The Best Choice: Bringing Experience

     I am convinced that I am the best choice for the position of KOTESOL First Vice-President because of my (a) experience, (b) knowledge, (c) dedication, and (d) vision. Here I would like to introduce the experience I have in both in KOTESOL and in the field of English language teaching (ELT) as a whole. 

KOTESOL Experience    
     First, I have been a member of KOTESOL since its early days in 1993, and I have been a member of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter all that time. I have experiences the Chapter going through different mixes of membership, different levels of membership, and different types of leadership.
     I have served on the National Council for eleven years, and in that time, I have become quite familiar with the workings of the various standing committees and departments at the National level.
     At the Chapter level, I am serving a second term as Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter President. I have served as Advisor for several years, and have served as Chapter Conference Chair and committee member numerous times.

ELT Experience 
     In the wider field of ELT beyond KOTESOL, I have been teaching EFL in Korea since 1976 at Chosun University, where I hold a tenured-professor position in the English Language Department. I have been Foreign Language Programs Director of the CU Language Education Institute and Director of the CU TESOL Certificate Program. I have taught teacher training courses, applied and theoretical linguistics courses, and language skills courses at the undergraduate, post-graduate, and graduate school levels. In addition, I have done years of in-service training in various Jeonnam and Gwangju Office of Education-sponsored programs.
     I have also been involved with assessment and materials design with the Jeonnam Office of Education. Of particular note was my involvement with the first province-wide, standardized radio listening tests for secondary schools, which lead to a nationwide program.
     This, in a nutshell, is my KOTESOL and Korea ELT experience. It is strong in both breadth and depth, and I think that it shows that, based on experience, I am best prepared for the job of KOTESOL First Vice-President.