Volume 15, Issue 1 THE ENGLISH CONNECTION A Publication of Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages The Ideal English Teacher and the Native Speaker Commodity By Barry Kavanagh t has arguably become more difficult to define what is meant by the term native speaker. Medgyes (1999) calls it“ a hornet’s nest, fraught I with ideological, sociopolitical, and stinging existential implications” (p. 9). This article examines who a native speaker is, but also explores the role of the native speaker and how perceptions influence the ELT profession and practice. Defining the“ Native Speaker” Davies (2003) offers a list of characteristics that can be attributed to the native speaker. These include: (a) They are born in an English-speaking country. (b) The language is acquired in childhood in an English-speaking What’s Inside? Continued on page 8. TeachersTeaching Helping Conceptions Teachers By Dr.Thomas Thomas S. C. S.C. Farrell Farrell English-OnlyBeyond Methods Classrooms ByB. KumaravadiveluDr. Sang Hwang ComparingHumor in the EPIK Classroom and JET ByC. Tory Jay &S. M.Thorkelson Griffin TheDiscipline Big Problem & Middle of Small Schools Words By JulieJung-Yeun Sivula SoReiter NationalOctober Conference Plenary Speakers Program PresentationJulien McNulty Schedule Email us at [email protected] Spring 2011 To promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Korea. www.koreatesol.org The English Connection Spring 2011 Volume 15, Issue 1 THE ENGLISH CONNECTION A Publication of Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Features Cover Feature: The Ideal English Teacher and the Native Speaker Commodity 1 By Barry Kavanagh Featurette: Dubbing - A Multi-skill Activity 13 Contents By Emma Taylor Featured Focus: Humor in the EFL Classroom 15 By Christopher Jay & Michael Griffin Columns President’s Message: Roaring into the New Year 5 By Robert Capriles From the Editor’s Desk: 2011 - The Year of the Rabbit 7 By Kara MacDonald Classroom Close-Up: Discipline & Middle Schools 16 By Jung-Yeun So Extensive Reading: ER in Korean Classrooms 17 By Jeong-ryeol Kim Young Learners: Planning Lessons for Children 18 By Jake Kimball NNEST Voices: Side by Side - The NEST in Korea 19 By Christian Shin Materials Design: Games 20 By Andrew Finch Professional Development: Teachers Helping Teachers 21 By Thomas S. C. Farrell Conference Column: International Conference Plenary Speakers 23 By Julien McNulty Training Notes: Team Teaching - Making It Work 24 By Michael Griffin & Manpal Sahota Teachniques: Using Short Stories in Class 26 By Jennifer Booker Young Web Wheres: Ask a Question, Get an Answer 27 By Daniel Craig Grammar Glammar: Form-Focused Instruction 28 By Chris Raymond Word Whys: Middle English - The French Connection 29 By David E. Shaffer Membership Spotlight: Peadar Callaghan - Always Active 33 By David E. Shaffer Book Review: Beyond Methods - Macrostrategies for Language Teaching 34 By Kara MacDonald FYI: Maintaining a Domain 35 By Dominick Inglese The English Connection News/Reports Spring 2011 The 19th Korea TESOL International Conference: Call for Presentations 22 Volume 15, Issue 1 PALT 2010 Conference Report 30 By Tory Thorkelson ISSN: 1598-0456 2011 Thailand TESOL Conference Report 31 By Tim Dalby Leadership Retreat 2011 Report: Leaders New and Old Share Ideas 32 By Aaron Jolly ’Round and About KOTESOL 36 대한영어교육학회 KOTESOL Kalendar & Corea Calendar 39 www.kotesol.org KOTESOL in Action 40 Announcing the 2011 KOTESOL Research Grants 44 World Calendar 45 Who’s Where in KOTESOL 46 3 The English Connection Spring 2011 Volume 15, 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) +1 831-747-7295, Email: [email protected] (C) +1 831-747-7295, Email: [email protected] Dr. Thomas S.C. 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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 / 5,000 won (US$5) to non-members 4 The English Connection Spring 2011 Volume 15, Issue 1 Roaring into the New Year he New Year has started with a roar for KOTESOL. We began with the annual Leadership Retreat in Daejeon. This was the largest gathering of the leadership of KOTESOL at both the National and Chapter Tlevels in a long time for KOTESOL. On a very cold and blustery winter weekend in January, it was very heartening to see the large attendance and a significant number of new people taking on leadership roles. The new leadership was not only on the Chapter level, but on the National level as well. The attendees were both young and energetic, and comprised of a large number of Koreans. I believe this bodes well for the organization and reflects the increased diversity of membership. The future of our organization is in capable hands. This is a year of more changes for President’s KOTESOL. Some of which have already been instated, but others are still being Message addressed as the objectives are not yet completed. Take a moment to view our new website at koreatesol.org to see what is available, as it has a whole new look and many new features for everyone. Bryan Stoakley, Chris Surridge, and John Philips should be congratulated for all of their hard work. The process of becoming a KOTESOL member has been made easier and now allows for it to be done in either English or Korean. Also, please remember to go to the website to update your information so that you continue to get TEC and other notices. The National Council now has a Policies and Procedures Manual that was approved to guide us in our day-to-day management of the organization that will be passed on to future Council members. This spring we hope to publish an issue of the Korea TESOL Journal and work Robert “Bob” Capriles towards attaining accreditation from the appropriate government agencies. This Korea TESOL President will give our members and other members of academia a quality place to publish their work. Everyone is encouraged to contact the publications chair with any submissions they may have. The 1st Vice-President, Dr. Mijae Lee, will be hosting a meeting of Chapter Presidents in the spring to assist them in managing their chapters; sharing new ideas; and working closer with the National leadership. We have added a new chapter, Yongin-Gyeonggi, and are looking forward to great things from them in the future. Later this year, we aim to have the membership card machine available and each member will be given a permanent membership card with many new and exciting benefits along with it. I will keep you up to date on this progress. I want to encourage everyone to participate in KOTESOL and to continue to communicate with me and the other leaders of KOTESOL with any ideas, thoughts, or suggestions that you may have. Thank you and have a great year in 2011. 5 The English Connection Spring 2011 Volume 15, Issue 1 2011: The Year of the Rabbit he characteristics of this year’s oriental zodiac Chris Raymond describes form-focused sign, the Rabbit, reflects quite well the nature of instruction as part of the CLT classroom as a means T this issue of TEC, since the year of the Rabbit, is for students to better acquire grammar forms and known to be the year of unexpected changes and new use them correctly in Grammar Glammar.