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tzechuk — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:57:51 +0900

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Additional Group member

Soon Jae Kwon — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:22:31 +0900

I added one more member to Group Connexus. Please check and make sure

member registration

Soon Jae Kwon — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:21:02 +0900

Hi, I am Kotesol annual member. If I register for Kotesol Conference with a group, is my fee also 40,000 Won?

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Advanced Material for Very Young Learners

joyce — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:08:16 +0900

I am hoping to get some ideas or suggestions about texts and materials to use with my young (grade 1&2)learners who are well advanced in English language skills. For the past few years I have been taking simple textbooks(ESL 1, Time for Kids in Nonfiction)and making "bridge" materials that would be of more suitable challenge for them. While there are a lot of higher level materials out there, the content is usually not suitable to the interests and experience of these younger learners.

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Please re-direct this conversation to our new forum: http://www.kotesol.org/?q=uieforum&fid=22

Item 6

Jessica Vaudreuil — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:54:05 +0900

Rob , I think you raise a good point about the democracy issue. I think it is great for an organization to have new people in changing roles. Plus, who knows if a two year term could be amended again to become a three year term and so on... I agree to keep the Presidency limited to one year.

Item 1 -- Opposed!

rjdickey — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:52:18 +0900

I am opposed to Item 1. The fact that an appointive position has remained unused does not mean it is a bad idea. This "clean up" of the Constitution, as some would have it, in fact removes a useful option to the council, if someone is willing to do the work. Robert J. Dickey KOTESOL Lifetime Member, Past President, Organizational Partners Liaison Gyeongju University School of Foriegn Languages & Tourism

Item 6. -- Opposed!

rjdickey — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:50:06 +0900

I am opposed to item 6. I think it is not only an unnecessary change, but impedes democracy. In the current structure, the 1st Vice President has ample time to become aware of most of the details, if they wish to do so. The argument that a President enters the office unprepared after a year as something of a "president elect" indicates to me that the year as vice president wasn't utilized well. Robert J. Dickey KOTESOL Lifetime Member, Past President, Organizational Partners Liaison Gyeongju University School of Foriegn Languages &Tourism

Item 5.

rjdickey — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:46:29 +0900

I believe that Item 5 will only be an issue in those cases where no candidate has been found to run for a particular office. In that case it is likely that no one would be elected. I have misgivings about this item, because I believe it makes write-in candidacy a lost cause. But the intent is reasonable. Robert J. Dickey KOTESOL Lifetime Member, Past President, Organizational Partners Liaison Gyeongju University School of Foriegn Languages & Tourism

Item 5.

editorplus — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:29:28 +0900

I do not think that Item 5 would be problematic in general in the case of candidates running unopposed. In past elections, there have often been unopposed candidates, and they have often received a high percentage of the total votes cast. Solid candidates seem to get solid support.

Item 5.

kotesoladmin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:24:44 +0900

I am concerned with item 5 as many people may not vote because everyone is running unopposed. All the others sound great!

Motivation and Classroom management

YoungLearners — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:54:53 +0900

I don't think English is that abstract of a subject for technical students. These days I am coaching a tech student for a civil service job interview. This student graduated from a 2-year technical college and attended a vocational high school. He's an ace with CAD programs, and English is required as part of the interview process. The job is here in Korea. So, I would say that English is relevant both here and abroad.

According to my student, English was relevant in his field. He and his co-workers acknowledged that many of the books and magazines (architecture and design) they read at work require a fair bit of English language ability as well as a familiarity with North American and European culture.

I can't help much with what's on their certificate/license courses, but maybe you can look through their textbooks for some English-based vocabulary words. Perhaps you can search out successful leaders in their fields who have been known to be good at English. The bottom line is, how can you make your job easier in theclassroom. I'd say start with recognizable vocabulary in the field they are studying.

In addition to the foreign language barrier, this age group is notoriously difficult to reach. Good luck.

Jake Kimball

YLT SIG Co-ordinator

National 2nd Vice-President

Editor-in-Chief, The English Connection

Motivation and Classroom management

donpayzant1 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:37:35 +0900

Hi my name is Don Payzant. I teach in a technical high school in Ilsan. My biggest challenge is the subject of this post. English is a very abstract subject for my students, and on the surface it doesn't seem very relevent to their daily lives now or in the future. However, this is a technical high school where students learn basic electronic and circuit design, CAD, surveying, web design and various other vocational skills for which they take license exams. I've had very little luck nailing down information on the license system and the equivalent training in English speaking countries. The reason is simple. If these students can take their skills to an English speaking country and make a good living, it will make English more relevant and perhaps make my job easier in the classroom. Are there any suggestions on where to find information in English on technical high school training lisences?

The New System

TechComm — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:10:25 +0900

This system looks very good. Please let me know if you need anything.

John Techcomm Chair