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TEC - The Winter 2024 Issue Now Online
The holiday season is particularly for the little ones. With this in mind, this Winter issue of The English Connection has been designated "The Young English Learners in Korea Edition." The six YL articles cover a wide range of YL topics: from songs and games to parents' perspectives and child-centered research. Consider this your first gift for the holiday season -- from The English Connection to you.
To read or download the Winter TEC articles, click/tap HERE.
(Available to members December 1. Remember to log in first.)
The Young English Learners in Korea...
TEC - The Autumn 2024 Issue
September is upon us, bringing milder temperatures and refreshing breezes – perfect weather for reading. And it just so happens that for your fall ELT reading, we announce the publication of the Autumn 2024 issue of The English Connection (aka TEC). In addition to the President's Message and Editorial, this issue includes six ELT articles (including one by the renowned William Littlewood), a book review, and our three regular columns.
What does congruence have to do with language teaching materials? What are "locus of control" and "learned helplessness"? How is AI positioned in the...
By Webeditor Publications on August 31, 2024 - 2:58pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Summer 2024 Issue Now Online
June is upon us, heralding the beginning of summer and, at the same time, announcing the publication of the Summer issue of The English Connection. Within its pages, you will find five ELT articles, two book reviews, and three regular columns -- that's right, three columns. The Classroom Connection is debuting in this issue.
Can lessons be presented as stories? Can classes be monitored more efficiently? Can AI help in publishing coloring books? What do international students think about university life in Korea? And what in the world is hip-hop pedagogy? Find the answers to all...
By Webeditor Publications on May 31, 2024 - 10:32pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Spring 2024 Issue Now Online
Oo-oo oh-oh, just letting you know, so you can glow; just giving a shout that the TEC is out!
That's right, the spring issue of TEC -- the International Conference Edition -- is now online for your reading enjoyment. In addition to an introduction to the conference by Conference Chair Bryan Hale, in this issue of The English Connection, we have articles and interviews on eight of our featured speakers for you to get to know them better: 3 articles and 5 interviews.
To read or download its interesting articles, click/tap HERE.
In this Issue...
4. Editorial...
By Webeditor Publications on February 29, 2024 - 9:24pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Winter 2023 Issue Now Online
As 2023 and the school semester is coming to an end and as the end-of-year holiday season approaches, KOTESOL brings you our final issue of the year of The English Connection, filled with useful articles on ELT and KOTESOL happenings.
To download its interesting articles, click/tap HERE. (Remember to log in first.)
In this issue...
4. Editorial
An English Degree: Too Big to Succeed
by Dr. Andrew White
5. President's Message
Reflections and Resolutions: Ringing in the New Year with KOTESOL
by Lindsay Herron
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... By Webeditor Publications on December 1, 2023 - 10:57pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Autumn 2023 Issue Now Online
Cooling temps herald the autumn season – the season for reading – as well as the autumn issue of The English Connection, with which this iteration brings you the ChatGPT Edition for your reading pleasure and for adding to your expertise.
ChatGPT has been weighing on educators' minds in recent months: Should my students be allowed to use it? If so, how? How can I use it in my classes? Or should I? Can I use it in preparing my lessons? But how?
This ChatGPT Edition of The English Connection provides you with answers to these questions from experts on the topic. Open the pages...
By Webeditor Publications on August 31, 2023 - 2:53am | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Summer 2023 Issue Now Online
Climbing temperatures indicate the arrival of both summer and the Summer issue of The English Connection (TEC)! As your spring semester winds down, pick up your copy of the Summer TEC (27-2), or read it online.
In this issue, you will find articles on using music, learning student names, using YouTube, a book review, our regular columns, a collage of the international conference, and much more. For the TEC Table of Contents and to download its interesting articles, click/tap HERE.
