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TEFL in Greece
From needs analysis to curriculum development. For the last four decades, in order for somebody to be considered employable in Greece, all they needed to present was a certification to...
Russell Stannard: The Flipped Classroom and your course book
The Flipped Classroom is not as new as you would think. Teachers had previously spoken about something called the Inverted Classroom [1] which was based on the same principles. What...
Why Are Teachers Underappreciated?
Most people have a kind of metaphor in their minds when they think of teachers and what they do. They see something like a conduit. Educators are people who know...
Nick Michelioudakis talks about ELT –its past, present and future
On the occasion of ELT NEWS’s 30th anniversary we are happy to publish a series of interviews from ELT personalities who have left their trace in the Greek and international...
Upcoming ELT NEWS Seminars
Russell Stannard: The Flipped Classroom and your course book
The Flipped Classroom is not as new as you would think. Teachers had previously spoken about something called the Inverted Classroom [1] which was based on the same principles. What...
Why Are Teachers Underappreciated?
Most people have a kind of metaphor in their minds when they think of teachers and what they do. They see something like a conduit. Educators are people who know...
Learning Strategies: The Pleasures of DIY’
By Ioanna Charalambous and Nick Michelioudakis It is never too late to learn: There is this old man who lives in Poland. He lives alone with only his dog as...
Human Rights: Children dream of their rights
Raising awareness through a multi-cultural based project By Nancy Tasiopoulou and Dimitris Primalis Finding it hard to engage your learners into the lesson? Projects can engage learners; stimulate free language...
PERSPECTIVES
Transforming Last Year’s Experience into New Year’s Wisdom
The ability for assessing and decision making attested reality of all human-centered professions is their subjectivity to perpetual change. Therefore it is hard to attain perfection in all aspects. The...
Summer All Year Long: Back to school as smoothly as possible
So, it’s goodbye to August and hello to autumn! September blues! And yet there are no rules or regulations stating is has to be this way, so why do a...
Teaching Junior Beginners via Skype
Teaching On Line is gaining popularity at lightning speed, mainly due to the advancement of technology and applications such as Skype, Google Hangouts and FaceTime, which work miracles for people...
Young Learners: Having fun with Grammar
Young learners have a long time ahead of them with the language. There is no need to rush into technical rules and labels that will confuse. It seems likely to...
TEACHING MATERIAL & EDUCATION
Learning Strategies: The Pleasures of DIY’
By Ioanna Charalambous and Nick Michelioudakis It is never too late to learn: There is this old man who lives in Poland. He lives alone with only his dog as...
English for Academic Purposes: EAP study skills and the EAP scene in Greece
Features of EAP Courses Language skills As described in previous articles, the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking are taught and developed throughout EAP courses. These courses prepare students...
Storytelling and learning go hand in hand
The aim of this article is to examine storytelling as an educational tool, to delve into its powers, the skills it requires and the activities it can lend itself to....
7+1 tips to make CLIL work with your class
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) has been adopted by a growing number of schools and language schools for a number of reasons, including more opportunities for language practice, motivation...
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PERSPECTIVES
Mike Riley on Teaching, Managing and Leading
“Making decisions is a crucial part of being a leader” Now settled in the UK where he works as Global Teacher Training Manager at Macmillan Education, Mike spent over a...
Δελτίο Τύπου από το Cambridge Assessment English σχετικά με την υπόθεση των πλαστών πιστοποιητικών στη Λέσβο
Με αφορμή την εν εξελίξει υπόθεση περί πιθανά πλαστών πιστοποιητικών ή παραποιημένων αποτελεσμάτων της εξέτασης BULATS, στο νησί της Λέσβου, από άγνωστο σε εμάς πρόσωπο, το Cambridge Assessment English ενημερώνει ...
Τα πλαστά πιστοποιητικά γλωσσομάθειας στη Μυτιλήνη (upd)
Μπαλάκι οι ευθύνες ανάμεσα σε Μυτιλήνη και Θεσσαλονίκη Το θέμα με τα πλαστά πιστοποιητικά Αγγλικών έχει προκαλέσει αίσθηση και αναστάτωση σε πολλούς εργαζόμενους ή ανέργους που θέλουν να συμμετάσχουν σε...
Κομπίνα με πλαστά πιστοποιητικά Αγγλικών στη Μυτιλήνη
Βιομηχανία πλαστών πιστοποιητικών Αγγλικής Γλώσσας αποκαλύφθηκε στη Μυτιλήνη όταν έγινε έλεγχος σε τίτλο σπουδών Αγγλικής Γλώσσας υπαλλήλου του Δήμου Λέσβου. Σύμφωνα με το Lesvosnews.net τα πλαστά πιστοποιητικά βρέθηκαν όταν ο...
TEACHING MATERIAL & EDUCATION
Learning Strategies: The Pleasures of DIY’
By Ioanna Charalambous and Nick Michelioudakis It is never too late to learn: There is this old man who lives in Poland. He lives alone with only his dog as...
English for Academic Purposes: EAP study skills and the EAP scene in Greece
Features of EAP Courses Language skills As described in previous articles, the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking are taught and developed throughout EAP courses. These courses prepare students...
Storytelling and learning go hand in hand
The aim of this article is to examine storytelling as an educational tool, to delve into its powers, the skills it requires and the activities it can lend itself to....
7+1 tips to make CLIL work with your class
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) has been adopted by a growing number of schools and language schools for a number of reasons, including more opportunities for language practice, motivation...
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The Consulatancy Corner
Directing your school
The dictionary (www.oxforddictionaries.com) defines director as a person who is in charge of an activity, department or organisation. A second definition adds the aspect of the manager of business affairs,...
The plane that never managed to take off: FLS that never managed to make their mark
In my last article (back in June 2018, before my unplanned but much-needed break of 6 months from ELT NEWS for the first time in 9 years), we explored the...
Why am I losing client momentum? OR The Empty School Syndrome
The story is familiar because you have seen it before. In fact, it’s played out in the same way so many times that one wonders why those involved in it...
Classrooms or learning rooms: How does space define learning?
In the era of self-sustaining learning environments, at a time when learning can happen everywhere, the space where formal learning takes place cannot be overlooked. There are many factors to...