News

In the mail

The Summer issue of The English Connection (TEC) has been mailed (August 16th) and -- if you are a current member -- should be arriving in your letterbox soon.

The mailing labels were printed exactly as the data appears in your online personal profile. If the mail comes with a peculiar-looking address label, you need to log in and clean up your address within your profile page.  REMINDER: as with Amazon and other web-based shipping services, You are responsible for your delivery details. We won't tinker with it (any longer).

(if your name appears twice, don't worry about that...

Groups Preregistration for International Conference

Group registration for the International Conference is now available.

Group registration is only available during the pre-registration period to groups of five or more.  Group registration is not available at the conference. http://koreatesol.org/content/pre-registration-group

Last "missing issue" of TEC found!

The last "missing issue" of our official news-magazine, KOTESOL's The English Connection, has been scanned and uploaded.

Volume 1, Number 4 (November 1997) is now available for all to see: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/english-connection-tecv1n4-november-1997

Though it's nearly 15 years from the past, there are still many timely elements for contemporary teachers of English in Korea.

(Many thanks to Dr. David Shaffer for tracking this down and getting it scanned.)

KOTESOL Elections Reminder

Nominations for KOTESOL elections are currently open, and the deadline for submitting applications is August 31, 2013.

May we remind you, those who joined or renewed their one-year memberships at last year's International Conference are NOT eligible to vote in this election unless they renew membership. (Memberships activated at one year's conference expire on September 30th of the following year). If you join/renew membership at the time you pre-register or on-site at the conference, you will be allowed to vote on-site.

See more at http://www.koreatesol.org/elections

Summer TEC is now online!

The summer issue of The English Connection is now online for members. Check out our feature article from Dr. Keith Folse, our key speaker from this year's national conference. We also have articles by Alex Walsh, James Hanson, Danny Graves, and many others. We are also introducing two new columns this month. Technically Speaking will focus on all the technical aspects of teaching. On our last page you will find TEC LOL, which will feature humorous stories from our adventures in teaching. We hope you enjoy these additions, and the issue itself!

May we remind that you must be logged...

International Conference Invited Speaker's Abstracts Now Online!

Information on invited speakers and the abstracts for their plenary sessions, presentations, workshops and other invited sessions are now online. Find out how our invited speakers will be exploring the road less traveled and looking at going from practice to theory (and possibly back again!)

Invited speaker bios are here.

Session Abstracts are here.

The BaRley Bowl Preyers : Jeju Chapter Members

The annual Jeju Furey Beach Volleyball Tournament was held on the 25th and 26th of May 2013 at Hamdeok Beach, Jeju Island. The Jeju Chapter was proud to contribute towards the sponsorship of team t-shirts for The BaRley Bowl Preyers: Ms Kendra Pugh, Ms Erin Pettinger, Ms Erin Williams (Jeju Chapter Vice President), Mr Jason Hiltz, Mr Harold Dale and Mr Bradley Ingram.

Early Saturday morning, the team arrived at Hamdoek Beach to strategize their game plan over a breakfast of Egg McMuffins and freshly brewed coffee. The team’s captain, Ms Kendra Pugh,...

National Council Meeting - changed date

Dear members - please take note that the National Council will now be meeting on the 29th of June, 2013, at 11 am, in Daegu, instead of the 6th of July.

All members of KOTESOL are free to attend these meetings.

The Daegu venue directions can be accessed on their chapter page.

Gyonggi-Yongin Chapter Officers

From June 3, 2013 until June 8, 2013, Yongin chapter members voted for their chapter officers through Survey Monkey and in the Saturday workshop at Kangnam University in Yongin.

Here are the results:

President: David Kim

First Vice-President: Robert Kim

Second Vice-President: Martin Todd

Treasurer: Sean O' Connor

Secretary: Doria Garms-Sotelo

On behalf of the chapter, the officers will work very hard to assist our members and KOTESOL to provide outstanding professional development and networking for a whole range of English teachers who are...

International Conference Call for Proposals EXTENDED

The deadline for proposals to present at the 2013 KoreaTESOL International Conference has been extended!

Submissions are now due 23 June 2013.

Information on submitting a proposal and the submission form can be found here: http://koreatesol.org/content/call-proposals

nc2013 Program Book available

The full-version program book -- the same document you receive at KOTESOL's National Conference in Cheongju May 25 2013 -- is now available online.

More Information About Subway and Yongin Everline Train Access to Kangnam University

The newly arrived Yongin Everline Train is now open and has access with a station at Kangnam University.

Invitation to Contribute: new KOTESOL Handbook 2013

In 1999 KOTESOL published a collection of information on living and working in Korea as well as practical ideas for teachers in Korean classrooms. The original version can be found here: http://www.koreatesol.org/content/kotesol-handbook

KOTESOL is very happy to announce that it is updating the handbook and eliciting submissions from members.
 

What we need
Ideas! We invite members to submit

KOTESOL Research Grants available

KOTESOL is proud to support the efforts of its members by offering two types of research grants through the Research Committee.

This year, we will offer up to four “Research Paper Grants,” and up to five “Conference Presentation Grants.”

Research Paper Grants are offered for the purpose of stimulating new research, especially by beginning researchers, of high quality and worthy of appearing in the Korea TESOL Journal. For 2013, funds are available for four research paper grants of up to 500,000 won each for independent research. (This grant includes...