Presenters
Sunhee Ko
Exploring the Effects of Drama Techniques on English Learners' Motivation
This presentation looks at the impact of drama-based instruction on Korean middle
school students. In this presentation, attendees will be guided through what drama-based
instruction is and how drama can be integrated into English class. Attendees will also be
introduced to its influences on EFL Secondary English learners’ motivation. The presenter will
introduce the methods she used to collect data and discuss results from student reflections,
teacher journals, and interviews. Through...
Supatranut Singhanuwananon
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Supatranut Singhanuwananon, Lecturer of English
Abstract
The intelligibility of pronunciation definitions may vary, depending on different principles and models. Teaching pronunciation is a bitter pill for many non-native teachers. However, Jenkins (2002) proposes the English as an International Language model (EIL) or Lingua Franca Core (LFC) for non-native speakers which excludes some sounds that do not...
Susan Kelly
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Susan Kelly, Clark University
Abstract
With Google, Wikipedia and the like, students have access to a tremendous amount of information. Yet often students take the easiest route rather than researching with sophistication. In this workshop, you will learn how to incorporate the "Big 6"Information Literacy into their classes to prepare students for university level research projects. This paper presents the "Big 6" literacy skills of through activities on how...
Takeshi Matsuzaki
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Takeshi Matsuzaki, Meiji University
Abstract
This presentation will report on a small scale research project that sought to explore the extent to which two types of recitation tasks where FL learners were engaged, over the course of a semester, in memorization of conversational turns prepared in advance would differentially lead to formulaic speech production. Three groups of learners were investigated for this...
Tamara Roose
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Tamara Roose, Sejong University
Abstract
Who am I? What is important to me? What will I do with my life? Young adulthood is a crucial season of self-exploration and identity development. University students face these questions and more as they wrestle with significant life decisions regarding their study, career goals, and relationships. English language educators can teach essential writing skills...
Teach North Korean Refugees (TNKR)
Invited Speaker- 2:00- 2:45 pm YouTube Live
KOTESOL Gives Back: Empowering North Korean Refugees Through ELT
Presented by Casey Lartigue, Jr., Eunkoo Lee, and Yuna Jung
KOTESOL is excited to collaborate once again with Teach North Korean Refugees (TNKR), a fellow non-profit organization. TNKR is dedicated to supporting refugees by providing English language programs, including one-on-one tutoring, speech competitions, and mentoring for employment and education opportunities, so that they may better navigate and thrive in South Korean society. As a result, many of...
Ted O'Neill
Featured Session
International Conference 2017
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Metaphors surround us in art, literature, and in our conceptualization of education. These powerful tools help us understand what we do, why we do it, and who does what to or for whom. I will present some of the metaphors used as models for understanding education and for integrating education technology in language teaching. How do the core meanings of these metaphors contribute to wise or unwise choices as teachers? While they may be helpful at times, some of those...
Terri Beadle
(Material Design) 1:00-1:45 pm Zoom
What Disney can teach us about Compare and Contrast Writing
We all LOVE Disney, but have you ever thought of using Disney to help students understand and write compare and contrast essays? Writing is not the most favorable task of English teachers, but it is a necessity. When we think about writing, we usually think about the basic 5 types of essays-- Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Persuasive/Argumentative, and Compare and Contrast-- written in 5 paragraphs. This can be boring for the students, as we tend to use the same topics...
Terri Beadle
Terri Beadle is an Assistant Professor at Woosong University. She has previously taught at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. Ms. Beadle has her MA in TESOL from Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, MI and took graduate classes in Literacy from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI. Within the Literacy classes, Ms. Beadle’s main focus was using pop culture and pop literature to help students improve their reading, in recent years she has taken this one step further to include ways to help students become comfortable with...
The Future of Conferences
The Future of Face-to-Face Conferences in the Digital Era
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Summary
In this rapidly digitizing world, what role will remain for conferences such as this one. Will the convenience of at-your-fingertip digital devices take over the delivery of conferences? Will conferences survive in some altered form? For today’s face-to-face conference, organizers must contend with the logistics of venue facilities, equipment, and costs. Attendees must deal with travel and accommodation costs. Will webinars, video workshops, and/or virtual conferences replace today’s face-to-face...
