2PM-2:50 PM: How Do I Teach This?! How to Overcome Inadequate Teaching Materials and Curriculum Items (Daniel Jones)
Abstract:
Any novice teacher can make decent lessons from great textbooks, but what do you do when you’re forced to use materials that are just… terrible? Every language teacher comes across them eventually: mind-numbingly boring books, curricula that are far too difficult or easy for the students, books full of typographical errors, long reading that would take hours just to unravel and explain, unimportant and irrelevant vocabulary, regional or outdated phrases – the possibilities for bad lesson materials are endless!
Fear not! After years of dealing with the best and absolute worst of ESL teaching materials, I have identified the most common kinds of bad lesson materials, and discovered efficient (and even fun!) methods for how to teach them well, which shall be explained in this workshop.
Biography:
Daniel Jones is an ESL professor at Hansei University in Gunpo, Korea. Originally from Washington DC in the US, he has lived in Korea for six years teaching English mostly in various hagwons for children and adults alike. He is a TESOL certified instructor with three degrees including a master’s of education in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) from Concordia University in Portland, Oregon USA. In addition, he has written his own English textbook that he is looking to get published someday. He’s also a total gamer-dork and loves sci-fi, fantasy, comic books, board games, card games, (games of all sorts, really), cosplay, conventions, Japanese anime, and other geek-related things.
3PM-4PM: When Enough is Enough: A Look at Corrective Feedback Practices in Conversation Class (Victor Reeser)
Abstract
Corrective feedback, the modern term for error correction, is an important and regular occurrence in the language classroom. When addressing errors or mistakes in speech, the method of correction has a large impact on a learner’s development. As a matter of fact, the most common method of feedback, recasting, is the least effective in correcting learner mistakes. This presentation will discuss the importance of proper feedback including references to relevant research on the subject. The presentation will also include original research on Korean learner opinion on corrective feedback. Data from a survey given to freshman and sophomore university students will establish that Korean learners are not only acutely aware of the importance of feedback but also in support of its implementation.
Biographical Statement
Victor Reeser is an assistant professor of Tourism English at Suwon Science College in Hwaseong. He recently completed the Hanyang University TESOL certification program as part of the M.Ed. TESL program at Framingham State University. His current research interests include effectively integrating C.A.L.L. into classrooms, reflective teaching practices, and how bilingualism affects cognitive development.
Directions to Kangnam University
Click on any of the following links on how to go the event through various public transporation links.
- Yongin Everline Train (Only): https://koreatesol.org/content/yongin-everline-train-has-access-kangnam-university
- Bundang Line and Yongin Everline Train: http://koreatesol.org/content/Suwon-Station-Kangnam-University-bundang-line-and-yongin-everline-train
- Traveling from Seoul and Other Surrounding Cities Through the Seoul Subway System: https://koreatesol.org/content/using-seoul-metro-subway-system-go-kangnam-university
- Yongin Bus Terminal: https://koreatesol.org/content/yongin-bus-terminal-kangnam-university
- Bus Routes From Seoul, Bundang, and Suji (Revised)!: https://koreatesol.org/content/additional-bus-routes-kangnam-university-seoul-bundang-and-suji-revised
- Buses From Giheung Station: http://koreatesol.org/content/subway-route-and-nearby-bus-route-kangnam-university-yongin
- Buses From Suwon Station: https://koreatesol.org/content/bus-routes-kangnam-university-suwon-station
