Conference Presentations

Korea Tesol Association (KOTESOL) 대한영어교육학회
International Conference 21-22 October 2017
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea
Title: Ghost in the Shell: Discussing the Future of Language Teaching
Areas Included : Cognitive Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Assisted Teaching Methodology
Technology has always been the subject of heated debate. In every age, this seems to be a reoccurring issue. In the industrial age, there was a backlash where workers felt threatened by the advent of new machinery. That was then, however, in our age the hybridisation of man and machine has been a growing reality, inspiring all manner of science fiction film and novel. Humans are now more connected than ever in history, with this interconnectivity there comes many problems. For the teacher the management of technology in the classroom and the exclusion of the undesirable effects of excessive technological use are areas of concern. Also, the outsourcing of educational expertise on digital formats means that the role of the  teacher in some places is being redefined. Guided by an expert in the field and member of the Belgium-Netherlands Cognitive Linguistics Association this dialogue will take into consideration the sociolinguistic and cognitive linguistic reasons that even sophisticated technology or hominoid robotics cannot replace the human teacher. It will also discuss how teachers have integrated technology into the classroom as well as the superiority of the face-to-face format of teaching as opposed to the purely technology based approach.
In addition,the will be discussion on the points of caution and the ethics involved in the use of technology especially the need for caution in social network services and how student interface with technology can be appropriately controlled. Audience members will be expected to participate and give their views as well as share their experience and ideas.

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Korea Tesol Association (KOTESOL) 대한영어교육학회
National Conference May 13-14, 2017 (Sat.-Sun.) 
Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul
Title: Practical Neurolinguistics for the Classroom
Length: 45min
Areas Included : Neurobiology, Neurolinguistics
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The human brain is perhaps the most complex structure in the universe with neurons interacting through electro-chemical signalling. A discussion of basic neurobiology both anatomical and cellular will be undertaken, further, the aforementioned methodologies will be expanded on and explained with audience participation and input being most welcome.  Furthermore, the most up to date scientific understanding of brain function and anatomy in relation to language will be presented.