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
Category: Teaching & Learning
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
Getting on the Level About Learner Levels: Dealing with Students’ Varied Language Abilities – March 2025
By Bryan Hale If you work in English language teaching (ELT), you probably have detailed, even passionate, ideas about your students’ ability levels and what they should mean for teaching. … 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
Teacher, Trainer, Researcher: Interview with Ian Moodie
Interview with Ian Moodie Interview by David Shaffer You might not see him out and about so much. When he’s not in class teaching pre-service teachers or attending a TESOL … Read More
International English Teaching Conference Comes to Gwangju
It’s not often that a truly international conference comes to Gwangju. This year, however, Korea TESOL has teamed up with ESBB and the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter of KOTESOL to organize an … Read More
How Languages Are (and Aren’t) Learned
By David Shaffer Language learning methods are not always as effective as they might at first seem to be. Here we will take a somewhat deeper (though admittedly brief) look … Read More
Misbeliefs About Second Language Learning Methods
By David Shaffer Beliefs are formed in large part by the experiences that we have. And misconceived beliefs are often construed by not having had the opportunity of experiencing a … Read More