Team-Teaching with Native Speakers
Written by Dr.David Shaffer. Team-teaching has become a common practice at public schools in Korea where native English-speaking teachers are assigned. The concept was introduced on a large scale in … Read More
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The FAQs about Korea TESOL
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer FAQ 1: What is the difference between “KOTESOL” and “Korea TESOL”? Both terms are used to refer to the same organization. They are both … Read More
Bryan Hale Heads Gwangju KOTESOL: An Interview
Interviewed by David Shaffer. This November, the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter of Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) elected Bryan Hale to a second one-year term as president of the chapter. The Gwangju News recently … Read More
Lindsay Herron Leads Korea TESOL Through 2020: An Interview
Interviewed by David Shaffer. Korea TESOL (KOTESOL; Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) has a new national president, Lindsay Herron, and she is living and working in … Read More
Interview with Korea TESOL
Interview by Dr. David E. Shaffer. For this article in the Korea TESOL column, the editor-in-chief of the Gwangju News thought that it would be an interesting idea to interview … Read More
Why Go to an ELT Conference?
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer. “There’s a conference coming. An English teaching conference. A big one. It’s coming to Seoul this autumn. A Korea TESOL, or KOTESOL, conference, I … Read More
The Multitude of English Teaching Organizations in Korea
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer. The formation of English teaching organizations has flourished in Korea. While in other countries in this part of the world there may be only … Read More
Why Do L1 English Speakers Teach in Korea?
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer There are an estimated 24,000 native English-speaking English teachers in South Korea. Regardless of how accurate that figure may be, there are a lot! … Read More