Upon learning a second language, learners and teachers alike, imperceptibly, undertake major risks. Originally, both march towards the acquisition of the target language, having no suspicion about the success of the venture, an initiative to be appraised as optimism and trust in practice.
By Marina Siskou
In second language learning terms, we usually...
by Maria Davou
Students cheat. I cheat, you cheat, they cheat. It’s a fact. Students cheat, we cheated as students. Teachers take measures, threaten, build walls, get vigilant but students keep cheating because students cheat. It’s cross-cultural and eternal: students have been cheating and will be cheating.
I don’t want my students to cheat. Not...
In teaching practice there is perpetually room for development. Some of the most heatedly discussed qualities of a good teacher are:
Competence and expertise: Teachers need to be profoundly knowledgeable. Dearth or compromise of mastery in the content is not only reflected upon, but also perpetuated by the learners. Language teaching has scientific...
Disclaimer: Αυτό δεν είναι ένα επιστημονικό άρθρο. Είναι η προσπάθειά μου ως επιστήμονα, να αναλύσω ένα θέμα που απασχολεί πολλούς γονείς, με απλό τρόπο.
by Maria Davou
Είναι αγαπημένο θέμα των γονιών. Τους βασανίζει, τους ταλανίζει, τους προβληματίζει. Είναι καθοριστικό στην αξιολόγηση της αποτελεσματικότητας ενός καθηγητή ή ενός συστήματος. Είναι θέμα...
By Valia Georgilaki
In any educational setting, classroom management plays an essential role in creating a safe environment where meaningful learning takes place. Teaching English to preschool students can be an exciting yet challenging experience in the sense that students at this young age are not usually equipped with the knowledge of...
The global coronavirus pandemic has forced educators to become more flexible, not only in the context of public schools but also in ESL academies. This new era has paved the way for a new trend in educational practice - the flipped classroom. Having been successfully embraced by American and European institutes, flipped learning was recognized...
All educators agree that students are better writers when they have an understanding of grammar. To be effective writers in school and to effectively communicate later in life when in the workplace, students need to use proper grammar. But, what are the best methods for teaching grammar, normally thought of as a very boring topic?
Educators do...
Only a few years ago we were discussing the issue of the computer illiterate teacher. I lived this time intensively and remember it very vividly, first from the post of a Director of Studies in a big organization which comprised private language centres in Greece and the Balkan region and later as the Area Manager of a well-known International...
By Emmanuel Kontovas
“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” This definition of who a leader is, belongs to Lao Tzu and captures the essence of leadership even according to modern studies and analyses of leaders. A lot of people believe that leaders are born; that...