By Webeditor Publications on June 1, 2023 - 7:20pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read more
TEC Article of the Year Award Announced
The English Connection, KOTESOL's quarterly ELT magazine, announced its annual Article of the Year Award at the opening ceremony of the 30th Korea TESOL International Conference on April 29. The award was presented by Dr. David Shaffer, Publications Committee chair, on behalf of The English Connection and its editor-in-chief, Dr. Andrew White. This year's award went to
Less Is More... in Coursebooks: Arguments Against Using Four-Skills Coursebooks for General English Classes.
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The award is "for exhibiting excellence in article...
TEC - The Spring 2023 Issue Now Online
The mercury is creeping upwards and the early fragrance of spring is in the air. Yes, that is the scent of the Spring issue of The English Connection (TEC)! While the International Conference Committee is busy preparing for IC 2023, TEC is also supporting the conference with this pre-conference edition.
In this issue, you will find interviews of or articles by nine invited speakers to KOTESOL 2023. For the TEC Table of Contents and to find out more about these amazing individuals, click/tap HERE.
The Pre-Conference EditionAvailable at: https://koreatesol.org/content/...
By Webeditor Publications on February 28, 2023 - 12:59pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Winter 2022 Issue Now Online
As autumnal leaves fall and trees bare their branches, signaling wintery winds and soft but shivery snow, the Publications Committee offers another seasonal issue of The English Connection. As the school semester winds to a close, pull a chair up beside your heater or stretch out on your warm ondol floor and open the Winter 2022 issue of TEC for your reading pleasure.
For the Table of Contents and the magazine's PDF, click/tap HERE.
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The "Less Is More" Edition
Available at: https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tec-26-4-...
By Webeditor Publications on November 30, 2022 - 4:46pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Autumn 2022 Issue Now Online
As the recent cool breezes tiptoe out of August and signal the changing of the seasons, back-to-school routines, and oncoming autumnal colors of our autumnal foliage, KOTESOL Publications announces the Autumn 2022 issue of The English Connection (TEC 26-3) -- now online for your autumnal reading pleasure.
For the Table of Contents and the magazine's PDF, click/tap HERE.
By Webeditor Publications on August 31, 2022 - 5:34pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read more
TEC - The Summer 2022 Issue Now Online
Games are fun, of course, but to be efficacious in the language learning classroom; they need to be engaging, challenging, rewarding. This Summer issue of The English Connection follows our IC Squire–Steinkuehler duo of featured sessions with this special TEC edition on Games and the Gamified Classroom. Articles by experts such as Vance Stevens and Deborah Healey write about language learning games and how they can add to one's repertoire of teaching skills and strategies.
For the Table of Contents and the magazine's PDF, click/tap HERE.
By Webeditor Publications on May 31, 2022 - 10:08pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read more
TEC - The Spring 2022 Issue Now Online
It's March – hey hey! It's a holiday (3/1) – hurray! And the Spring issue of TEC is here – Oh, yay!
This issue of The English Connection is the KOTESOL 2022 International Conference pre-conference edition – woohoo – featuring information on the conference and its invited speakers.
This year's array of IC speakers are from Europe to Asia, from North to Latin America. This issue of TEC features pieces contributed by many of the IC speakers – articles and interviews – for you to better familiarize yourself with any who you may not be fully acquainted with. As our conference...
By Webeditor Publications on February 28, 2022 - 9:09pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Winter 2021 Issue Now Online
The mercury’s dipping to 0 degrees Celsius notifies us that winter is here, and at the same time, we announce that the Winter issue of The English Connection (aka “TEC”) is also here. Access it online today; print copies will soon go into the mail for those members who requested them.
In this issue, you will find useful information on visualization techniques, video game literacy, language class reframing, connecting virtually, Korean–English similarities, coursebooks, and high-heeled students!
Within these pages, you will also find a review of our recently completed KOTESOL...
By Webeditor Publications on November 27, 2021 - 7:22pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Autumn 2021 Issue Now Online
The weather may be cooling, but we have a hot issue of The English Connection (TEC) waiting for your fall reading pleasure. Access it online today; print copies will soon go into the mail for those who requested them.
