The Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE) 2009 International Conference
Dates
July 3 - 4, 2009
Venue
International Education Building, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
Organizer
Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE)
Theme
Across the Borders: Content-based instruction in the EFL contexts
Keynote speakers
* Donna M. Brinton, professor of TESOL, Soka University of America, California, US
* Richard Schmidt, professor, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, US
* Paul Nation, professor of applied linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
* Yuko Goto Butler, associate professor of language and literacy, University of Pennsylvania, US
* Cathie Wallace, reader in education, University of London, UK
Topic areas
The conference will focus on various areas of English education, with particular reference to content-based instruction in the EFL contexts. With this focus, KATE invites presentations on topic areas including:
* Acquisition
* Methodology
* Material Development
* Curriculum Development and Language Policy
* Evaluation/Testing
* Multimedia-Assisted Language Learning
Type of presentation
* Talk: a talk describes the presenter’s research results in English language teaching, which consists of a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute question period.
* Panel discussion: a panel discussion provides an opportunity for presenters to speak in a conversational setting with conference attendees, which consists of a 60-minute panel discussion and a 30-minute audience discussion.
* Poster: a three-hour poster session consists of displaying diverse charts, graphs and illustrations on a specific topic accompanied by presenters’ explanation to the interested individual.
