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International Conference Call for Proposals EXTENDED
The deadline for proposals to present at the 2013 KoreaTESOL International Conference has been extended!
Submissions are now due 23 June 2013.
Information on submitting a proposal and the submission form can be found here: http://koreatesol.org/content/call-proposals
Busan-Gyeongnam Reflective Practice meeting June 8
June 8, 2013 - 12:30pm to 2:00pmPrior to each Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter Workshop the Busan Reflective Practice group meets. The meeting will be on Saturday, March 9 at noon at ESS Hagwon in Nampo-Dong. Further directions can be found here: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/workshops-venue-ess-hagwon-nampo-dong
To learn more about Reflective Practice, visit the SIG webpage: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/reflective-practices-0
Busan-Gyeongnam Workshop June 8
June 8, 2013 - 2:00pm to 5:00pmJune's Workshop features two presentations:
Limits of English Classrooms
by Fiona Van Tyne
see more at http://koreatesol.org/content/june-8-2013-fiona-van-tyne
Teacher Portfolios
by Rob Dickey
see more at http://koreatesol.org/content/june-8-2013-rob-dickey
In addition, before these two presentations, we have a reflective practice meeting that runs from 12:30 until 2:00.
After the meeting, a group goes out to a local restaurant in Nampo-Dong for some dinner (usually Ashley's buffet) to socialize. Everyone is welcome to join.
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2013 International Conference Registration Fees Announced
Registration fees for the 2013 KoreaTESOL International Conference (12-13 October 2013) are as follows:
Pre-registration
40,000 Members
50,000 Presenters
65,000 Non-members
25,000 Students (undergraduates only)
55,000 Group (5 or more; non-members)
Onsite Registration
50,000 Members
75,000 Non-members
30,000 Students (undergraduates only)
Information on pre-registration etc. to follow
...nc2013 Program Book available
The full-version program book -- the same document you receive at KOTESOL's National Conference in Cheongju May 25 2013 -- is now available online.
June Workshop - First Time Presenters Workshop
June 15, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pmJune 15th – First Time Presenter’s Workshop
On this day, we will have four presenters talking about 4 different topics.
Anothony DePagter - 10 Successful TPR Activities for Learners of All Ages
Total Physical Response activities are meant to be a fun way to test student comprehension. Rather than speaking, students respond to English input by doing something. But, because it uses a lot of direct commands, teachers can become turned off and end up feeling like a drill sergeant. Imagine your 1,000th game of Simon Says.
This presentation will feature a wide...
National Conference 2013: Accommodations
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For those who are staying in Cheongju Friday night and/or Saturday night, we have a few suggestions.
There are, of course, a number of places near the Cheongju Bus Terminals.
We recommend, for convenience and comfort, the New Vera Tourist Hotel (roughly 76,000 a night for single). This is the same hotel used for the KOTESOL Leadership Retreat earlier this year.. 043-235-8181. See a review on Trip Advisor here.
You might also consider Reeho Hotel (80,000won for single, 117,000 for two beds), 043-233-8800. Trip Advisor review here.
3. Graham Crookes - Plenary Speaker (IC2013)
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Graham Crookes is Professor, and presently Chair, of the Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. His specialties include the methodology of second language teaching and teacher development (including practice teaching supervision and more recently, philosophy of teaching). Besides teaching regular graduate and undergraduate courses for the Department of SLS, Dr. Crookes has conducted courses and workshops for teachers, especially on teaching methodology, action research, and critical pedagogy, in a variety of settings around the world, including...
2. Dick Allwright - Plenary Speaker (IC2013)
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Dick Allwright is one of the most influential applied linguists in the field. His main areas of interest bridge theoretical and practical concerns in the area of language education. An early enthusiast for observational classroom research, Dr. Allwright is more recently the originator of the innovative and increasingly influential pedagogical movement called Exploratory Practice (EP). His work has always been closely connected to the actual language classroom and has probed the intricacies of interaction, relationships of control, and the interface between teaching and...
1. Thomas S. C. Farrell - Plenary Speaker (IC2013)
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Thomas S.C. Farrell is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Brock University, Canada. His professional interests include Reflective Practice, and Language Teacher Education and Development. He has been a language teacher and language teacher educator since 1978 and has worked in Korea, Singapore, and Canada. Professor Farrell has published widely in academic journals and has presented at major conferences worldwide on the topic of Reflective Practice. He is series editor for TESOL’s (USA) Language Teacher Research six volume series [2006-2009] and TESOL’s series English...
National Conference 2013: Transportation
Archive copy.Fellow Conference Participants,
Some of you may opt to travel to the conference on your own and at a time of your preference. Should you arrive at one of the three preferred locations (Ga-gyoung Bus Terminal in Cheongju, O-song KTX Station, or Jochiwon Train Station), the National Conference Committee will afford you, free of charge, shuttle services to and from the conference venue at the specified times.
