Presenters
Sara Davila
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Featured Session - International Conference 2015
Bring the 21st Century into the English Language ClassroomThe message being communicated across all areas of education is that there is a growing need to bring 21st century skills into the classroom. Without these skills, learners will be left unprepared for the challenges and opportunities that will arise throughout the course of their life. The essential question, however, is what skills should EFL teachers focus on, and how can we engage our learners, at every age, to build this skill?
Across sources, most...
Sarah Balbuena Gonzales & Marilu Rañosa-Madrunio
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Sarah Balbuena Gonzales, University of the Philippines
Marilu Rañosa-Madrunio, University of Santo Tomas
Abstract
This workshop orients participants to the teaching of grammar in a communicative classroom. We will present activities that will exemplify the principles of communicative methodology as espoused by Christopher Candlin. Participants receive handouts describing differences between the Audiolingual Method (ALM) and Communicative Language...
Scott Berlin
KOTESOL National Conference 2018(Special Guest Workshop)
Scott Berlin, American University of Kuwait
Abstract
Today’s technological revolution has created a border all teachers must face: crossing into the digital age of learning. Students born in the digital age have an ever increasing array of internet and smart phone learning tools that allow them to learn much differently than previous generations. Today’s teachers must adapt to meet the students in this new frontier. But what if you are a department head, director, or...
Scott Henderson
KOTESOL National Conference 2018Workshop (45 minutes)
Scott Henderson, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Abstract
Almost everyone has a deck or two of playing cards just lying around the house, but now it is time to dust them off and put them to better use in your classroom. In this workshop, attendees will first learn practical tasks and activities that will get students out of their seats and interacting with their classmates. This learning session will also illustrate how a simple deck of fifty-two cards...
Scott Thornbury
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International Conference 2018
Plenary Session
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Fluency is a slippery concept: we think we know it when we hear it, but we have a lot of trouble trying to define it. And even more trouble trying to teach it! Various contributing factors have been proposed, including speech rate, lack of pausing, accent, vocabulary range, idiomaticity and grammatical accuracy but it’s not always clear which of these factors are key, nor which are teachable. In this talk we will together assess a speaker’s fluency, and then address the...
Sean Gay
KOTESOL National Conference 2018Research Report (20 minutes)
Sean Gay, Kwansei Gakuin University
Abstract
Research-based curriculum development is about utilizing research to implement pedagogically sound curricula with equally sound content. The development of curricula is, however a process. This presentation examines the role that research plays at each level of curriculum development. In addition, this presentation examines what type of research is needed at each phase of curriculum development and...
Sean O'Connor - Logistics Director
Sean O'Connor has been a member of KOTESOL for many years. He has served on the KOTESOL International Conference Committee (ICC) since 2001. For most of those years, he served as director of the Technical Team. His ICC service earned him an Outstanding Service Award from the ICC chair in 2013 and a President's Award in 2015. Sean served as co-chair on the 2016 ICC before moving up to the 2017 ICC chair position.
Shaffer, David E.
Developing Professionally: Reflecting on Our Practices [presentation #1]
The Changing Face of English in Korea [presentation #2]
Dr. David E. Shaffer
Abstract for presentation #1
In recent decades, the teaching of English in Korea has matured from a short-term stint abroad for the native English speaker to extended periods of employment. The NEST today is less likely to be a BA-generalist and more likely to be a TESOL-certificate or MA-TESOL holder. As with their Korean counterpart, today’s NEST exhibits an increased desire for professional development but an uncertainty...
Shaun Manning
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Shaun Manning, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, College of English & Graduate School of TESOL
Abstract
As teachers we try to equip our students for the world of work after graduation (even if graduation is far off in the future). But how well are we really equipping our students for the working world? This observational study investigated the use of English in a Korean small-to-medium enterprise (SME) that imports, manufactures, and exports products. It...
Shaun Manning
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Shaun Manning, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, College of English & Graduate School of TESOL
Abstract
Trying to get your students to write more accurately and with more complex structures? This study investigated doing this through a linked-skills approach. After reading an article, one class of students worked in small groups of three or four members each to reconstruct an instructor-written summary which had all the grammar (function)...
