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39th TESOL Greece Annual International Convention
Programme
Edited by: Christina Chorianopoulou
Table of Contents
A Message from the TESOL Greece Chair page 4
TESOL Greece Goals page 4
Important Information page 5
Convention Highlights page 5
Annual General Assembly Agenda page 6
Meet the Plenary Speakers page 7
Convention at a Glance page 9
Presenters and Presentation Details
Listed Alphabetically page 16
University of Athens Strand page 25
Alphabetical Index of Exhibitors page 26
Alphabetical Index of Presenters page 29 Our Gratitude to all page 31
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A Message from the TESOL Greece Chair
Dear TESOL Greece Memebrs and honoured Guests. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 39th TESOL Greece Annual International Convention “Be Creative and Inspire!” TESOL Greece is one of Europe’s oldest professional development organisations with a long tradition of organising high quality events. This year we welcome Kieran Donaghy, Nicky Hockly, Like Prodromou and Joan Kang Shin as plenary speakers and 82 presenters
from 14 countries, making it a truly international convention. Among the presenters this year, we have 10 students of the Department of English Language and Literature of the University of Athens, who we welcome not as students but as future colleagues. Creativity, the theme of this Convention, is an innate trait of most teachers and testament to that are the presentations and talks of the convention which cover a wide range of topics and interests ranging from Young Learners, EAP and Research to Drama and Literature. Apart from the taks, we hope that all attendees will enjoy networking during the lunch breaks and unwind at the convention party on Saturday in the exhibition hall. On behalf of the TESOL Greece Doard of Directors, I would like to wish everyone a trully “Inspiring” Convention.
Georgios Chatzis TESOL Greece Chair
TESOL Greece Goals
TESOL Greece is a non-profit professional organization of teachers of English as a Foreign Language,
committed to promoting the professional pride, development and self-esteem of its members. To this
end:
• TESOL Greece encourages cooperation among ELT professionals in both the private and public
sectors.
• TESOL Greece provides a forum for members to share and exchange ideas and to socialize with
colleagues from Greece and abroad.
• TESOL Greece organizes conventions and events with presentations, talks and workshops by its
members and professionals of international repute. Here, publishers and authors have an opportunity to
display and present their teaching materials.
• TESOL Greece informs aspiring as well as experienced teachers of opportunities for professional
advancement and training.
• TESOL Greece produces a high-quality quarterly Newsletter to announce upcoming events and to
inform members of issues relevant to the ELT field.
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Convention Highlights Book Exhibition- Free Entrance Saturday, March 3rd 11:00-22:30 and Sunday, March 4th, 11:00-17:00, Deipnosofistirion View the latest ELT books, materials and publications on offer from local and international publishers. Learn about teacher training and development programmes available both locally and abroad. Get information about international language exams. Stroll through the Book Exhibit; take time to look at the latest ELT materials, teacher training programmes and publications. Have a chat with publishers and exhibitors.
‘The Maricelle Meyer Scholarship Award’ Drawing Sunday, March 4th at the beginning of the AGA
In fond remembrance of Maricelle Meyer, founding member and tireless supporter of TESOL Greece, the Maricelle Meyer Scholarship is awarded each year at the Convention.The €400 scholarship has been designated to provide financial support for one TESOL Greece member to attend a professional training course of his/her choice. This scholarship is funded each year by donations to TESOL Greece and by the
Important Information
The Venue
The 39th TESOL Greece Annual Convention takes place in Deree – The American College of Greece Gravias 6, Ag. Paraskevi 153 42 Inquiries and Assistance The Registration Desk at the entrance will help you with any inquiries you may have. Feel free to ask TESOL Greece members or the Volunteers, wearing blue T-shirts, any questions you may have. Any programme changes will be posted on the Convention Bulletin Board in the Lobby. Name Tags
Please remember to wear your nametag throughout the convention. Talks are open to TESOL Greece members only. Courtesy Policy on Late Admission and Mobile Phones
Admission to all sessions will close ten minutes after the scheduled starting time. Out of respect for the speakers, we request that all mobile phones be turned off during attendance in the sessions.
Convention Evaluation Forms can be accessed online here: Your assessment and suggestions are extremely important for the planning of next year’s Convention. Annual General Assembly It is vital that all members be present at the Annual General Assembly on Sunday, March 4th, 2018 at 15:30 in the Pierce Theatre. In order to facilitate the business of the General Assembly, any issues or points that members would like to address should be submitted in writing to the Information Desk beforehand. The purpose of the General Assembly is to approve annual reports, to establish registration fees and to elect Members and Alternate Members to the Board of Directors. For more information on this year’s General Assembly, please see the ‘Convention Highlights’ section of this Programme, and the General Assembly Agenda on page 14. REMINDER: In order to vote at the elections, you need to have your ID card or your passport. A Note to our Members and Guests The TESOL Greece Board hopes that you enjoy and benefit from the variety of talks, workshops and presentations at our 39th Annual Convention. While we have carefully selected the presenters for their knowledge and expertise, we would like to remind everyone that the purpose of our organization is to provide an open forum for a variety of methodologies, ideas and professional opinions. Therefore, the presentations may or may not be in accordance with the professional opinions of the TESOL Greece Board, either as a committee or as individuals. Evaluation Forms It would help us enormously to organise future events if you could take a few minutes to fill in the Convention evaluation form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/39tesolgreece PW: tg39convention
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proceeds of the prizes. All current TESOL Greece members are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Simply complete and submit a form at the Information Desk any time on Saturday or on Sunday morning. A drawing to select the winner will be held during the General Assembly. You must be present at the
General Assembly to win! A person who has been awarded the Scholarship cannot apply for the following 3
years. Convention Party The Convention Party will take place at the Exhibition Hall (Deipnosofistirion),within the premises of Deree – The American College of Greece, at 20:30 on Saturday, March 3rd. Entrance is free for all TESOL Greece Members! Please show your membership card at the entrance. The party includes a light buffet, drinks, music and dancing.
