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Rod Ellis - TBLT: Where Did It Start and Where Is It Going? - Plenary KOTESOL 2019
Task-Based Language Teaching: Where Did It Start and Where Is It Going?
Plenary at the 2019 KOTESOL International Conference.
Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is now the approach mandated by a number of educational authorities in Asia. In my talk, I will show how task-based language teaching (TBLT) grew out of communicative language teaching, drawing on both second language acquisition research and theories of education. I will trace its development from its early days, pointing to the multiple influences that have helped to shape its evolution. I will address key issues...
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL December Chapter Meeting & Year-End Dinner
December 14, 2019 - 12:00am
Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter December Meeting.
––– Morning Reflective Practice Session –––
Topic: Those Precious Gifts
Time: December 14, 11:00 - 12:30 (2nd Saturday)
Location: Coffee Lab Mujii, near GNUE. (Ground floor of 광주우리교회 Building. Map at bottom.)
Facilitator: Jocelyn Wright
––– MAIN MEETING SCHEDULE –––
Time: 2nd Saturday, December 14, 2019, 1:45ㅡ5:00 pm
Location: Gwangju National University of Education (GNUE), Teacher Training Center (교사교육센터) 1st Floor; Room 811. Detailed directions HERE.
1:45 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet...
DC Chapter Year End Party
It's our Year End Party! We'll hold it in Ashley in Eunhaengdong (NewCore Department Store, 7th floor). All are welcome, but you must register as we'll reserve only enough seats for those that have registered. To register, please email dcc.kotesol.membership@gmail.com. We'll make the booking on the 11th, so make sure you confirm before then.
Address in Korean: 대전광역시 중구 은행선화동 3-14
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/mgdfijwAAoAAnHFMA
We'll once again have a gift exchange- please bring a gift valued between W10,000 and W15,000.
After the gift exchange we'll go to...
DC Chapter Year End Party
December 14, 2019 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
It's our Year End Party! We'll hold it in Ashley in Eunhaengdong (NewCore Department Store, 7th floor). All are welcome, but you must register as we'll reserve only enough seats for those that have registered. To register, please email dcc.kotesol.membership@gmail.com. We'll make the booking on the 16th, so make sure you confirm before then.
Address in Korean: 대전광역시 중구 은행선화동 3-14
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/mgdfijwAAoAAnHFMA
We'll once again have a gift exchange- please bring a gift valued between W10,000 and W15,000.
After the gift exchange we'll go to...
Gwangju-Jeonnam Holds Elections
On Saturday, November 16, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter held its annual elections for president, vice-president, and treasurer. The results were announced by Elections Officer Maria Lisak:
ㅡ President: Bryan Hale
ㅡ Vice-President: David Shaffer
ㅡ Treasurer: Phillip Schrank
Additional chapter officers will be selected in the coming weeks.
The chapter's next meeting and annual year-end dinner will be held at Gwangju National University of Education on December 14. Details will be available soon.
Melissa Watkins - Including Missing Voices - Yongin 2019
Melissa Watkins speaks at the 2019 Yongin Regional Chapter Conference.
[Full description and bio coming soon]
Melissa Watkins - Including "Missing Voices" - Yongin 2019
Melissa Watkins speaks at the 2019 Yongin Regional Chapter Conference. [Full description and bio coming soon]
Sonyong Beattie - Picture Books: A fun way to learn English - Daejeon 2019
This demonstration intends to provide teachers with the communications skills needed to approach early primary school learners. The methods used to teach include introduction to the short and meaningful sentence structure, rhetorical and non-rhetorical questions, and use of color and objects related to the text.
The goal of this presentation is to equip the instructors with the foundation needed to teach what is encoded in the picture book. This activity of using the picture book is to show that the instructor can encourage dialogue through key words and expressions. In turn, the...
Melissa Watkins - Including "Missing Voices" - Yongin 2019
“Representation matters” has become a bit of a catchphrase due to social justice awareness efforts, but perhaps it has a different meaning for native speakers teaching English as a foreign or second language. English has undeniably become a global language, and the average English speaker speaks a global variant of English and uses the language largely with other speakers of world English rather than with the stereotypical Western native speaker so highly coveted in many classrooms. Some studies have explored the effectiveness of non-native speakers of English as language teachers in...
Gangwon Chapter Meeting + Winter Social
December 14, 2019 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Again, we're at Sanji University in Wonju!
Room: 2105 Dong-ak Kwan
Again, we're at Sanji University in Wonju!
Room: 2105 Dong-ak Kwan
This next chapter meeting will be especially for EPIK teachers! We will have three feature presentations.
