The Life and Language of an Expat: To Learn or Not Learn the Local Lingo
By Bianca Hill I moved from South Africa to South Korea in February 2025. Over the last ten months, I have met all manner of expat here. From first-time visitors, … Read More
Category: Language Teaching
Teaching on Both Sides of the Pacific: Two Educators’ Perspectives
By Murdock O’ Mooney and Kuamah Lee Travel writer Paul Theroux once told The Atlantic in an interview, “My advice to any young person who wants to write is ‘Leave … Read More
Ukrainian Voices, Korean Classrooms: A Tale of Sharing and Learning
By Anastasiia Andriievska I attended Chonnam National University as a scholarship student in 2024. I first began by studying the Korean language, and soon after, I joined the UNESCO KONA … Read More
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Adult Language Acquistion
By Bianca Hill When you look up “second language acquisition,” you often come across studies that discuss childhood language learning and the benefits of growing up bilingual. Today, however, there are hundreds of … Read More
Alphabet Soup: Making Sense of ESL’s Menu of Acronyms and Initialisms
By David Shaffer Recently, I was reading an article on English language teaching, and an initialism popped up at me that I didn’t immediately recognize: SDGs. Though not specific to … Read More
AI Tools for ELT Teachers – April 2025
By David Shaffer We’ve heard a lot about AI (artificial intelligence) in the past couple of years. Some are getting tired of all the hype. Some shun platforms such as … Read More
Facing TOPIK: And What You Can Learn from It – March 2025
By Dhivyaa S. P. The Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) is an internationally recognized exam designed for non-native speakers who wish to assess and certify their Korean language skills. … Read More
Professional Development and Korea TESOL: An Interview with Maria Lisak
Interviewed by David Shaffer “If you’ve been around Gwangju for long, especially around Chosun University and the Gwangju International Center, you have likely crossed paths with Maria Lisak. Maria has … Read More