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Busan-Gyeongnam KOTESOL November Workshop
November 21, 2015 - 2:15pm to 5:00pmLocation: HQ Bar Gwangan Map and directions
This month we will have two engaging workshops.
First Brian Dean will present Mnemonics and Synonyms instructing participants on how to use mnemonic devices to help students remember when to use what synonyms. Then Kathleen Kelley will share a number of activities that she uses in the classroom in her presentation Activities that Get You Moving.
Following the presentations chapter elections will be conducted. If you would like to be considered for chapter office please fill out this form.
Membership Benefit: Fourth Month Free at ProfsAbroad.com
KOTESOL members who take out a new 3-month subscription to ProfsAbroad.com can have a 4th month added to their subscription at no extra cost. Just sign up and pay for a new 3-month subscription, then email evidence of your KOTESOL membership (e.g., a scan of your membership card or a screen capture of the name and membership expiration date in your online profile) to ProfsAbroad. The fourth month will be added to your subscription.
Membership Benefit: Fourth Month Free at ProfsAbroad.com
KOTESOL members who take out a new 3-month subscription to ProfsAbroad.com can have a 4th month added to their subscription at no extra cost. Just sign up and pay for a new 3-month subscription, then email evidence of your KOTESOL membership (e.g., a scan of your membership card or a screen capture of the name and membership expiration date in your online profile) to ProfsAbroad. The fourth month will be added to your subscription.
Membership Benefit: Fourth Month Free at ProfsAbroad.com
KOTESOL members who take out a new 3-month subscription to ProfsAbroad.com can have a 4th month added to their subscription at no extra cost. Just sign up and pay for a new 3-month subscription, then email evidence of your KOTESOL membership (e.g., a scan of your membership card or a screen capture of the name and membership expiration date in your online profile) to ProfsAbroad. The fourth month will be added to your subscription.
Membership Benefit: Fourth Month Free at ProfsAbroad.com
KOTESOL members who take out a new 3-month subscription to ProfsAbroad.com can have a 4th month added to their subscription at no extra cost. Just sign up and pay for a new 3-month subscription, then email evidence of your KOTESOL membership (e.g., a scan of your membership card or a screen capture of the name and membership expiration date in your online profile) to ProfsAbroad. The fourth month will be added to your subscription.
November 2015 Issue of KOTESOL News Is Now Available!
The November 2015 issue of KOTESOL News was sent on November 1, 2015, to 1,426 subscribers. Read, share, or subscribe here!
Elections Results Oct 2015
The following have been duly elected in the KOTESOL National Elections of October 2015, and will serve until the 2016 Annual Business Meeting:
President: Lindsay Herron
1st Vice President: Dr. David E. Shaffer
2nd Vice President: Ingrid Zwaal
Secretary: Daniel Cable
Treasurer: Phil Owen
Nominations & Elections Committee Chair: Mike Peacock
International Conference Committee Co-Chair: Sean O'Connor
* The International Conference Committee Co-Chair is elected to a two-year term, the second year serving as International Conference...
Jeju Chapter Fall Workshop
November 7, 2015 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Join us on Saturday, November 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. when we will be hosting a free teacher training workshop led by Emanuel Serra that you don't want to miss!
This workshop will be a hands-on, non-stop run-through of as many of Emanuel's most popular ESL classroom practice games as can be accommodated in an hour. Bring your sneakers! We'll be moving around a fair bit.
Emanuel Serra is a long-time ESL instructor in Korea. Running his own tutoring business out of east Jeju, he leads classes for pre-kindy through middle school, as well as custom courses for local businesses.
...Fall Workshop
October 27, 2015 - 7:45pm
Join us on Saturday, November 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. when we will be hosting a free teacher training workshop led by Emanuel Serra that you don't want to miss!
This workshop will be a hands-on, non-stop run-through of as many of Emanuel's most popular ESL classroom practice games as can be accommodated in an hour. Bring your sneakers! We'll be moving around a fair bit.
Emanuel Serra is a long-time ESL instructor in Korea. Running his own tutoring business out of east Jeju, he leads classes for pre-kindy through middle school, as well as custom courses for local businesses.
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Chapter President
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL November Chapter Meeting
November 21, 2015 - 12:00am
Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter November Meeting.
