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Dear Dave's users

Just thought I'd let you know that our annual International Conference is coming again. This year it's going to be held between the 28th and 29th Oct - that's the last weekend of the month.

The theme this year is: Advancing ELT: Empowering Teachers, Empowering Learners.

It's held at Sookmyung Women's University in SEOUL (a 5 mins cab ride from the Seoul Railways Station or one stop by Subway).

Plenary speakers are Jack Richards, Andy Curtis and Nina Spada.

Featured include: Gillian Wigglesworth, Susan Barduhn, Chris Kennedy, Chris Candlin, Liying Chen, Melanie Graham, Marc Helgesen, Ritsuko Nakata, and Susan Stempleski.

There is also a special YL Zone for those of you in the Young Learners education/teaching field.

Conference fees are:

Pre-registration for members: 25,000
Onsite registration for members: 35,000

Pre-registration for non-members: 50,000
Onsite registration for non-members: 60,000

Membership for one year is 40,000. You can take this out at the same time as your conference registration and enjoy the pre-registration for members LOW rate.

For more information, go to http://www.kotesol.org/conference/2006/

Pre-registration is extended to 10th October. Hurry up, pre-register and get your discount now!!!

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BTW, this is just for your information. ... please do not post negative comments about KOTESOL on this thread?? I believe there is already one thread about that somewhere else.

Many thanks.

[McNasty]

Are you affiliated with KOTESOL?

Wasn't Susan Stempleski a featured speaker last year?

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Schedule has been posted in the rather unfortunately named *FYI: KOTESOL Conference. Negative Thread* thread.

Please refer to it for your information.

Thanks.

edited to say... the schedule is here now, too.

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[CoolTeach]

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Schedule coming up.

Those in colours are the YOUNG LEARNERS presentations.

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Preparing for the TOEFL IBT Speaking Test via Emailed Recordings
Shaun Manning

Using a Concordancer in the ESL Classroom
Kelly McCluskey

International Groupwork in the Classroom: Beating the L1 Stranglehold
Ariel Sorensen and Christopher Surridge

Chattertime!�: an Innovation in Media-Assisted English Language Learning
Dina Browne

Developing ESL Communities of Practice between Japanese and Korean Students
Paul Alexander and Christopher Chase

How to use Corpus and Concordance Programs for teaching
Hyun Jung

The Use of Learner English Corpora for Teaching
Xunfeng Xu

More ICT/Less Work: a Collaborative Pilot Project
Thomas Webster and Andrew Johnson

Digital Whiteboard: Supercharging the Learning Environment
Chris Surridge and Ariel Sorensen

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Second lot of schedule:

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Classroom Management


The University of Birmingham Distance MA programmes (TEFL & Applied Linguistics)
Chris Kennedy

Professional Development for English Language Teachers/Lecturers -Developing Learner Motivation
Gareth Lewis

Class Survival/Class Management: Approaches and practices from a teacher in the field.
Sara Davila

Motivating Young Learners to Learn English!
Namju Choi

Language learning in a stress-free environment for young readers
Myung Shin Kim

Working to the Top with English for Work
Moon Jeong Lim

Improving iBT TOEFL Skills
Garrett Byrne

Rethinking EFL academic writing pedagogy: On the history and praxis of the writing process in Korea
Hyemi Lee

Facilitating Mass Chaos: Team-Building in the Overcrowded University Classroom
Tommy Che Vorst

Beyond Asking What's Your Name?
Sung Shin Choe

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Conversation/Pronunciation

You Too Can Teach Pronunciation
Miehye Ahn

How to Increase Speaking through Debate
David Harrington

The WebLinks Project: Schema Building for EFL Conversation Courses
Byron O'Neill and Mark D. Sheehan

Group Work for Large Classes
Adrian Smith and Shelley Price-Jones

Focusing on Figurative Forms: Presenting Proverbs
David Shaffer

Cross Culture

EFL writing in South Korea: Comparing teachers and students perspectives
Young Ok Jong

Investigating a role of the first language in the classroom
Gillian Wigglesworth

Examining Korean University Students Expectations of Native Speaker English Teachers
Tim Thompson

English Villages and Informal Learning How experiential EFL is challenging traditional ELT in Korea
Michel Noel Trottier

Linking the classroom to the real world
Patrick Hafenstein

Exploring Multiple Intelligences Theory in the ESL Classroom
Yong Kim

Research oozes into practice: The case of teacher effectiveness
Jaleh Hasssaskhah

No Subject Left Behind for young learners : English Zone
Patrick Hafenstein

Educators for UNICEF - Integrating Service-Learning into the ELT Curriculum
Stanton Proctor and Melanie Proctor

Content-Based Instruction: Curricular Design and Materials Development
Joseph Sandkamp and Mikio Brooks


