Attention Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL faithful: We are meeting on the first Saturday of October - the 5th. Current members and non-members alike are invited! Feel free to bring a friend and invite your colleagues, too.
About us: The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter of Korea TESOL serves the ELT community in Daegu and the greater Gyeongsangbuk-do area with monthly meetings to share information about English language teaching, engage in professional development, and to socialize with like-minded folks.
Date: Saturday, Oct 5, 2019
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue: Downtown Daegu.
Ecology Oriental Wellness Experience Center
(On Oriental Medicine Street – behind Hyundai Department Store)
Namseong-ro 24
에코한방웰빙체험관
대구광역시 중구 남성로 24
Ph) 053-422-9651
Directions:
From Banwoldang Subway Station, walk through the underground and take the escalator to the left in front of Hyundai Department Store (HDS), Exit 18. Do not enter HDS.
Walk across the front of HDS and turn right. Head to the front corner of Sh Bank (수협 은행), behind HDS. Daegu Oriental Medicine Street is there, turn left. You can find our meetings at The Ecology Oriental Wellness Experience Center, Namseong-ro 24. It is directly across the street from the First Presbyterian Church of Daegu and the Oriental Medicine Museum.
Go down the flat stone sidewalk to the back of the building. Then walk up the outdoor steps to the second floor conference room. There is a Da Hyang coffee/tea shop on the first floor.
Agenda:
3PM
Meet’ n’ greet new friends and old. New friends: Tell us about yourself and your interests!
3:30
October Workshop Presenter: Luis Caballero
Luis Caballero Bio
Born in Mexico and educated in the United States, Luis Roberto Caballero Orozco has been teaching both English & Spanish languages for over a decade in high schools, universities, non-profits, and corporations around the world. His most recent faculty post was at Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST), where he taught undergraduate level EAP courses and was the Program Coordinator for the university's Staff English Program. Luis holds a Bachelor degree in speech & linguistics, as well as a Master in higher education. His professional interests include intercultural communication, school leadership, and international education. He is also the Diversity Committee Chair of KOTESOL National Council and the 2019 International Conference’s Program Director. Luis is ending five great years in Korea by facilitating this workshop for the KOTESOL Daegu-Gyeongbuk chapter!
Workshop: Using Critical Language Pedagogy in the EFL Classroom
This workshop is aimed primarily for teachers of high school and university students. In a critical pedagogy classroom, teachers put students on a path toward finding their own voices on complex issues that affect their daily lives. Students trace social inequalities to their root causes, identify how these issues impact their own communities, and advocate for action that ensures a more just, inclusive tomorrow. Many linguists and educators have expanded on this framework to adopt it for the EFL classroom, dubbing it “critical language pedagogy (CLP).” Participants in this session will explore ways to use CLP in their classrooms with a useful scaffolding framework. Through collaborative discussion, participants will brainstorm and think of sample lesson ideas for their own students’ classes.
5PM – KOTESOL Social Event nearby (Brewer's Brothers, Etoh's, Indian, or Galbi - TBA). Everyone pays for their own food and beverage.
Special Announcements:
The Inner Thrive
November 30th – Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL Regional Conference
Kyungpook National University, Daegu
Woodang Building 9am-5pm
Call for Proposals
Deadline: September 30th
KOTESOL International Conference
Advancing ELT: Blending Disciplines, Approaches, and Technology.
October 12-13 at Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul
Pre-registration for the International Conference is now open
