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KoreaTESOL 2015 National Conference Schedule UPDATED

The general program for the KoreaTESOL 2015 National Conference is now available.

Abstracts and biographical sketches are now online. http://koreatesol.org/content/abstracts-presenter-biographies

The sessions timetable is available for download (PDF). http://koreatesol.org/sites/default/files/pdf/National%20Conference%20Sc...

KOTESOL Membership Dues to Rise - Renew Early and Save!

KOTESOL membership dues rates will change July 1, 2015.

The KOTESOL membership dues rates have not changed since 1998, while other costs in Korea have climbed 30-60%--or more.*

This means the costs of operations, such as producing publications, hosting chapter meetings, and organizing events, have climbed while membership dues support has not kept pace.

1-year membership:           50,000 won (currently 40,000 won)
International membership: 70,000 won (currently 60,000 won)
Student membership:         30...

The Korea TESOL Journal Available Online

The Korea TESOL Journal (v.11, n.1) is now available online for reading and downloading to our KOTESOL membership -- chocked full of interesting research on ELT (twice the size of previous issues). Go to your digital copy at:

http://koreatesol.org/content/korea-tesol-journal-11-1

Print versions (hardcopies) of the latest volume will be available to members upon request, free-of-charge, through April 30, 2015, for those prefering to read from paper. Send a request for your member copy with your name (as listed in our member records) along with complete postal mailing address (...

Korea TESOL News (March) electronic edition is out

The electronic Korea TESOL News has been sent to the registered emails.

You can see it (and previous issues) online here and can subscribe to receive it in your email inbox.

(if the easy-link above doesn't work, try copy-paste the below)

http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/home/?u=4c5b1ad95a29e2840294593da&id=5f...

Links to ELT Journals in Korea

This list of links to ELT journals in Korea may be useful to our members as well as other teachers and researchers in or about Korea.

http://koreatesol.org/content/elt-journals-korea

New Articles Posted

The web Articles section has two new posts:

All members are invited to post articles to share ideas and materials for fellow teachers.

visit http://koreatesol.org/articles to read these, and to post your own, go to http://koreatesol.org/node/1668

(you may link-back to your own blog site, and we will accept duplicate posts from your own site.)

New Issue of TEC Now Available

The lastest issue of The English Connection (TEC), KOTESOL's quarterly magazine, is now available to current members of KOTESOL for downloading and reading.

This is the Art in EFL issue -- TEC volume 18, issue 4, Winter 2014. Remember to log in to gain access.
URL: http://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tecv18n4-winter-2014
(Access to this issue is limited to KOTESOL members only for six months.)

Hard copies will be mailed out to KOTESOL members soon. Be sure to keep your postal mailing address in your KOTESOL account up to date to ensure delivery.

KOTESOL Proceedings 2013 Hardcopy Requests

There are a limited number of hardcopies of KOTESOL Proceedings 2013 available for those members who prefer a hardcopy for their research and reading.

For a current member to obtain a hardcopy of KOTESOL Proceedings 2013, send name and complete postal mailing address (using the modern (street) addressing system for addresses in Korea) to publications@koreatesol.org

First-come, first-served, order should be received not later than March 31, 2015.

View the 2013 Proceedings online (members only) at http://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-proceedings-2013

All previous...

Publication Resources

Academic publication is increasingly becoming expected of university-based English language instructors in Korea.

KOTESOL can help!

International Online Journals - http://koreatesol.org/content/elt-journals-online
Korea's Domestic Journals online resources - http://koreatesol.org/content/elt-journals-korea
KOTESOL's own The English Connection (EFL magazine) http://koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tec

KOTESOL Proceedings, including the just-published 2013 volume, are available online.
http://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-...

Podcast Leadership Retreat

Hi Everyone I would like to invite you all to this years leadership retreat. A chance for KOTESOL to plan and organize the projects we will be undertaking in the next year.

If you have any questions you can reach me at peadarcallaghan@gmail.com

KOTESOL Proceedings 2013 Now Online

KOTESOL Proceedings 2013 is now available online. This is a select collection of research papers based on 5 invited speaker sessions and 20 concurrent session presentations at the 2013 Korea TESOL International Conference, available at present to members only:

KOTESOL Proceedings 2013
Exploring the Road Less Traveled: From Practice to Theory
Proceedings of the 21st Annual Korea TESOL International Conference
Seoul, Korea; October 12-13, 2013

Available for download at: http://koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-proceedings-2013

Compliments to the...

KOTESOL News (Email Newsletter) Sent!

The December issue of KOTESOL News, our email newsletter, was sent on December 4, 2014, to 1,064 subscribers. Features included information about English Expo, the new online Job Board, the Leadership Retreat, calls for proposals for the National and International Conferences, and more. Read it or subscribe here.

Gwangju-Jeonnam Selects Officers for 2014-15

The Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter holds its annual elections for chapter president, vice-president, and treasurer each year at its November chapter meeting. An elections officer, Billie Kang (past chapter vice-president), was selected to conduct this year’s elections as set out in the Chapter’s policies and procedures. Elections were held at the Chapter’s November 8 meeting at Chosun University, and the results are as follows:

President: Dr. David Shaffer
Vice-President: Maria Neliza Lumantao
Treasurer: Lindsay Herron

The elected officers affirmed their intention to...

Nominations for Yongin Chapter Officers

The Yongin Chapter is looking for potential registered members who are interested in running for the following chapter officer positions: president, first vice-president, second vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and student representative. If you are interested, please contact Martin Todd at yonginkotesol.elections@gmail.com by this Saturday, November 22 at midnight! This is a wonderful opportunity to dvelop your leaderhsip skills as part of a growing and dynamic chapter!