Play Performance Sunday, March 4th, 20:15 Exhibition Hall (Deipnosofistirion) This year we will host Luke Prodromou and The English Language Theatre, who will present: “Ladies in Love and Marriage: from Byron to Wilde”, performed by:
Lilika Couri, Zafi Mandali, Agape Dendaki, Anna Papadaki Vicky Saran, Eftychis Kantarakis, Cliff Parry, Luke Prodromou, Efi Tzouri, Michael Robbs.
The Annual General Assembly (AGA) Sunday, March 4th, 15:30-17:00, Pierce Theatre Come to the AGA and take part in TESOL Greece’s future! This is your chance to learn more about the association and to make your voice heard. At the AGA you can nominate yourself or a colleague to stand for election. In order to vote, you need to have your passport or your identity card. Apart from the annual election of Board members, votes will be taken on other important issues as well. See page 14 for the AGA Agenda and other information.
Annual General Assembly Agenda
• Chairperson’s Report, General Secretary’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Oversight Committee Report, Newsletter Editor’s Report • Any Other Business • Nominations and Elections of:
• Three (3) Board of Directors members (3-year tenure)
• Four (4) Alternate members (1-year tenure)
• Three (3) Oversight Committee Members (2-year tenure)
• One (1) Alternate Oversight Committee Member (2-year tenure)
All current members are eligible to vote and to run for election to the Board. A Greek ID or passport and a valid TG ID are required in order to vote.
Only members who are present may be elected. Members may nominate themselves or colleagues who
are members. If you wish to nominate yourself, or someone else, you can write, on a piece of paper and submit it to the Registration Desk prior to the Meeting:
“I would like to nominate ____________________________ for the TESOL Greece Board of Directors”
The new board will meet at 19:15 on Sunday March 3rd, 2018 at the Arts Auditorium
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Meet the Plenary Speakers Nicky Hockly
Saturday, 3rd March, 10:10
“Remixing Creativity”
Nicky’s talk is kindly sponsored by: Digital literacies and creativity are both key 21st century skills. Being digital literate in the 21st century includes understanding ‘remix’ – reworking original digital content to create new digital artefacts. Remix provides a virtual space for learners in which both creativity and language learning can be supported. In this talk, we explore remix in detail, including how it can be used with – and created by - your own learners. Nicky Hockly is Director of Pedagogy of The Consultants-E theconsultants-e.com , and has been teaching since 1987. She is the author of several prize-winning methodology books about technology in ELT, and is a leading figure in edtech teacher training. Nicky lives in Barcelona, and is a technophobe turned technophile.
Dr Joan Kang Shin
Sunday, 4th March, 10:10
“Are You a 21st Century Teacher?”
Joan’s talk is kindly sponsored by:
Our students who are young global citizens need to learn values and skills that will enable them to successfully communicate and collaborate across borders and cultures. This workshop will demonstrate ways to integrat specific 21st century skills to help our young learners and teens succeed in this technology-driven and global century. Hopefully this workshop will inspire every teacher to be a true 21st century teacher. Dr. Joan Kang Shin is an Associate Professor of Education at George Mason University and the Academic Program Coordinator of the Teaching Culturally & Linguistically Diverse & Exceptional Learners (TCLDEL) program. Dr. Shin specializes in teaching ESL/EFL to young learners and teenagers and has provided professional development programs and workshops to EFL teachers in over 100 countries around the world. She is a Series Editor of National Geographic Learning’s young learner programs Welcome to Our World, Our World, and Explore Our World, as well as the teen program Impact, and an author of the professional development title Teaching Young Learners English.
Dr Luke Prodromou
Saturday, 3 r d March, 16: 10
“Principles and Practical Tips for Making Exam Classes Creative”
Luke’s talk is kindly sponsored by: What would we teachers do without exams? They are the perfect pretext for teaching badly. Exams are the fig-leaf which hide our failure to be creative in the ELT classroom. 'If only we weren’t pressurized by one exam after another, we’d teach ...properly!' This interactive talk shows that we can have our exam cake and eat it, creatively. I suggest practical
ways of teaching exam classes successfully and creatively. Luke Prodromou has a BA (Bristol University), MA in Shakespeare Studies, (Birmingham University), A Postgraduate Diploma in TEFL (Leeds University) and a PhD (Nottingham University). His thesis on English as a Lingua Franca was published by Continuum (2010). His theatre group, Luke-and-friends, thrives on creative collaboration with ELT colleagues.
Kieran Donaghy
Sunday, 4 t h March, 17:00
“Try Talking in My Shoes: Empathy in Language Teaching”
Kieran’s talk is kindly sponsored by:
Empathy may be one of the qualities that distinguish an average teacher from an excellent teacher in the eyes of the student. In this session we will examine the importance of empathy in language education and propose a number of highly creative activities inspired by literature and short films that foster empathy among both teachers and students. Kieran Donaghy is a teacher, trainer, and award-winning writer. His website Film English film-english.com has won a British Council ELTons Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources. He is the author of Film in Action (Delta Publishing). You can find out more about Kieran and his work at his author website kierandonaghy.com
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Convention at a Glance
39th TESOL Greece Convention Exhibition Opening Hours* Saturday, 3rd March: 11:00 – 22:30 Sunday, 4th March: 11:00 – 17:00 *The Convention Exhibition is open to everyone.
Saturday
09:00 – 10:00 Registration (Ongoing)
10:00 – 10:10 Opening Remarks (Pierce Theatre)
10:10 – 11:00 Plenary Presentation (Pierce Theatre)
Sponsored by Express Publishing
Nicky Hockly “Remixing Creativity”
Professional Presentations 11:20 – 12:05 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th
Auditorium 607
609 YL SIG
701 TDR SIG
703 AL SIG
Dr Kosmas Vlachos Being Creative in the Writing Classroom
Marina Pantazi To Write or Not to Write with a Pencil? That Is the Question!
