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, spacious province of Gangwon. He is very active in professional development, organizing and presenting at conferences large and small, and doing teacher-training sessions whenever feasible. Michael was the chair of the 2016 KOTESOL National Conference in Wonju. His professional interests include pronunciation, English as a lingua franca, and humanist education. He is currently a visiting professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Gangneung-Wonju National University (Gangneung).
