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Lee, Ju Seong
Suggestions on Professional Development for EFL Language Teachers
Ju Seong Lee
Abstract
Recently, enormous effort and emphasis have been made regarding second language (L2) teacher education in Korea. As the living source of the target language, the in-service L2 English teachers are expected to play a vital role in creating a positive language learning environments (Lee, 2009). As the teacher is important, so is L2 teacher education. However, L2 teacher education in Korea has been neither effective nor practical for several reasons (Lee, 2009). This presentation examines...
Adams, Joshua
Tidy Your Virtual Desktop: Utilizing Google Apps in the Classroom
Joshua Adams
Abstract
South Korea has long been known as a technological vanguard and innovative teachers in South Korea are quick to adapt to technology. Many English Language teachers in South Korea struggle to find a way to integrate the various types of technology they use in the classroom. Teachers often find themselves using one type of website as a class portal, another website for student blogs, and yet another for calculating student grades. This creates a virtual mess of papers on the teacher’s...
Kimball, Jake
Encounters with Professional Development
Jake Kimball
Abstract
Have you got 10,000 hours to spare? That is a widely held estimate of how long it takes to reach elite status in a professional field. But all hours are not created equal. It requires deliberate practice: planning, concentration, collecting feedback, revision, self-reflection, etc. 10,000 hours, also referred to as the 10-year-rule, is a long journey. Many of those hours may be spent “punching the clock” after an adequate skill set is attained. How does one sustain the drive to innovate, to enhance one’s craft,...
Miles, Scott
Grammar Teaching for Long Term Results
Dr. Scott Miles
Abstract
The explicit teaching of grammar has fairly widespread acceptance among second language scholars, but criticisms remain that gains made from explicit instruction decrease substantially (if not disappear) on delayed post-tests. In short, too much of what we teach is soon forgotten by the students, and this results in students having very little to show for grammar knowledge and usage even after years of explicit instruction. This presentation will report on two studies investigating the use of spaced repetition...
Alkema, Bryan
Not HOW But WHY: An Introduction to Speech Act Theory
Bryan Alkema
Abstract
Have you ever wondered why the words ‘don’t worry’ cause you to feel anxious, or why some people say that latest K-Pop singer is ‘cool’ and others say he is ‘hot’, or why your girlfriend says everything is ‘fine’ when she’s clearly very angry? Speech Act theory offers a solution to these intriguing questions and more!
SA theory is a subset of the pragmatics-based approach to linguistics which puts forward the idea that every spoken utterance can be analyzed in three ways: the literal meaning...
Competencies in Professional Development (Texas)
Professional Development for Language Teachers:Implementing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English
Project ExCELL
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Austin, Texas
Texas Education Agency
1997
Attached to this page is the full document (long, perhaps boring?) and just the forms. Below is a simple listing of competencies - the attachments include "sample practices" that demonstrate the competencies.
Retrieved April 30 2013 from http://www.sedl.org/loteced/products/profdev.pdf
THE...
The Content in Professional Development
Professional development cannot succeed with out strong content. The content of the professional development that is associated with high-performing schools is always focused and serves a well-planned long-te rm strategy. To be effective, professional development should be based on curricular and instructional strategies that have a high probability of affecting student learning—and, just as important, students’ ability to learn (Joyce and Showers, 2002). In addition, professional development should
(1) deepen teachers’ knowledge of the subjects being taught;
(2) sharpen...
National Conference 2013: Sunday Workshop
Archive copy. Special Sunday workshop: 10 activities for practicing vocabulary and grammarThe National Conference 2013 special Sunday workshop with Dr. Keith Folse will be a hands-on workshop filled with practical teaching tips on vocabulary and grammar teaching/learning. This pedagogically-based workshop has been tested and applied in ESL and EFL classrooms world-wide, as such, participants are sure to walk away with skills that can be employed in their next class and beyond!
The workshop will run from 1-4pm Sunday.
Seating is limited for this event, so please register...
More Information About Subway and Yongin Everline Train Access to Kangnam University
The newly arrived Yongin Everline Train is now open and has access with a station at Kangnam University.
If you are traveling from within Yongin, it is even ideal if you choose not to take a bus to Kangnam University. From any station within the train line, you can get off at the Kangnam University Station and get off at exit 1 or exit 2 If you are traveling from Seongnam, Bundang, Suwon, and Seoul, you can take the yellow Bundang Subway line and get off at Giheung Station. Then go to exit 4 and take the Yongin Everline Train. The very next stop is the Kangnam University Station,...National Conference 2013: Lunch
Archive copy. National Conference 2013: Lunch OptionLunch will be catered by Subway (www.subway.com). Due to the size of the order, custom subs will not be available. All subs will have the vegetables and basic sauces that ordinarily go on them. Lunch includes a 6 inch (15cm) sub, a canned soda and a bag of chips. The subs offered are:
veggie delite, Italian B.M.T., club, turkey bacon, seafood
Should you have any comments regarding this meal, please include them in your pre-registration. Register here: http://koreatesol.org/NatCon2013PreregWebform
Thank you!...
