Presenters

Daniel Corks

Presentation (45 minutes)

Daniel Corks, Woosong University
 

Abstract
For teachers of L2 writing, correcting errors in students’ assignments is a part of the job that one learns to dread. Even after correcting an uncountable number of errors, neither student nor teacher can say for certain whether any improvement has been made.

While researchers seek an answer to the question, “Does grammar correction work?” the teaching community requires an answer to a...

Daniel Corks

Daniel Corks is a long time member of KOTESOL and an active presenter at various conferences and chapter meetings. He’s a member of the Daejeon-Chungcheong chapter and currently an assistant professor at Woosong University in Daejeon.
Daniel graduated from Sogang University in Seoul with a master‘s degree in applied linguistics specializing in second language acquisition. He has over ten years of experience working in South Korea across public & private education settings ranging from elementary school up to university level students and adults of all ages.
Daniel has a...

Daniel James Mills & Jeremy White

(Concurrent Session) 

Daniel James Mills, Ritsumeikan University
Jeremy White, Ritsumeikan University
 

Abstract
The presenters will deliver the results of a much-needed study in the field of digital game facilitated language learning conducted at a large private university in Japan. This presentation will show the results of a survey study of two hundred and twenty-two undergraduate students regarding their attitudes, perceptions, and usage of digital games for...

Daniel Jones

(Financial) Webinar Library

Our lessons must be relevant to students’ lives. Money is relevant in our lives. These statements are uncontroversial and quite obvious. Yet, financial education has curiously evaded curricula around the world and across history. Schools have successfully taught how to avoid health problems and other practical life lessons. But if you want to learn personal finances, how to invest, or how to get out of debt, you’re on your own! Even though money is by its very essence, valuable, and...

David Cedric Bennette

Research • Room 203 • 16:25

Developing Student Skills (Vocab, Grammar, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking) • Academic Word Lists

Inspired by research in corpus linguistics and the analysis of English academic discourse, both spoken and written, there has been a notable growth in the use of academic word lists in the field of English for academic purposes. These lists generally purport to group together the most commonly occurring words for understanding academic English, so are often deemed essential for university...

David Scott Bowyer

Research Report (20 minutes)

David Scott Bowyer, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
 

Abstract
Recursive conversations (RCs) are described as a “return to a similar experience?but with a wider knowledge” (Kindt, 2004, p. 15). Focusing on RCs and their effects on learner beliefs and performance, including fluency, disfluency, and complexity, this presentation describes the results of Action Research conducted over six weeks with 18 first-year English majors in a freshman oral...

David Valente (IATEFL YLT-SIG)

Featured Session - International Conference 2015

This interactive talk explores how teachers of primary-aged learners can use intercultural materials and activities to enable children to develop their creativity and English language skills. Ideas will be presented in relation to best practice in primary ELT and illustrated with practical and engaging examples, which have been used successfully in classrooms throughout the East Asia region.
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Invited Second...

Davis, Mark D.

Mark D. Davis

Abstract

As English teachers in Korea, we are often faced with the unique challenge to prepare both language skills and test-taking ability.  A standardized test such as the TOEFL requires targeted instruction in how the test works, along with strategies for accomplishing specific tasks.  The objective of this presentation is to help teachers create student confidence with predictable, easy to remember answer formats, so that more response time is focused on language skills.  Developed over a year-plus of...

Diane Santos

Highlighted • Room 101 • 15:00

Cross-cultural / intercultural communication

With rates of international marriages in South Korea trending upward, we are seeing an increase in the student population of mixed heritage children. How has South Korea’s traditionally homogeneous society been responding to such changes in its cultural fabric? As stakeholders in education, we have the perfect opportunity to model inclusivity and to begin a positive dialogue about diversity. This interactive workshop will provide a space for brainstorming answers to the...

Douglas Jarrell

(Concurrent Session) 

Douglas Jarrell, Nagoya Women's University
 

Abstract
Smartphones have a number of affordances that make them ideal tools for working on foreign language skills. They can record both high-quality sound and video; they can take photos and upload them to websites or attach them to emails; they have screens for reading and keyboards for writing; they allow access to materials on demand and the ability to submit assignments at any time. This presentation will...

Douglas Sewell

(Concurrent Session) 

Douglas Sewell, University of Calgary
 

Abstract
There comes a time for most foreign English teachers in Korea where they start to seriously consider the direction of their teaching career. This time may come with successes and a desire for future challenges or with setbacks and desire for change. None-the-less, for most it will come. Yet despite the many teachers in Korea who are seeking to understand how to develop...

Dr. David A. Tizzard

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Dr. Liliana Cuesta Medina

(Professional Development) Webinar Library

This session gives an account of diverse strategies incorporated in two teacher development programs (F2F and online) to foster the development of research and academic writing in English language teaching and learning populations. The strategies unveiled in the session have been fused from the research literature and the implementation of instructional and learning practices at the graduate level, attending to aspects such as the fosterage of critical thinking...

Edward Jay Quinto & John Christopher Castillo

(Concurrent Session) 

Edward Jay Quinto, Mapua Institute of Technology - Manila
John Christopher Castillo, Mapua Institute of Technology - Manila
 

Abstract
Second language (henceforth L2) motivation has been traditionally studied using the lens of integrative motivation. However, this framework presents problems in that it is limiting and lacks insights from emerging cognitive motivational research. Hence, this...