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
Category: Teaching & Learning
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
The Problems Facing EFL Teachers: Agony Uncle “Dr. Dave” Provides Some Solutions
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer About a decade ago, the Gwangju News carried an advice column on teaching English in Korea, with David Shaffer (aka, “Dr. Dave”) as the … Read More
Are We Eating Our Young? Professional Development in the TESOL Profession
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer Teaching is an exceptionally demanding profession, and an underappreciated one. Teaching a foreign language adds to the degree of difficulty. And being an EFL … Read More
The Fastest Way to English Conversation
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer WARNING: This article’s title may have more appeal than the content that follows. But it is the credible information contained herein that may be … Read More
“Teacher, Why Must I Learn English?”
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer Why must I learn English? – Finding an English teacher in Korea who has not been asked this question by a student would probably … Read More