2009 Calendar of Events

for the

Jeonju-North Jeolla Chapter of KOTESOL

The Jeonju-North Jeolla Chapter of KOTESOL will be holding workshops on the 2nd Saturday of March, April, June, September and December in 2009. Please keep checking back as details will change as speakers are confirmed.

At our first meeting of 2009, on March 14th, we held a swap shop event. About 30 people came and shared their teaching ideas. For more details click here.

On April 11th, we were joined by Phil Owen, Immediate Past President of KOTESOL, and Jess Semararo of Jeonbuk National University. Phil's presentation was entitled, "Student-Made Videos: a Report of Successes and Problems from a Real Classroom". Jess presented a short activity for increasing adjective use. For more details, click here.

On May 16th, we organised a bus to the KOTESOL National Conference. A fun time was had by all. Click here for some photos.

On June 13th, we had a presentation by Dr. Andrew Finch, a KOTESOL Teacher Trainer (KTT). The presentation was on Classroom-Based Assessment. Also joining us was Marla Wolfe to talk about Connecting with Students. For more details and links, click here.

On September 12th, we had a workshop by our very own Tim Dalby. 'I hate my coursebook!' was for any teacher who uses a coursebook and wants to learn how to get more from it. Click here for photos and a link to the presentation.

On October 24th-25th, the annual KOTESOL International Conference will be held in Seoul.

On November 14th, we once again held the National Drama Festival.  Click here for more details.

Our final meeting of the year on December 12th, we featured local speaker, Nancy Jo Marcet. We also held elections for 2010 and went out for dinner together. For more details and photos, click here.