Cathy Salonikidis A.R.T. : A.rt R.ecreating T.eaching
Henry Uwem Tyron Implications of Weaving SEL into ELT Classes – A Case Study
Dr Paschalia Patsala Dr Vicky Papachristou Reconnecting with Society: A Creative EFL Case-Study
Stella Spyridaki Single Mothers Learning English Enter a Life Changing Course
Professional Presentations 12:20 - 13:05 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th Auditorium
TDR SIG 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG 703
AL SIG
John Arnold Promoting Differentiation Through Technology
Dr Evdokia Karavas The Integrated Foreign Languages Curriculum: Implications for Teachers
Ekaterina Stashevskaya Fine Tuning Your Coursebook: Creative Use of Songs and Chants
Syeda Saima Bukhari Developing Life Skills Competencies in ESL/EFL Learners
Visnja Fara ‘Little-c’ Linguistic Creativity – an Ingredient to Spice up VL Activities
13:05 – 14:00 Lunch Break - Exhibition Hall (Deipnosofistirion)
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March 3rd – 4th 2018 Deree – The American College of Greece
Gravias 6, Ag. Paraskevi 153 42, Athens Athens, Greece
Professional Presentations 14:00 – 14:45 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th Auditorium
UoA Strand 607
609 YL SIG
701 TDR SIG
703 AL SIG
Luis Cabrera Pronounce it Right! Pronunciation Assessment in TEFL
Evanthia Andrianaki Ioanna Antonatou Personality, Motivation and Cognitive Style in the Greek EFL Classroom
Dr Todd Squires Maximizing Vocabulary Acquisition through Classroom Activities
Aphrodite Gkiouri Fun Grammar Games
Dr Ron Morrain Leading Learners to Creativity - A workshop on Using RMMs
Melpomeni Ilkos Flipping the Class? It Does Work!
Christina Athanasiadi Vassiliki Vita Video Games: Acquiring Vocabulary in English as L2
Professional Presentations 15:00 – 15:45 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th Auditorium
UoA Strand 607 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG 703
AL SIG
David Read Dr Nicholas Murgatroyd Corpus tools: Practical Techniques for the EAP Classroom
Kleanthi Dagoula Vassilios Ioannis Koutroumpas Homework and Effects on EFL Development: the Case of Vocabulary at Intermediate Level
Chrysa Papalazarou Art and Creative Thinking Development
Eman EL Difrawy Integrating Global Issues in the Creative English Language Classroom
Vassiliki Mandalou Autism Speaks on Poetry in Motion: Creating Miracles
Dr Adam Murray Perceived Difficulty of Listening Materials
Eleni Andreopoulou
Alexandros Theodoropoulos Artistic Talent and Creative Thinking in Children with Learning Disabilities
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16:10 – 17:00 Plenary Presentation (Pierce Theatre) Sponsored by Deportivo Publishing
Luke Prodromou “Principles and Practical Tips for Making Exam Classes Creative”
Professional Presentations 17:30 – 18:15 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th Auditorium
UoA Strand 607
DL SIG 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG 703
AL SIG
Alexandros Vouyouklis Create Games and Make Waves in Your Class. A Beginner’s Introduction
Antonia Vasilopoulou Elpiniki Kapelaki EFL Assessment and Feedback: Teachers' and Learners' Perspective
Dr Linda Manney Engaging Multicultural Learners: Literature with Ethical Conflicts
Stefania Ballotto Creative Creativity
Armine Shahverdyan Anna Kurghinyan Developing IB ATL Self-Management and Social Skills
Theodore Lalos Escape Master: The New Breed of Educator
Professional Presentations 18:30 – 19:15 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th
Auditorium 607
DL SIG 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG 703
AL SIG
Helena Galani Responding to challenges in ELT through Creativity in Virtual Worlds
Dr Anastasia Georgountzou Natasha Tsantila Enhancing EFL learners’ listening skills in the 21st century
Cory Koby Proven Results of an Ambitious Extensive Reading Program
Ioanna Ntaidou Be Creative Using Gamified Activities to Teach Speaking
Theodora Papapanagiotou A Tired Teacher: a Journey out of Burnout
Lilika Couri The Challenges of Non-EFL CLIL Teachers - The Creativity of EFL
Professional Presentations 19:30 – 20:15 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th
Auditorium 607
DL SIG 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG
Dimitris Primalis Creativity Has Classroom Boredom for Breakfast
Efi Tzouri Dimitra Christopoulou Emmanuel Kontovas Let's Talk about Life Skills
David Gibson The Use of Fairy Tales in Language Teaching
Margarita Kosior Despina Sarantidou Designing Teaching Materials to Confront Modern-Day Slavery
Dr Theodora Papadopoulou Building Resilience in Teachers
20:15 – 22:30 Convention Party - Exhibition Hall (Deipnosofistirion)
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Sunday
09:00 – 10:00 Registration (Ongoing)
10:10 – 11:00 Plenary Presentation (Pierce Theatre)
Sponsored by National Geographic Learning
Dr Joan Kang Shin “Are You a 21st Century Teacher?”
Professional Presentations 11:20 – 12:05 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th
Auditorium 607
DL SIG 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG 703
AL SIG
Julia Alivertis Vicky Chionopoulou Eftichis Kantarakis Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Digital Empathy in ELT
Vicky Papageorgiou Project Work is Fun!
Anna Fiona Monnas Cliff Parry What is "Storytelling"?
Tijana Nesic Ristic Magic Quilt and Other Amazing(ly)
Simple Ideas
Maria Davou Bringing Innovation in ELT education
Irene Rousta Bringing English and Art together Both in and Outside the Classroom!
Professional Presentations 12:20 – 13:05 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th
Auditorium 607
609 YL SIG
701 TDR SIG
703 AL SIG
Georgios Kormpas Disruptive Technology: Should Technology Be Used in Classroom?
