Attention Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL faithful: We are meeting on the first Saturday of September - the 7th. Current members and non-members alike are invited! Feel free to bring a friend and invite your colleagues, too.
About us: The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Chapter of Korea TESOL serves the ELT community in Daegu and the greater Gyeongsangbuk-do area with monthly meetings to share information about English language teaching, engage in professional development, and to socialize with like-minded folks.
Date: Saturday, Sept 7, 2019
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue: Downtown Daegu.
Ecology Oriental Wellness Experience Center
(On Oriental Medicine Street – behind Hyundai Department Store)
Namseong-ro 24
에코한방웰빙체험관
대구광역시 중구 남성로 24
Ph) 053-422-9651
Directions:
From Banwoldang Subway Station, walk through the underground and take the escalator to the left in front of Hyundai Department Store (HDS), Exit 18. Do not enter HDS.
Walk across the front of HDS and turn right. Head to the front corner of Sh Bank (수협 은행), behind HDS. Daegu Oriental Medicine Street is there, turn left. You can find our meetings at The Ecology Oriental Wellness Experience Center, Namseong-ro 24. It is directly across the street from the First Presbyterian Church of Daegu and the Oriental Medicine Museum.
Go down the flat stone sidewalk to the back of the building. Then walk up the outdoor steps to the second floor conference room. There is a Da Hyang coffee/tea shop on the first floor.
Agenda:
3PM
Meet’ n’ greet new friends and old. New friends: Tell us about yourself and your interests!
3:30
Sept Workshop Presenter: Bryan Hale
Bryan Hale Bio
Bryan Hale teaches at Yeongam High School in Jeollanamdo. He has worked with all age groups, but especially tweens and teenagers, and previously spent several years teaching elementary and middle school students in both public and hagwon settings. Bryan is currently serving as chapter president of Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL, and also as national co-facilitator of the Reflective Practice SIG. bryan.english.teacher@gmail.com
Workshop: Sparking Spontaneity: Playfulness in the EFL Classroom
Have you ever had a teaching experience like this? You set a communication task - perhaps you ask students to discuss a topic in groups, or act out a scenario in pairs - and students half-heartedly carry out the task with a rigid focus on accuracy and finishing quickly, without the richness and authenticity you were hoping for. Maybe you feel some tension between you and your students, and also between traditional and communicative teaching approaches!
This workshop introduces the concept of language play and suggests that playful approaches to language practice offer some ways forward beyond these tensions, by helping our learners to use English in richer, more exuberant ways. We will try out several activities which encourage spontaneous language play, and we will also discuss the nature of playfulness and some of its potential benefits for our classrooms. These include balancing form and meaning, promoting experimentation and novelty, and allowing motivations to emerge for learners who do not use English outside school. This workshop includes activity ideas which can be adapted for all age levels, from a presenter especially experienced in teaching reluctant adolescents.
5PM – KOTESOL Social Event nearby (Brewer's Brothers, Etoh's, Indian, or Galbi - TBA). Everyone pays for their own food and beverage.
Special Announcements:
The Inner Thrive
November 30th – Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL Regional Conference
Kyungpook National University, Daegu
Woodang Building 09:00-17:00
Call for Proposals
Deadline: September 30th
KOTESOL International Conference
Advancing ELT: Blending Disciplines, Approaches, and Technology.
October 12-13 at Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul
Pre-registration for the International Conference is now open
Daegu-Gyeongbuk KOTESOL Homepage - http://www.koreatesol.org/daegu
