2023 KOTESOL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
About the Conference
Our Theme
Our theme, “Advancing Collaboration: Exchanges Among Scholars, Instructors, & Students,” seeks to highlight collaboration in its various forms and the wider impacts collaboration has on learning, teaching, and scholarship. Read more here.
Location
- KOTESOL presents its first hybrid conference, with a physical venue at Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, Korea, as well as asynchronous online sessions and a few livestreamed sessions.
Conference Registration
- Pre-registration is now CLOSED. Tickets are available onsite at the conference (Saturday 08:00-17:00, Sunday 08:00-13:00), and online-only tickets are available here through April 30. Learn more
Invited Speakers
- Our line-up of AMAZING, world-renowned invited speakers is available on our website and below!
Platinum SponsorUniversity of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham offers expert teaching and research supervision to postgraduates across a wide range of English language disciplines, both on campus and by distance learning. Stop by our virtual booth to learn more.
Gold SponsorUniversity of Missouri
Enhance your career and develop your teaching practice with a master’s degree in Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum with an emphasis in TESOL from the University of Missouri! Courses are 100% online; no campus visits are required. Study with other ESL/EFL professionals from around the world. Pop inside our booth to learn more!
Gold SponsorXi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
The English Language Centre (ELC) at XJTLU (China) is now hiring experienced EAP Language Lecturers. The ELC is an international centre with approximately 200 full-time lecturers, and due to rapid expansion we need to increase our teams. Visit our onsite / online booths for more information.
Gold SponsorSeed Learning
Seed Learning Inc. was established to provide the best language learning products and services for developing our global human resources according to the needs of the 21st century.
Invited Speakers
Plenary Speaker
Plenary Session: Advancing Collaboration Among Teachers Through Reflective Practice // Special Session: Jack C. Richards and Thomas S.C. Farrell in Conversation
Plenary Speaker
Plenary Session: Collaborative Approaches to Teacher Development for Language Teachers // Second Session: English as an International Language: What It Is and What It Isn’t // Special Session: Jack C. Richards and Thomas S.C. Farrell in Conversation
Plenary Speaker
Plenary Session: Collaborative Scenarios and Teacher Growth (Synchronous ONLINE)
Featured Speaker
Featured Session: Collaborating in the Context of Korean EFL
Featured Speaker
Featured Session: Global Collaborations to Promote Language Learning and Teacher Development // Second Session: Exploring World Englishes to Enhance Learners' Oral Skills
Featured Speaker
Featured Session: Technology-Enhanced Collaboration: Possibilities and Challenges in Language Teaching and Learning // Second Session: Extensive Listening and Viewing in Listening Courses
Featured Speakers
Featured Session: Collaboration Among Educators: Multiple Authorship in Language Education Articles (Synchronous ONLINE)// Second Session (with Meng Huat Chau, Jasper Roe, & Qingli Guo): Walking the Talk and Walking with Students Together: Teacher Authenticity (Synchronous ONLINE)
Featured Speaker
Featured Session: Laying the Foundation for Classroom Collaboration // Second Session: Best Practices for Facilitating Asynchronous Online Discussions
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Featured Session: Collaborative Teaching and Learning in TEFL // Second Session: Using Drawings and Metaphors to Explore Teacher Identity
Featured Speaker