Detailed instructions will be found on this page shortly as to where exactly each shuttle bus will wait for you and who you can expect to help you find it. ...
Memorable Vocabulary Teaching and Learning
June 8, 2013 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Abstract:
Many students are willing to communicate in English but feel they lack enough vocabulary and expressions to truly convey themselves. Students often feel frustrated when trying to remember new vocabulary only to find that a lot of it just doesn’t “stick”. This workshop will discuss some of the reasons that words are forgotten, the science of vocabulary learning, and some techniques that both teachers and students can use to drastically enhance vocabulary retention. This presentation will also give participants a hands-on opportunity to try out various...
2. Featured: Dr. MaryAnn Christison
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Content and Language Integrated Learning for ELT
Dr. MaryAnn Christison
Webinar Abstract
In this workshop, teachers will be introduced to strategies for developing EFL lessons and curricula that promote learning language through content. This approach to L2 teaching in academic contexts is known as content and language integrated learning (CLIL) or content-based instruction (CBI). Four main theoretical principles for integrating language and content will be introduced – making content connections, managing demands on cognition, developing academic language...
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL May Chapter Meeting
May 18, 2013 - 1:30pm to 5:00pm
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL May Chapter Meeting
Time: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
Place: Chosun University (Gwangju) Main Building (본관), Room 5210, (5F)
Directions to Venue: http://koreatesol.org/content/chapter-meeting-venue-getting-chosun-unive...
Schedule
1:30 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet (Admission: No charge)
1:50 pm: Opening Announcements
2:00 pm: PRESENTATION 1
It’s All in the Technique: Giving Instructions in the EFL Classroom
Catherine Peck (Chonnam National University)
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Reynolds, Eric
Make that proposal!
Dr. Eric Reynolds
Abstract
No, gents (and ladies) this research special interest group (R-SIG) workshop will not help you to make that proposal! Instead, this workshop will help participants with little, lots, or no experience at all in making conference presentation proposals to write a better and more successful conference proposal. Specifically focusing on the KOTESOL International conference’s and the TESOL Convention’s call for proposals, which are due on May 31st and June 1st respectively, we will look at the various requirements for proposal...
Davis, Mark D.
TOEFL Speaking & Writing: Plug & Play Formats
Mark D. Davis
Abstract
As English teachers in Korea, we are often faced with the unique challenge to prepare both language skills and test-taking ability. A standardized test such as the TOEFL requires targeted instruction in how the test works, along with strategies for accomplishing specific tasks. The objective of this presentation is to help teachers create student confidence with predictable, easy to remember answer formats, so that more response time is focused on language skills. Developed over a year-plus of...
2. Featured: Dr. Ken Beatty
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Critical Thinking as a Path to Language Acquisition
Dr. Ken Beatty
Webinar Abstract
Critical thinking is often seen as a skill that is distinct from language learning. But, within a Communicative Approach framework, a range of critical thinking tasks can be used as opportunities to enhance language learning. This presentation explores ways in which teachers can set up classroom conditions and develop tasks to promote critical thinking among secondary and post-secondary level learners. Drawing on examples from English for Academic Purposes, the presentation...
Official Site of Saturday's, May 11, 2013 Gyonggi-Yongin Chapter Workshop
This Staurday's Gyeonggi-Yongin Chapter workshop Understanding Teenagers, which will be presented by Leonie Overbeek, will be held in the Insakwon Building in Room 219 at Kangnam University in Yongin from 1PM to 3PM.
We look forward to seeing you this Saturday!
2. Featured: Dr. Jeong-ryeol "Jay" Kim
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Smart learning in English education: Top-down vs. Bottom-up
Dr. Jeong-ryeol "Jay" Kim
Abstract
Successful foreign language learning in the "smart era" starts from students in their self-directedness. Teachers are not the knowledge transmitter any more: no teacher can compete with Wikipedia in their knowledge base. Teachers have to be designers and facilitators in that these students are motivated to learn and engage in foreign language learning. Foreign language teachers are those who know how to organize the language input that compels students to engage. It's...
Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL May Workshop
May 4, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:30pmSpeaker:Grace Wang
Topic:Motivating Shy Students
Date:Saturday May 4th, 2013
Time:3:00pm - 5:30pm
Venue:KNU, Woodang Building, Room 201
Map: click here
Abstract:
We've all had them--shy language learners who seem afraid of the very sound of their own voices. In this workshop, we will consider some ways of meeting the challenges we face as language teachers in encouraging shy learners to become more active in class. Specifically, we will examine seven principles drawn from education and applied linguistics literature that help to create a...
