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Dinner Social at HOME & Teacher Financial Self Care
May 18, 2019 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Our next chapter meeting will be at one of our new sponsors: HOME Bistro and Cafe in Haeundae.
Featured Presenter: Chapter Officer Danny Jones
Topic: Teacher Self Care: INVESTING and Financials. Danny is experienced with trading and is developing his financial advisory skills. He will give an introductory seminar on the stock market and saving strategies. He also provides a mini-lesson for his freshman university students on the same topic, which will be part of the seminar.
DATE: Saturday, May 18, 2019
SCHEDULE:
5pm ~ Investing: Teacher Self Care [Self...
Nathalie Calderon
Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 14:00
Actively Incorporating Race Visibility within the Korean ClassroomDeveloping Teaching Skills and Knowledge • Young Learners, Special Interest Groups
(People of Color SIG)
With the ever changing demographics in Korea, and the increased access to social media, Korea is welcoming the most globally connected and diverse generation of students compared to just a decade before. Though this interconnectedness is bringing people across the world closer together culturally, a narrow understanding and lack of sensitivity for people of different...
Bodo Winter
International Conference 2019
Featured Session
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Gesture is ubiquitous. When we talk, we can't help but to move our hands, and so far, speakers from all cultures have been found to gesture. The interdisciplinary study of gesture spans research in education, linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience, and it has produced a number of important results: For example, research has shown that speakers have difficulty retrieving words from memory when their hands are occupied. Research has also shown that...
SIG Breakfast at the National Conference
IMeet the SIGs Breakfast
KOTESOL NATIONAL CONFERENCE: 10AM
KOTESOL Special Interest Groups, or “SIGs”, are your way to connect with like-minded English
instructors. Our KOTESOL SIGs have online communities on both our website and Facebook.
Some have offline activities as well. This ‘Meet the SIGs Breakfast” will give you an opportunity
to hear more about what each SIG has to offer and allows you the opportunity to ask
facilitators any questions you may have. Breakfast and coffee/ tea will be available throughout
the presentations.
Currently...
Member Discount: HOME Bistro and Cafe in Busan
KOTESOL members can get a 10% discount at HOME Bistro and Cafe in Busan!
About: HOME Bistro and Cafe: Cozy and modern atmosphere. Full bar with a range of wine, beer, liquor, and vegan food. Live music occasionally. Nearby Haeundae-gu office.
Address: 5, Jungdong 2-ro 26 beon-gil, Haeundae-gu
Phone: 010-7263-1137
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HomeBarCafe/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/home_haeundae_bistro_bar_cafe/
Shufang Wang
Poster • Hallway • All day
Motivating students through self-determination theory and the 5Ts frameworkLearner motivation / creativity
Motivation plays an important role in learning foreign languages and many scholars have conducted research to analyze how motivational strategies can help students learn English well in the EFL class. This paper seeks to extend motivation theory to students’ and teachers’ attitudes in the EFL classroom based on the self-determination theory (SDT) of Barkar et al. (2010) and the 5Ts of motivation framework of Renandya (2013). The 5Ts refer to...
Mike Peacock
Mixed • Room 204 • 10:00
Meet the SIGs BreakfastSpecial Interest Groups
KOTESOL Special Interest Groups, or “SIGs”, are your way to connect with like-minded English instructors. Our KOTESOL SIGs have online communities on both our website and Facebook. Some have offline activities as well. This ‘Meet the SIGs Breakfast” will give you an opportunity to hear more about what each SIG has to offer and allows you the opportunity to ask facilitators any questions you may have. Breakfast and coffee/ tea will be available throughout the presentations.
Currently Active KOTESOL...
Stephen Patrick Hoag
Research • Room 203 • 10:00
Exploring Learning Autonomy and Motivation in South Korean StudentsLearner motivation / creativity
This presentation illustrates an exploratory approach to motivate students to improve their spoken English in a South Korean regional university setting. After negotiating an observed extracurricular English program which offered limited but facilitative grade points for participation, students gained autonomous learning opportunities to practice their spoken English over a semester. A survey consisting of items related to anxiety towards English,...
Richard Steven Eigenberg
Skills • Room 202 • 11:00
Practicing fluency alone? ABSOLUTELY! How about accuracy? MAYBE!Developing Student Skills (Vocab, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking)
Internationally known tests (such as IELTS) show that Korean student production skills lag behind their reception skills. Practicing reception alone (reading and listening) students have many options for practice (videos, books, comics). BUT practicing production alone is problematic.
It would be a wonderful thing if 2nd language learners could always be with a native or near native speaker for...
