News

KOTESOL Elections Approaching

Korea TESOL's 2021 elections are quickly approaching. The voting period is October 1-15, 2021, by online voting only. All KOTESOL members should be on the lookout for your KOTESOL ballot to arrive in your email inbox tomorrow (Oct. 1).

Your ballot will be sent to the email address that you have included in your KOTESOL member profile. If you wish to confirm that email address, you can do so by logging in to your KOTESOL profile (account) on the KOTESOL website.

Also check that your KOTESOL membership is current. If you find that your membership has inadvertently elapsed, you...

Annual Business Meeting 2021 & Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws

In accordance with the KOTESOL Constitution and Bylaws, KOTESOL will hold its Annual Business Meeting 2021 online on Sunday, October 17. All members are invited to attend! There will be reports on KOTESOL's past year, and election results announcements.

Also at the ABM, proposed amendments to the KOTESOL Constitution and Bylaws may be voted on by all members in attendance. Prior to the submission deadline, we have received five Bylaws amendment proposals with the requisite endorsements (see PDF below). They are being made available to the membership here and via email, to fulfill...

Daejeon-Chungcheong Chapter's 2021 November Symposium

Please Register here to recieve the zoom link!

Curtis Kelly - Plenary 1.30 -2.30

Room 1:

Rakesh Lazar 3.00 - 3.45
Dawn Wheeler 4.00 - 4.45 (she must have this slot as she's in the US)
Katherine Scott 5.00 -5.45

Room 2:

Silas Harper Bray 3.00 - 3.45 (fitness)
Petra Glitheroe-Baldwin 4.00 - 4.45 (Yoga)
Petra Glitheroe-Baldwin 5.00 - 5.45 (Meditation)

Please email us at dcckotesol@gmail.com for more information...

Membership Perk: Lingua Attack Free for 1 Semester

KOTESOL members can subscribe their class, department, or entire school/university to Lingua Attack (lingua-attack.com) completely free for one semester/term!

Lingua Attack includes:

Lingua Attack is available online or as an app, with the user interface in English or in Korean. 

To...

Annual Business Meeting & Call for Proposed Amendments

KOTESOL's Annual Business Meeting (ABM) will be held on Sunday, October 17, starting at 3 p.m., in accordance with the KOTESOL Constitution & Bylaws. All members are invited to attend!

During the ABM, any proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws will be voted upon by all members in attendance. Please submit any proposed amendments (along with five endorsements from other current members) to the KOTESOL president by September 15. These will be distributed online and electronically (via email) 30 days prior to the ABM.

The Bylaws can be amended by a 3/5 majority...

DCC 2021 Online Workshop Series: Rakesh Lazar

The event is free to KOTESOL members, but please make sure you register first. Please note that non-KOTESOL members should pay 5,000 KRW (bank details are on the form). Registration will close on Monday 21st June (two days before the workshop).

Abstract

Research has shown that a typical person makes about 2,000 decisions every waking hour. Most of them are minor and many of them can have...

KOTESOL Seeks Publicity Chair

KOTESOL is seeking a new Publicity Chair.

The Publicity Chair is responsible for actively promoting and informing the public and KOTESOL membership about KOTESOL events, and may coordinate with the Publicity Committee to share these responsibilities. Promotion can include all forms of print and digital media. The Chair is also responsible for maintaining and monitoring KOTESOL's national-level social media accounts, and liaising with various committees and other departments of KOTESOL to meet publicity needs throughout the organization. The Chair sits on National Council and attends...

Korea TESOL Journal 16-2 Online Now

The Korea TESOL Journal (Volume 16, Number 2) is now available online for reading and downloading by our KOTESOL membership. You will find it filled with interesting research on ELT related to the Korean context: 6 research papers, a brief report, and 3 book reviews.  View the table of contents and/or download your copy: HERE. (Remember to log in first.)

View all issues of the Korea TESOL Journal: HERE.

Print versions (hardcopies) of this volume will be available to members upon request, free of charge (one copy per member). Send your request for your member copy along with...

FEELTA - Conference Announcement Short Notice: May 2021

 2021 FEELTA Conference. 

The conference will be held under the theme of “LANGUAGE STUDIES AND LANGUAGE TEACHING: DREAMS, HOPES, ASPIRATION, ACHIEVEMENT”. The conference is organized to be a three-day program comprised of talks, presentations, and workshops. The conference date and format have been set as follows:

Dates: May 27-29, 2021

Zoom Format

Registration: https://feelta.amursu.ru/registration/

Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russian Federation. For more information about AmSU, please visit: www. amursu.ru

Best wishes,

Svetlana...

KOTESOL Seeks National Treasurer

Update: At its meeting on May 2nd, 2021, National Council appointed a new treasurer! Congratulations and welcome to Danielle Kinnison.

KOTESOL is currently seeking a new national treasurer!

The treasurer supports KOTESOL by acting as a fiduciary for KOTESOL’s financial affairs, maintaining bank accounts and financial records, preparing the annual operating budget, and managing KOTESOL’s funds in an open and accountable manner. Volunteering as KOTESOL treasurer is a significant way to support our organization as well as being a very valuable experience. Familiarity with...

DCC 2021 Online Workshop Series: Julian Warmington

We are very lucky to have Julian present for us - he really knows a lot about this topic, and as we know, it's something that a lot of us (not to mention our students) are thinking about these days. This workshop is sure to be a special one.
As usual, the event is free to KOTESOL members, but please make sure you register here first: https://forms.gle/K7uF7qm2hnFVNuas8
(Registration will close...

Apply for a KOTESOL Research Grant

Have a research project all planned out, but worried about the costs? Consider applying for a Korea TESOL research grant. Each year, KOTESOL offers financial support for interesting ELT research projects that are well planned and apply to the Korean EFL context. Do not hesitate; the application period for 2021 ends this month!

For more information:  HERE

KOTESOL Career Service Award Announced

The Korea TESOL Career Service Award is presented intermittently to a KOTESOL member who has contributed many years of service to KOTESOL and who is ending their teaching career in Korea. As President of KOTESOL, I am happy to present this career service award to a very deserving member of our organization:

.
Deborah has been teaching in Korea for over fifteen years. She is a member of the Daegu-Gyeongnam Chapter and has taught at Keimyung College University in Daegu. During her years as a KOTESOL member, Deborah has served as national treasurer for two years,...

The 2021 KOTESOL International Conference Event Space Is Now Open!

Just click here to join; create a new user (you can use Gmail for a quick login, or you can create an account using a different email address); then click the verification link automatically emailed to you. Then you'll have an online profile and can start to peruse the offerings! (You can learn more about the conference here on the KOTESOL website, but the virtual space is where everything is happening.)

What you can see and do on the event space: