Featured Session - International Conference 2016
Second Language Teacher Education: Enhancing Teacher Training and Professional Development in CLT
Communicative language teaching (CLT) has been used for decades as the most reliable solution for ensuring that English learners become communicatively competent. However, the approach has not been satisfactorily implemented in Korea. In this country, teacher lectures dominate class activity, with little opportunity given to students to be engaged in meaningful communication. With the role of English teachers in ensuring active student engagement becoming increasingly emphasized, it is imperative to consider teacher perceptions and beliefs regarding CLT, in order to determine if and how they are affected by their own CLT learning experiences during teacher training programs. To this end, this study aims to delineate the characteristics of such programs, particularly in order to determine how effectively CLT is dealt with, and how the training is perceived by the trainees.
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Biographical Sketch
Boyoung Lee is Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Teaching Foreign Languages at Ewha Womans University and Chair of its TESOL Department. She is the face of English learner empowerment in Korea. Dr. Lee received her BA in English Education from Ewha Womans University, an MA in Korean-English Interpreting from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and her PhD in English Education from Ewha. In addition to being a university professor, Dr. Lee has gained national fame as a language school director, a language research center director, a celebrity instructor on English educational radio and TV channels, and the author of numerous English language learning books and materials.
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Resources on the Web: Boyoung Lee
Boyoung Lee's Videos for KOTESOL
Memorization: https://youtu.be/blb-LT-Uy3Y
Motivation: https://youtu.be/BDkFhBqrHw4
Project-Based Learning: https://youtu.be/SjOLRdrHNZs
Active Learners: http://youtu.be/nsOVKz6p0Jw
See the full list of Major Speakers at the KOTESOL International Conference at https://koreatesol.org/ic2016/Major-Speakers
