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Tory-Thorkelson

Tory Thorkelson

Dr. Tory S. Thorkelson, M.Ed, Ph.D (TESL/TEFL) is an Associate Professor in Hanyang University’s English Department in Seoul. He is a past-President of the Seoul chapter and KOTESOL and has been teaching adults in Asia for over 20 years. He has co-authored a number of research articles and books as well as helping develop curriculum and courses in a number of areas including Tourism English, the Story of English, Acting, Using Drama with public school students, Writing skills, Communication and Business Communication.

The Business of Teaching24/11/2022

Valuing Teachers: What Are They Really Worth?

By Tory Thorkelson

That attempt to value the position of ‘Housewife’ popped up in my Facebook feed again. I cringed because the attempt to translate a position…

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How to Teach17/11/2022

How to Activate Your Classes with Drama

By Tory Thorkelson

Many teachers are well aware of techniques like dialogues or roleplaying as standard parts of many textbooks for teaching ESL/EFL conversation, for example. However,…

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2022, An EFL Teacher's Guide14/06/2022

The Post Pandemic Student 

By Tory Thorkelson

Like many others, I was looking forward to the return to face-to-face classes after COVID 19 had peaked and most of us were vaccinated….

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2022, January & February09/02/2022

The Benefits of Learning to Read

By Tory Thorkelson

When I was a child, there was no greater pleasure than getting lost in the pages of a good book. But the love of,…

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Teacher’s Starter Library
An EFL Teacher's Guide, October 202115/10/2021

A Teacher’s Starter Library

By Tory Thorkelson

A Teacher’s Starter Library: In this day and age, we take the endless sea of useful (and sometimes less than useful) information available on…

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Acronyms in ELT
An EFL Teacher's Guide, June 2021, The Business of Teaching14/06/2021

A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT

By Tory Thorkelson

Acronyms in ELT : What they mean and where and how they are used.  Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved…

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Hybrid Classes
April 2021, How to Teach, Teaching Resources, Technology09/04/2021

Lessons Learned from My Hybrid Classes in 2020

By Tory Thorkelson

In this article I outline the lessons I’ve learned from my hybrid classes in 2020.Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) is the correct term for what…

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5 Ways to Remember Students Names
January 202105/01/2021

5 Ways to Remember Students’ Names

By Tory Thorkelson

5 Ways to Remember Students’ Names In my many years of teaching, perhaps the biggest challenge I think is remembering students’ names. At the…

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How NOT to Email Your Teacher
An EFL Teacher's Guide, November 202002/11/2020

How NOT to Email Your Teacher, Professor or TA

By Tory Thorkelson

Perhaps it is because midterms are fast approaching, but my sensitivity to the emails my students are sending me always has clear peaks and…

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More Resources for Your Online Teaching
How to Teach, July 2020, October 202005/10/2020

More Resources for Your Online Teaching

By Tory Thorkelson

First, there was a delay. Then, there was a decision to go online for two weeks. Now, it looks like I may never actually…

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