon the positive aspects of a class captain. This is the 6th consecutive semester that the presenters have been utilizing a BAN-JANG-NIM. There are a multitude of benefits and virtually no drawbacks, so this would be an interesting topic to introduce. While the use of a BAN-JANG-NIM is standard practice in the Korean educational system,...