Theron Muller - Plenary NC2016
Theron Muller is an Associate Professor at the University of Toyama, Japan. He has presented plenaries at a number of domestic and international conferences throughout Japan and Asia. His publications include research into English language teaching and academic publishing. He is lead editor on two book projects, Innovating EFL Teaching in Asia (2012) and Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia (2014), both published with Palgrave Macmillan. His most current research interests include the teaching of English for medical purposes, investigating the experiences of authors pursuing academic publication...
Thi Thuy Nhung Le
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Thi Thuy Nhung Le, University of Newcastle, Australia
Abstract
This study examines the effectiveness of the implementation of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in Vietnamese universities from the student perspective. Data were collected through ten focus group interviews with undergraduate students enrolled in Business programs at four universities. The findings show that most students favoured EMI. However, they faced...
Thomas Farrell
International Conference 2019
Featured Session
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What makes a "good teacher"? What makes an "expert teacher"? Is a "good teacher" an "expert teacher"? These questions have long been debated in the field of general education with many differing views about all three; however, within the field of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), many different stakeholders assume they can know and identify "good teachers" mostly by their preconceived notions of what "good" means. In addition, many consider teachers to be "...
Thomas S.C. Farrell (Plenary Speaker)
Plenary Session - International Conference 2016
Professional Development of 21st Century Language Teachers Through Reflective PracticeProfessional development for language teachers in 21st century classrooms entails encouraging teachers to engage in reflective practice in order to maintain the curiosity of teaching, identify significant interests in the teaching and learning processes, and value and seek dialogue with experienced colleagues as a source of support in the analysis of situations. But what is reflective practice, and what research has been conducted on the...
Thomas S.C. Farrell, Advisor
Thomas S.C. Farrell has been a teacher and teacher-educator for more than 30 years. He taught for nearly two decades in Seoul, before moving to Singapore, and finally to Brock University in Canada. His principal field of study is teacher development and reflective practice in ELT.
Dr. Farrell has been an invited speaker at major conferences across the globe, including TESOL International, IATEFL, TESOL France, and Korea TESOL.
Authored Books for Professional Development include:
Richards & Farrell, T.S.C. (co-authored with Jack C Richards). (2005). Professional...Thuy Nguyen
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Thuy Nguyen, Hoa Sen university
Abstract
This paper aims at exploring students' perceptions of benefits of extensive reading (ER) and their expectations of the program. The population for this study was 88 sophomore students majoring in English. They were asked to complete surveys regarding their perceptions on their reading habits and follow-up activities such as book report, quizzes on M-reader and trailers of extensive reading and about how much...
Tim Clauson (Invited Presenter)
Invited Session - International Conference 2016
Becoming a Class(room)Dojo: Classroom Management Software + Young Learners“Globalism,” “going green,” and “e-learning” are just some of the buzz words that we often hear in an increasingly interconnected 21st century, where education, knowledge, and information technology are all simultaneously, hand-in-hand affecting widespread rapid change.
Within the education sector, it would be pertinent to consider, among others, the following questions: How are the above drivers impacting upon language education – particularly...
Tim Knight & Ian Brown
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Tim Knight, Shirayuri University, Tokyo
Ian Brown, Matsuyama University, Japan
Abstract
VoiceThread and Moxtra are applications that allow students to make voice recorded online presentations with pictures and documents, alone or in collaboration. Teachers can provide feedback before or after completed assignments. By facilitating interaction, VT and Moxtra help students develop skills they will need in the 21st century...
Tim Murphey
Tim Murphey (PhD Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is editor of TESOL’s Professional Development in Language Education book series and co-author with Zoltan Dörnyei of Group Dynamics in the Language Classroom. He has studied and taught in Europe for 15 years and in Asia for another 15. His research interests at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan include Vygotskian socio-cultural theory (SCT) with a transdisciplinary emphasis on community, play, and music.