Dr Dimitris Maroulis The Neuroscience of Creativity: Mapping the Maze
Lilian Stathi Phonological Awareness - the Power of Sounds
Katerina Mantadaki Making the Right Noise!
Dr Sylvia Karastathi Adapting Museum Education Resources for Language Learning
George Tsioumanis Christina Anifadi TEDEd Clubs: Celebrating Teenage Learners' Ideas
13:05 - 14:00 Lunch Break -Exhibition Hall (Deipnosofistirion)
Commercial presentations (DEREE College)
14:10-15:10 6th Auditorium
EXPRESS PUBLISHING Celebrating 30 Years of Innovation and Excellence! I Wonder: The Amazing New Course for Primary Learners! on Screen C2: the Ideal Choice for All C2 Level Exams! Right On! 1-4: the Right Course for the 21st Century Learners! Katerina Mantadaki, Senior Teacher Trainer
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Commercial presentations (DEREE College)
14:10-15:10 7th
Auditorium DEREE — The American College of Greece The MA in TESOL at Deree – The American College of Greece
14:10-15:10 Arts Auditorium
EUROPALSO – ESB
Educational Benefits the Self-Development Skills That Derive from
the EUROPALSO Assessment Tests Stella Floras How to Succeed in ESB. Every Student Benefits Jane Collins
14:10-15:10 607
GRIVAS PUBLICATIONS You Can Help Your Students Reach Their Full Potential! Instl the Right Mindset - Make Your Lesson the Life-Changing Experience They Deserve Tassos Katsaris,MSc University of Stirling, UK, Educational Consultant Vivi Kamari, Marketing & Promotion Manager
14:10-14:35 608
DEPORTIVO PUBLISHING The New Course That Defines and Illustrate the Skills, Knowledge, Expertise and Support Systems That Students Need to Succeed in Work, Life, and Citizenship. Areti Varlokosta Educational Consultant
14:10-14:35
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HAMILTON HOUSE English Download - an Exciting New Course for Teenagers and Young Adults Tery Lemanis
14:45-15:10 609 YORK PRESS Get talking! Get motivated! Get ready! Yiannis Spyropoulos, Deputy Manager, RSA dipl.
14:10-14:35 701
ETC Innovation & Expertise Suzanne Antonaros - Lilika Couri Teacher Educators, EFL School Management Consultants
14:45-15:10 701 GAMELISH CARD GAMES Happy Families, Happy Students - Great Games for Your Class Talila Kaiser
14:10-14:35 702
BURLINGTON BOOKS Here Comes Jet for Junior A and Junior B! Jet, the New Superhero from Burlington Books, will Bring Joy, Action and Motivation to Your Junior Classes and Provide Creative Opportunities to Teach Values and Develop Children’s 21st-Century Life Skills. Christina Bakopoulou, Managing Director
14:45-15:10
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LANGUAGE CENTRE, CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Interested in Using Technologies in Language Learning? the Online MA in CALL is for You Elena Papa
14:10-14:35 703
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING GREECE Happy World 1 & 2 and Great Wonders 1 - 4. The Next Generation of Coursebooks from NatGeo Eftychis Kantarakis RSA Dip. Teacher Trainer
14:45-15:10
703 QLS |QUALITY IN LANGUAGE SERVICES QLS Debate Festival Georgia Papas
15:30 - 17:00 Annual General Assembly (Pierce Theatre)
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17:00 - 17:50 Plenary Presentation (Pierce Theatre)
Kieran Donaghy
Sponsored by New York College
“Try Talking in My Shoes: Empathy in Language Teaching”
Professional Presentations 18:15 – 19:00 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium
LT SIG 7th
Auditorium 607
609 YL SIG
701 TDR SIG
703 YL SIG
Jake Delatolas-Saveris Motivational Strategies in the EFL Classroom
Zafi Mandali Gianna Gkioni The EFL Game Show
Georgina Trimi No Prep Games with Scraps of Paper
Spyridoula Matatsi Cliff Parry Flying with the Whole Child beyond... the Language Learning Land!
Dr Jane Mandalios “Involve me, and I Learn”: Students Become the Teacher
Mandy Pistikou Inspiring Young Learners with Learning Disabilities in Private Sessions
Professional Presentations 19:15 – 20:00 (DEREE College)
6th Auditorium LT SIG
7th Auditorium
607 609
YL SIG 701
TDR SIG
Effie Kyrikakis Global Projects – A Magic Window to the World
Androniki Kouvdou Assessing Communicative oral Skills in the Multicultural EFL class
Eleni Kladi Cliff Parry A Story of Motivation
Aikaterini Kantourou Neuro-linguistic Programming for Low Achievers : a Success Story
Padraig O’Suilleabhain Exploiting YouTube for Speaking Activities
20:15 Exhibition Hall (Deipnosofistirion)
The English Language Theatre Presents:
“Ladies in Love and Marriage: from Byron to Wilde”
Performed by:
Lilika Couri, Zafi Mandali, Agape Dendaki, Anna Papadaki, Vicky Saran, Eftychis Kantarakis, Cliff Parry, Luke Prodromou, Efi Tzouri, Michael Robbs.