Curb your enthusiasm: Managing pedagogical expectations in the Korean public education sector
Filipp V.S.
This presentation-cum-discussion will focus on the structural aims of the English curriculum within the Korean public education sector. The participants will be given a brief experience of what the...
Kara Mac Donald - Drawing on Skillsets Outside of ELT
There is an immense benefit to understanding skill transfer: how skills from a previous field of study, profession, and/or personal discipline inform you as a language teacher. There is even a greater value in explicitly drawing on this diverse skillset for instructional practice, as making conscious connections between the overlap of skillsets permits deliberate and effective use of these skills.
Biographical Sketch
Kara Mac Donald is an associate professor at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California, USA. Her background consists of over twenty-three years in...
Dr. Birsen Tütüniş - Positive Psychology, Positive Discipline
Classroom management systems are the processes adopted by teachers and school managers to maintain appropriate behavior. However, the variety of classroom management systems sometimes causes confusion between positive discipline and classroom management. Positive discipline encourages students to focus on self-discipline, responsibility, cooperation, and problem solving skills.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Birsen Tütünis is a professor currently teaching at Istanbul Kultur University in Turkey. She has received her PhD from the University of Sussex, UK. She has worked at several...
2019 Team-Building and Connections Day
November 24, 2019 - 9:30amAll KOTESOL members are invited to attend our national Team-Building and Connections Day (TBCD)! At this event, members can discover KOTESOL's committees, learn about current projects, propose ideas for the coming year, and--most importantly--build connections to other members similarly interested in improving and contributing to our organization in personally meaningful ways.
The deadline to register and have your travel reimbursed was 11/22, but you can still come (though we can't pay for your travel). We hope to see you there!
Woosong University
Building W16 (West...
2021 KOTESOL International Conference
Archived Page
(note that the conference was produced and viewed through external platforms)
*** Sessions will be available ONLY in our virtual event space! *** Conference Dates: February 19-28, 2021 Keynote Speaker: Gerd Leonhard More session types!More spaces for discussion! Great panels! Return of the Graduate Student Showcase!
Early bird registration is now closed. You may purchase a ticket in our event space through the end of the conference (February 28).
Price: 75,000 KRW / 7500 JPY / 75 USD...
KOTESOL Service Awards Announced
Korea TESOL is quite fortunate to have so many members so willing to sacrifice so many hours of their time to the benefit of the organization. It is this service that makes KOTESOL strong and thrive.
Each year at international conference time, KOTESOL recognizes a number of its members who have contributed exceptional service to the organization.
At the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference on October 13, the following KOTESOL members were recognized for their service to the organization at the national level:
President’s AwardLindsay N. Herron
Outstanding...2019 President's Award Conferred
The KOTESOL President's Award is KOTESOL's highest award for service to the organization. This year's award was announced and awarded at the Sunday plenary session of the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul. KOTESOL President David Shaffer presented the 2019 President's Award to Lindsay N. Herron.
Ms. Herron has been an exceptional asset to KOTESOL over the past year. While serving KOTESOL as immediate past president, she has also served as chair of the Membership Committee, registration director of the International Conference...
KOTESOL Patron Award Presented
KOTESOL Patron: Thomas Farrell
From time to time, Korea TESOL bestows the KOTESOL Patron Award upon a deserving person who has made exceptionally generous contributions to the organization over the years. This year the KOTESOL Patron Award, only the second in its history, was presented during the opening ceremony at the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference. President David Shaffer presented the award to Dr. Thomas S.C. Farrell of Brock University in Canada.
Dr. Farrell is an internationally renowned authority on reflective practice and inquiry, and was a featured speaker at...
Thomas Farrell Reflective Language Teacher Award Announced
Inaugurated this year by the namesake of the award is the Thomas Farrell Reflective Language Teacher Award. The recipient of the inaugural award was announced at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference by Dr. Thomas S.C. Farrell and KOTESOL President Dr. David E. Shaffer.
This year’s award went to Yeonseong Park, who has been an active participant of the Gwangju-Jeonnam group of the KOTESOL Reflective Practice SIG since its beginning. Her reflective practice not only led to her becoming a better language teacher but also to her becoming a facilitator of...
Research Paper of the Year Award Announced
This year’s Korea TESOL Research Paper of the Year Award was announced at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Korea TESOL International Conference in Seoul. The award recipient was announced by the Korea TESOL Journal Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Kara Mac Donald.
The award was presented to Michael D. Smith of Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, for his research paper “Centre–Periphery Agency Dynamics During Linguistic Imperialism: An Investigation of Korean Perspectives,” which appeared in issue 1 of volume 14 of the Korea TESOL Journal. Smith formerly taught at the Republic of Korea Naval...
