Featured Speakers

The Conference Committee is very excited about the speakers that we have invited to the 29th Korea TESOL International Conference. We present them here in alphabetical order. 

FEATURED SPEAKERS 

• Meng Huat Chau (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  Featured Session: Teaching and Researching for an Inclusive World: Ecojustice, Personal Power, and Changemaking
   
• Tammy Gregersen (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
  Featured Session: A Research-Based, Practical Exploration of Language Teacher Wellbeing
   
• Anu Gupta (BE MORE with Anu)
  Special Pre-conference Plenary: Building a Better World by Breaking Bias: Thoughts for Educators
   
• Ryuko Kubota (University of British Columbia, Canada)
  Featured Session: Enacting Antiracism in Teaching English
  Second Session: The 10 Myths of English Language Teaching and Learning (Youngeun Jee and Ryuko Kubota)
   
• Francis Daehoon Lee (PeaceMOMO; Trans-Education for Peace Institute, Korea)
  Featured Session: Global Citizenship and Capacity-Building for Peace
  Second Session: Transformative Pedagogies for Peace Education
   
• Staci B. Martin (Portland State University, USA)
  Featured Session: Applying Critical Hope in Research and the Classroom
   
• Grazzia Mendoza Chirinos (USAID Honduras)
  Featured Session: The Power of Collaboration: Building Networks, Connecting Educators
  Workshop Session: How to Create Engaging Lessons in Virtual Contexts
   
• Rebecca Oxford (University of Maryland, USA)
  Featured Session: Teaching Language, Teaching Peace: Bridges to a Better World
  Workshop Session: Exciting EFL-Peace Activities for a Better World: Strengthening EFL Competence and Fostering Peace
   
• Kurt Squire (University of California, Irvine, USA)
  Featured Session: Learning Language Through Games
   
• Constance Steinkuehler (University of California, Irvine, USA)
  Featured Session: Language and Literacy in Online Games and Esports
   
• Arran Stibbe (University of Gloucestershire, UK)
  Featured Session: TEFL, Culture, and Environment: From Analysis of TEFL Textbooks to Inclusive Pedagogy

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SPECIAL OPENING ADDRESS
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• Amb. Kathleen Stephens (Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Korea)

INVITED SPEAKERS
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• Nikki Ashcraft (University of Missouri, USA)
  Session Title: Cultivating Connections in Our Classrooms & Communities 
   
• Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University, Japan)
  Session Title: The Science of Happiness (Positive Psychology) in Your Classes and Your Life
   
• Luis Javier Pentón Herrera (University of Warsaw, Poland) & 
  Gilda Martínez-Alba (Towson University, USA) 
  Session Title: Preparing English Language Teachers for Social-Emotional Learning
   
• Willy Renandya (National Institute of Education, Singapore)
  Session Title: Practical Tips to Grow Your Teaching, Research, and Service Impact

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​INVITED PANEL
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• Joo-Kyung Park, Yilin Sun, Ilene Winokur, Kyungsook Yeum, & Sterling Plata 
  Session Title: ELT Professionals for a Better World: Lives of Leadership and Service

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