National Conference 2013: Networking Reception
Archive copy. National Conference 2013: Networking ReceptionAfter a busy day of conference sessions, NatCon 2013 offers all interested people the opportunity to meet, mingle and network with colleagues, to discuss the day's events and presentation contents, and to ask questions informally to presenters, all while unwinding and relaxing over wine and light snacks. A range of wines, both red and white, will be offered, as well as cheese, sausage and cracker platters. This event will be held at KNUE at the close of the conference from 6:30 to 8:00pm, after which time call vans will be...
Seoul Chapter Bus to the 2013 National Conference
May 25, 2013 - 7:00amGet on the BUS!!!
We're heading to the KOTESOL National Conference at Korea National University of Education on May 25, and we want YOU to come with us.
We've chartered a bus to haul us there and back on May 25. If you're interested in carefree travel to and from the conference, register using the link below. Please, only register if you are committed to going. It is important for us to have accurate numbers.
REGISTER FOR THE BUS HERE (deadline is May 18)
Details:
Pick-up Time: 7:00 AM Pick-up Location: in front of the Yongsan Post Office next to Exit 1...International Prize for Unpublished Literature Open: Proverse
Interested in being published in literature? The Proverse Prize for literature may be of interest to you.
The international Proverse Prize for unpublished fiction, non-fiction and poetry (founded by Verner & Gillian Bickley, co-founders of the publishing house Proverse Hong Kong) is already open for entry for the 2013 competition. The Entry Documents are available below. This may be an opportunity of interest to English teachers, their students, their colleagues or friends.
As Prize Administrators and Publishers, Proverse remains independent, with a focus on...
Busan Workshop: Writing for publication in TEFL/TESL
May 11, 2013 - 2:00pm to 5:00pmBusan Chapter is pleased to invite you to the workshop "Writing for publication in TEFL/TESL: Negotiating the language of the discipline" by Theron Muller. This workshop is co-sponsored with the KOTESOL Research SIG.
Note that this same workshop will be repeated in Seoul on Sunday with a 10,000won admission fee, but it is free for members in Busan! (Your Busan Chapter membership dues at work.)
Non-members, 10,000won registration fee will be collected at the door.
See more about Professor Muller and the details of the workshop here.
Venue: Room 201 of the "Lab"...
2. Featured: Robert S. Murphy
Archive copy.
Plug & Play Neuroscientific Maxims for your Classroom! [Invited Session]
Revolutionize your Classrooms with Super-practical “neuroELT” Activities! [Workshop]
Robert S. Murphy
Abstract for Invited Session
Plug & Play Neuroscientific Maxims for your Classroom!
In this dynamic and interactive session, Robert will discuss six of most practical maxims from his new chapter in Language Teaching Insights from Other Fields (TESOL Publications, 2014). Be prepared to do pair work and actively participate in this dynamic and highly informative session,...
Im, Sunny
Blogging to Motivate EFL Middle School Students in Korea: For More Competent Readers & Writers Using Critical Reading Skills
Sunny Im
Abstract
This study focuses on how effective blogging activities are for middle school students to motivate for reading and writing in the sociocultural theory. This started from the gloomy reality that many teenage students avoid reading, which results in getting distracted easily in class, besides, much worse in English class. By using ‘Matilda’ and ‘blogging’, I intended to lead them to discover how fun English stories are through...
Jones, Michael
In Their Shoes - What It's Like to Be an L2 Learner
Making Writing Communicative, Collaborative, and Fun
Michael Jones
Abstract #1 In Their Shoes - What It's Like to Be an L2 Learner
Many language teachers, especially those new to the profession, find that teaching beginners is one of the more challenging aspects of ELT. It becomes even more difficult when the teacher cannot speak the learners’ mother tongue and an L1 speaking co-teacher is available. “How can I teach them when they don’t even understand simple instructions!” is a common refrain heard from novice ELT...
Harrison, Sarah
Sarah Harrison
Language Learning Beliefs: A comparative study of Korean university students and native English teachers
Abstract
A myriad of factors affect learners’ and teachers’ beliefs; consequently, everyone has their own “mini-theory” of foreign language learning (Hosenfeld, 1978). Interest in possible mismatches between learners’ and instructors’ beliefs about language learning can be traced back to Horwitz’s Beliefs about Language Learning Inventory (BALLI) (1983), revealing students and teachers hold wide-ranging and sometimes disparate views.
Learners’ success...
Graves, Danny
Large Numbers: A deeper understanding for L2 learners
Danny Graves
Abstract
The purpose of this presentation is to showcase a lesson plan that teaches learners how to identify and pronounce large numbers in English. This lesson has been developed to bridge the gap between the textbooks available in South Korea and student’s ability to use numbers in English. This lesson uses a Communicative Language Teaching approach to teach students: numbers in English from thousands through billions. The aim of this lesson is to teach students how to identify and use large numbers in...
