Language Learning and Associated Bias

Written by Harsh Kumar Mishra. Being a linguist (that is what I obsessively call myself), I often get questions from people that are quite funny. One being, how long do … Read More

The Joys of Teaching

Expat Educators Explain Compiled by Dr. David E. Shaffer. Many of the English teachers coming to Korea to teach do so with the intention of staying for a year, maybe … Read More

Spanish in South Korea

A Language of New Opportunities Written by José Avila Peltroche and Elisabet Ramirez. Spanish, also called Castilian due to its origin in the Spanish Kingdom of Castile, is a romance … Read More

Teacher Training at JIEI:The Jeollanamdo International English Institute

Interview by Dr.David Shaffer. In this issue of the Gwangju News, we have decided to interview two members of the GwangjuJeonnam Chapter of KOTESOL who are teacher trainers at the … Read More

Interjecting Activities into the EFL Classroom

Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL president, Chosun University’s Dr. David Shaffer gives thorough tips on effective language-learning classroom activities.

KOTESOL: Recharging Dying Batteries

Find new motivation for ESL students who have lost theirs.

Is Dealing with Teaching Problems a Problem?

Sometimes it’s not the teacher’s fault – or the student’s.