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Author: Giota Panou

  • Giota Panou

    English Language Teacher

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    SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION BEHIND GRAMMAR TEACHING
    Literature For Teenage and Adult Learners
    From Page to Stage in Young Learners’ Classrooms: A Technique to Encourage Creativity and Learner Autonomy
    EXAMS: Writing Is Not Drudgery After All!
    “I am Ahmed. I am from Africa.”: Young Learners from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds in the English Classroom
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SUCCESSFUL COMMUNICATION BEHIND GRAMMAR TEACHING

by Giota Panou May 21, 2025 0
Do good grammar skills in the English language predict success in communication ? I was taught the English grammar in…... Read more.
Teaching Reading

Literature For Teenage and Adult Learners

by Giota Panou January 8, 2025 0
It frequently comes to my mind the time I was preparing to sit B2 and C2 level exams, back in…... Read more.
Featured Sections

From Page to Stage in Young Learners’ Classrooms: A Technique to Encourage Creativity and Learner Autonomy

by Giota Panou December 19, 2024 0
During the academic year, students and teachers often seek something different—something more challenging and engaging than the usual EFL course.…... Read more.
Exams & Preparation

EXAMS: Writing Is Not Drudgery After All!

by Giota Panou November 15, 2024 0
Analyzing the results of the previous exam period with a colleague the other day, we realized that writing, either as…... Read more.
Teaching Young Learners

“I am Ahmed. I am from Africa.”: Young Learners from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds in the English Classroom

by Giota Panou October 12, 2024 0
In culturally diverse environments, we often encounter classrooms filled with students from various cultural backgrounds. For young learners, this diversity…... Read more.
Education

Parental Involvement in ESL: The Challenges

by Giota Panou August 30, 2024 0
I grew up in a middle-class family in a small city. Although my dad was not a PhD holder, he…... Read more.
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Teachers’ Lifelong Learning: The Key to Combating Learners’ Demotivation

by Giota Panou July 25, 2024 0
Long gone are the days when teachers followed a lesson plan throughout their teaching career without variations. The plan for…... Read more.
Education, Teaching Tips

STUDENT ENGAGEMENT : Fostering learners’ autonomy through  collaboration.

by Giota Panou July 24, 2024 0
First coined in early 1980s by Henri Holec, researcher in the field of  language autonomy, the term actually refers to…... Read more.
Education, Teaching Reading

When the self-fulfilling prophesy…killed the pastime of reading

by Giota Panou June 3, 2024 0
DECEMBER 2023, waiting for the New Year to come, I find myself in a family gathering overwhelmed by the festive…... Read more.
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