Several of his books, Teaching One to One (1991, Longman, 1991), Music and Song (1992, OUP), and Language...
Todd Beuckens (Featured Speaker)
Featured Session - International Conference 2016
PUSH Your Lessons Beyond the ClassroomThis presentation will look at how to incorporate technology inside and outside the classroom to maximize the effect of traditional learning environments. More specifically, the presentation will highlight the P.U.S.H. project, which aims to help teachers produce, use, share, and host digital content that renders on multiple devices. Attendees will learn how to create a variety of digital learning materials using a bevy of free tools online. The presentation will also show how to...
Tomoko Yabukoshi
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Tomoko Yabukoshi, Nihon University
Abstract
The presenter will report on a qualitative inquiry on learners' self-regulated learning processes in terms of their English proficiency levels, closely looking at their goal-setting and self-evaluating processes as well as motivational aspects. Participants were four Japanese university students who had engaged in English self-study outside the classroom for fifteen weeks....
Tomomi Kumai (Plenary Speaker)
Plenary Speaker- 11:00-11:45 am YouTube Live
Creating a Safe Space for Transformation: Raising Intercultural Awareness for Language Teachers and Learners
Language education takes place in the context of culture. Language educators do not only support the learners to achieve linguistic competence in the target language but also intercultural competence to communicate effectively and appropriately in a different cultural context. In order to nurture intercultural competence, a safe intercultural space is needed for it allows more sharing and learning, which then invite more...
Tory Thorkelson
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
Abstract
The purpose of this presentation will be to show how the presenter went about proposing, researching, collecting /creating materials /workbooks for and teaching a number of successful CBI and ESP courses that he taught throughout the years at the University level. Many of these courses are still part of the university's curriculum although other Professors now teach some of them. Courses include Tourism...
Tory Thorkelson
Tory S. Thorkelson (BA, B.Ed., M.Ed. in TESL/TEFL), Ph. D (Language Studies/Curriculum Development) is a proud Canadian who has been an active KOTESOL member since 1998 and has presented at or worked on many local and international conferences. He is a Past-President for Seoul Chapter, a Past-President of KOTESOL (2008-2009) and an active KTT member. His 9-5 job is as an Associate Professor for Hanyang University’s English Language and Literature Program. He has co-authored research studies (see ALAK Journal, December 2001& June, 2003 as well as Education International September 2004...
Tory Thorkelson & Wayne Finley
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
Wayne Finley, Korea Polytechnic University
Abstract
Over the years, we as teachers have encountered many students who believe that one specific accent, the North American accent, is better than any other. In pursuing the perfect accent, they often devalue not only other English accents but also ignore the fact that everyone has an accent when they speak...
Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (Plenary Speaker)
Plenary Session - International Conference 2016
You Can't Get Apples from a Pear Tree: What Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the 21st CenturyTo shape the future with 21st century skills, teachers must first take stock of what they do and do not yet know and do in their own classrooms in order to plan for personal improvement. This plenary talk will ask teachers to consider five major changes in education in the 21st century, and then do a survey about their own personal 21st century skills to identify areas in need of development. The plenary will close with...
Travis Frank
Travis Frank is a South African English teacher who has been teaching in Korea since 2016. He holds a Master of Arts in TESOL degree from Woosong University and is intent on progressing onto doctoral studies in the near future. His research interests encapsulate exploring literature as an intercultural communicative bridge, as well as examining the extent unto which ESL textbooks embolden unfounded stereotypical sentiments of cultural and racial superiority. Travis is the chair of the KOTESOL Diversity Committee. Anglų Anglų kalbos kursai internetu,vasaros vaikų stovyklos Vilniuje, Kaune,...
Truly Pasaribu
KOTESOL International Conference 2016(Concurrent Session)
Truly Pasaribu, Sanata Dharma University
Abstract
This study aimed at describing the causes of writing anxiety among Indonesian students in Paragraph Writing Class and the effects of Moodle-based Writing Course on students' writing anxiety. This study employed a descriptive study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data were gathered by means of SLWAI (Cheng, 2004), interview sessions, and...
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