Sunday
1:15 - 2:05 PM
Orchid
Language Teacher as Researcher: the Why's and How's
Han Sang Ho,
Kyongju University, Korea
Two major developments in the field of ELT in recent years have been
strengthening of a research orientation to language learning and teaching
and a broadening of the research project to embrace the collaborative involvement
of teachers themselves in language research. As a consequence, teacher
as researcher movement is now alive and well and gathering strength in
schools around the world. It is therefore recommended that,
if teacher-researcher movemet is not to become another fad in ELT of today,
then a significant number of teachers will need to be aware of the rationale
behind the teacher as researcher movement. Dr. Han's presentation addresses
this important issue for the language teachers
Dr. Han Sang Ho received his doctoral degree in English Education
from Korea National University of E
ducation. He's been teaching English in Kyongju University at the
department of English & Tourism since 1996. He studied and did
research at Teachers College, Columbia University as Fulbright Scholar
from 1992-1993. His main field of interests is second language acquisition
& learning, learning strategies, and teacher education. Currently he
is 1st vice-president of Korea TESOL, public relations coordinator of KATE
(Korea Association of Teachers of English), research coordinator of KAFLE(Korean
Association of Foreign Language Education), and member of HETA(Honam English
Teachers Association), and YETA(Yeungnam English Teachers Association). |