Workshop Held for English Teachers

The 7th annual KOTESOL Seoul chapter conference will be held on March 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at Soongshil University. There will be six featured speakers, six workshop strands and 29 workshops covering a range of topics to help those involved in English education in Korea.

David Deubelbeiss, a popular presenter and creator of EFL Classroom 2.0, will discuss "Korean Content for Korean Students" in the "English in Public Education" strand.

Chris Haswell & Joseph Siegel from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan, will talk about "University Listening Classes: Less Product, More Process" in "The Forgotten Skills" section.

Expanding on a very popular workshop from the 2009 conference, Gerald de la Salle, teacher and game creator, will present "Let's Play: Rotation Games in the EFL Classroom"

in the "ABC; Assessments, Better Games, and Comics" segment.

Paul Hussey, manager of the Itaewon-Hannam Global Center, will tell everyone at least one thing they didn't know about government services for foreigners in "Making Seoul Your Second Home" looking at succeeding as a foreign teacher.

Joshua Davies, veteran speaker and CALL specialist, will share the secrets of great oration in "Talk Like TED: Analyzing What Makes Great Speeches Great," appearing in the Classroom TECH-niques strand and there will also be sessions on research, looking at selecting and designing a research topic, action research and presenting findings.

The conference is free for KOTESOL members who register before March 27 and costs 10,000 won for non-members and 3,000 won for students. For further information on the organization, visit: https://kotesol.org.