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It's KOTESOL's Spring -- President's Message
The door is opening, albeit just a crack, unto spring. On the other side of the door is a season budding with opportunities for the KOTESOL English teacher to prime themselves for the new school year. Numerous KOTESOL events will be coming your way: monthly chapter meetings,...News President's Corner March 7, 2018
Welcome
Dr. David Shaffer, Korea TESOL Past President (2017-2019) Welcome to the Korea TESOL website! On behalf of Korea TESOL, I welcome you to our website. Korea TESOL (aka KOTESOL) is an English teachers association dedicated to improving English language teaching and learning...Basic page President's Corner April 4, 2018
The Pass-It-On Challenge
Have you benefitted from KOTESOL? I know I have. KOTESOL has made me a better teacher, a better researcher, a better presenter and a better speaker, a better writer and editor, as well as a better leader, organizer, and administrator. Because I have benefitted so much from...News President's Corner April 9, 2018
National Treasurer Position Opens
Position Filled. Korea TESOL is looking for a member to serve a National Treasurer for the remainder of the present term. This person would ideally have some previous training and/or experience in financial affairs and have some understanding of the workings of KOTESOL....News President's Corner May 11, 2018
President's Message -- June
President's Message By KOTESOL President, Dr. David E. Shaffer Spring is in full swing across the nation, bringing with it its typical brightness, warmth, and liveliness. The same can be equally said of Korea TESOL. Chapters have held conferences in the north, the...News President's Corner June 13, 2018
Korea TESOL Mid-Year Update
Interested in what KOTESOL has been doing lately and in what KOTESOL has to offer? The editors of TESOL Affiliate News recently asked me for an affiliate report for their publication. Below is the article submitted, to appear in their second issue this year of Affiliate News. It...News President's Corner July 22, 2018
National Council Business “Meeting”
As an economizing measure, the National Council has decided not to schedule a face-to-face Council meeting this autumn. A number of items of business have arisen that need to be acted on before international conference time, the end of this term. As provided by the Bylaws, these...News President's Corner August 31, 2018
Wishing You a "Happy Chuseok"
Happy Chuseok / 추석 / 秋夕! Coming upon us is one of the biggest and most traditional of Korean holidays, a family holiday for centuries. I hope that this Chuseok is an enjoyable and meaningful one for everyone in our KOTESOL family. Some of you will be heading to ancestral “...News President's Corner September 22, 2018
2018-19 KOTESOL Election Results
The results of the 2018 Korea TESOL national elections as announced at the annual business meeting following the close of the conference on October 14 are as follows: President ㅡ Dr. David Shaffer First Vice-President ㅡ James "Jake" Kimball Second Vice-President ㅡ...News President's Corner October 17, 2018
Leadership Retreat Scheduled for Nov. 25
LEADERSHIP RETREAT ㅡ KOTESOL's annual meeting to chart the course for our association's future is taking place on Sunday, November 25. This confab will introduce and discuss numerous areas of KOTESOL activity, search for ways to make operational improvements, and recruit...News President's Corner November 11, 2018
Welcome 2019
As I write this, 2018 is quickly coming to an end. The end of a year is often a solemn, even sad, time, but this is certainly not the case for Korea TESOL. The year 2018 has been quite a good year for our organization. We pride ourselves on being a group of “teachers helping...News President's Corner December 31, 2018