News from Greece
Pedagogical Coaching
As active Educators - agents of change - for more than 28 years now in language teaching and wholeheartedly being LEARNERS of LIFE for as long as WE breathe, we are honored to introduce reliable Coa...
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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 ...
Read MoreTEFL 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,...
New 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
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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
Scott Thornbury talks about commercially produced coursebooks and neoliberalism in education
Scott Thorbury is a teacher and teacher educator, with over 30 years’ experience in English language teaching, and an MA from the University of Reading. His previous experience includes teaching and...
Read MoreROGER HOUSE TALKS TO ELT NEWS: FROM JOURNALISM TO ELT, FROM TEACHER TRAINING TO MATERIALS WRITING
Roger House has been involved in ELT for over thirty years as a teacher, trainer and author. He is a former chairperson of TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece and an active member of TESOL Greec...
Read MoreTeacher Development: Educational Trend or Necessity?
Teacher educators must now, more than ever, direct learning beyond mastery of core subjects to improve students’ 21st-century skills and make education more responsive to the challenges of a knowled...
Read MoreKnowledge-Based Leadership in Language Education
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
I ...
Read MoreLifelong Learning and Educators: Do We Really Need to Pursue Further Studies?
‘Accomplished’ is a word used most often than not to describe fulfillment or the realization of one’s goals. Although the maximum potential reached in any endeavor is clearly of a subjective perspec...
Read MoreAdult Learning: Pedagogy and andragogy
Learning can be both an emotional and intellectual process. Teaching–learning process lasts the entire life span of each individual. Adult learning allows an adult to acquire, renew, upgrade, or co...
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Scott Thornbury talks about commercially produced coursebooks and neoliberalism in education
Scott Thorbury is a teacher and teacher educator, with over 30 years’ experience in English language teaching, and an MA from the University of Reading. His previous experience includes teaching and...
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Flipped Learning
When we look at all the assumptions that have been overturned in education because of the pandemic and all the needs that have only grown during this time, what becomes clear is that the frameworks ...
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Transformational Leadership in Schools
A new school year is a fresh opportunity to revisit, reconnect, and reimagine your school’s mission and vision. It’s the perfect time to open up your leadership practice and share the work with your...
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Entering Kindergarten
In an ordinary year, a child’s entrance into kindergarten is a major milestone for students and their families. The transition can be filled with trepidation, anticipation, eagerness and uncertainty...
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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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