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[yoja]

I was really not impressed. Other years have been better, IMO.

Perhaps it was just the seminars I happened to attend, but the quality seemed much lower this year.

It also seemed like there were a LOT of sponsored workshops on Saturday morning. I went to 4 different rooms before I found one that wasn't trying to sell me something that I don't need.

Definitely felt like the cost of admission was way overpriced. Other years I've felt like I learned a lot more.

Not sure what happened. I was disappointed.

[whiteshoes]

This was my first KOTESOL, and I loved it. Krashen is pretty dogmatic, but he was a cool dude. I thought he was funny has heck. I'm been thinking about doing ER in my classroom next semester, and now I know I will. I also liked Kumaravadivelu's workshop. I will make a much greater effort to include a deeper and more critical look at various cultures in my classroom. I think the Korean context is a great place to do this, many students are quite interested in other cultures as compared to their own. I like Farrell, and I will focus a lot more on my reflective practice.

I stuck mostly to "big name" workshops, and I enjoyed them. I would have like to have seen more of Folse, but I didn't. I also walked across the street to the japanese resturant and had a good noodle dish for around 6500.

[SeoulMan6]

[Seon-bee]

Overall, really good conference.

Registration was a breeze. Ate lunch outside. I liked the pace of the presentations and breaks. Speakers were quite good except for one snooze-fest. Rooms easy to find. Maps posted helped to navigate between buildings.

The regular sessions were generally okay. Unfortunately, most were watered down survey presentations and oriented to teachers with not much experience. Yes there were a few for that focused on one specific topic in depth, but not enough of them. No research workshops and few research reports.

Worth the money and time.

[jinks]