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KOTESOL Yongin Workshop: Motivation (and Discipline) In the EFL Environment(or How to spend more time teaching and less time managing your students); Post Workshop Barbecue

Presenter:  Tory S. Thorkelson

Abstract

This workshop looks at the various dominant theories related to effectively motivating your students as well as some tried and true solution to some of the more common discipline problems that teachers in Korea face in their classrooms. While the workshop talks mostly about experiences in a university classroom, many of the problems and solutions are also relevant to public school teachers as well.

Biography:...

Jeonju-North Jeolla KOTESOL May Workshop

~It's time for JNJ KOTESOL's May workshop and something a little different.  Longtime KOTESOL member and presenter Roger Fusselman is presenting for both hours on comedy sketches, stand-up comedy and improv for the English classroom. And for those of you who want more, KOTESOL's national conference will be held in Daegu at Kyungpook National University on May 31st from 10am-6pm.

~Stand-up comedy, improvisational theater, and comedy sketches require different aspects of communicative competence. Knowing how comedians create comedy can expand and stimulate English language...

Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter Meeting

We'd like to express a warm welcome and invite you to join us for our May meeting, which features 2 knowledgeable speakers. Akli Hadid will be presenting "History, Ideology and Issues in English Education in Korea" through a series of 3 Pecha Kuchas (very short PPT presentations). And our second speaker is Leonie Overbeek, who will be exploring, "The Fallacy of Fun." Please see the link for more detailed presenter/presentation information.

Everyone is welcome to join us before the main meeting for reflective practice and also for dinner afterwards at a local restaurant (usually...

Beatty - nc2014 Webinar Preview video

A preview of Dr. Ken Beatty's Webinar presentation ‘Running with Scissors: Authenticity in the Classroom’ at the 2014 KOTESOL National Conference held at Global Plaza (Kyungpook National University Campus) in Daegu, South Korea May 31, 2014.

Authenticity is controversial in language classrooms with divisions of authenticity of task, materials and situation. Authenticity of task questions whether students are learning language in a way that would seem natural outside the classroom. For example, a loosely...

Weather/Dress

The weather in Daegu on the weekend of May 31 should be very comfortable, though may include showers or high humidity.

Temperatures are expected between 15-26 degrees Celcius with light winds and partly cloudy skies.

We suggest you bring an umbrella. Most conference attendees will dress in (business) casual attire.

(In fact, the weather was sunny and humid that day, we reached 36 degrees Celcius!)

Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL May Chapter Meeting

Time:  Saturday, May 10, 2014, 1:45–5:00 p.m.
Place: Chosun University Main Building (Gwangju), 4th Floor, Rm 4211

|||||||  The May Chapter Meeting program and newsletter is attached as a PDF file at the bottom of this web page.

----- Schedule -----
1:45 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet     (Admission is free.   Future membership is welcomed.)

2:00–2:50 pm: Featured PRESENTATION 1         
Implementing CLT in Large Korean University Classes
Matthew McLaughtin-Stonham (Chosun University)

2:50 - 3:10 pm:...

Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL May 2014 Chapter Meeting

Speaker: Dan Svoboda
Topic: Creating Great Lessons
Date: Saturday May 10th, 2014
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: KNU, Woodang Building, Room 203
Map: click here

What Makes a Great Lesson?

The May workshop will be about creating great lessons. Whatever age group or skill level you find yourself teaching, you probably try to create and deliver the best possible lessons. This workshop will look at several factors related to creating a ‘great lesson,’ including content, students, delivery, classroom, teachers, and other miscellaneous factors. Those...

Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL Mokpo Outreach Workshops

Time:  Saturday, May 3, 2014, 1:00–5:00 p.m.
Place:  Mokpo National University (Muan, Jeonnam), Bldg. A10, Rm. 204
Directions to Venue: http://koreatesol.org/content/directions-mokpo-outreach

||||||| The program for this Outreach can be found as a PDF file at the bottom of this web page.

--- Schedule ---
1:00 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet
(Admission is free.   Future membership is welcomed.)

1:15–1:30 pm: OPENING and INTRODUCTION of KOTESOL & the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter

1:30–2:15 pm: Opening...

Helgesen - nc2014 Plenary Preview video

A preview of Prof. Marc Helgesen's plenary presentation ‘Language Learning and the Senses’ at the 2014 KOTESOL National Conference held at Global Plaza (Kyungpook National University Campus) in Daegu, South Korea May 31, 2014.

Teaching English means more than knowing about English and ELT. It includes knowing how we teach and knowing who we are – in relation to the way our students learn. That includes sensory awareness. Barring a disability, we all have the five senses. Every bit of information we take in comes through...

Prof. Marc Helgesen - Plenary Speaker

Prof. Marc Helgesen is author of more than 150 professional articles, books and textbooks including the English Firsthand series (Pearson Education/Longman Asia) and has lead teacher development workshop on five continents. He is professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, Sendai. He also teaches "Innervoice & Task Planning" at Teachers College Columbia University, MA TESOL Program, Tokyo and "Positive Psychology (The 'Science of Happiness') in ELT" at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Nagoya. Marc is chair of the Extensive Reading Foundation (www.erfoundation.org...

Dr. Ken Beatty - Webcast Feature

Dr. Ken Beatty is author/co-author of more than 130 English as a Second Language textbooks used worldwide from the primary to tertiary levels, as well as books on Computer Assisted Language Learning. He has worked at universities in Canada, China, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and the USA, and given more than 200 teacher training presentations and 92 conference presentations throughout Asia, the Middle East, and North and South America. He is currently TESOL Professor at Anaheim University.

Running with Scissors:...

Schedule - National Conference 2014

The Full two-page timetable is available for download (as PDF). http://koreatesol.org/sites/default/files/pdf/KOTESOL-2014-nc-Timetable.pdf

9:00 - 10:00    Registration and Check-in

10:00 - 10:20   Opening Ceremonies

10:20 - 11:10   Plenary Session  - Prof. Marc Helgesen

11:20 - 12:10   Concurrent Sessions

LUNCH BREAK

1:00 - 1:50   Plenary Session - Dr. Charles Browne

2:00 - 2:50   Concurrent Sessions

3:00 - 3:50   Concurrent Sessions)

4:00 - 4:50   Concurrent Sessions

5:00 - 5:50  ...

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent presentation sessions are the heart of any conference.

Following is a preliminary listing of concurrent session presenters and session titles accepted for the KOTESOL 2014 National Conference at Global Plaza in Daegu, May 31st. Find a PDF of presentation abstracts and presenter's biographic sketches here - http://koreatesol.org/sites/default/files/pdf/abstracts-bios.pdf

New Classroom Observation Program

KOTESOL is pleased to announce the start of our new Open Door Classroom Observation Program! Throughout 2014, the Membership Committee will facilitate connections between members who wish to observe classes and members who are willing to let themselves be observed.

We're currently seeking KOTESOL members in Korea who have been teaching for 3+ years and who are willing to open their classrooms to other KOTESOL members. If you're willing to open your class, please join our database! For more information or to volunteer as a host, please visit http://koreatesol.org/content/open-door-...