News
The English Connection - Conference News! now available
The latest issue of The English Connection (TEC) is now available for members and non-members alike.*
It is filled with information about this year's international conference, as well as the rich panoply of ELT-based articles and information.
Find it on The English Connection page.
* Available to non-members as a special pre-conference service. Ordinarily non-members may not read The English Connection online until the one-year "moving wall" has passed.
By Robert Dickey on October 3, 2012 - 6:26pm | 0 Comments | The English Connection (TEC) |Read moreKOTESOL International Conference 2012 Proceedings
The 2012 Kotesol Proceedings team invites submissions from all presenters at the 2012 Kotesol International Conference.
Information about Proceedings submission guidelines can be found here.
Please direct submissions and/or queries to: 2012proceedings@gmail.com
Submissions deadline: 15 January 2013
By Webeditor International Conference on October 2, 2012 - 1:32am | 0 Comments | KOTESOL International Conference 2012 |Read morePre-Registration Extended By Popular Demand
Pre-registration for the 20th KOTESOL International Conference has been extended due to popular demand!
Pre-registration will now close
Sunday 07 October 2012Individulas register here.
By Webeditor International Conference on September 24, 2012 - 2:32pm | 0 Comments | KOTESOL International Conference 2012 |Read moreKOTESOL International Conference Poster Available for Download
The Poster for the KOTESOL International Conference 2012 is now available for download in two sizes. A4 and A3. Please spread the word by downloading the poster and distributing it around your school, university or office.
By Webeditor International Conference on September 24, 2012 - 2:46am | 0 Comments | KOTESOL International Conference 2012 |Read moreKOTESOL International Conference 2012 2 Day Program Released
KOTESOL is very happy to announce the program for the its 20th International Conference "Perfect Score: Methodologies, Technologies & Communities of Practice"
The Program can be downloaded on the International Conference mini site or direct download here. [.pdf 200kb]
By Webeditor International Conference on September 24, 2012 - 1:02am | 0 Comments | KOTESOL International Conference 2012 |Read moreELT Calendars of Events Are Back!
Welcome back the ELT calendars of events that have in the past been one of the most visited pages on the KOTESOL website. These events calendars feature (1) pan-KOTESOL Chapter events, arranged both chronologically and by Chapter, (2) National KOTESOL events, (3) other Korean ELT events, and (4) international ELT events in the Asia-Pacific region or of special interest to KOTESOL members. To view these events calanders at their temporary site, click the following links:
Pan-KOTESOL Chapter Events
http://koreatesol.org/content/calendar-events-3-chapters...
Extensive Reading Competition
If you are interested in having your students from elementary through high school become more interested in or more involved in Extensive Reading (ER), here is an English Extensive Reading competition for them to take part in -- The 2012 KEERA Graded Reader Review Competition.Awards will be given in four categories to the students who can write the best review of a graded reader either fiction or non-fiction. An individual Award will be given to the writer of the best review in each category and the main Award (sets of graded readers) going to the winner's school.
The...
By Webeditor Gwangju on July 24, 2012 - 1:19pm | 0 Comments | Gwangju-Jeonnam |Read moreKOTESOL Judge for China English Competition: David Shaffer
It was my first trip to the south-central region of China, and it would be my first time to serve as a judge of an English speaking contest in China. When I landed in Kunming, the venue city proved to be as beautiful as I had heard it was. Knowing that the event was organized by the China Daily and 21st Century English Education Media, I also had high expectations of the Seventeenth China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition. I felt gratitude toward 21st Century and China Daily for asking KOTESOL to send a competition judge and thankful that KOTESOL selected me....
By Webeditor Gwangju on July 20, 2012 - 2:39pm | 0 Comments | Gwangju-Jeonnam |Read moreReport from the Very Special September 27 Workshop
The Jeju Chapter of KoTESOL had a very special workshop on Saturday, September 27, from 3:00-5:30 p.m. at the College of Education Building of Cheju National University's main campus. Mary-Jane Scott from Soongsil University in Seoul gave a truly dynamic and practical workshop on teaching presertation skills to learners of all age and ability levels in public schools, universities, and private academies. Mary-Jane called-upon her many years of successful teaching in Korea, China and Australia.
By Webeditor Jeju on April 3, 2012 - 4:04am | 0 Comments | Jeju |Read moreAugust 9 Workshop/Meeting Report
The August Workshop/Meeting was held on Saturday, August 9, from 3-5 p.m. at the Foreign Language Learning Center, conveniently located near the KAL Hotel in Jeju City. The topic was ESL/EFL Teaching - Then and Now! Attendees viewed parts of "The King and I" and discussed ESL/EFL teaching in the past as portrayed in that amazing movie and in actuality at the present. Special thanks to our wonderful co-president, Peter Mazur, for guiding the discussion.
By Webeditor Jeju on April 3, 2012 - 4:03am | 0 Comments | Jeju |Read moreJuly 19 Workshop/Meeting Report
The July 19 Workshop/meeting was held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Foreign Language Learning Center, very conveniently located in Jeju City. The topics included Chapter Bylaws, elections for vacancies, and a workshop on money and technology tips. Cal opened a gmail account that houses the activity sheets.
By Webeditor Jeju on April 3, 2012 - 4:03am | 0 Comments | Jeju |Read moreJune 28, 2008 - Workshop/Meeting Report
The June Monthly Meeting was held at Cheju National University's main campus (in the Education Building) on June 28 (a necessary deviation from the usual 3rd Saturday schedule) from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Thanks to Lindsay Herron for presenting a very informative session that featured practical, effective, teacher-tested games to use with English language learners of all ages. It was fun and enjoyable. We also received a short report from the National Executive Council Meeting that was held in May.
By Webeditor Jeju on May 28, 2008 - 3:58am | 0 Comments | Jeju |Read more