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2021 ELT Excellence Awards winners announced
The evaluation process for the 2021 ELT Excellence Awards has been concluded by this year's judging committee. It was a long and difficult process as the number of entries surpassed not only last ye...
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Edutainment-ing your course book!
I am pretty sure you are all using a high quality and well-designed course book which offers both teachers and students a wide variety of activities to make your lessons fun and engaging. However, ...
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So you think you can teach?
I got a message from a friend asking me whether it is OK that her 5-year-old daughter was asked by her kindergarten teacher to sit on the ‘punishment chair’ (or the ‘naughty chair’ or the ‘time-out ...
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Do we only learn from coursebooks?
For most educators the textbook represents the main source of ideas for teaching. Therefore little attention is paid to other resources such as videos, interviews, popular TV series adapted for teac...
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iRead - Interactive and personalised ebooks for learning to read
We all learnt to read in English in more or less the same way. Typically we have used paper books containing activities and exercises given as practice material.
One characteristic of this approach...
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Myths & Truths about B2 level in EFL
In 1939, Cambridge University introduced the “Lower Certificate in English”. This certificate has become the inspiration for what is known as B2 level in language learning (CEFR, 2001), reflecting t...
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2021 ELT Excellence Awards winners announced
The evaluation process for the 2021 ELT Excellence Awards has been concluded by this year's judging committee. It was a long and difficult process as the number of entries surpassed not only last ye...
Read More
Edutainment-ing your course book!
I am pretty sure you are all using a high quality and well-designed course book which offers both teachers and students a wide variety of activities to make your lessons fun and engaging. However, ...
Read More
So you think you can teach?
I got a message from a friend asking me whether it is OK that her 5-year-old daughter was asked by her kindergarten teacher to sit on the ‘punishment chair’ (or the ‘naughty chair’ or the ‘time-out ...
Read More
Do we only learn from coursebooks?
For most educators the textbook represents the main source of ideas for teaching. Therefore little attention is paid to other resources such as videos, interviews, popular TV series adapted for teac...
Read More
iRead - Interactive and personalised ebooks for learning to read
We all learnt to read in English in more or less the same way. Typically we have used paper books containing activities and exercises given as practice material.
One characteristic of this approach...
Read More
Myths & Truths about B2 level in EFL
In 1939, Cambridge University introduced the “Lower Certificate in English”. This certificate has become the inspiration for what is known as B2 level in language learning (CEFR, 2001), reflecting t...
Read More
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ELT 2021 INFLUENCERS
Major changes are happening in ELT triggering new educational models and transformations. New technologies are being developed creating opportunities and challenges for the sector. In this issue we ...
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TEFL Exams and Certificates in Greece
The story behind the story…
Teaching English as a Foreign Language as it is most commonly known is one of the biggest service providing industries in Greece.
TEXT BY DIMITRIS KOUNIAKIS, FLS OWNER,...
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New LanguageCert Test of English Testing real-life language skills up to level C2. Recognised by ASEP
Athens, Greece: LanguageCert is pleased to announce a new addition to its already comprehensive English language qualifications’ portfolio, the LanguageCert Test of English (LTE).
LTE is a high-quali...
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THE FIRST ONLINE ANTI-BULLYING FESTIVAL IN GREECE!
Over 1200 students attended the first Online Anti-Bullying Festival in Greece, organised by the QLS Network of Language Centres.
To mark the 5th anniversary of its multi-award-winning Anti-Bullyi...
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OCN EXAMS Reschedule
Due to the ongoing increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, and following current government-mandated quarantines, curfews, and travel restrictions, we would like to inform you that OCN will resche...
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Do you teach Proficiency level students?
English level C2 is the sixth and final level of English in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), a definition of different language levels written by the Council of Europe. In everyday...
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Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Γλωσσών 2020
Γιορτάστε μαζί μας την Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Γλωσσών 2020!
Ταξιδέψτε διαδικτυακά από τη μια ευρωπαϊκή χώρα στην άλλη, μέσα από έναν διαδραστικό χάρτη κι ανακαλύψτε, με όχημα ένα πρωτότυπο «κυνήγι θησα...
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2020 ELT Excellence Awards Winners Announced
We are extremely sad to inform you that we have to cancel the 2020 ELT Excellence Awards Ceremony which was scheduled for the 29th of August 2020 in Athens. The coronavirus has dominated the hea...
Read MoreHow to teach English in Greece from September 2020
On 27th April, about a month after the lockdown due to Covid-19 in Greece, I posted a questionnaire about the near future of English Language Teaching in Greece. As a teacher of English, as a Foreig...
Read MoreTeaching Two Dimensional Teenagers
I have been teaching the English language for about a quarter of a century and never before have I had to teach two-dimensional teenagers. However, with the strict measures against the coronavirus d...
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B2 First for Schools: what it means for teens
Over the last decade B2 First for Schools has become a household name in Greece amongst ambitious secondary-school students and parents alike. It’s the most popular Cambridge English Qualificatio...
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Empower your students to own their learning: Teaching in the new era
One of the significant challenges educators face in their writing classes today is motivating students to write compositions for high stakes exams when the reason they write is unclear or is lack...
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“Weighing the pig won’t make it fatter. Feeding it will. ”
In Greece we’ve been experiencing this dystopic, unprecedented situation, where teenage (or even younger) students collect “degrees” in f...
George Athanasopoulos, Academic Coordinator, is talking about OUP’s new start in Greece
George Athanasopoulos has been active in the ELT scene for twenty five years teaching English to all age groups. During the last ten years he’s been teaching Business English and ESP. He has also de...
The Inescapable Interplay between Language Learning and Self-Confidence
Can high-quality lesson content reinforce L2 learners’ self-confidence? Can demanding subject matter contribute to learners’ long-term establishing of self-esteem? Solid language foundation is a lon...
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