Search
11. International Conference Committee Co-chair
Kathleen Kelley has been teaching in Korea since 2011. She is presently on the faculty at Andong National University. Before that she taught in a public middle school and elementary school in Busan. Kathleen has been a KOTESOL member since 2013. She has a master’s degree in...Bio's December 16, 2016
12. Nominations and Elections Committee Chair
Mike Peacock is an instructor at Woosong Culinary College in Daejeon. He received his MA in TESOL-MALL from Woosong University. Mike received his BEd (Elementary Education & Teaching) and BA (Psychology) from Crandall University. He loves to promote professional development...Bio's December 16, 2016
13. Publications Committee Chair
Dr. David Shaffer is an early member of Korea TESOL and a long-term resident of Gwangju, where his career has been as a professor on the English Department Faculty at Chosun University. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (theoretical) but has done much of his recent research in...Bio's December 16, 2016
14. Membership Committee Chair
Lindsay Herron has been chair of the Membership Committee since 2014. She arrived in Korea in 2005 and has been teaching at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Lindsay is also KOTESOL National President and Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter treasurer. She has master’s...Bio's December 16, 2016
15. International Outreach Committee Chair
Allison Bill started her own second language learning at age five. She completed her BEd in elementary French education at the University of Ottawa and her MA TESL/TEFL at St. Michael’s College in Vermont (USA). She is currently studying for her EdD at Anaheim University....Bio's December 16, 2016
Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL January Chapter Meeting
Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter January Meeting . ––– Morning Reflective Practice Session ––– Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Sat., Jan. 14) Location: Kenya Espresso Cafe, near GNUE. (The 2nd building from GNUE main gate, towards E-mart. Map at bottom.) ㅡ Topic: Reflecting on...Events Gwangju-Jeonnam December 16, 2016
16. Technologies Committee Chair
John Phillips is a long-time member of KOTESOL and a long-time chair of the Technologies Committee. He is presently an independent computer and network specialist and has spent many years working for Fulbright Korea. John has also served on the Technical Team of many KOTESOL...Bio's December 18, 2016
17. Publicity Committee Chair
Kathleen Kelley has been teaching in Korea since 2011. She is presently on the faculty at Andong National University. Before that she taught in a public middle school and elementary school in Busan. Kathleen has been a KOTESOL member since 2013. She has a master’s degree in...Bio's December 18, 2016
18. Research Committee Chair
Christopher Miller has been involved in ELT since 2007. He has an MSEd (TESOL) from Shenandoah University and teaches at Daeil Foreign Language High School in Seoul. In addition to being Research Committee chair, Chris is treasurer of the Seoul Chapter and National Secretary. He...Bio's December 18, 2016
19. Financial Affairs Committee Chair
Stafford Lumsden is the coordinator of the Online TESOL program at Sookmyung Women's University, where he also teaches Curriculum Design and Lesson Planning in the YL-TESOL program. In the past, he has served as the president of the Seoul Chapter of KOTESOL (2012-2014), chair of...Bio's December 18, 2016
30. Busan-Gyeongnam Chapter President
Ian Adkins is an English teacher for the Gimhae public middle schools. He has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Valparaiso University, and he has a Master of TESOL and Assessment degree from Missouri Western State University. His main topics of interest are foreign...Bio's December 18, 2016
32. Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter President
Mike Peacock is an instructor at Woosong Culinary College in Daejeon. He received his MA in TESOL-MALL from Woosong University. Mike received his BEd (Elementary Education & Teaching) and BA (Psychology) from Crandall University. He loves to promote professional development...Bio's December 18, 2016
33. Gangwon Chapter President
Michael Free is from Canada (Toronto and Montréal). He holds two master's degrees: in TEFL (University of Birmingham) and Arts (McMaster University). Michael has worked in Korea for more than ten years, primarily within the public school system, and always in the beautiful,...Bio's December 18, 2016
31. Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter President
Jeroen "Chop" Root is currently a visiting professor at Kyungpook National University in Daegu. He completed his MA in TESOL at the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2012. His professional interests include second-language reading and writing, project-based learning,...Bio's December 18, 2016
34. Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter President
Bill Mulligan has worked in Korea as a teacher for over a decade. He has been a proud member of KOTESOL since 2009. In that time, he has served as National Membership Committee chair, and editor-in-chief of The English Connection (TEC). After serving on the National Council for...Bio's December 18, 2016
37. Seoul Chapter President
Dr. Ian Done D. Ramos is a professor in the Department of English and Literature at the University of Suwon. He completed his doctorate in English language teaching (EdD ELT) and also has a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA TESOL), a Special...Bio's December 19, 2016
36. Jeonju-North Jeolla Chapter President
Ingrid Zwaal is currently a member of the faculty at Jeonju University. Before that, she spent sixteen years at Jeonju National University of Education. Ingrid has an MS in education (secondary English) from Canisus College (USA). She has been a member of KOTESOL since 1998, a...Bio's December 19, 2016
35. Jeju Chapter President
Jeju Chapter status is presently "inactive." KOTESOL email: jeju@koreatesol.orgBio's December 20, 2016
38. Suwon-Gyeonggi Chapter President
Tyler Clark has spent the past decade teaching English to a wide variety of learners in South Korea. He is currently a lecturer at Gyeongin National University of Education's Incheon campus, a position he has held since 2009 and that primarily sees him instructing university...Bio's December 20, 2016
39. Yongin-Gyeonggi Chapter President
Martin Todd received his BA from Dalhousie University. Since arriving in Korea in 1995, Martin has held positions at a number of universities, including KAIST and Korea University. As a KOTESOL member, he has been on the Yongin Chapter executive for over three years, serving as...Bio's December 20, 2016
KOTESOL Directory
Merry Christmas! As a present to you, KOTESOL provides you with a directory of KOTESOL departments and officers. It contains contacts for National Council members, National Committees and their chairs, Chapters and their officers, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and their...News December 25, 2016
2017 KOTESOL National Conference
Future home of: 2017 KOTESOL National ConferenceChapter, Conference, Admin, and Special Groups December 28, 2016
2017 KOTESOL National Conference
Archive Copy. FAB11 & KOTESOL National Conference 2017 "Boosting the Power of ELT ㅡ FABulously!" ㅡ Neuroscience for enhancing language teaching ㅡ . May 13-14, 2017 (Sat.-Sun.) Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul . Korea TESOL is bringing FAB11 to our...Chapter, Conference, Admin, and Special Groups December 28, 2016
Conference Archives Index
This page provides links to archived pages from earlier KOTESOL conferences (before 2016) on both this koreatesol.org website and The Internet Archive. Program books for many of the conferences can be located either from the conference websites or, if not there,...Basic page Conferences December 28, 2016
David Shaffer Represents KOTESOL on KBS World Radio
In early December, Korea TESOL’s first Vice President David Shaffer went to Seoul for a KBS World Radio Interview. He was there to represent KOTSOL in a taping of “Touch Base in Seoul,” a weekly interview show hosted by Yooree Kim. During the interview, Shaffer...News Media (Resources for) December 29, 2016