Chambers, Ross
Making our Classes More Communicative Through Effective Teacher Talk
Ross Chambers
Abstract
The presentation will deliver the main findings of a research project conducted on the language that teachers use in the ESL classroom. The research was subsequently published in the TESOL Review (Volume 4 Dec 2012) under the title,’ How Communicative is our Teacher Talk?’ During this presentation, we will explore some of the common features of teacher talk that influence how communicative our classes actually are. We will look at how, as teachers, the language we use can either serve...
Bardasz, Suzanne
"Marshmallow Challenge": How marshmallows can help address the challenge of multi-level classes
Suzanne Bardasz
Abstract
Imagine being asked to build the tallest structure with 20 sticks of spaghetti, 1 piece of tape, 1 piece of string, and 1 marshmallow in 18 minutes. Not only that, but imagine doing this with a group of 3-4 other people while communicating in a different language. This is the task that the presenter had her science writing students carry out in order to understand the process of writing a methods section for a science paper. This activity came from a TED...
Shaffer, David E.
Developing Professionally: Reflecting on Our Practices [presentation #1]
The Changing Face of English in Korea [presentation #2]
Dr. David E. Shaffer
Abstract for presentation #1
In recent decades, the teaching of English in Korea has matured from a short-term stint abroad for the native English speaker to extended periods of employment. The NEST today is less likely to be a BA-generalist and more likely to be a TESOL-certificate or MA-TESOL holder. As with their Korean counterpart, today’s NEST exhibits an increased desire for professional development but an uncertainty...
National Conference 2013 Schedule
Archive copy. Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 Developing Professionally: Plug-and-Play SLA PedagogyAttached on this page is the concurrent presenters' bio and abstracts for their presentations, as well as the detailed schedule of presentations.
Proudly hosted by the Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter of KOTESOL, and featuring the Professional Development SIG, the National Conference brings together several key concepts in contemporary TESOL (including professional development, second language acquisition, theory informing practice, classroom-centered research...
KOTESOL Research Grants available
April 30, 2013 - 11:45pm
KOTESOL is proud to support the efforts of its members by offering two types of research grants through the Research Committee.
This year, we will offer up to four “Research Paper Grants,” and up to five “Conference Presentation Grants.”
a. Research Paper GrantsResearch Paper Grants are offered for the purpose of stimulating new research, especially by beginning researchers, of high quality and worthy of appearing in the Korea TESOL Journal. For 2013, funds are available for...
Do They Get It? Six Techniques for Monitoring Student Comprehension in Class
May 18, 2013 - 3:00pm to 5:00pmAbstract
No lesson is successful unless the students “get it.” To find out whether students are "getting" the material, teachers need to monitor their students’ comprehension. Unfortunately, questions like "Do you understand?" rarely reveal how much students have understood. A comprehension check is unsuccessful when students do not respond or pretend to understand. Likewise, the comprehension check fails when the teacher overestimates the ability of the class because of a few responsive students or does not follow up by helping the students who do not understand. This workshop will...
Dickey, Robert J.
Planning, Recording, and Displaying Alternative Forms of Professional Development
Rob Dickey
Abstract
Employers are increasingly demanding evidence of professional development from teachers when they make choices in hiring, retention, promotion, and pay-adjustments. Their assessments are increasingly criterion-referenced, and frequently teachers are not made aware of the criteria. The key, therefore, is to plan a multi-dimensional continuing professional development strategy, to record evidence of professional development, and to display your evidence in a clear and...
Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter KOTESOL Spring Outreach (Mokpo Area)
May 11, 2013 - 1:30pm to 5:30pm
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Mokpo Outreach
Time: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
Place: Mokpo National University, Dorim Campus (Cheonggye),
Institute of Intl. Exchange and Education (Bldg. A-10), 2nd Floor.
Directions to Venue: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/directions-mokpo-outreach
Schedule
1:30 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet (Admission: No charge)
1:45 pm: OPENING SESSION
2:00 pm: MAIN SESSION PRESENTATION
A Look at Communicative Language Teaching and How It Might Apply to
Your Classroom...
Busan's Bus to National Conference 2013 - May 25 - Register Now
April 25, 2013 - 4:00pmWe're booking a bus to the national conference on May 25th.
As the conference starts at around 10am, and since it's outside of Daejeon, we're going to be leaving quite early (probably from the Dongnae intersection).
If you're interested pleasesend a note to our chapter email address before April 25th. bgkotesol@gmail.com
Those joining us will be asked to wire 10,000 w to help offset the cost of the bus.
Invitation to Contribute: new KOTESOL Handbook 2013
In 1999 KOTESOL published a collection of information on living and working in Korea as well as practical ideas for teachers in Korean classrooms. The original version can be found here: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-handbook
KOTESOL is very happy to announce that it is updating the handbook and eliciting submissions from members.
What we need
Ideas! We invite members to submit