Index of Abbreviations
UoA Strand: University of Athens Strand. Department of English Language and Literature 20 minute Student presentations LT SIG: Presentations related to the Language Technologies Special Interest Group YL SIG: Presentations related to the Young Learners SIG DL SIG: Presentations related to the Drama Literature SIG TDR SIG: Presentations related to the Teacher Development and Research SIG
AL SIG: Presentations related to the Adult Learners SIG
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Presenters and Presentation Details listed Alphabetically
Julia Alivertis ELT Teacher/Teacher trainer, Oral Examiner. Vicky Chionopoulou ELT Teacher, Oral Examiner. Eftichis Kantarakis ELT Teacher, Teacher Trainer, National Geographic Learning. Do Androids dream of electric sheep? – Digital Empathy in ELT Planting the seeds of Empathy in the ‘digital generation’ classroom can prove a useful tool when dealing with conflicting emotions in today’s changing ELT world. The workshop will introduce the concept of ‘techno-ethics’ and demonstrate how technology-aided teaching can be enhanced with the inclusion of empathy, the subtle tool that builds 21st century learning and global competency John Arnold BELTA president, is an English teacher at TMMA-UC. He fuses technology, assessment and differentiation into engaged activities. Promoting Differentiation Through Technology Responding to the needs of all the learners in our classrooms focuses on three areas: content, process and product. Several technology tools can help us to promote differentiation with all learners. This hands-on workshop will look at some differentiation strategies that have been used in a variety of EFL settings. Stefania Ballotto South African-Italian- Pilgrims Teacher Trainer UK - University of Udine, Italy Lecturer- worked with Howard Gardner, Specialises in Creative Methodology. Creative Creativity Be given permission to indulge our fantasy, and then, when that life is flowing, provide the tools to craft it into poetry and story. Exercises where teachers of children, teenagers and adults will find many new ideas for the classroom. Language as pictures or sculpture, writing metaphorically, and setting off the spark. Syeda Saima Bukhari is a Cambridge certified teacher-trainer. Her research publications have made her actively interact with the world's researchers. Developing Life Skills Competencies in ESL/EFL Learners Practicing Life Skills can develop a perfect fit and learning critical thinking leads students to develop higher level of concentration. Promoting communication, decision-making, critical thinking, and negotiation skills is essentially needed for healthy development of foreign language learners. This session is all about techniques that do magic. Luis Cabrera has given workshops on speaking and pronunciation at TESOLSpain, ArgentinaTESOL, BrazTESOL and TESOL Greece. Pronounce It Right! Pronunciation Assessment in TEFL One of the most neglected areas in English teaching is pronunciation due to the lack of knowledge in the area of phonetics. Therefore, evaluating students' pronunciation in class is an even harder task; however, we can take advantage of technology in order to assess our students´ pronunciation in a fun way through Apps. Lilika Couri is a teacher educator and EFL School Management Consultant The Challenges of Non-EFL CLIL Teachers - The Creativity of EFL A demonstration/workshop of the misconceptions and truths about non-EFL CLIL professionals. Subject teachers (science, history, geography, etc.) who teach CLIL are facing daily challenges and their saving factors are motivation, creativity and sound EFL strategies. Demonstrations of activities and short workshops.
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Maria Davou (MA TESOL, PhD Applied Linguistics, ABD) is a teacher, teacher trainer, researcher and education visionary, running an innovative school. Bringing Innovation in ELT Education How can our LTO's change and bring about change in the educational culture in our context? How can we be agents of change? This talk will focus on tools and tips on understanding and applying innovation in our classrooms, schools or educational communities.
Jake Delatolas-Saveris English Departme nt Faculty at Pierce ACG, Seminar Presenter & Speaking Examiner at Cambridge Assessment English. Motivational Strategies in the EFL Classroom Motivation is one of the main issues that determine the success in an EFL class. Without sufficient motivation, even learners with the greatest abilities and potential cannot achieve their goals. Thus, teaching motivational strategies in the EFL classroom is of great importance
Eman EL Difrawy is a holder of advanced TEFL certificate, has worked as a coordinator at AUC in Cairo.
Integrating Global Issues in the Creative English Language Classroom Integrating global issues will help students to build their personalities and become global citizens in the future. In addition, developing children’s English vocabulary and language skills through engaging in a simulated UN discussion, inventing a slogan for a piece of street art, designing sustainable homes and cities, conducting surveys. Visnja Fara works as a senior lecturer of English at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb. ‘Little-C’ Linguistic Creativity – an Ingredient to Spice up VL Activities New words, 'the birth certificates of change', very often exemplify word formation creativity. Drawing attention to such 'little-c' creativity, e.g., the one exhibited by a newspaper journalist who comes up with some catchy coinages, and encouraging students to spot and explore them, can stimulate student curiosity and further reading, and make vocabulary building enjoyable.
Helena Galani ELT tutor, educator, assessor, materials designer & trainer in VWs (incl. EdMondo 16-17), -Greece, UK, online. MA ELT (Univ. of Nottingham), Dip. RSA. Responding to Challenges in ELT Through Creativity in Virtual Worlds The presentation focuses on the practical use of Virtual Worlds to promote educational and linguistic outcomes creatively, memorably and successfully.
Dr Anastasia Georgountzou teaches at the Athens Kapodistrian University, English Department, and in the M.Ed in TESOL at the Hellenic Open University. Natasha Tsantila teaches Linguistics at Deree-the American College of Greece and has been involved in syllabus design, ELF and ELT pedagogy. Enhancing EFL Learners’ Listening Skills in the 21st Century Skills and competencies such as learning to learn and linguacultural awareness needed in the contemporary multicultural and multilingual world greatly differ from those needed in the past. Since listening can be well associated with the aforementioned competencies, we make recommendations of potential adaptations of specific listening sections included ELT textbooks David Gibson taught for 44 years in England and Greece. He is a founder-member of TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece. The Use of Fairy Tales in Language Teaching Everyone around the world knows Fairy Tales. Call them Folk Tales or Traditional Stories, they are universal. In this illustrated and interactive workshop we will explore the nature of Fairy Tales and how the features of them can be used to enhance learning in students of all ages.
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Aphrodite Gkiouri is a passionate English teacher, TESOLer and life lover, currently teaching in a State Primary School in central Greece. Fun Grammar Games I have moved away from the traditional methods of teaching English grammar, to using a more active approach through games. Students are often more motivated to play games than they are to do desk work. Students are focused on the activity and end up absorbing the language subconsciously. Games, can add excitement through competition and create a bonding among students and teacher.