Richard Schlight
Skills • Room 202 • 10:00
EFL Academic Writing Instruction WorkshopAcademic Writing Instruction
This workshop is intended as a forum in which writing instructors and tutors can share their approaches towards non-fiction EFL writing instruction and discuss the techniques that work best for them in given situations. We will focus on such big picture issues as helping students generate ideas, understand weak versus strong arguments, plan their essays, support their claims, and cite their sources. From a technical standpoint, we will discuss the technical problems in student...
Rhoda Makhanya
Research • Room 203 • 14:25
Project-Based learning: A method to spice up lessons.Learner motivation / creativity
Heads of English departments and English teachers are concerned about South Korean students who are losing enthusiasm or interest in the learning of English as a second language. There are many factors that might be the cause of the problem, but my focus is on the ones that students lack motivation and that course materials are boring and meaningless. In this presentation I’ll explain how Project-Based learning can spice up lessons and how it can be implemented....
Paul Johnson
Mixed • Room 204 • 16:00
Why Study Philosophy?Reflective Teaching Practice
This interactive workshop seeks to share with ESL instructors the benefits that the study of philosophy can have in our lives. To do this, the following approach will be taken: First, there will a short introduction to answer the question, “What is philosophy?” During this section, the three branches of philosophy will be examined briefly, namely, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics. Next, we’ll look at logic. In particular, how learning how to be more logical can benefit us daily. Finally, we’ll...
Pamila J. Florea
Highlighted • Room 101 • 16:00
Harry Potter and the Muggle MotivationDeveloping Student Skills (Vocab, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking)
There are many avenues for learning a language and expressing an idea. Traditionally, language learning has been based on text, but more and more studies show that the use of art allows students to access concepts, build their lexicon, and to express their ideas. Couple this with material that students enjoy, such as the Harry Potter series, and they are deeply motivated to learn.
Socially, students all over the world...
Nicole Domay
Skills • Room 202 • 15:00
Classroom Management Strategies for the English Foreign Language ContextClassroom Management
Teachers of all creeds are constantly making decisions on behavior management in the classroom. However, when there is a language barrier such as the one in the English foreign language (EFL) setting, those decisions and actions can become more difficult to execute. Due to this issue, this presenter will inform the audience on positive ways to handle difficult behaviors in the classroom through strategies derived from Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)....
Michael Free
Poster • Hallway • All day
KOTESOL’s International Conference 2020: The Early StagesOrganisational + Conference Planning
KOTESOL’s International Conference is a major undertaking, fueled by the volunteer efforts of the International Conference Committee. This poster session provides National Conference attendees a chance to take a peek inside IC 2020, and see how things are shaping up. The visual display will include how the conference committee is structured and operates, as well as some of the preliminary plans for the 2020 conference. The session will also be an...
Michael Rabbidge
Technology • Room 201 • 15:00
Innovation in the use of film in ELTTechnology
Commercial film and video have long aroused the interest of language educators, promising to motivate learners while providing language- and meaning-rich input. In practice, its use has mostly been disappointing. The first part of this workshop examines the strengths and limitations of the medium, arguing that effective practice is built upon a sound understanding of the stylized nature of film dialogue and how it differs from ordinary conversation.
Part two explores new directions in the use...
Mary Abura
Research • Room 203 • 11:00
Developing Learning AgilityLearning styles • Learning agility
Developing approaches to learning skills becomes more important than ever through the schooling process. Learners must be equipped with skills and strategies that allow them to be thinkers, communicators, risk-takers, inquirers, reflective, caring, open-minded, balanced, principled and knowledgeable. One way to improve learnability is to align the objective (learning target), skill indicator, and strategy. Most importantly, we also need to take an evidence-based approach to monitor...
Yong-Jik Lee
Research • Room 203 • 11:25
Elementary Pre-service Teachers’ Self-efficacy to Teach ELLsReflective Teaching Practice • Microteaching
Recognizing a lack of previous studies of mainstream teachers’ preparation for teaching ELLs, this study examines four pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy while working with ELLs through ESL microteaching experiences. The data consisted of two individual interviews with four pre-service teachers and researchers’ two classroom observations. Study findings indicated that the four pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy was generally improved after...
Kylie Genter
Motivation • Room 107 • 14:00
Improv Comedy as a Tool for English Language LearningLearner motivation / creativity
This workshop will present teachers with a basic knowledge of improv comedy rules and games modified for an ESL classroom. First, teachers will learn some basic improv/theater warm up games followed by a brief overview of the rules of improv and how they align with common ESL classroom goals. Following this brief introduction, teachers will jump right into various improv games starting with easy, basic games and gradually working towards more difficult games....
Katrina Sten + Jeffrey Baldwin
Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 16:00
Hagwon Exposé: Where Student Motivation Equals PaychecksPrivate 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...
