The 16th Annual Korea TESOL International Conference
Dates
October 25 — 26, 2008
Venue
Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea
Organizer
Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL)
Theme
Responding to a Changing World
Sub-themes
* Global Englishes
* Content-Based Instruction
* English for Specific Purposes
* Technology-Enhanced Instruction
* Genre Studies
* Facilitating Learning in the Classroom
* Internet English
* Intercultural Communication
* Global Issues for Language Learning
* Innovative Methodologies & Approaches
* 21st Century Learning Preferences/Styles
Keynote speakers
* David Graddol, British applied linguist and Managing Director of The English Company, UK (The Future of English and Teaching)
* Scott Thornbury, associate professor of English language studies, The New School, US (Responding to a Changing World: Dialogue and Agency)
* Yuko Goto Butler, associate professor of language and literacy, University of Pennsylvania, US (Assessment and Instruction: Can They Have a Happy Marriage?)
* Curtis Kelly, professor of English, Osaka Gakuin University, Japan (The Evolving Science of Learning)
* Sherry Preiss, Vice President of Adult and Multimedia Publishing for Pearson Longman English Language Teaching (Energizing Learning: Engaging all Learners in the Classroom of the 21st Century)
* Richard Johnstone, Director of Scottish Center for Information on Language Teaching and Research, University of Stirling, Scotland (Teaching Young Learners an Additional Language: Moving Forward in the Light of Experience)
* Chris Kennedy, Director of the Center for English Language Studies, University of Birmingham, UK (Investigating the Language Landscape of Our Learners)
