The English Connection (TEC 29-4) Winter 2025, Volume 29, Issue 4
In This Issue...
4 Editorial
ChatGPT as Co-Author: Editing for the Human Touch in the Age of AI
By Dr. Andrew White
6 President’s Message
KOTESOL in 2025: A Year of Innovation, Connections, and Energy
By Dr. Lindsay Herron
Articles
7 Teaching American Culture with Political Cartoons: A Tool for Linguistic and Cultural Inquiry
By Norman Fewell & Eng Hai Tan
10 Equations for Creativity
By Jocelyn Wright
12 The Power of Speed Dating in Language Learning
By Gunther Breaux
15 Using AI to Quickly Create ELL Materials from Authentic Sources
By Josh McNicoll
18 Let’s Ask the Experts – Our Students!
Survey Ideas to Help Students Reflect on Speaking English
20 A Final Project That Can Bring Joy and Meaning
By Peter C. Herman
22 Developing College Curricula: Convenience Versus Market-Driven Approaches
By William J. Rothwell
Book Review
24 Humor in the Classroom: A Guide for Language Teachers and Educational Researchers
Reviewed by Christopher Miller
Regular Columns
26 The Development Connection
The Currency of Time
By Bill Snyder
28 The Classroom Connection
Reflections on Collaboration: Revisiting a Core Practice in CLT
By Jake Kimball
30 The Brain Connection
How Surprise Represents Learning and the Predictive Brain
By Dr. Curtis Kelly