Melpomeni Ilkos is a member of The American College of Greece – DEREE Flipping the Class? It Does Work! Are you considering making your classes more interactive? Would you like to offer your students more in-class practice? Are you interested in increasing student-to-student collaboration? “Flipping the classroom” could be the answer. It improves student achievement and involves students in their own learning. It does work! Aikaterini Kantourou is a state school EFL teacher in Greece and a Director of Studies in the U.K. She has been awarded an MA in TESOL. Neuro-Linguistic Programming for Low Achievers: a Success Story This workshop aims to provide hands-on experience on Neuro-linguistic Programming Practices and language system and skills activities that can help low achievers succeed in the EFL class.
Dr Sylvia Karastathi Teacher educator and lecturer in TESOL at New York College, Athens. MA and PhD in English, DELTA. Events co-ordinator for the Visual Arts Circle. Adapting Museum Education Resources for Language Learning This talk will introduce valuable resources for creating visual literacy tasks sourced from major museums and galleries. Exploring the work museum education departments do to deepen the engagement with their image collections, this talk will suggest ways teachers can adapt these image resources and related texts for language learning contexts.
Dr Kia Karavas is Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, University of Athens. The Integrated Foreign Languages Curriculum: Implications for Teachers This presentation will focus on the innovatory features of the new Integrated Foreign Languages curriculum highlighting its multilingual and glocal character. Given that the new curriculum views teachers as designers of learning, the implications and challenges for the training of language teachers will also be presented.
Eleni Kladi British Council Greece teacher, Undergraduate degree in English language and literature, Med in TESOL, Diploma in SEN. A Story of Motivation The presentation will be built around an inspiring story and will be linked to various motivation theories. The teachers will be exposed to an experience which they could also put into practice in their young learner classes.
Cory Koby teaches in Japan at Miyagi Gakuin Women's U. and serves as Sendai chapter president with JALT. He researches extensive reading and L..Ed. Policy. Proven Results of an Ambitious Extensive Reading Program This presentation will highlight the design, administration, and results of an ongoing, 4-semester long extensive reading (ER) program at a university in Japan. With the aid of a purpose-built ER LMS, the presenter and his colleague have been able to inspire their students to read no less than a half-million words over the course of the program.
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Georgios Vlassios Kormpas, an experienced English Instructor in higher education. Currently doing a Ph.D. focused on E-Research, and TEL from Lancaster University. Disruptive Technology: Should Technology Be Used in Classroom? A lot has been discussed and promoted by technology gurus that technology can help and facilitate learning in this millennium (Thomas et al, 2017). Does technology really help in the language classroom? What do the notions of disruptive technologies and disruptive innovation bring to the classroom?
Margarita Kosior Educator, teacher trainer, conference presenter, materials author, storyteller. Amateur photographer and dancer. Despina Sarantidou Educator, teacher, life-long learner. Avid traveler. Designing Teaching Materials to Confront Modern-Day Slavery The NO Project and CITY College join forces in a pioneering initiative in which a group of students designed teaching materials in order to raise awareness
Androniki Kouvdou is a primary state school EFL teacher and a PhD candidate at the Hellenic Open University. Her thesis is on assessment and ELF. Assessing Communicative Oral Skills in the Multicultural Efl Class The presentation focuses on the potential of systematic classroom observation as an alternative means of assessing intercultural communicative speaking skills within a multicultural EFL context. This potential is illustrated in the findings of two case studies where a carefully planned observation framework of assessment was put into practice.
Effie Kyrikakis As a Global Educator and Change Agent, Effie passionately believes in the infinite possibilities of every student for growth, contentment and success. Global Projects – A Magic Window to the World Hear your heart beat fast. See the eyes of your students sparkle with anticipation! Feel the rush of excitement as you prepare to delight! Why will a Global Project benefit your class? How can it be implemented into the curriculum? What projects can you participate in? This interactive professional talk promises to be a discovery journey for all.
Theodore Lalos, TKT (Modules 1 – 3), KAL& CLIL, CELTA, Diploma in Teacher Training (TQUK), Diploma in TESOL (TQUK), Breakout EDU Authorised Escape Master: The New Breed of Educator Have you ever aspired to be a trendsetter in your own classroom? If the answer is yes, then join this session and become accustomed to a newly-launched teaching method. Become a doer of different. Caution! Enter at your own risk! Communication, collaboration, correlation, and lateral thinking are most certainly required.
Zafi Mandali Director, Department of English Ellinogermaniki Agogi , author, BA in English Language, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, M.A. in Applied Linguistics, University of Essex. Gianna Gkioni teacher of English, Drama instructor (BA in Theatre, Goldsmiths College, UoL - MA in Theatre Directing, Royal Holloway, UoL), currently employed in Ellinogermaniki Agogi. The EFL Game Show This workshop hopes to inspire you into using game formats for vocabulary review, collocation consolidation, team building and energizing focus. We will play Word Sneak, Pictionary, Box of Lies, Charades and Scattergories. We will create the atmosphere of a TV studio and indulge in the creativity and fun of it all.
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Dr Jane Mandalios works at the American College of Greece - Deree. She teaches applied linguistics, composition and on the new MA TESOL programme. “Involve Me, and I Learn”: Students Become the Teacher “Involve me, and I learn” (B. Franklin). This approach underpins the rationale and format of student-led seminars which are used in a MA in TESOL at an English-medium college in Greece. This session describes how such peer-peer teaching activities increase student engagement, motivation and leadership and are applicable in many other TESOL classes. Vassiliki Mandalou Freelance tutor of Language & Linguistics, Philosophy, Literature. MSc Special Needs Educator. "Philosophy for Children" & "Poetry in Motion" projects. Autism Speaks on Poetry in Motion: Creating Miracles How can we help our autistic learners? How the notion of “Poetry in Motion” can successfully apply to their needs? A workshop that will help learners, teachers and parents unlock hidden keys and provide the best possible learning quality. The Emotional Intelligence in accordance to the autistic learner’s potentials.
