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Jennifer Book
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Session Pronunciation as a Lingua Franca: What Are Our Goals? . Pronunciation is still a neglected area in the classroom – why is this? As the trend for English as a Lingua Franca increases globally, this talk will...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 17, 2018
Featured Panelists
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Panel Discussion Focus on Fluency in the Korean Context . Fluency has been a very elusive goal for the Korean English learner. Oral and aural skills of college entrants are often at a rudimentary level. This...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference July 26, 2018
Yilin Sun
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Session Focusing on EMI and PBL in Fostering Fluency: Implications and Strategies . Over the last 50 years, the field of ELT has witnessed a significant transformation in every aspect of teaching and learning. Today...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference July 27, 2018
2025 Seoul Chapter Officers
Meet Seoul KOTESOL Chapter Officers for 2025!Bio's Seoul December 10, 2018
Justin H. — Vice-president
A longtime Native English Teacher in Korean public schools, Justin is an energetic and passionate educator. He is a certified teacher from the United States. He holds a Master's degree in mainstream and childhood/special education and a 180-hour TEFL certificate in teaching...Bio's Gangwon December 10, 2018
3. Treasurer
Gwangju National University of Education Gwangju Lindsay Herron has been a visiting professor at Gwangju National University of Education in Gwangju since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at Seogwipo High School in Jeju-do. She has a master’s...Bio's Gwangju-Jeonnam February 15, 2019
6. Peter Lucarotti
Membership Co-ordinator Jeollanamdo International Education Institute (JIEI) Yeosu, Jeonnam Originally from the East Coast of Canada, Peter studied journalism and worked as a sportswriter in his home country before coming to South Korea in 2010. He spent seven years...Bio's February 15, 2019
7. J. Thomas Wyatt
Officer-at-Large Tom is from Brantford, Ontario. He holds an Honours B.A. in English and comparative religion from the University of Toronto. After graduation he got his CELTA, and after that, he taught EFL at a hagwon in Cheonan for three years. Currently, he is a Guest...Bio's February 15, 2019
* Plenary: Jack C. Richards
Archive copy. 1:00 Onnuri Hall Seven Myths in Language Teaching **(Updated topic)** Language teaching has often been a melting pot for a variety of assumptions and beliefs about what language is and how it can best be learned and taught. Some of these assumptions are...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference February 26, 2019
Rod Ellis
International Conference 2019 Plenary Session Task-Based Language Teaching: Where Did It Start and Where Is It Going? . 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...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL International Conference March 11, 2019
Andrew D. Cohen
International Conference 2019 Plenary Session Fine-Tuning Word Meanings Through Online and App Technologies: A Close-up Look at Successful and Unsuccessful Strategy Use . The rapid growth of the Internet and the host of new online resources now available have...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL International Conference March 12, 2019
Curtis Kelly
International Conference 2019 Featured Session Key Concepts in the Neuroscience of Language Learning . After almost a century of wandering in the dark, neuroscience is finally shining a light on how the brain learns language. Every month is bringing new discoveries, and...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL International Conference March 14, 2019
Thomas Farrell
International Conference 2019 Featured Session Advancing ELT by Becoming an Expert Teacher . What makes a "good teacher"? What makes an "expert teacher"? Is a "good teacher" an "expert teacher"? These questions have long been debated in the field of general education...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL International Conference March 15, 2019
Kara Mac Donald
International Conference 2019 Featured Session Drawing on Skillsets Outside of ELT to Inform Instructional Practice . There is an immense benefit to understanding skill transfer: how skills from a previous field of study, profession, and/or personal discipline inform you...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL International Conference April 7, 2019
Ali Safavi
Highlighted • Room 101 • 10:00 Teaching EFL through Korean Culture Cross-cultural / intercultural communication • Young learners Background knowledge of a given topic is one of the most important factors for young (and sometimes older)...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Angela Jeannette
Technology • Room 201 • 10:00 Ups and downs - Tracking student motivation though motivational panels Learner motivation / creativity • Data collection Target group: teachers with adult learners Understanding what motivates and...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Angela (Anjee) DiSanto
Motivation • Room 107 • 16:00 Teaching Writing with Anything But! Learner motivation / creativity Compared to teaching conversation or listening, writing can be a bit of challenge when it comes to livening up the lessons – especially for newer...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Bethany Martens
Technology • Room 201 • 11:00 iPad pro Implementation for L2 instruction Technology In this presentation, I will discuss ways in which I have theorized the implementation of an iPad toolkit to better support learners in my “Academic Writing in...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Bryan Hale
Motivation • Room 107 • 11:00 Using Board Games for Conversation Practice Learner motivation / creativity Board games can be valuable resources to support conversation practice in many settings including public schools, after school programs, English...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
David Devora
Motivation • Room 107 • 10:00 Using Personal Relationships to Motivate English Learning Learner motivation / creativity This workshop will examine my educational philosophy of relational teaching as it relates to motivating students through personal...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
David Cedric Bennette
Research • Room 203 • 16:25 A root analytic approach to academic word lists Developing Student Skills (Vocab, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) • Academic Word Lists Inspired by research in corpus linguistics and the analysis...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Diane Santos
Highlighted • Room 101 • 15:00 To See Each Piece of the Mosaic Cross-cultural / intercultural communication With rates of international marriages in South Korea trending upward, we are seeing an increase in the student population of mixed heritage...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Emmy Min
Skills • Room 202 • 14:00 Giving Feedback to Students' Writing Developing Student Skills (Vocab, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) In this proposed workshop, the presenter will facilitate an activity around giving feedback to students'...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Eric Duncan Reynolds + Benjamin Taylor
Technology • Room 201 • 10:25 Mobile tech and Gamification: Motiva(c)tion in Korean EFL Technology • Gamification, motivation, & mobile applications In this research presentation, we discuss the results of our studies into implementing...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019
Grace H. Wang
Onnuri • Onnuri Hall • 10:00 How to Do Action Research: A Guide for ELT Classroom Teachers Professional Development A notable trend in recent literature is the emerging evidence of the transformative power of teacher-led ELT research on the...Bio's 2019 KOTESOL National Conference May 2, 2019