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KMK: 19th KoreaTESOL International Conference
On October 15-16, KOTESOL will host the 19th KOTESOL International Conference at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul. It is Korea’s largest English language teaching conference. Over 1,500 people are expected to attend the conference over the two days. “Pushing Our Paradigms: Connecting with Culture” is the conference theme, and we have invited speakers that will…
KMK: English Village
A few weeks ago I left the confines of Seoul and headed north, up to Paju. I don’t know if you’ve heard of Paju, but the last time I went was to see the Heyri artist village. That was a great trip and well worth a day trip or even just an afternoon. At the…
KMK: Values Collide in the Workplace
Let me preface the following post by saying that I received it as a comment on my Anti English Spectrum post, but decided that it should be posted as a post on its own. I removed all names as I have not had the opportunity to talk with the people named in this letter. I…
KMK: Classroom Activities – Finger DDR
Finger Dance, Dance Revolution 1. Take your favorite chant or song 2. Plug in the words into the grid. Have the kids follow along with the song, tapping the correct box as the song plays. 3. Have fun! FINGER DDR Play I Basketball Badminton Looby Let’s Can’t Sorry…
KMK:KOTESOL 2009
Every year in Seoul KOTESOL organization holds a conference to increase the knowledge and skills of esl instructors throughout Korea. The tag line is that they Pursuing Professional Excellence in ELT. Straight from the KOTESOL website: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is a professional organization for teachers of English. Our main…
KMK: Konglish Mishap?
Can you spot the Konglish at work in this essay or is it a simple matter of poor word choice? Related posts:KMK: Gangnam Teacher TurmoilKMK: AvalonKMK: Teaching in KoreaKMK: You want a Piece of me?KMK: Values Collide in the Workplace
KMK: Gangnam Teacher Turmoil
Recently, the Gangnam City Board of Education has introduced an addendum to all the contracts of English teachers working in the district. Now teachers in gangnam will not be offered housing and instead will receive a monthly housing stipend. The word came down from on high via email: This email is for all the teachers…