Ju-yeon Kim
Poster • Hallway • All day
The relationship between reading motivation and comprehension for EFL studentsLearner motivation / creativity
The purpose of the study was to examine direct and indirect relations between reading motivation and second-language (L2; i.e., English) reading comprehension through the related mediator: metacognitive reading strategy among sixth-grade Korean students (N = 173) learning English as a foreign language (EFL). Finding shows that the direct relation of motivation with L2 reading comprehension was not significant. However, the indirect effect...
Joseph Tomei
Research • Room 203 • 16:00
Construal in Language LearningCross-cultural / intercultural communication
This presentation discusses ongoing research into the process of construal by L2 language learners. Construal is, simply explained, when speakers take a particular point of view in their descriptions and raising learner awareness of the differences in construals between their L1 and L2 has proven effective in English classrooms in Japan. After presenting an introduction to construal, the presentation will discuss the interviews, which follow the Louvain International...
Ji-young Suh
Poster • Hallway • All day
Developing an integrated ESP Material for Cabin CrewAir transportation has become a necessary part of globalization and the role of flight attendants as well as their communication competence has become vital factors in the success of the aviation business. This presentation looks at Content-Based Instruction (CBI) English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Course materials which the presenter designed specifically for cabin crew. The purpose of this course material project was to develop learner-centered ESP materials that integrate CBI and situational language...
Jessica Magnusson
Technology • Room 201 • 16:00
Creating Administrative Systems with QR Codes and Google Drive ToolsTechnology • Hagwon administration & management
Teachers and administrators often find themselves bogged down with repetitive tasks such as tracking attendance, grading student homework and quizzes, writing report cards and contacting students and parents. Doing some or all of these regular tasks manually can be very time-consuming, and can lead to exhaustion. In addition, teachers and administrators often look towards costly software or learning management systems to find...
Jared McKee
Motivation • Room 107 • 15:00
Motivating Students to Read: Interactive Activities to Increase EngagementLearner motivation / creativity
Reading is a skill that many students are struggling with everywhere, across the world. Combine that with second language learning in English, it can be a challenge to motivate students to read. In this interactive presentation and workshop, I will talk about my strategies for getting students to be interested and active in their learning English through engaging activities and lessons that are fun and meaningful. Activities include close...
Jack C. Richards
Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 15:00
PRODUCT AND PROCESS IN COURSE EVALUATIONThere are two ways of thinking about course evaluation. One is the dominant approach in educational planning that considers evaluation as a set of activities to develop efficient and effective ways of achieving learning outcomes. The rigor with which course development is carried out – drawing on procedures that include needs analysis, planning learning outcomes, designing a course and syllabus framework, and using effective methods of teaching and learning – will determine the success of the outcomes. Curriculum...
James Kimball
Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 11:00
Motivating Young Learners Through Effective Classroom ManagementYoung Learners • Classroom Management SIG
Young Learners need to be emotionally invested in classroom activities to succeed. Unfortunately, YLs can be easily distracted or bored. There are a host of reasons why it is difficult to sustain YLs’ motivation: activity type, lesson sequencing, language content, time-on-task, the teacher's role, classmates, home life, diet, sleep, etc. The list is endless. It should come as no surprise that creating and sustaining positive learning...
Hee-eun (Renee) Kim
Research • Room 203 • 15:00
Tag-Talk: “Who’s it?” “I’m it.”Technology
This study explores the process of the Learning-Oriented Assessment (LOA) model assisted by mobile in the classroom teaching IELTS speaking. It is aimed to investigate the characteristics of the mobile learning environment named ‘Tag-Talk’, which the teacher has devised and the impact that LOA tasks via Tag-Talk have on students’ learning performance, motivation and attitudes. A total of 49 students participated in speaking tasks after class by uploading their voice notes via Kakao platform for 12weeks....
Grant Kimberlin
Research • Room 203 • 14:00
The Evil of Banality: Intersubjectivity and the TextThis presentation compares recent research on L2 collaborative meaning-making with research on the banality that makes up much of the available ELL course material to assert that the traditions of Critical Pedagogy and Critical Theory offer key insights into both learner and teacher motivation. It is the tension between positional and nonpositional advantages to education that stand as one of greatest and most enduring barriers to motivation on both ends of the classroom and this presentation forwards...
Grace H. Wang
Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 10:00
How to Do Action Research: A Guide for ELT Classroom TeachersProfessional Development
A notable trend in recent literature is the emerging evidence of the transformative power of teacher-led ELT research on the professional development of teachers, especially because of the context-specific nature of the research. Action research projects and other reflective practice forms of teacher inquiry that allow teachers to investigate their local teaching contexts offer better continuous professional development (CPD) than top-down, decontextualized CPD...