English in Korea: A Look Back
Written by Dr. David Shaffer Originally published April 2013 #134 The year was 1971, Park Chung-hee’s Third Republic, and Kim Daejung had just shocked President Park by almost beating him … Read More
Category: Teaching & Learning
Things to Do for Teacher Development
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer For more than a quarter of a century, Jack Richards has been a marquee name in the field of English language teaching (ELT) methodology, … Read More
Attributes of an Effective Language Learner
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer Everyone is different and everyone goes about learning in a slightly different manner. This applies to language learning as well. We often talk about … Read More
Church-Home School in Usan-dong
Written by Robert Grotjohn Photographs by Robert Grotjohn and courtesy of Sungsan Church Home School Three years ago, Lee Song-yong and Jeong Hai-young, missionaries returning to South Korea after … Read More
What’s the Story on Children Learning English?
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer Learning English is a big thing in Korea. And for the past two decades it has been a big thing for young learners … Read More
Six Principles for All Teachers
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer Everyone has principles. As an educator, particularly as one who interacts with English language learners, what are your principles? Do you have a … Read More
English Encounters of the Classroom Kind
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer I have been tasked with recollecting teaching events that have in some way been noteworthy – classroom-related episodes that have been gems of … Read More
Just What Is “Communicative” Teaching?
Written by Dr. David E. Shaffer If you are a teacher of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Korea, you have probably been asked, “What teaching method do … Read More