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 do...
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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 do...
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 take into consideration when designing spaces for learning, schools and whole campuses. In the case of FLS, the inherent challenge is that in most cases the design...
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In the previous article we discussed the issue of quality as a desired but often misused characteristic. Quality, when it is really there, shows that the services offered are worth the money paid for them and it also adds some extra value to the whole exchange. The reason behind the misuse of the term, I dare say, lies in the fact that marketing, this...
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For the last two months, we have been exploring the complicated and deeply cultural phenomenon of marketing, with a special focus on its application in our field. Different professional fields call for different marketing, different means and different rhetoric, so what works in one field may be disastrous in another, with some fields (funeral homes, for...
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In the last ten years, the ease with which technology can be used and applied either for communication, teaching or simply marketing, has completely altered the landscape of indirect marketing. A few short years ago, a marketing campaign involving custom-made videos or publications and reaching, if well-targeted and carefully-planned, hundreds of...
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There was never a time when different kinds of businesses, from retail outlets to schools, did not want to be associated with up market products and quality services. The word quality, which under normal circumstances would bestow great honour to any service provider, has come to be one of the most frequently used words. Additionally, since FLS accredit...
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“open lessons make great events and sell well on social media. Open lessons afford many opportunities for exploitation.”
Dedicated to my friend Irene Stoumpa-Xanthea, who inspired me to write this article
Admittedly, one of the most difficult things schools and educators need to do is to showcase their work. Teaching and learning happen behind the closed doors of a classroom and effective learning is neither speedy nor does it occur at the same predictable pace. Moreover...
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Education
Proficiency holders and proficient learners
The recognition of proficient acquisition of the English as a Foreign Language is officially assessed and distinguished into as set of specific pillars. Proficient acquisition reflects eloquent, confident and multileveled command…
Why is it important to test all four skills?
Listening, reading, speaking and writing: these, as every language teacher knows, are the “four skills”. I expect that most language teachers, if asked, would say that they are all equally…
Addressing Disruptive Behavior in EFL Classrooms
The Fundamentals of A Teacher-Based Functional Behavioral Assessment (Fba) By Evangelia Vassilakou, MA in Applied Linguistics FBA is the process of gathering and analyzing information about a student’s problem behavior in order to…
Homo Ludens - All the world’s a stage...
“Antigone: And does not Creon treat our brothers twain One with the rites of burial, one with shame? Eteocles, so say they, he interred Fitly, with wonted rites, as one held meet To pass with…
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December 2018
Graded Readers: an underexplored thesaurus My interest in Graded Readers began when I ran my own language school back in the 90s. I made a very brave decision at that time; I...
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