Dr Linda Manney is a trained linguist and English language teacher. She has been living and teaching in Greece since 1993. Engaging Multicultural Learners: Literature with Ethical Conflicts In my talk, I describe short stories which depict an ethical or moral dilemma, and I explain how I use these stories in culturally diverse English classes to promote class discussion. I also present various activities which students complete as they analyze moral dilemmas from many different perspectives
Katerina Mantadaki, O.TR., is a Teacher & Teacher Trainer. Currently, she holds the position of Teacher Trainer at Express Publishing. Making the Right Noise! There are times when things in the primary classroom go wrong. One of the problems when this happens is that children are not always good at telling us why. Why does this happen? What might go wrong? What techniques can we use to put it right? A broader understanding of some of the issues involved will be helpful in finding the proper solutions.
Spyridoula Matatsi is a SEN-certified EFL young learner’s teacher at British Council Athens, working particularly on all-inclusive classroom management. Cliff Parry Academic Director, British Council Athens Flying with the Whole Child beyond... the Language Learning Land! Have you ever wondered which land is your destination while teaching; the Language Learning Land or the Creativity Land? What treasures can you search for on each? Fly with the Whole Child beyond the Language Learning Land, challenge yourself and get ready to find out your own land!
Dr Dimitris Maroulis MA in Language Testing & Assessment, Doctorate in Language Learning Strategies, currently studying Educational Neuroscience with Birkbeck University, London. He has been teaching English for 25 years. The Neuroscience of Creativity: Mapping the Maze Where does creativity come from? Is it located at a hidden neural circuit deep in human brain? Is it just the synonym of serendipity, the Eureka phenomenon? Although creativity has been called the most important of all human resources, its neural basis is still unclear. Recent experiments attempt to identify its origins. In this presentation we will explore the studies and any available evidence which trace creativity neurobiologically. We will also explore how creativity happens in the brain and the conditions that foster it in a language learning classroom.
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Anna Fiona Monnas BA psychology, Med, DELTA, TYLEC. EFL teacher for 25 years, teacher training experience, oral examiner and items writer. Currently at British Council. Cliff Parry Academic Director, British Council Athens What Is "Storytelling"? Telling stories, of course! A lot can be said about stories: storytelling is the oldest form of teaching, it is a way to tap into the learners’ creativity and it can cater to learners of any age or level. This presentation will look at some techniques to make us better storytellers, to bring magic to the classroom and the language to life.
Dr Ron Morrain https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ronmorrain *Leading Learners to Creativity * a Workshop on Using RMMs Whether in an academic or corporate setting, RMMs and curation have the potential to drive a task, and our learners, to higher-level thinking, creativity, and product development. RMMs and curation also have the potential to generate creativity and community involvement beyond the classroom.
Dr Adam Murray teaches at the University of the Ryukyus. His research interests are listening instruction, materials development, and assessment. Perceived Difficulty of Listening Materials
In this research project, a website is being used to collect the student’s perceived difficulty of listening materials. It also tracks each student’s performance on comprehension questions. By using these sources of information to rate the difficulty of these materials, appropriate listening materials can then be recommended to the students.
Tijana Nesic Ristic A teacher/ teacher trainer, working with various age groups, putting emphasis on cross-curricular approach applicable to different learning styles. Magic Quilt and Other Amazing(ly) Simple Ideas How to get children interested and simultaneously reuse the same material keeping it always fresh. The MAGIC QUILT offers numerous fun activities and games that boost reasoning, adaptable to suit students of different age, starting from VYL to junior primary school students. It is especially applicable to kinaesthetic learners. Ioanna Ntaidou is a teacher, teacher educator, presenter, examiner and founder of the “Learning Gamification System” holding 18 degrees and diplomas. Be Creative Using Gamified Activities to Teach Speaking Get exquisite results by gamifying your speaking lesson. This is an interactive workshop, a resource kit for the teachers with fun, creative, hands-on activities which can be tailored to fit different levels and age groups in a classroom.
Padraig O’Suilleabhain holds an MA in Applied Linguistics. He has extensive experience in teaching EFL. Exploiting YouTube for Speaking Activities This session gives practical advice for using YouTube in classrooms as an impetus to develop students’ speaking skills. It will look at technical issues, suggest a possible structure to such lessons, before going on to present a range of videos using tried and tested activities.
Marina Pantazi is a teacher of English, she has studied English Literature and she specializes in teaching young learners via interactive activities To Write or Not to Write with a Pencil? That Is the Question! This presentation includes ways of writing without using pencil or pen. The presenter suggests interactive ways to promote writing in the class, making his/her lesson more interesting. There will be an exhibition with the materials that the students use for writing. The audience will have the opportunity to use the materials and explore them.
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Dr Theodora Papadopoulou holds a PhD in Psychology, MSc in Speech and Language Pathology and MA in Neurolinguistics. She has her own practice. Building Resilience in Teachers Teachers do a humanitarian profession and thus are subject to stressful conditions and are often led to burn out. The aim of the lecture is to help participants understand what constitutes a strong psychic body that protects people from physical and emotional exhaustion. Vicky Papageorgiou is an EAP/ESL lecturer who studied in 4 countries and now divides her time between Greece and Oxford. She is also a co-editor at ELTA Serbia Publications and editor of the Visual Arts Circle. Project Work Is Fun! In this workshop we will share and explore a range of practical ideas that promote the development of creative thinking in the English language classroom. We will work with art to see how it can help students observe carefully and describe, wonder and ask questions, reason with evidence, share their thinking with others, be alert to learning. Theodora Papapanagiotou has been a teacher of EFL and DaF in Greece since 1992. She is a freelance teacher, translator and blogger. A Tired Teacher: a Journey out of Burnout We have all been there. Tired, no inspiration, no motivation. It does not matter if we love our job, it just happens. So what is burnout anyway and how can we get over this?
