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Presenters

Todd Beuckens (Featured Speaker)

 

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

PUSH Your Lessons Beyond the Classroom

This presentation will look at how to incorporate technology inside and outside the classroom to maximize the effect of traditional learning environments. More specifically, the presentation will highlight the P.U.S.H. project, which aims to help teachers produce, use, share, and host digital content that renders on multiple devices. Attendees will learn how to create a variety of digital learning materials using a bevy of free tools online. The presentation will also show how to...

Tomoko Yabukoshi

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Tomoko Yabukoshi, Nihon University
 

University Students' Self-Regulated Learning Processes Outside the Classroom
 

Abstract
The presenter will report on a qualitative inquiry on learners' self-regulated learning processes in terms of their English proficiency levels, closely looking at their goal-setting and self-evaluating processes as well as motivational aspects. Participants were four Japanese university students who had engaged in English self-study outside the classroom for fifteen weeks....

Tory Thorkelson

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
 

Developing Successful CBI and ESP Courses
 

Abstract
The purpose of this presentation will be to show how the presenter went about proposing, researching, collecting /creating materials /workbooks for and teaching a number of successful CBI and ESP courses that he taught throughout the years at the University level. Many of these courses are still part of the university's curriculum although other Professors now teach some of them. Courses include Tourism...

Tory Thorkelson & Wayne Finley

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Tory Thorkelson, Hanyang University
Wayne Finley, Korea Polytechnic University
 

Pronunciation and Accent: Overcoming Misconceptions Among EFL Students While Improving Their Speaking
 

Abstract
Over the years, we as teachers have encountered many students who believe that one specific accent, the North American accent, is better than any other. In pursuing the perfect accent, they often devalue not only other English accents but also ignore the fact that everyone has an accent when they speak...

Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (Plenary Speaker)

 

Plenary Session - International Conference 2016

You Can't Get Apples from a Pear Tree: What Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the 21st Century

To shape the future with 21st century skills, teachers must first take stock of what they do and do not yet know and do in their own classrooms in order to plan for personal improvement. This plenary talk will ask teachers to consider five major changes in education in the 21st century, and then do a survey about their own personal 21st century skills to identify areas in need of development. The plenary will close with...

Truly Pasaribu

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Truly Pasaribu, Sanata Dharma University
 

Students' Writing Anxiety: Causes and Effects of a Moodle-Based Writing Course
 

Abstract
This study aimed at describing the causes of writing anxiety among Indonesian students in Paragraph Writing Class and the effects of Moodle-based Writing Course on students' writing anxiety. This study employed a descriptive study using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data were gathered by means of SLWAI (Cheng, 2004), interview sessions, and...

Victor Reeser

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Victor Reeser, Associate Professor, Suwon Science College
 

Simple Formative Assessment Methods in the Connected Classroom
 

Abstract
All forms of assessment fall into two categories: formative and summative. Consistent formative assessment has a significant impact on student learning, and this workshop will introduce resources and methods that will assist a teacher with this task.
The first resource is a browser-based tool that has been gaining a lot of momentum recently, Kahoot!. It allows...

Victor Zhe Zhang

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Victor Zhe Zhang, The University of Hong Kong
 

Focusing on Process: Individual L2 Students' Engagement with Teacher Feedback
 

Abstract
This study looks at how four L2 students engage with adjudicators' feedback in English debate tournaments. Data was collected from two sources: classroom observation and retrospective interview. The findings of the study indicate that in different phases of the engagement process the four participants experienced a myriad of problems in listening comprehension,...

Whitney Mirts (Invited Speaker)

 

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

The Role of the U.S. Department of State in Enhancing English Language Teaching and Learning in the East Asia Pacific Region

English has become a unifying language throughout the world for cultural expression, education, and commerce. The Regional English Language Office at the U.S. Department of State offers free programs and resources to enhance English language teaching and learning throughout the world. There are five Regional English Language Officers (RELOs) assigned to the East Asia Pacific region located at U.S....

William Littlewood (Featured Speaker)

 

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

Back to Basics for the 21st Century: Language Learning as Memorization

When we talk about language learning and teaching, the terms "memory" and "memorization" are most often associated with conscious learning, such as learning word lists or rote-learning of patterns. In cognitive psychology, however, the terms cover a much wider range of phenomena. Important themes include the distinction between declarative memory (e.g., for discrete items) and procedural memory (e.g., for rules and patterns); intentional memory (which...

Willy A. Renandya (Featured Speaker)

 

Featured Session - International Conference 2016

Enhancing L2 Learning Using Simple Technology

Technology is now an important part in second language teaching. Teachers nowadays use a wide range of technological resources for a variety of pedagogical purposes in order to help students become successful learners of English. But can technology be used in a more principled manner so that we can optimally support our students’ L2 development? The aim of this presentation is to examine how technology can be used in ways that more clearly reflect well-accepted second language...

Yen-Yu Lin

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Yen-Yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
 

A Corpus-Based Study on the Verbs in [HAVE V-ed] and [HAVE been V-ing]
 

Abstract
The present perfect is an area of English grammar that is problematic for learners. Most of the grammar lessons differentiate [HAVE V-ed] and [HAVE been V-ing] mainly through comparing the time periods they indicate (finished/unfinished). However, as Folse (2015) suggests, grammar and lexis are interrelated. This study investigated the difference between [HAVE V-ed]...

Yoko Oi

KOTESOL International Conference 2016

(Concurrent Session) 

Yoko Oi, Doctoral candidate
 

The Development of Belief During Intensive Writing Training
 

Abstract
The present study aims to analyze the development of belief about writing in English between two classes, self-assessment class and peer assessment class, during one week. It is assumed that student assessment would influence writing class, because student assessment would stimulate students' awareness about writing and also encourage students to be objective about their work. If student assessment...

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