Shudong Wang & Douglas Jarrell
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Shudong Wang, Shimane University
Douglas Jarrell, Nagoya Women's University
Abstract
Mobile learning is quickly taking over traditional PC-based e-learning. The authors are developing an extension of a successful mobile English learning platform to other languages. The platform consists of three delivery methods for learning content: email, app and mobile site. The learning materials are sent to learners by...
Shufang Wang
Poster • Hallway • All day
Motivating students through self-determination theory and the 5Ts frameworkLearner motivation / creativity
Motivation plays an important role in learning foreign languages and many scholars have conducted research to analyze how motivational strategies can help students learn English well in the EFL class. This paper seeks to extend motivation theory to students’ and teachers’ attitudes in the EFL classroom based on the self-determination theory (SDT) of Barkar et al. (2010) and the 5Ts of motivation framework of Renandya (2013). The 5Ts refer to...
Simon Fisher
(Technology, Multiple Skills) Webinar Library
TBL and Technology: Teaching Creatively with Computer Coding
Originally of Ontario, Canada, Kristy moved to South Korea after attaining her Bachelor of Education. After acquiring five years of teaching experience and professional development, she is now a teacher trainer at the Jeollanamdo International Education Institute. Her main responsibility is instructing and inspiring Korean primary and secondary public school teachers. She focuses on Pronunciation Skills to improve her trainees’ comprehensibility, and Microteaching to...
Siti Nurul Azkiyah
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Siti Nurul Azkiyah, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
Abstract
Research has found that teachers is the most influential factor in education. The question is how to improve teaching quallity. This study investigates whether teaching quality could be divided into several stages so that development program could be tailored according to teachers' need. The eight classroom factors (orientation, structuring, modeling, application,...
Siti Rohani & Langgeng Budianto
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Siti Rohani, State Polytechnic of Malang
Langgeng Budianto, Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University, Malang
Abstract
Effective oral communication skills are essential for students of English as a foreign language. One of the ways to improve students' communicative competence is through the implementation of appropriate learning method. Project-Based Learning (PjBL) has been a very...
So Jung Kim & Clara Lee
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
So Jung Kim, The University of Texas at El Paso
Clara Lee, The University of Tennessee
Abstract
With heightened emphasis on critical literacy pedagogies, attention to critical literacy for young children (CLYC) has rapidly increased. Yet, there is a paucity of studies examining CYLC in preschool settings, particularly in Korean contexts. Utilizing a qualitative case study design, the current...
Stacey Christensen
KOTESOL National Conference 2018Workshop (45 minutes)
Stacey Christensen, Brigham Young University
Abstract
Many studies show that most ESL students pursuing advanced degrees at U.S. universities have a great desire to write error-free, and yet struggle to produce writing that is linguistically accurate and lexically competent. They want all their errors marked so that the written corrective feedback (WCF) can be used as a learning tool to improve their writing (Amrhein & Nassaji, 2010). Giving comprehensive...
Stafford Lumsden
Invited Speaker- 3:00-3:45 pm YouTube Live
Timeline of an Outbreak: Australian Higher Education Moving to Online Teaching in Response to Novelcorona Virus 19
The beginning of the 2020 academic year will be remembered as being disruptive due to the calamity that is COVID-19. This presentation provides a chronological narrative of one university's response to the pandemic. It examines the challenges the university faced transferring the entire student body to online learning and the important learning (and discoveries) that occurred along the way. Finally, it considers the...
Stafford Lumsden & Kara Waggoner
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Stafford Lumsden, Sookmyung Women's University
Kara Waggoner, Sookmyung Women's University
Abstract
In language teacher education courses students are provided with the skills, and techniques to develop their student's productive and receptive skills. Depending on their students, teachers employ these as as needed, but one constant underlies all of this: lesson planning. Knowing how to effectively lesson plan can be the...
Stephen Krashen
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International Conference 2018
Plenary Session
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I present the insights of two amazing polyglots, second language acquirers who have had a tremendous amount of experience acquiring different languages in different situations. My sources of information are their writings and my conversations with them. Their books were written before they were aware of current research and theory in second language acquisition: They came to their understandings from their own experiences. Here are my conclusions: (a) The polyglots...