Our Autumn issue is issue 25-3. The "25" is for "Volume 25," meaning that this is The English Connection's 25th year of publication, and we are celebrating with this "25 Years" commemorative issue. See our retro cover, look through what past editors have to say, peruse our TEC timeline, and read an interview with an old hand at TEC.
This is all in addition to...
By Webeditor Publications on August 31, 2021 - 7:53pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Summer 2021 Issue Now Online
The summer is nearing, and as it does, we bring you the Summer edition of The English Connection for your summer reading pleasure. Access it online today; print copies will soon go into the mail for those who requested them.
In this issue, the Language 2.0 Edition, you will find a variety of interesting articles -- articles on online teaching, online teaching roles, online tasks, 1-1 online lessons, online feedback, online chat rooms, and Zoom!
Take a look at the brand-new column; take a look at the Brain Connection, too! Read an article by this year's KOTESOL Reflective...
By Webeditor Publications on May 31, 2021 - 4:37pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Spring 2021 Issue Now Online
The International Conference is over, and you find a dearth of ELT input available this week? The English Connection to the rescue! The Spring issue of our quarterly ELT magazine is now available online for your reading pleasure.
This issue of TEC brings you articles on inclusive teaching, reflections on online teacher–student interactions, online writing courses, disruptive students, JALT 2020, AsiaTEFL 2020, and more. See which KOTESOL member we turn the spotlight on this issue.
The Spring issue is available to members HERE (remember to log in first).
... By Webeditor Publications on March 3, 2021 - 11:20pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC Article Series - Reflective Practice
The Publications Committee has added yet another compilation of past articles from The English Connection. This latest addition to the Article Series is the Reflective Practice column, penned by reflective practice guru Dr. Thomas S.C. Farrell of Brock University. This highly insightful series consists of 20 articles appearing the The English Connection in the 2015-2020 time period.
You will want to add this to your must-read reading list for your winter vacation.
The Article Series and the Reflective Practice articles: HERE
By Webeditor Publications on December 31, 2020 - 3:08pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read more
TEC - The Winter 2020 Issue Now Online
The Winter issue of The English Connection is now available online. This is "The Classroom Edition," bringing you useful information for both the virtual and brick-and-mortar classroom: good questions, post-task performances, storytelling, teaching in the pandemic, collaborative book projects.
Also within the pages of this edition are our popular regular columns, The Reflection Connection and The Brain Connection, as well as Member Spotlight.
To begin reading, make sure that you are logged in to your KOTESOL account, and click here: https://koreatesol.org/content/english-...
By Webeditor Publications on November 30, 2020 - 8:34pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Autumn 2020 Issue Now Online
The time is always right to broaden our perspectives, and the Autumn issue of The English Connection is here to help us do that with "Perspectives" as this issue's theme. In this issue, you will find perspectives on language, lessons, and institutions.
Also within the pages of this edition are our popular regular columns, The Reflection Connection and The Brain Connection, as well as Member Spotlight.
To begin reading, make sure that you are logged in to your KOTESOL account, and click here: https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tec-24-3-autumn-2020
For...
By Webeditor Publications on August 31, 2020 - 2:07pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC Article Series - "Action Research" Plus 2
Action Research is a series of nine articles on techniques and tips for conducting classroom research to learn more about your students' perspectives, beliefs, needs, and likes as well as about the effectiveness of your own teaching. These articles appeared in The English Connection between 2004 and 2006, and are now conveniently compiled in a single PDF file for your reading convenience.
Materials Design is a eighteen-article series on the ins and outs of designing materials for use in the EFL classroom. The articles that the series deals with include online and physical...
By Webeditor Publications on July 25, 2020 - 8:13pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC Article Series - Grammar Glammar
Grammar Glammar articles are now available in one convenient location in one convenient file for your reading pleasure and professional development. Grammar Glammar is a series of 23 articles on EFL grammar teaching ideas and tips that ran in The English Connection (TEC) during the years 2005-2011. The column was penned almost in its entirety by Ksan Rhubadeau.