Jeonju-North Jeolla KOTESOL December 2019 Workshop
December 14, 2019 - 2:45pm to 5:00pmAbstract
Personalisation and the Self
As teachers, it’s difficult to keep content relevant and motivating to learners. It is also hard to predict what learners will find interesting. Personalisation can help to make learning more meaningful without isolating or disregarding a learner’s interests. However, what happens when those learners haven’t confronted their own interests or haven’t had the space to, with endless exams and achievement targets?
In this workshop we will discuss how learners can explore their sense of ‘self’ and how they can apply this knowledge to...
2019.10.14 / LearningLeaders / Shanghai, China / Associate Director of Competitive Speech and Leadership / RMB15,000-30,0000/month
Closing Date: Dec 18, 2019
Length of contract: Full time contract with 1- 3 years.
Required Hours: 40 hours per week (60% Coaching, 40% Office including personal and professional development)
Salary information: RMB15,000 – 30,000/month
Contact Information: recruit@learningleaders.com
2019.10.14 / LearningLeaders / Shanghai, China / Associate Director of Competitive Speech and Leadership / RMB15,000-30,0000/month
Closing Date: Dec 18, 2019
Length of contract: Full time contract with 1- 3 years.
Required Hours: 40 hours per week (60% Coaching, 40% Office including personal and professional development)
Salary information: RMB15,000 – 30,000/month
Contact Information: recruit@learningleaders.com
2019.10.21 / Sookmyung Women's University / TESOL Teach Professor / Seoul / Salary TBD
- Organization Name: Sookmyung Women's University / TESOL office
- Location: Seoul, Korea
- Job Titles:Teaching Professor
- Closing Date: Oct 29, 2019
- Length of Contract: Full time contract with 1- 3 years.
- Requirements
Extensive, recent experience teaching English to young learners or adults
Exceptional teamwork/collaboration skills
Master’s degree in TESOL or a closely related field
Advanced proficiency with digital/online literacies
Experience teaching blended/distance/online courses
Approximately five...
KOTESOL Directory (Leadership)
Who's Where in KOTESOL
The KOTESOL National Council (i.e., the board of directors) is the highest decision-making authority in KOTESOL, comprised of elected national officers, chapter presidents representing their local chapters, and committee chairs (both elected and appointed).
"The Council shall be responsible for making the strategic and financial decisions of the organization, as well as oversight of the day-to-day operations."
ㅡ KOTESOL Constitution, Article VI. National Council.
Listed below are all position-holders at the national and chapter levels, and contact...
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL November Chapter Meeting
November 16, 2019 - 12:00am
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL November Meeting
––– Morning Reflective Practice Session –––
Topic: Reflection on Teacher Identity at the End of 2019
Facilitator: Kristy Dolson
Time: November 16, 2019; 11:00ㅡ12:30 (3rd Saturday)
Location: Coffee Lab Mujii, near GNUE. (Ground floor of 광주우리교회 Building. Map at bottom.)
––– MAIN MEETING SCHEDULE –––
Time: 3rd Saturday, November 16, 2019, 1:45ㅡ5:00 pm
Location: Gwangju National University of Education (GNUE), Teacher Training Center (교사교육센터) 1st Floor; Room 812. Detailed directions HERE.
1:45 pm: Sign...
2019 Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter Elections
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL chapter elections will take place at our upcoming meeting on Saturday, November 16. There are three positions up for election:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
This year's chapter elections officer is Maria Lisak, who can be reached by email at gwangjumaria at yahoo.com
Any current chapter member may nominate one person, including themselves, for each position. Candidates for chapter vice president or treasurer must have been chapter members for at least three months prior to nomination, and candidates for president must have been...
National Council Election Results
Thank you to all KOTESOL members who voted in the 2019-2020 National Election.
Our newly elected national officers are:
Lindsay Herron, our new National President of KOTESOL!
Bryan Hale as been confirmed as the First Vice President.
Rhea Metituk is picking up the mantle as Second Vice President.
Philip Schrank has been voted in to take on the role of Treasurer.
Mike Peacok will be 2019-2020's Nomination and Election Committee Chair.
Congratulations to all incoming officers for 2019-2020!
Also, thank you to our outgoing officers!...
Conference Organization
You may view a full size the 2019 International conference organizational chart by right clicking and selecting "Download".
DCC November Symposium & Thanksgiving Dinner: Registration Now Open
Registration is now open, there are a limited number of seats available for the Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner that will follow. You can learn a lot from this event, as well as supporting other teachers!
Hope to see you there!
https://forms.gle/SqKhkmLX9q6s3D4g6
KOTESOL DCC November Symposium Committee
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