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Archive copy. Plug & Play Neuroscientific Maxims for your Classroom! [Invited Session] Revolutionize your Classrooms with Super-practical “neuroELT” Activities! [Workshop] Robert S. Murphy Abstract for Invited Session Plug & Play Neuroscientific Maxims for...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 April 26, 2013
Creativity Flows at KOTESOL Workshop
By Alexis Oesterle Teachers on Jeju Island looking to spice up their classroom were given the opportunity to observe some creative ideas in play at a workshop hosted by the Jeju Chapter of KOTESOL (Korean Teachers of English as a Second Language) on Sat. April 6. Guest...Publications Jeju April 26, 2013
Busan Workshop: Writing for publication in TEFL/TESL
Busan Chapter is pleased to invite you to the workshop "Writing for publication in TEFL/TESL: Negotiating the language of the discipline" by Theron Muller. This workshop is co-sponsored with the KOTESOL Research SIG. Note that this same workshop will be repeated in...Events Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter April 27, 2013
International Prize for Unpublished Literature Open: Proverse
Interested in being published in literature? The Proverse Prize for literature may be of interest to you. The international Proverse Prize for unpublished fiction, non-fiction and poetry (founded by Verner & Gillian Bickley, co-founders of the publishing house Proverse...News Gwangju-Jeonnam April 28, 2013
Seoul Chapter Bus to the 2013 National Conference
Get on the BUS!!! We're heading to the KOTESOL National Conference at Korea National University of Education on May 25, and we want YOU to come with us. We've chartered a bus to haul us there and back on May 25. If you're interested in carefree travel to and...Events Seoul April 29, 2013
National Conference 2013: Networking Reception
Archive copy. National Conference 2013: Networking Reception After a busy day of conference sessions, NatCon 2013 offers all interested people the opportunity to meet, mingle and network with colleagues, to discuss the day's events and presentation contents, and to...Basic page Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 April 29, 2013
National Conference 2013: Lunch
Archive copy. National Conference 2013: Lunch Option Lunch will be catered by Subway (www.subway.com). Due to the size of the order, custom subs will not be available. All subs will have the vegetables and basic sauces that ordinarily go on them. Lunch includes a 6...Basic page Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 April 29, 2013
More Information About Subway and Yongin Everline Train Access to Kangnam University
The newly arrived Yongin Everline Train is now open and has access with a station at Kangnam University. If you are traveling from within Yongin, it is even ideal if you choose not to take a bus to Kangnam University. From any station within the train line,...News April 29, 2013
National Conference 2013: Sunday Workshop
Archive copy. Special Sunday workshop: 10 activities for practicing vocabulary and grammar The National Conference 2013 special Sunday workshop with Dr. Keith Folse will be a hands-on workshop filled with practical teaching tips on vocabulary and grammar teaching/...Basic page Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 April 30, 2013
The Content in Professional Development
Professional development cannot succeed with out strong content. The content of the professional development that is associated with high-performing schools is always focused and serves a well-planned long-te rm strategy. To be effective, professional development should be based...Basic page Professional Development April 30, 2013
Competencies in Professional Development (Texas)
Professional Development for Language Teachers: Implementing the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Languages Other Than English Project ExCELL Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Austin, Texas Texas Education Agency 1997 Attached to this page is the...Basic page Professional Development April 30, 2013
Alkema, Bryan
Not HOW But WHY: An Introduction to Speech Act Theory Bryan Alkema Abstract Have you ever wondered why the words ‘don’t worry’ cause you to feel anxious, or why some people say that latest K-Pop singer is ‘cool’ and others say he is ‘hot’, or why your girlfriend...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 1, 2013
Miles, Scott
Grammar Teaching for Long Term Results Dr. Scott Miles Abstract The explicit teaching of grammar has fairly widespread acceptance among second language scholars, but criticisms remain that gains made from explicit instruction decrease substantially (if not disappear) on...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 1, 2013
Kimball, Jake
Encounters with Professional Development Jake Kimball Abstract Have you got 10,000 hours to spare? That is a widely held estimate of how long it takes to reach elite status in a professional field. But all hours are not created equal. It requires deliberate practice: planning...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Adams, Joshua
Tidy Your Virtual Desktop: Utilizing Google Apps in the Classroom Joshua Adams Abstract South Korea has long been known as a technological vanguard and innovative teachers in South Korea are quick to adapt to technology. Many English Language teachers in South Korea...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Lee, Ju Seong
Suggestions on Professional Development for EFL Language Teachers Ju Seong Lee Abstract Recently, enormous effort and emphasis have been made regarding second language (L2) teacher education in Korea. As the living source of the target language, the in-service L2 English...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Lorenzutti, Nico
Teaching Communicatively towards the NEAT and Other Productive Speaking Tests Mr. Nico Lorenzutti Abstract Although both its timeline for implementation and final format are matters of ongoing debate, without doubt the National English Ability Test (NEAT) or tests like...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Lumsden, Stafford
Error Correction: Alternatives techniques for communicative correction Stafford Lumsden Abstract One of the most difficult things new teachers have to deal with is error correction. Deciding between interrupting accuracy focused tasks to offer correction and noting errors and...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Maitland, Amanda
Finding the Hero in the Young Student Whilst Embracing the Dark Side - (Putting a Pscyhological Goal Into TESOL) [Workshop #1] Classroom Management for Elementary School Teachers [Workshop #2] Professor Amanda Maitland Abstract for "Hero" workshop This workshop...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Overbeek, Leonie
What is Professional Development Anyway? Leonie Overbeek Abstract For those who choose teaching as career, and especially those who choose English as a subject to teach, there seem to be a myriad of choices as to how to develop professionally.At least, as far as getting...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 2, 2013
Hong, Juanita
Mobile Phones in English Education Ms. Juanita Hong Abstract Smartphones have now become a widespread phenomenon for people to connect and communicate, which can benefit language learning tremendously due to its convenient size and availability, especially in South Korea and...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 3, 2013
Sandler & Mountain
QR Quest: Smartphones Beyond the Classroom Professor Jared Sandler and Professor Drew Mountain Abstract During Gimcheon University’s annual Spring Festival in 2012, we created and deployed a location-based, EFL QR Code Quest for students, faculty, and community members...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 3, 2013
Harris & Pak
A Survey of CALL Activities in the Korean Context Melissa Harris and Richard Pak Abstract As technology increasingly becomes a more ubiquitous part of our lives, the potential implications for applying CALL in the classroom also increase. As Bax (2003) points out,...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 3, 2013
Park & Finnegan
Consideration of ‘Classroom Chemistry’ in an EFL Context Jenica Park and Ryan Finnegan Abstract Since the mid 1980s, educators have championed the positive effects of group work on language acquisition (Chen & Hird, 2006). Furthermore, many TESOL professionals...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 3, 2013
Callaghan, Peadar
Using Graphic Organisers to Promote Student Speaking [presentation] Professional Development Online – KOTESOL’s (beta) project [workshop] Peadar Callaghan Abstract for presentation Students often have problems with moving from tightly scripted or scaffold answers...Bio's Korea TESOL National Conference 2013 May 3, 2013