News from Greece
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,...
Read MoreNew 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Education
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...
Read MoreEmpower 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...
Read MoreB2: what can you do?
“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...
Read MoreGeorge 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreStudents and Procrastination. How can I Motivate them?
By Katherine Reilly - Teacher Trainer and Author
Procrastination is a trait most people are familiar with. How many times have you been faced with a challenge you would inadvertently or purposel...
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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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ADAPTING READING ACTIVITIES FOR THE ONLINE CLASSROOM
The new classroom environment, the online classroom, involves adapting the printed coursebook we have been using so far, to fit the needs and demands of online teaching and learning. When adapting ...
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What is there to choose when you choose a coursebook?
Most teachers use a coursebook as the backbone of the course. More often than not, the coursebook provides the syllabus as well as the majority of the materials to be used in the classroom: usually ...
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Τι έχει συμβεί ακριβώς με την επάρκεια διδασκαλίας; FAQ
Οι αλλαγές στην χορήγηση επάρκειας έχουν προκαλέσει ανησυχία και σύγχυση σε αρκετούς εκπαιδευτικούς που έχουν άδεια διδασκαλίας μεν αλλά δεν έχουν τελειώσει κάποιο ξενόγλωσσο πανεπιστημιακό τμήμα. Π...
Read MoreΤέλος στην Επάρκεια Διδασκαλίας
Τέλος στη χορήγηση επάρκειας διδασκαλίας στους κατόχους πιστοποιητικών γλωσσομάθειας.
Ποιοί μπορούν να διδάξουν ξένες γλώσσες σε Δημόσιο και Ιδιωτικό τομέα;
Οι πτυχιούχοι των Τμημάτων τ...
Read MoreDictation: Make it an interesting activity
Dictation is one of the oldest techniques known for both the teaching and testing of foreign languages. Stansfield (1985) dates its origins back to the sixteenth century. It has long been associated w...
Read MoreTeaching Materials and Young Learners
The enormous amount of existing materials for the teaching of English to young learners might lead us to think that everything has been invented and nothing is left to be discovered in EFL. Bu...
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