Teachers' perceptions of a principles approach to developing communicative competence
Jocelyn Howard and Susan Millar

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ESP

Scientific English Presentations: Advancing Techniques and Training
Benjamin Duncan

Thinking in English: Foundation Critical Thinking
Lawrie Hunter

ESP for Global Companies in EFL Settings
Oswald Jochum and Andrea Gaggl

Why Extensive Reading is necessary in all language programs
Rob Waring

English for Specific Purposes vis-a-vis Content-Based and/or Task-Based Approaches
Farhad Tayebipour

Interactivity and argument structures in high- and low-graded argumentative/persuasive essays
Sook Hee Lee

Global Issues

Empowerment through SIGs: Developing a Dynamic Global Issues SIG
Robert Snell

Teaching English for World Citizenship: Multicultural Themework in EFL
Kip Cates

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Grammar

Pedagogical growth for learners on a multi-faceted grammar course
Clarice S. C. Chan

Teaching' Old Dogs New" Grammar Tricks: A Course Evaluation"
Deron Walker

Engaging and empowering learners in grammar
John Halliwell

The Fusion of Theory and Practice in Grammar Tasks
Farida Abderrahim

Teaching Grammar to Young Learners and Teenagers
Jason Renshaw

Connecting Grammar with Writing Through Poems: The Malaysian Experience
Normawati Shariff

Language and Literacy

Cultural Imperialism and Representation in ESL Textbooks
Hyun Joo Lee

A Catalogue of Errors Made by Korean Learners of English
Nathan Richard Bauman

Halliday, Elley, and Krashen: An Instructional Framework for FL Literacy
Eugene Spindler

Develop Extensive Reading Skills With Scholastic Book Clubs, Collections & Fairs
Linda Warfel

How are Korean English lecturers perceived in Japanese universities?
Brendan Moloney

Adjustment problems of young second language learners
Jinkyu Park

Teaching the Content Areas � Integrating Literature and Language in the English language learning classroom
Michael Cahill

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Learning Strategies

Using Multiple Intelligences to Empower Asian EFL Students
Maggie Lieb

Goal-shifting Process in a College Class: from socio-cultural perspectives
Cheng-hua Hsiao and Chiu-fang Huang

Investigating the relationship between learner's beliefs and proficiency
Sakae Onoda

Expectancy of Learning: Motivation Among False Beginner Korean College Students
Douglas Sewell

Change in the MOI: Content Area Teachers?Learning Strategies
Zarina Ramlan

Vocabulary Knowledge Depth vs. Vocabulary Learning Strategies: Does Anything Work?
Aaron Batty

A Tale of Blue Rain Cafe
Xuesong GAO

Harcourt Trophies: Reinforcing Reading Strategies with Graphic Organizers
Michelle Kim

Explanation of ibt TOEFL
Sang Woo Kim

Expanding Young Learners Vocabulary through Semantic Mapping
Jake Kimball

The Games People Play
Susan Pryor and Jong-min (Viki) Park

My Promise to Me, Myself, and I: Contract Learning
Ross Eric Miller and Margaret Kim

Exploring the relationship between extroverts/introverts and language learning
Sakae Onoda

Changing University Classes: Access Leads to Success
Marc Helgesen

Learning Strategies With Scholastic Hello Reader Books
Linda Warfel


Word-Associations and Vocabulary Development through Tasks
Philip Brown

Language proficeincy and Language learning strategies
Kayvan Mahmoodi and Azadeh Jalilian

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Listening

Four Principles for Teaching Listening
Howard Siegleman

Methodologies and Techniques for Teaching Reading

Supporting reading, expanding reading
Robert Hill

Asking the right questions: strategies for reading
Robert Hill

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Multiple Skills

Teaching Group Discussion & Presentation Skills in a University Pre-sessional Program
Ella Leung

A topsy-turvey world - Students-as-Teachers
Sandra Wyrwal

Bring a Dictionary to Life for Young Leaners
Melanie Procter


Games, Computer Games and Project Based Learning
Todd Vercoe

Interactive Reading: Guiding Students to Critical Thinking Success
Melissa Keiser

A Content-based Language Awareness Approach for Lower Level Learners
Stephen Jennings and Todd Rucynski

Read on, Write away!
Jason Renshaw

Pleasing Parents: Strategies for Establishing Postive Home-School Connections
Caroline Linse

Discussions That Work: Maximizing Fluency and Accuracy
Allen Ascher

Back to Basics: Pencil and Chalk!!
William Michael Balsamo

CATCH with CATCH!
Su Jung Choi

How and Why to Teach the TOEFL iBT
Roger Fusselman

Not content without Content (Based Instruction)
Robert Dickey

A practical guide to video journaling
Colin Skeates