Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is an academic and professional association that helps teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). It is often called KOTESOL for short.

 History 
KOTESOL started in 1992 when the Association of English Teachers in Korea (AETK) and the Korea Association of Teachers of English (KATE) joined.

Organization
KOTESOL members may join a smaller group called a Chapter. These are the Chapters of KOTESOL:
 Busan-Gyeongnam
 Daegu-Gyeongbuk
 Daejeon-Chungcheong
 Gangwon
 Gwangju-Jeonnam
 International Community
 Jeju
 Jeonju-North Jeolla
 Seoul
 Suwon-Gyeonggi
 Yongin-Gyeonggi

 Annual conference 
KOTESOL has a conference every year with papers, keynote speakers, workshops, and social events.

 Partners 
KOTESOL has relationships with several other language teaching associations:
 Australian Council of TESOL Associations (ACTA)
 English Teachers' Association of the Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
 Far Eastern English Language Teachers Association (FEELTA) of Russia
 Philippine Association for Language Teaching, Inc (PALT)
 Japan Association for Language Teaching 
 TESOL International Association
 Thailand TESOL (ThaiTESOL)

 References 

Other websites
KOTESOL Home Page

Category:Language education
Category:Educational organizations
Category:Organizations based in South Korea