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Stephen Krashen
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Plenary Session The Secrets of Hyper-polyglots . I present the insights of two amazing polyglots, second language acquirers who have had a tremendous amount of experience acquiring different languages in different...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 8, 2018
Scott Thornbury
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Plenary Session Fluency and How to Achieve It . Fluency is a slippery concept: we think we know it when we hear it, but we have a lot of trouble trying to define it. And even more trouble trying to teach it! Various...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 9, 2018
Jill Hadfield
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Session What We Talk About When We Talk About Interaction . One of the great feel-good words in education technology is "interactivity." From whiteboards to virtual environments, "interaction" is everywhere. But the...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 16, 2018
Ki Hun Kim
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Session Field Manual on Building Up Reading Fluency in English . In EFL situations like that of Korea, where most people don’t need to speak English in their everyday lives, the focus on fluency in English matters...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 17, 2018
Steven Herder
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Session Understanding and Increasing the Role of Fluency in EFL . Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF) were first introduced as measurable constructs indicating linguistic gains. Researchers agree on definitions...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 17, 2018
Jill Murray
Archive copy. International Conference 2018 Featured Session The Pragmatics of Fluency and Disfluency: Teaching and Testing Implications . In language assessment, grades for fluency are usually based on a candidate’s ability to speak smoothly and to minimize...Bio's 2018 KOTESOL International Conference June 17, 2018
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