Gwangju-Jeonnam KOTESOL July Chapter Meeting

Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter July Meeting

----- Morning Reflective Practice Session -----

Topic: Reflection for One
Session Facilitator: Bryan Hale
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Place: Starbucks, Chosun University branch (back gate area), 2nd floor.

----- Main Meeting Schedule -----

Time: Saturday, July 18, 2015, 1:45 - 5:00
Place: Chosun University Main Building (Gwangju), 4th Floor, Room 4211

1:45 pm: Sign-in and Meet-and-Greet    (Admission is free. Future membership is welcomed.)

2:00 - 3:00 pm:  Presentation
Hear-Say Activities for the Classroom
Phil Owen (Kunsan National University, Gunsan, Jeonbuk)

3:00 - 3:20 pm: Refreshment Break

3:20 - 4:20 pm: Concurrent Colloquia on a variety of ELT topics of classroom concern
David Shaffer Facilitating (Chosun University)

4:20 pm: Swap-Shop
Share your Teaching Ideas, Classroom Activities, and Teaching Wisdom with the group.
(Everyone is encouraged to briefly present an item, or two. Handouts welcomed.)

5:00 pm: Announcements / Drawing for Door Prizes / Closing

6:00 pm: After-meeting Dinner

+ July Chapter Newsletter available as PDF at bottom of page.

Presentation Synopses and Presenter Bio-Sketches
 

Hear-Say Activities for the Classroom

By Phil Owen

Students needs plenty of time to speak English and to hear other people, and to respond to what they say.  “Hear-Say” is my name for a basic activity where students hear a word, find it on a list, and then say another word from their list. These kinds of activities require students to listen carefully and speak clearly in order to successfully get to the end. Therefore, Hear-Say activities have proven to be an enjoyable and effective way to review vocabulary and practice pronunciation in a fun and game-like environment, while promoting a team spirit and win-win mentality.

Though described in many methodology textbooks, Hear-Say-type activities are not used much in the classroom. This workshop will start with a demonstration of Hear-Say activities and then move on to discussing variations on Hear-Say activities and how to make them for your classes. Following a few simple steps in a word processor, Hear-Say activities are quick to make and easily tailored to fit any level class and all but the youngest of students.

The Presenter
Phil Owen, MSEd, MDiv, got his start in teaching English in graduate school at UCLA. After that, he taught in several programs in the US. Phil moved to Korea in 1999 to work at the Language Education Center of Kunsan National University. A year later, he joined the English Department as a visiting professor and has been there since. Phil served as Korea TESOL National President (’07-‘08) and Chair of the International Conference (‘12). Currently, he serves as both KOTESOL Treasurer and International Conference 2015 Program Chair. He enjoys travel and Korean green tea.

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Concurrent Colloquia

The format for this session will be multiple mini-sessions taking place concurrently. Each mini-session station will have a different topic and a moderator, who will introduce the topic and some issues related to it to get the conversation going. Participants will choose the station with the issue that they wish to discuss. Discussion will last for about 15 minutes with an additional five minutes to allow the group to form a concensus on the issue.

Next, each station will switch to a new issue, and each participant will select a new issue they wish to discuss and go to the station. The discussion and concensus process will be the same as before. The session will wind up with the whole group hearing the concensus arrived at for each issue and brief comments on each.

The issues to be discussed are:

First Round
Should children be exposed to early English education?
Is there anything wrong with rote learning?
How should we provide corrective feedback - or should we?
Is teacher talk a good thing?

Second Round
Is teaching English through English only a good practice?
Do rules help to learn a language?
What makes an activity communicative?
Should we push learners?

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Photo: Chosun University Main Building. Use left entrance for meeting room 4211.