Purpose

Founded in 2006, the Ohio State University - Pusan National University Joint TESOL Program is a six-week, intensive program for Korean teachers of English that takes place each summer at Pusan National University in Busan, Korea. Our program offers preservice and inservice teachers the opportunity to develop and augment their professional expertise in the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) through a series of five courses taught by faculty and instructors affiliated with Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Courses include academic English, second language acquisition, TESOL methods, pedagogical grammar, and testing.

Participants

Participants in our 2007 cohort included Korean elementary, middle and high school English teachers, as well as students majoring or interested in English education. The 2007 OSU team of faculty and instructors included Lisya Seloni, Dr. Cate Crosby, Dr. Karen Newman, and Dr. Alan Hirvela (Director). Our supportive PNU team included Dr. Il Jae-Do (Dean), Dr. Lee Jae-so, and Ms. Lee. Mr. Choi Sueng-Chan provided also provided technical support.

Photos

In some of our class activities, course participants shared creative teaching ideas in a series of informative and engaging presentations. A good time was had by all! Here are some highlights from our talented participants during Dr. Newman’s methods and pedagogical grammar courses:

The Silent Way

Lee Goo-wo-nil (Nil) in motion, demonstrating the Silent Way with a colorful fidel chart and large cuisenaire rods to the right.


Using Silent Way techniques, Song Min-Jeong coaches us to decipher color-coded words. Now, what does yellow stand for? Sorry, Caleb Gattegno—-we couldn’t remember!



Nil prompts us to produce a sentence, using her large-scale model of cuisenaire rods

Total Physical Response

Kim Mi-Jeung (Rose) and Lee Young-Ju (Terry) show us how to make buchimge omelets via TPR

The Natural Approach

Seo Ju-Ran and Chai Mi-young (July) demonstrate French parts of the body through TPR in their Natural Approach presentation...




...and invite everyone to join in the fun! From left to right, Kim Sun-Ju, Bae Yoon-Kyeong (Beth), Jun Han-Nah (Hannah), Lee Seung-Jin, Rose and Terry respond by touching les yeux



Lee Joo-Young (Julie) Julie and Ham Su-Sie (Susie) model their adornments from Ju-Ran and July’s demonstration

Grammar

Susie guides us through an interactive grammar game for phrasal verbs

Group Photo

Farewell Luncheon for Dr. Newman and OSU-PNU TESOL Participants at Sangnam International House, August 11, 2007. Top row: Rose, Ahn Jung-Ja, Beth, Goo Jung-Dae (Charlie), Kim Eun-Ae (Angela), Ju-Ran, Seung-Jin. Middle row: Dr. Newman, Hannah, July, Min-Jeong, Nil, Cha Hun-Joo, Kang So-Young (Helen). Bottom row: Susie, Terry, Sun-Ju, Julie, Kim Eun-Kyung, Jeon Eun-Kyoung (Mary).

Immersion Excursion

Outside the restaurant after an “Immersion Excursion” to sample soju. Top row: Charlie, Min-Jeong, Ju-Ran, Angela, Helen. Middle row: Nil, Hannah, Hun-Joo, Jung-Ja. Bottom row: Sun-Ju, Susie, Dr. Newman (Antennae), Eun-Kyung, Terry.

Venues

Our “home base” on the PNU campus is the Institute for International Education and Exchange. Course instructors live at Sangnam International House, pictured here.

Busan

View of Busan from the 5th floor of IIEE.

PNU Campus

View of PNU campus, looking up the steep incline from Sangnam International House.

Sixty Years of PNU

PNU celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2006 with a memorial staircase consisting of 60 steps. The Foreign and Second Language Education program at OSU is proud to partner with this outstanding institution of higher education in Korea!

Contact Us

For more information on the OSU-PNU Joint Program in TESOL, contact our Director, Dr. Alan Hirvela, at Ohio State University (hirvela.1@osu.edu) or our Coordinator, Mr. Choi Seung-Chan, at Pusan National University's International Center (abroad@pusan.ac.kr). Additional is information available from this blog's creator, Dr. Karen Newman, at newman.301@osu.edu