“I Know How to Teach”
Text and photographs by Dr. David Shaffer It wasn’t so long ago that I was downtown at a restaurant-cum-tavern when a nice young lady walked up to me. She said … Read More
Author: Dr. David Shaffer
David E. Shaffer is Vice-President of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter of Korea TESOL (KOTESOL). On behalf of the Chapter, he invites you to participate in the teacher development workshops at their monthly meetings (always on a Saturday). For many years, Dr. Shaffer has been a professor of English Language at Chosun University, where he has taught graduate and undergraduate courses. He is a long-time member of KOTESOL and a holder of various KOTESOL positions, including First Vice-President and Publications Committee Chair. Dr. Shaffer credits KOTESOL for much of his professional development in English language teaching. He is also editor-in-chief of Gwangju News.
English Education Policy Before the Millennium
Written by Dr. David Shaffer Why do so many Koreans go to college? Why are there so many private academies (hagwon) all over the country? Does Korea do policy planning … Read More
“English Education in Korea Has Changed”
Written by Dr. David Shaffer The Peace Corps and Fulbright – two U.S. agencies that we don’t often think about in the same neuron transmission – have pursued similar goals … Read More
English Education in Korea: From Whence It Came
Written by Dr. David Shaffer What do Imperial Japan, foreign missionaries, Peace Corps volunteers, and the USAID program have in common? Teaching English as a foreign language… in Korea. Many … Read More
Leadership for the EFL Teacher?
Leadership: What Is It? Teachers’ association officers, school principals, educational institution administrators, and government agency officials…. These are the types of people we most readily associate with leadership roles in … Read More
Major Roadblocks to Language Learning
Words and photo provided by Dr. David Shaffer There are very few of us – as language teachers or as language learners – who would suggest that learning a foreign … Read More
How to Bore Your Class to Death
Students reading comic books in class. Texting on their phones. Chatting. Doodling. Dozing off. Students being bored. Actually, I do not think I really need to write too much on … Read More
Activating Your Language Learning Activities
Do your students seem disinterested in the language learning activities that you provide them? Do the language learning activities in your coursebook seem to have little effect in improving your … Read More