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The English Connection Volume 14, Issue 1 THE ENGLISH CONNECTION A Publication of Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Student Testing and Teacher Training Trends in Korea By Gavin Farrell erhaps no other country has developed at such a rapid rate as South Korea. The only country to go from being a UNICEF recipient to PUNICEF donor, South Korea has undergone a comprehensive revolution, including dramatic economic, political, social, and of course, educational changes. English language education in Korea, particularly, has come a long way from its introduction in 1883. In the late Yi Dynasty Period, Korea signed treaties with the United States and Great Britain, thereby creating a need What’s Inside? Continued on page 8. TeachingImproving Conceptions Descriptive By Dr.By Thomas John Steele S.C. Farrell English-OnlyBetter Use of Classrooms Dialogues By ByM. Dr.Griffin Sang & HwangM. Sahota ComparingPresidential Memoirs EPIK and (2005-06) JET ByBy Tory Louisa S. Thorkelson Lau-Kim TheLeadership Big Problem Retreat of Small Report Words ByBy Greg Julie Brooks-English Sivula Reiter NationalMembership Conference Spotlight: Program PresentationEric Reynolds Schedule Email us at [email protected] Spring 2010 To promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Korea. www.kotesol.org The English Connection Spring 2010 Volume 14, Issue 1 THE ENGLISH CONNECTION A Publication of Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Features Cover Feature: Student Testing and Teacher Training Trends in Korea 1 By Gavin Farrell Contents Featured Focus I: Improving Descriptive Writing 12 By John Steele Featured Focus II: Count/Noncount Games 14 By Sasan Baleghizadeh & Zeinab Dargahi Featurette: ER - Think Big, Act Small 19 By Faith Fishley Columns President’s Message: A Year of Objectives for Growth 5 By Robert Capriles From the Editor’s Desk: Learning & Excellence 7 By Kara MacDonald Presidential Memoirs: Connecting with National Council & Chapters 16 By Louisa Lau-Kim PAC 2010 Conference Column: Advancing ELT 21 By Kyungsook Yeum & S-P. Jinks Materials Design: Online Grammar 22 By Andrew Finch Professional Development: ER - Proceed with Caution 23 By Thomas S. C. Farrell Training Notes: Better Use of Dialogues 24 By Michael Griffin & Manpal Sahota Grammar Glammar: Lyrical Grammar 26 By Ksan Rubadeau Word Whys: Words of Legends 27 By David E. Shaffer Web Wheres: Twitter Tweeting Teaching 28 By Daniel Craig Young Learners: Start Writing 29 By Jake Kimball Teachniques: Class Diaries - Make Your Job Easier 30 By Tim Thompson FYI: Music to Improve Speaking Skills 31 By Dominick Inglese Members’Forum: Our Learning Organization 32 By Jake Kimball Book Review: Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing 33 By Kara MacDonald Membership Spotlight: Eric, The Reynolds 35 By David E. Shaffer News/Reports ETA-ROC 2009 Conference Report: Building a Competitive Edge 36 The English Connection By Sherry Seymour JALT 2009 Conference Report: The Teaching-Learning Dialogue 37 Spring 2010 By Kyungsook Yeum Volume 14, Issue 1 PAC/PALT 2009 Conference Report: Conferencing in the Philippines 38 By S-P. Jinks ISSN: 1598-0456 ThaiTESOL 2010 Conference Report: Sharing, Caring, & Daring in Siam 39 By Julien McNulty Leadership Retreat Report: Transparency, Interaction & Serving Members 40 By Greg Brooks-English ER-SIG Event Report: Moodle Reader Workshop 41 By Scott Miles 대한영어교육학회 ’Round and About KOTESOL 42 www.kotesol.org KOTESOL in Action 44 KOTESOL Kalendar & Corea Calendar 49 World Calendar 51 Who’s Where in KOTESOL 52 3 The English Connection Spring 2010 Volume 14, Issue 1 THE ENGLISH A quarterly publication of Korea Teachers of English to CONNECTION Speakers of Other Languages Editor-in-Chief Dr. Kara MacDonald (From the Editor’s Desk, Dr. Kara MacDonald Book Review) (C) 010-7702-5272, Email: [email protected] (C) 010-7702-5272, Email: [email protected] Dr. Thomas S.C. Farrell (Professional Associate Editor Development) Dr. David E. Shaffer Email: [email protected] (W) 062-230-6917, (Web Fax) 0505-502-0596 (C) 010-5068-9179, Email: [email protected] Dr. Andrew Finch (Materials Design) (W) 053-950-5832, Email: [email protected] Publications Committee Chair Ksan Rubadeau (Grammar Glammar) Maria Pinto (W) 031-680-3641, Email: [email protected] (C) 010-7900-7275, Email: [email protected] Michael Griffin & Manpal Sahota (Training Notes) Email: [email protected] & [email protected] Column Editors Robert Capriles (President’s Message) Daniel Craig (Web Wheres) (W) 043-230-3552, (C) 010-3433-4799 (C) 010-6399-1726, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Maria Pinto (Editor; KOTESOL in Action, Calendars) (C) 010-7900-7275, Email: [email protected] Dr. David E. Shaffer (Membership Spotlight, Presidential Memoirs, Word Whys, Who’s Advertising Where in KOTESOL, ’Round & About) Dr. David E. Shaffer (W) 062-230-6917, (Web Fax) 0505-502-0596 (W) 062-230-6917, Email: [email protected] (C) 010-5068-9179, Email: [email protected] Jake Kimball (Young Learners) Production (W) 053-782-2330, Email: [email protected] Design by Media Station; Printing by Myeongjinsa ISSN:1598-0456 THE ENGLISH CONNECTION, published four times a year, quarterly, is the official newsletter of Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL), an academic organization, and is distributed free of charge as a service to the members of KOTESOL. Advertising is arranged through Dr. David E. Shaffer, Email: [email protected] or Work Phone: 062-230-6917. All material contained within THE ENGLISH CONNECTION is copyrighted by the individual authors and KOTESOL. Copying without permission of the individual authors and KOTESOL beyond that which is permitted under law is an infringement of both law and ethical principles within the academic community. All copies must identify Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) and THE ENGLISH CONNECTION, as well as the author. The ideas and concepts, however, are presented for public discussion and classroom use. Please write to the editors and individual authors to let them know how useful you find the materials and how you may have adapted them to fit your own teaching style or situation. The articles and opinions contained herein are solely those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies of KOTESOL or the opinions of the editors, officers of KOTESOL, or individual members. PRICE: FREE to members / 2,000 won (US$2) to non-members 4 The English Connection Spring 2010 Volume 14, Issue 1 A Year of Objectives for Growth t has been a very busy couple of months for me and the National Council. Many things have occurred during the Imonths of December, January, and February which are traditionally very quiet within KOTESOL. The National Council has been very busy on many fronts. We are working on making the National Constitution and Bylaws easier to read and understand. We are also in the process of drafting a Policies and Procedures Manual for the Council and the rest of KOTESOL to follow. This is a rather long process as many people are involved in the drafting process. We hope to have a working draft of the Constitution and Bylaws and the Policies and Procedures by the May National Council meeting. President’s The Membership Chair, Grace Wang, is working on the issue of membership cards for our members. Once it is Message decided how we are going to implement the card system, we will be asking everyone to provide us with an updated mailing address, so we can send the card to you. Last year, there were many questions raised about the national election, and the manner in which it was run. The new Nominations and Elections Chair, Joshua Davies, and his committee, are working on election reforms and policies to be put into the new Policies and Procedures Manual. A draft has been written, and we hope to have a final draft ready by May of this year, to be implemented in the 2010 national election. The Treasurer, Deborah Tarbet, is working on the 2010 budget and will have that completed before our March National Council meeting. Each committee on the national level is submitting budgets for the Treasurer to include in her national budget. These documents, once approved, will be placed on the KOTESOL web site for everyone to review. New financial practices and a Financial Affairs Committee have been formed to assist the Treasurer in her duties and to implement new procedures and policies. The Publications Committee is working to get at least one volume of the Robert “Bob” Capriles Korea TESOL Journal printed in 2010. Anyone wanting to submit an article Korea TESOL President for publication should contact the Publications Chair, Maria Pinto. By the time you read this, we will have unveiled our new server and web site. The new web site, we hope, will be more informative and better serve our members’needs. The Webmaster, Bryan Stoakley, and his committee have been working hard to implement the changes and upgrades. At the recent Leadership Retreat, we held training sessions for Chapter officers and discussion sessions regarding what Chapters wanted and needed from the National office. In future months, the Webmaster will be holding training sessions to teach Chapter webmasters how to use the new web site. These training sessions will be regionally located to accommodate the different Chapters within KOTESOL. These are just a few of the things that your National officers and the National Council have been involved in during the last few months. Should you have any questions, and/or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the National Council. I am always open to suggestions, and I am here to serve you as your President.
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