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Nominations Open!
Are you interested in having a position on KoreaTESOL's National Executive? Here's your chance! Nominations open on September 1st! For a list of which positions are available and the duties of each, go to http://koreatesol.org/elections . ~N&E...News Nominations & Elections Committee September 4, 2016
Major Speakers & Session Titles
Archive copy. This page will be updated regularly with new links - come back for more information on our Major Speakers! (Links take you to the session details and biographical sketch for each speaker.) Plenary Speakers Thomas S.C. Farrell Brock...Basic page 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 23, 2016
Thomas S.C. Farrell (Plenary Speaker)
Plenary Session - International Conference 2016 Professional Development of 21st Century Language Teachers Through Reflective Practice Professional development for language teachers in 21st century classrooms entails encouraging teachers to engage in reflective...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 23, 2016
Willy A. Renandya (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 Enhancing L2 Learning Using Simple Technology Technology is now an important part in second language teaching. Teachers nowadays use a wide range of technological resources for a variety of pedagogical purposes in...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 24, 2016
Burcu Tezcan-Unal (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 The Demands of the 2020 Job Market, Transferable Skills, and ELT The competitive working environments demand our learners to be prepared for many skills that are significantly beyond accurate use of English and ICT...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 25, 2016
Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (Plenary Speaker)
Plenary Session - International Conference 2016 You Can't Get Apples from a Pear Tree: What Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the 21st Century To shape the future with 21st century skills, teachers must first take stock of what they do and do not yet...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 25, 2016
Todd Beuckens (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 PUSH Your Lessons Beyond the Classroom This presentation will look at how to incorporate technology inside and outside the classroom to maximize the effect of traditional learning environments. More specifically,...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 25, 2016
Robert S. Murphy (Featured Session)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 7 Brain-Friendly Ways to Foster Deeper Understanding and Autonomy in Your Classroom Deeper understanding. Sounds good, but what is it? — and how can we foster it in the classroom? Neuroscience is helping us remove...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 25, 2016
Boyoung Lee / 이보영 (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 Second Language Teacher Education: Enhancing Teacher Training and Professional Development in CLT Communicative language teaching (CLT) has been used for decades as the most reliable solution for ensuring that...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 25, 2016
William Littlewood (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 Back to Basics for the 21st Century: Language Learning as Memorization When we talk about language learning and teaching, the terms "memory" and "memorization" are most often associated with conscious learning,...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 25, 2016
Gunther Breaux
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Gunther Breaux, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies It's Not a Conversation Class Unless You Have a Conversation Test Abstract Korean teenagers rank at the top of the world in...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Concurrent Sessions at KOTESOL 2016
Archive Copy. A preliminary lineup for the concurrent sessions at KOTESOL 2016 International Conference More than 170 unique sessions! More than 195 speakers Link to each abstract/biographical page by clicking on the session title. (This...Basic page 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Michi Saki
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Michi Saki, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Teaching About Diversity in the EFL Classroom in Japan Abstract The presenter will first briefly discuss reasons why the...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Mark Rebuck
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Mark Rebuck, Meijo University A Lesson and Life Resource: Ten Reasons to Download Radio Podcasts Abstract This presentation highlights ten reasons radio podcasts should be...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Roxy Lee & Stewart Gray
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Roxy Lee, Annyung Elementary School and Dankook University Stewart Gray, Baekseok Culture University Discussion, Critical Thinking, and Young EFL Learners: An Action Research Project...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Mabuan & Ebron, Jr.
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Romualdo Mabuan, Lyceum of the Philippines University - Manila Gregorio P. Ebron, Jr., Lyceum of the Philippines University - Manila Let's Face It! Using Facebook in the English Language...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Mikyoung Lee
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Mikyoung Lee, University of Munich & Sookmyung Women's University English Teachers' Emotional Labor, Discrete Emotions, and Classroom Management Efficacy Abstract...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Kevin Ryan
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Kevin Ryan, JALT Flipping Online Video for Classroom Discussion Abstract Increasing autonomy while focusing on language development requires a balance of maintaining a rich flow of...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Joseph Vitta & Simon Albright
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Joseph P. Vitta, Tokyo International University Simon W. Albright, University of Sydney Implementing a "Sound" Vocabulary Course Where Theory and Practicality Converge ...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Lynda Yates (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 Teaching Language and Culture for the 21st Century In order to meet the demands of our increasingly connected era, learners need to be able to communicate using English that is pragmatically appropriate. This...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Kara Mac Donald
Featured Session - International Conference 2016 Communicative Instructional Approaches: A Framework for 21st Century Skills What skills do we need to address when teaching 21st century skills? One way to look at the issue is to consider that 21st century skills...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Chuck Sandy
Invited Session (I) - International Conference 2016 with Josette LeBlanc Answering the Call to Vocation: An (ELT) Idea Igniter Frederick Buechner calls vocation "the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need." Others, like Parker Palmer, call it...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 28, 2016
Venue & Transport
Archive copy. Venue Address: Sookmyung Women's University (Renaissance Plaza area, or ask for "Gemma Hall") 142 Cheongpadong 2(i)-ga (100 Cheongpa-ro 47-gil), Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea (technically known as "Second Campus," it is immediately across the...Basic page 2017 Korea TESOL International Conference July 29, 2016
About the Conference...
Archive Copy. What is the Korea TESOL International Conference? A 2-day conference for English teachers in Korea. The goal of the conference is to support KOTESOL’s mission (Who We Are) to "assist teachers in self-development and improve ELT in Korea.” This year...Basic page 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 29, 2016
Alex Monceaux
KOTESOL International Conference 2016 (Concurrent Session) Alex Monceaux, TIEP at Lamar University Every Teacher a Reader and Writer: Developing EFL Communities of Practice Abstract A practitioner's active engagement in reflective...Bio's 2016 KOTESOL International Conference July 29, 2016