----- Morning Reflective Practice Session -----
Topic: Working Through Teacher-Student Conflicts
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
NEW Location: Aldersgate (올더스게이트), cozy cafe near GNUE. Ground floor of 광주우리교회 Building.
----- Main Meeting Schedule -----
Time: Saturday, November 21, 2015, 1:45 - 5:00 pm
NEW Location: Gwangju National University of Education (GNUE), Teacher Training Center (교사교육센터) 1st Floor; Room 811. Detailed directions HERE.
1:45 pm: Sign-in and...
Call for Papers: KOTESOL Proceedings 2015
The KOTESOL Publications Committee is now accepting papers for KOTESOL Proceedings 2015. Submissions may be made by presenters at the 2015 KOTESOL International Conference and English Expo based on presentations made at the conference.
Submissions deadline is January 15, 2016.
General guidelines (as PDF file) and additional information can be found here:
http://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-proceedings
Suwon-Gyeonggi October Workshop
October 31, 2015 - 10:00am to 12:00pmSuwon-Gyeonggi KOTESOL October Workshop
Date: Saturday, 10/31
Time: 10am~12pm
Venue: Teacher Training Center (교사교육센터), Rm. 101, Gyeongin National University of Education, Anyang/Gyeonggi Campus (Directions)
Topics: Motivated Learners: A Focus on the Teacher; A Critique of the Spread of English
Details: The Suwon-Gyeonggi KOTESOL chapter’s October workshop features two speakers, George Whitehead presenting “Motivated Learners: A Focus on the Teacher” and Ji Hyeonju presenting “A Critique of the Spread of English”.
As always, attendance is free and...
Cambridge Day XV
Cambridge Day XV
Saturday
November 14th, 2015
Sookmyung Women's University
Register: https://goo.gl/HCZ5Nn
Brochure with more information link
Photo Contest @ Conference
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Join us for a fun photo contest.
Capture the KOTESOL Conference in a picture!
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what picture best describes the KOTESOL International Conference?
Korea TESOL will grant prizes to the two best images in the following two classifications:
Web-media (any digital resolution is acceptable, including older phone cameras)
Print-media (high resolution)
Bring your Camera! See more details - http://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-conference-photo-contest
KOTESOL Conference Photo Contest
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Capture the KOTESOL Conference in a picture!
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what picture best describes the KOTESOL International Conference?
Korea TESOL will grant prizes to the two best images in the following two classifications:
Web-media (any digital resolution is acceptable, including older phone cameras) Print-media (high resolution, see definition below)To enter, post your image on any public webhosting platform, and Tweet the file location (URL) with #KOTESOL or post on KOTESOL's facebook
PRIZES:Best two images in each...
Bylaws update
The KOTESOL Bylaws (not Constitution) were amended at the 2014 KOTESOL Annual Business Meeting, but somehow that amendment was never incorporated into the text.
It is now. Bylaws Article X. Amendments.
These Bylaws may be amended by a three-fifths (3/5) majority majority vote of the members present at an ABM, provided that written notice of the proposed changes has been endorsed by at least five (5) members in good standing and has been distributed to all members at least thirty (30) days prior to the vote.
See the CURRENT Constitution and Bylaws at http://koreatesol...
2014 ABM minutes (Draft) now online.
The DRAFT minutes from the KOTESOL 2014 Annual Business Meeting are now available. These should be examined, proposals made for revision, and then ratified at this years Anuual Business Meeting Sunday at 4:40pm. Find minutes at http://koreatesol.org/content/minutes
2015 International Conference Edition of KOTESOL News Sent
The 2015 International Conference edition of KOTESOL News was sent this morning (October 6, 2015) to 1,426 subscribers. This issue includes important information about the conference; if you're planning to attend, this is a must-read! Read it, share it, or subscribe here.
2015 International Conference Edition of KOTESOL News Sent
The 2015 International Conference edition of KOTESOL News was sent this morning (October 6, 2015) to 1,426 subscribers. This issue includes important information about the conference; if you're planning to attend, this is a must-read! Read it, share it, or subscribe here.
Conf Book now online
The Full and Complete Conference Program Book (192 pages) is now available for Download!
