Eric Reynolds
Woosong University
About
Eric Reynolds is a professor at Woosong University in Daejeon, South Korea. He teaches English language and TESOL. His PhD is in educational psychology from UIUC. Additionally, he has been a world traveler for EFL, living and teaching “everywhere,” including Japan, Bulgaria, Tajikistan, and now Korea. emails sent to ericreynolds@woosong.org receive cheerful replies.Sessions
Synchronous (Onsite) Speedy Conversations and Extensive Speaking for English Fluency in University EFL more
Sun, Apr 30, 12:00-12:50 Asia/Seoul
Student collaboration through speedy conversations in conjunction with extensive speaking activities to increase fluency. Previous research has suggested that extensive monologic speaking activities modelled after extensive reading can result in superior performance outcomes in intensive courses (Gu & Reynolds, 2013). The current study integrated speaking instruction with both dialogic and monologic speaking activities within a common extensive EFL situation at a South Korean university. Instruction was given twice weekly during 90-minute classes. Students performed in-class speedy activities based on Maurice’s (1983) 4/3/2 fluency drill, and completed short recordings twice weekly as homework. The research team compared pre- and post-intervention speaking fluency. The findings show that the ‘pedagogical cocktail’ for speaking instruction was statistically significant and that the effect size was substantial. Participants in this talk will learn about our research, have an opportunity to share perspectives on spoken fluency, and gain practical tools for their TESOL classrooms.
Synchronous (Onsite) Bringing back face to face conferences: Dynamic presentations more
Sun, Apr 30, 14:30-13:50 Asia/Seoul
Perhaps you've found yourself at a conference, thinking that you could give a presentation. You can! This presentation is designed to walk participants through each step of the proposal and presentation process. You will be shown where to look for upcoming conferences, the steps to apply toward presenting, keys to a strong proposal, and some tips on how to make your presentation be successful. Because the process can seem a bit daunting and confusing the first time, we hope that having a couple veterans of the process to help you along the way might make all the difference. In this workshop, you will be given information, shown examples, and guided through small group work to start producing an abstract that participants can use for future proposals.
