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The English Connection (TEC 29-3) Autumn 2025

Publication Date: 
September 1, 2025

The English Connection (TEC 29-2) Summer 2025, Volume 29, Issue 2

In This Issue . . . 

4 Editorial
At Our Own Pace: Time in the Lives of EFL Educators
By Dr. Andrew White

5 President’s Message
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun! – Looking Forward to the Fall With KOTESOL
By Dr. Lindsay N. Herron 

Articles
6. From Event Time to Clock Time: Teaching Temporal Concepts Through Cultural Reflection in the Korean EFL Classroom
By Thomas Duvernay

9 Countdown to an Advanced Degree: Tips for Finishing That *&#$! Dissertation
By Dr. Lindsay N. Herron

11 Keeping on Track with Time: Managing Behavior for Effective Lessons 
By Eve Dennard Kim

13 It’s Time to Create Your Own Textbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for EFL Teachers
By Stephen Walker

16 Looping Back in Time: Repeating Dictogloss to Promote Vocabulary Noticing
By Dr. Andrew White

20 ( Korean Time Proverbs )

22 Tik-Tok in Class? No, try Tik-Talk!: Speed Dating in the Classroom
By Victor Reeser

24 Empowering Korean EFL Learners Through Social Emotional Learning: A Time-Oriented Approach to Language Growth
By Unsoon Won & Kara Mac Donald

Book Review
26 The Image in English Language Teaching 
Reviewed by Christopher Miller

The Classroom Connection
28 Lexical Resource in the Digital Age
By Jake Kimball

The Brain Connection
30 The Fascinating Way the Brain Saves Time
By Dr. Curtis Kelly