You can access the Grammar Glammar articles on the Article Series page:
https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-article-series
TEC Article Series - Professional Development
Professional Development is a series of 33 articles on EFL teacher development that ran in The English Connection (TEC) between 2002 and 2011. Over the years, it had four main article authors: Thomas S.C. Farrell, Bill Snyder, Robert Dickey, and Andy Curtis.
You can now access the Professional Development articles all in one convenient place on the Article Series page:
https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-article-series
TEC Article Series - Young Learners
Young Learners is a series of 37 articles on teaching techniques, materials, activities and other considerations for teachers working in young learner contexts. This very popular article series ran in The English Connection (TEC) continuously from 2002 to 2011.
You can access the Young Learner articles from the Article Series page:
https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-article-series
TEC Article Series - Training Notes
Training Notes is a series of articles appearing in The English Connection (TEC) between 2001 and 2011. The series consists of about fifty 1- to 2-page articles on topics designed to enhance the EFL teacher's array of teaching skills. This information is as applicable today as when it was first published.
You can access the Training Notes articles from the Article Series page:
https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-article-series
TEC Article Series - "Teachniques"
"Teachniques" is a series of 50 articles on teaching techniques and activities for the classroom. This cornucopia of teaching resources have been written by a myriad of EFL teachers in Korea and applicable to a variety of learner ages and proficiencies.
This series of articles ran in The English Connection between 1997 and 2011, and has now been compiled into a single PDF file for your resource-searching convenience. The articles' contents remain quite applicable to today's classroom.
You can access the Teachniques articles from the Article Series page:
https://...
TEC - The Summer 2020 Issue Now Online
Anytime is a good time to reflect on our teaching. But now, with so many of us abruptly required to move our teaching onto an online format, we have a plethora of new techniques and procedures to reflect on. To stimulate such reflection, the Summer issue of The English Connection (TEC 24-2) brings you “The Reflection Edition.”
In this edition, you will find articles dealing with teacher reflections, academic reflections, and reflections on organizations. Also within the pages of this edition are our popular regular columns, the Reflection Connection and the Brain Connection, as well...
By Webeditor Publications on May 31, 2020 - 2:15am | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC Article Series: Update
An additional article series from The English Connection has been archived for your reading convenience: Membership Spotlight, which ran from 2004 to 2011, along with Featured Member (appearing in TEC News, 2012-2013), has been added to the Article Series page.
You might have heard of Kathy Moon, Michael Griffin, Ingrid Zwaal, Grace Wang, Heidi Vande Voort Nam, Allison Bill, Maria Lisak, or Kyungsook Yeum but don't really know that much about them. This article series will let you know more!
If you liked KOTESOL People, Presidential Memoirs, Chapters in History, and Korea of...
By Webeditor Publications on March 12, 2020 - 9:20pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC - The Spring 2020 Issue Now Online
With the beginning of the semester being delayed and various events postponed or canceled, more people are spending more time at home. If you are one of those with more free time than expected on your hands these days, here is some good news for you:
The Spring issue of The English Connection is now available online for your reading enjoyment and professional development.
To begin reading, make sure that you are logged in to your KOTESOL account, and click here: https://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tec-24-1-spring-2020
This issue is packed full of articles...
By Webeditor Publications on March 1, 2020 - 12:48am | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreTEC Article Series Archived
In years past, The English Connection (TEC) has run several series of articles related to historical accounts of KOTESOL's chapters and its presidencies as well as of Korea and its education in times gone by. Three of these article series have been compiled and each put into an easily readable PDF for your reading convenience:
Korea of Decades Past, written in 2004, is a collection of four articles on what Korean life and education was like 10, 20, 30, and 40 years earlier.
Chapters in History, written in 2005 and 2006, is an eight-article series on the beginnings and...