The Challenges of Teaching
Edifications by Expat English Educators Compiled by Dr. David E. Shaffer. Every occupation is sure to have both gratifying and challenging aspects, but working in a distant land with a … Read More
Category: Language Teaching
Organizing a Teaching Conference
AsiaTEFL 2020 Comes to Korea Interview with Dr. Park Joo-Kyung. AsiaTEFL is a large organization of English professionals involved in the field of teaching English as a second or foreign … 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
The Challenges of Teaching English as a Filipina
Compiled by Dr. David E. Shaffer. Filipino English teachers in Korea occupy a somewhat unique position. Although English is the primary medium of instruction from elementary school through university in … Read More
The Joys of Teaching as a Filipina
Compiled by Dr. David E. Shaffer. When thinking of expat English teachers in Korea, first thoughts are of North Americans teaching in public schools, private academies, and at the university … Read More
Emergency Remote Teaching
A Whole New Ballgame Compiled by Dr. David E. Shaffer. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, public schools and universities throughout Korea have been forced to move their classes from their … Read More
On Being a Master Teacher
Interview by Dr. David E.Shaffer. We all know what a postmaster is and what a headmaster is, and we’re all familiar with “master of ceremonies” and “master craftsman.” But what … 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