Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

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Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is an academic and professional association that helps teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It is often called KOTESOL for short.

History[change | change source]

KOTESOL started in 1992 when the Association of English Teachers in Korea (AETK) and the Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE) joined.[1]

Organization[change | change source]

KOTESOL members may join a smaller group called a Chapter. These are the Chapters of KOTESOL:

  • Busan-Gyeongnam
  • Daegu-Gyeongbuk
  • Daejeon-Chungcheong
  • Gangwon
  • Gwangju-Jeonnam
  • International Community
  • Jeju
  • Jeonju-North Jeolla
  • Seoul
  • Suwon-Gyeonggi
  • Yongin-Gyeonggi

Annual conference[change | change source]

KOTESOL has a conference every year with papers, keynote speakers, workshops, and social events.

Partners[change | change source]

KOTESOL has relationships with several other language teaching associations:

References[change | change source]

  1. "KOTESOL: Who and What We Are | KoreaTESOL". koreatesol.org.

Other websites[change | change source]