Jeonju-North Jeolla KOTESOL May Chapter Workshop
May 11, 2013 - 2:30pm to 5:00pm
On April 20th we had a great conference, “Putting it all together: making the pieces fit”. We had over 120 people attend and many good presentations. We would like to thank Phil Owen again for doing a wonderful job as conference chair and also thank Geunyoung Girls high school for hosting the event, their students for volunteering their time and energy and especially Park Eunyoung for all her assistance and amazing hard work for us.
Our next KOTESOL workshop is on May 11 at 2:30 but it will not be held at Geunyoung Girls’ High school as they are off on...
Callaghan, Peadar
Using Graphic Organisers to Promote Student Speaking [presentation]
Professional Development Online – KOTESOL’s (beta) project [workshop]
Peadar Callaghan
Abstract for presentation
Students often have problems with moving from tightly scripted or scaffold answers to specific questions to a more free form conversation. They struggle with this due to the difficulties of holding vocabulary, grammar and semantics in processing memory at the same time. This linguistic load often leads to students suffering from the tip of the tongue phenomena and affective filter issues related to...
Park & Finnegan
Consideration of ‘Classroom Chemistry’ in an EFL Context
Jenica Park and Ryan Finnegan
Abstract
Since the mid 1980s, educators have championed the positive effects of group work on language acquisition (Chen & Hird, 2006). Furthermore, many TESOL professionals and researchers have investigated the factors that influence student interaction during group work, and therefore promote or hinder language learning (Sachs et al., 2003). We would like to use this framework to analyze the dynamics of classroom communities in a more holistic sense.
Instead of focusing on...
Harris & Pak
A Survey of CALL Activities in the Korean Context
Melissa Harris and Richard Pak
Abstract
As technology increasingly becomes a more ubiquitous part of our lives, the potential implications for applying CALL in the classroom also increase. As Bax (2003) points out, systematically creating links between SLA theory and CALL practice will help to integrate technology in the classroom in such a way that will support normalisation. In this process, the major goal is to incorporate technology seamlessly and “invisibly” in the class, to the point where the use of such tools is a...
Sandler & Mountain
QR Quest: Smartphones Beyond the Classroom
Professor Jared Sandler and Professor Drew Mountain
Abstract
During Gimcheon University’s annual Spring Festival in 2012, we created and deployed a location-based, EFL QR Code Quest for students, faculty, and community members. Our goal was to offer players a relevant and authentic way to engage with second language acquisition. Players used their smartphones to link to internet videos of EFL professors and Korean students giving spoken directions to the location of the next QR code station. Videos also featured speaking tasks that...
Hong, Juanita
Mobile Phones in English Education
Ms. Juanita Hong
Abstract
Smartphones have now become a widespread phenomenon for people to connect and communicate, which can benefit language learning tremendously due to its convenient size and availability, especially in South Korea and with the use of the smartphone application, KakaoTalk. KakaoTalk is a free mobile messenger application that includes text, call, media sharing, URL links, and even voice messages. Although the students in South Korea have been studying English for several years and have intermediate proficiency levels,...
Overbeek, Leonie
What is Professional Development Anyway?
Leonie Overbeek
Abstract
For those who choose teaching as career, and especially those who choose English as a subject to teach, there seem to be a myriad of choices as to how to develop professionally.At least, as far as getting pieces of paper to certify said development.
In the TEFL/TESOL field there are many places offering a basic TEFL certification, many of them online. Some of these end up being, if not quite fly-by-night operations, whose certificates are scarcely worth the paper they are printed on, not very long-lived...
Maitland, Amanda
Finding the Hero in the Young Student Whilst Embracing the Dark Side - (Putting a Pscyhological Goal Into TESOL) [Workshop #1]
Classroom Management for Elementary School Teachers [Workshop #2]
Professor Amanda Maitland
Abstract for "Hero" workshop
This workshop aims at applying soft toy theory at the level of “Middle and High School” although many of the underlying theory, themes and activities could also support adult literacy events. The workshop will add a socio-psychological goal to the other goals that underlie communicative language teaching. The aim is to present the...
Lumsden, Stafford
Error Correction: Alternatives techniques for communicative correction
Stafford Lumsden
Abstract
One of the most difficult things new teachers have to deal with is error correction. Deciding between interrupting accuracy focused tasks to offer correction and noting errors and addressing them after fluency focused tasks is a difficult balance to strike, especially for those teachers new to the profession or with little applied linguistics knowledge or experience.
While students may be receptive to recasting and explanation from teachers these can be inefficient in terms...
Lorenzutti, Nico
Teaching Communicatively towards the NEAT and Other Productive Speaking Tests
Mr. Nico Lorenzutti
Abstract
Although both its timeline for implementation and final format are matters of ongoing debate, without doubt the National English Ability Test (NEAT) or tests like it are fast becoming a new trend in English education in South Korea. More universities will use NEAT or comparable scores as a key criterion when selecting new students for the 2013 academic year, and as a result many public and private institutions are offering courses designed to help students master the...