(Large file, 15.5mb!)
http://koreatesol.org/ic2015
Busan-Gyeongnam October Workshop
October 17, 2015 - 1:00pm to 3:00pmLocation: HQ Bar Gwangan Map and directions
The October workshop will feature a presentation by Sara Peterson. Making Your Own Luck: Uncovering opportunities in the EFL field will focus on ways to remain engaged and uncover opportunities for personal and professional development, no matter what your long term plans are.
Following Sara's presentation, we will take a short break then have a swapshop*. The swapshop will give attendees the chance to discuss interesting things they learned at the International Conference, or anything else
*A swapshop is a session where...
Insider's Guide to the 2015 International Conference & English Expo
Archive Copy.How can I get to the conference?
Where can I pick up my conference pass?
Where can I pick up my pre-conference (Friday) workshop pass?
Will pre-conference (Friday) workshop passes be available onsite?
Can I buy a conference pass onsite?
Can I pay onsite by credit card?
Where are the plenary sessions?
Where can I stay?
What time does the conference finish?
Will there be coffee onsite again this year?
Will there be a membership social event again this year?
Are there lunch places nearby?
Can I...
Conference Demographics
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The figures listed below are not very scientific, but represent some attempt at profiling our annual international conference attendees. Many attendees resist collection of demographics*, and others are hard to classify due to the nature of their teaching positions, perhaps working in more than one workplace, with diverse learners. The distinction between Koreans and "native-speakers" is particularly challenging, considering the vagueness of that term and the fact that many of our members have Korean names and foreign passports.
Due to some governmental grants this...
Floorplan
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The floorplan for the KOTESOL 2015 International Conference and English Expo - a larger image may be downloaded by right-clicking on the image/ link below.
Please note that the Plenary Sessions and Opening Ceremonies will take place at Plenary Stage in the English Expo (Hall C4). All registered attendees of the Conference have free access to the English Expo (where our conference displays are also hosted). Just show your pass (badge)!
The conference area is near the escalator by the West Gate of COEX (if you are entering from the Main Gate, that is...
Sunday Service with Chuck Sandy at International Conference 2015
Join plenary speaker Chuck Sandy and the Christian Teachers SIG from 8:15 to 8:45 on Sunday morning in Room 322 for an ecumenical time of fellowship, prayer, reflection, and celebration.
There might also be some singing.
The service will be led by Chuck Sandy and is sponsored by the Christian Teachers SIG.
All are welcome.
2015 KOTESOL International Conference Pre-Registration has now closed
Archive Copy.2015 KOTESOL International Conference Group and Individual Pre-Registration is closed.
You may still attend the 2015 KOTESOL International Conference by registering at the conference site, Seoul COEX, on the day of the conference October 10 and 11, 2015.
There are still a limited number of Friday workshop slots left, you may register for those on Friday morning at COEX October 9, 2015.
You may find more information and onsite pricing in our Conference Insiders page:
http://koreatesol.org/ic2015/insiders-guide-2015-international-conference-english-...
Leadership Retreat
November 8, 2015 - 10:00amDo you want to help shape the future of KOTESOL? Would you like to learn new skills, or put your old ones to good use? Are you interested in contributing to the organization in personally meaningful way? Come to the 2015 KOTESOL Leadership Retreat!
November 8, 2015
10 a.m.-4 p.m. (4-5 p.m. National Council meeting)
Injaegwan, Sookmyung Women's University
The retreat is open to all members in good standing. Designed to help identify projects and streamline procedures for KOTESOL's committees, members who attend will be invited to share their opinions, volunteer...
Members Social & Networking Event
October 10, 2015 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
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The KOTESOL Membership Committee cordially invites all members to a Members Social & Networking Event on Saturday, October 10! From 6:15-7:15 p.m., members are invited to enjoy some wine, cheese, and other light refreshments outside the plenary halls (Rooms 317 & 318) at COEX. Come relax, reflect, and socialize with your KOTESOL compatriots! (Not attending the conference? Not a problem! The social is open to all members.)
Major Speakers at International Conference Details
Complete information on all major speakers at the KOTESOL International Conference is now available from
http://koreatesol.org/ic2015/MajorSpeakers
with specific pages for each speaker (including photo, biographical sketch, and sessions abstracts) and a single PDF document with abstracts and session times.
A single list containing all session titles, presenters, times & rooms is available from http://koreatesol.org/ic2015/PresenterList0923
(all information subject to revsion)