Materials / Course / Curriculum Design Workshop (50 mins)
The "Why" and "How" of Student Presentations: Two Distinct Approaches
Presentations are essential in the real world, and developing presentation skills is fundamental in ELT. This workshop features two distinct approaches to presentations utilized by two colleagues from the same department, who both teach Communicative English. Despite having the same student numbers and departmental requirements, each presenter may capitalize on individual strengths to maximize pedagogical goals and student learning outcomes. Ultimately, their students have engaged with two highly different presentation formats: 1) individual with traditional presentation structure, and 2) group with the highly structured framework of PechaKucha. During this workshop, each co-presenter will briefly describe how student presentations are integrated into their lessons. Then attendees will break into small groups to discuss their experience with student presentations and consider potential applications of the methods explained. Ideally, attendees will leave the workshop with a clearer understanding of why and how they incorporate student presentations into their curriculum.
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I've taught Communicative English at HUFS for many years and have presented at various conferences for over a decade. I enjoy sharing my classroom experiences and appreciate hearing about the experiences of others in hopes of constantly growing and developing as an educator and as a person.
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Hello, I'm John Breckenfeld. I have been living in Korea for ten years. I am currently working at HUFS in Seoul (since 2019) where I teach Communicative English. After working with all ages - from preschoolers to grandparents - I am very grateful to be teaching college students full-time. Their creativity, diligence and positive energy are truly inspiring, and I seek to inspire them in turn. For seven years, KOTESOL has been a massively rewarding source of professional development for me. Now, I am thrilled to be a part of the 2022 KOTESOL IC.