Tom Jeffery
About
Tom Jeffery is a Graduate from the University of Liverpool (BA) and more recently from Birmingham University (MA). His MA dissertation specialized on educational and cultural differences between Korean and non-Korean teachers, which was edited and later published in the English Language Teaching Journal (DOI:10.5539/elt.v15n1p53). His current research focuses on the differences between temporal prepositions in the English and Korean languages and effective methods and techniques that can be used to teach them. Tom Jeffery lives in Daegu, South Korea and is from the UK.Sessions
MA and PhD Perspectives from University of Birmingham Students more
Sun, May 1, 16:00-17:00 Asia/Seoul
In this 50-minute interactive panel discussion, 2 MA graduates and a current PhD student will share their perspectives and answer questions related to: being distance based graduate students. We will share our journeys to becoming students; along with tips, suggestions, and workarounds for successful learning and research during Covid. We will also discuss if attending graduate school is the right choice (hint: it's not for everyone and there's some good reasons for/against). We will also explain some of the actions we've taken to understand and further Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and opportunities for Open Scholarship. We welcome questions from attendees and look forward to creating a welcoming session with thought-provoking takeaways for attendees.
