“Teaching for a Better World”: Advancing the Field of English Education

If you are a language teacher in the Gwangju area or a member of Korea TESOL (KOTESOL), the nationwide teachers’ association, you have quite likely heard of Lindsay Herron. She has spent well over a decade teaching in Korea and almost as long involved in KOTESOL. Lindsay is presently the president of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter of KOTESOL, a past national president of KOTESOL, and the chair of this spring’s KOTESOL International Conference. Lindsay graciously agreed to the following interview to talk about teaching, the local KOTESOL chapter, the upcoming conference, and a bit about herself.

The Miner Artist, Hwang Jae-hyung: Mining for Truth

“Art is an intermittent cough that shares the pain of others, and it is the talk of pain.”

How Starbucks Saved My Life, by Michael Gates Gill

“Throughout the book, Michael goes back years in time and pulls stories seemingly out of thin air and pops them into the present.”

Becoming by Michelle Obama

It is worth stating that Michelle had big dreams and high ambitions of her own, as may be expected of a graduate of both Princeton and Harvard Law School.

Two Score and Ten Flashbacks on Korea

Through 50 years of Korean memories …

Mindful Diet: The Climate (and Food!) Crisis

“They say that if you have one meat-free meal a week for a year, it has the same effect of planting 15 trees a year.”

Learning Outside the Classroom

“Find ways to excel with your abilities, improve your skills, and remember that we will be students forever, so let’s choose our methods of learning early.”

The “Magical” Castles of Romania

Romanian castles preserve between their walls medieval stories about voivodes (governors) and kings, hide legends and bloody battles, or bathe in jewelry and treasures – castles that seem to rise from a rock and that give even more charm to a country that has so much to offer.