Stephen Patrick Hoag
Research • Room 203 • 10:00
Exploring Learning Autonomy and Motivation in South Korean StudentsLearner motivation / creativity
This presentation illustrates an exploratory approach to motivate students to improve their spoken English in a South Korean regional university setting. After negotiating an observed extracurricular English program which offered limited but facilitative grade points for participation, students gained autonomous learning opportunities to practice their spoken English over a semester. A survey consisting of items related to anxiety towards English,...
Stephen Ryan
International Conference 2019
Featured Session
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In recent years, foreign language education has significantly shifted away teacher-centered approaches to more learner-centered ones. Language learning outcomes are no longer seen as simply a product of teachers and teaching; there is a greater awareness of the contributions language learners make to their own learning. However, there are indications that we are now moving away from – beyond – this approach towards a more person-centered account of language...
Stephen Vincent Case
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Stephen Vincent Case, Baiko University, Japan
Abstract
Podcasting as a mass communication method has been around for almost a decade. Of course the medium has been used as a valuable education tool, with many podcasts teaching a huge variety of subjects. Podcasts can also be used on a small scale as a distribution method for classroom materials and a way for the teacher to communicate with groups of students. This talk will take people through the basics of podcast...
Steve Iams
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Invited Session - International Conference 2015
Story Slam: The Potential of Performed Stories in ELTA story slam is a live event in which participants tell short, autobiographical stories to the audience without the use of notes. These events are an outgrowth of the popularity in North America of poetry slams and other spoken word performances. Each event has a theme to which participants’ stories should connect. This session will explore the possible benefits of incorporating story slams into the language classroom.
Part presentation of the relevant academic...
Steven Charles
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Steven Charles, Nagoya University of Foreign Stuides
Abstract
The self-introduction lesson is a standard part of an assistant language teacher's experience, yet they often have unreasonably high teacher talk with little to no chance for the students to participate. Steven presents several activities he has developed or modified to reverse the ratio of talk time so that a self-introduction can become far more student-centered....
Steven Herder
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International Conference 2018
Featured Session
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Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency (CAF) were first introduced as measurable constructs indicating linguistic gains. Researchers agree on definitions of accuracy and complexity, yet there are many interpretations of fluency. For Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia (Palgrave, 2014), we decided that each author should define fluency from their own perspective. I will start by introducing a range of fluency definitions found in our book, and then address the vital...
Steven Todd Urick
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Steven Todd Urick, Shizuoka University (Japan)
Abstract
This presentation explores the use of music in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom, focusing on activity design. First, approaches to using music in the language classroom found in the work of Tim Murphey and others will be introduced. Participants will be asked to comment on the appropriateness and potential effectiveness of particular activities with regard to their teaching contexts. The...
Stewart Gray
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Stewart Gray, Baekseok Culture University & Dankook University
Abstract
Rapidly increasing smartphone ownership by students of all ages has had the effect of providing teachers with an enormous range of technological options to streamline classroom practice, and decrease their dependence on worksheets and textbooks. This workshop will give participants first-hand experience of a number of simple technological techniques that can...
Sunette Labuschagne
KOTESOL National Conference 2018Presentation (45 minutes)
Sunette Labuschagne, EPIK: Gangwon Province
Abstract
Wait-time. We’ve heard about it, read about it and know we should apply it during our classes. But do we? Do we give our students enough time to think about the question asked before actually giving them the opportunity to answer? During this presentation we will look at what wait-time is, find out how much time the average teacher gives their students before requiring them to answer...
Sunette Labuschagne - Member-at-large
Sunette Labuschagne is a qualified pre- and junior primary teacher from South Africa. She’s been teaching English with the EPIK program in Korea at elementary school level since April, 2009. She holds a BA degree in Health Sciences and Social Services with specialization in Psychological Counselling and is currently in the process of obtaining her Trinity Diploma in TESOL. She’s been involved in giving advice and guidance to student teachers from the Chuncheon Teacher’s University during their practicums at the public school she used to work at as well as giving advice on the English...