Dr Paschalia Patsala Head, English Studies Department, Lecturer and Research Fellow, The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, Thessaloniki, GR. Dr Vicky Papachristou Lecturer, English Studies Department, The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, Thessaloniki, GR. Reconnecting with Society: A Creative EFL Case-study Creativity implies originality; hence, our presentation focuses on an innovative university framework, where teachers are invited to perceive language education as a pathway to the empowerment of vulnerable groups. Attendees will be introduced to steps on how they can enhance creativity in their classroom, developing Civic Engagement practices. Mandy Pistikou is a passionate, experienced tutor, mostly interested in Young Learners and Children with Learning or Emotional Difficulties. Inspiring Young Learners with Learning Disabilities in Private Session Young Students with Learning disabilities often feel hopeless,with low self-confidence and a tendency to quit.This is why parents usually opt for private tutoring. What challenges and difficulties do the teachers face when they have to deal with this kind of children? And what can they do in the limited space of a room without any classmates? Dimitris Primalis is an EFL Teacher, blogger and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. He works at Doukas primary school in Athens. Creativity Has Classroom Boredom for Breakfast Looking for an antidote to students’ indifference and lack of engagement? Developing creative thinking skills along with traditional skills can be done seamlessly without radical changes in the syllabus. The workshop focuses on simple ways you tweak activities and tasks to stimulate learners’ imagination with or without learning technology.
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David Read has worked in EFL for over twenty years and has worked in eleven different countries, He is a Cambridge CELTA tutor and a certified Google Teacher. Dr Nicholas Murgatroyd has worked in Spain, Mexico, Czech Republic and the UK as a teacher, publisher and learning technologist. Corpus Tools: Practical Techniques for the EAP Classroom Corpus data of academic language use can be incredibly insightful; however, EAP tutors rarely expose their students to it because it can be difficult to access, the websites are confusing and creating activities can be time-consuming. This presentation will outline some practical techniques for exploiting corpus data in the EAP classroom.
Irene Rousta EFL Teacher for the past seven years, Holder of Advanced Dipl in TESOL (HAU), Deree Grad in Business Admin and HR, EAP Grad in European Civilization. Bringing English and Art Together Both in and Outside the Classroom! How can Art inspire students to talk about the language taught, feelings, thoughts and aspirations in English? If a visit to a museum or just a mere observation of a work of art in the classroom can bring this about, then learning becomes a fun experience for teachers and students alike!
Cathy Salonikidis has been an ESL teacher in Canada, U.S., South America, U.K and Greece. Cambridge/ Michigan speaking examiner and Membership Secretary of TESOL MTH. A.R.T. : A.rt R.ecreating T.eaching How can we make our students communicate through the medium of drawing and coloring? How can art increase a learner's motivation and autonomy? In this workshop you will find out how your creative students can use the artistic skills to improve their language skills in a fun and effective way. The challenge is to exploit the potentials of art.
Armine Shahverdyan: Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Social Sciences, CAMLA English C2 certificate. IB MYP DP Teacher at Shirakatsy Lyceum. Ann a Kurghinyan, MA,American University of Armenia (AUA), CELTA Cambridge Certificate. Currently teaching in «Shirakatsy Lyceum» International Scientific-Educational Complex» as an MYP ESL teacher. Developing IB ATL Self-Management and Social Skills Approaches to teaching and learning are deliberate strategies, skills and attitudes needed to permeate in an IB teaching and learning environment. The key question of the research is “How can students collaborate or work effectively” and the main purpose is “Learning how to learn”
Stella Spyridaki has been teaching English since 1996. She is a CELTA holder and is very interested
in professional development.
Single Mothers Learning English Enter a Life Changing Course
Insights from the classroom: for a single mother struggling with her children's upbringing the
decision to learn a foreign language can indicate a turning point in life where she starts building a
solid foundation for the future by acquiring knowledge and qualifications. Learning English becomes
a goal that can lead to fulfillment and personal growth.
Dr Todd Squires, Professor in the International Studies Department whose research interests include vocabulary acquisition and student motivation in study abroad. Maximizing Vocabulary Acquisition Through Classroom Activities In this presentation, the current understanding of the L2 lexicon and vocabulary acquisition are briefly reviewed. Following this, the most common vocabulary activities in EFL/ESL textbooks are critiqued. In the final section, this paper presents a number of vocabulary learning activities and games that can be easily implemented in the classroom.
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Ekaterina Stashevskaya is an EFL teacher and teacher trainer, her main areas of interest are teaching YL and CPD. She organizes conferences for teachers in Russia. Fine Tuning Your Coursebook: Creative Use of Songs and Chants
Songs and chants are a valuable source for developing children's listening and speaking skills. But do we use them to their full potential? In this workshop I will offer tips and ideas on adapting and redesigning coursebook tasks for boosting listening comprehension, getting students emotionally engaged and using songs for fun speaking activities.
Lilian Stathi has been teaching English for 20 years. She has studied Psychology (BSc) and she has specialized in teaching English to dyslexic learners (MA TESOL). Phonological Awareness - The Power of Sounds What is phonological awareness and how is it linked to the development of our ability to read? Why does it deserve a place in the EFL classroom and how creatively can it be integrated?
George Tsioumanis, EFL Teacher at ELC Anifadis Chalkida, BA in Linguistics and Classics, MA in ELT-University of Warwick. Anifadi Christina, ELC Anifadis, EL schools owner and Operations Manager. TEDEd Clubs: Celebrating Teenage Learners' Ideas In this talk, we will have a look at the TEDEd Clubs programme and how it fostered creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and presentation skills for a group of teenage students. Apart from the pedagogical and cognitive implications, we will discuss the dynamics and logistics of the programme that led to a successful event with 13 speakers!
Georgina Trimi BA in English Language and Literature, MA in Applied Linguistics, CELTA. MSU oral examiner at Deree, teacher of adult learners. No Prep Games with Scraps of Paper Paper: One of the most common materials in the classroom. How can you make the most out of it and motivate your students? Together we will create games with scraps of paper suitable for elementary and pre-intermediate students, one-to-one lessons and the classroom; we will also see samples or students' work.
Henry Uwem Tyron Originally from Nigeria. He had his university education in the United States of America and has been teaching for more than 20 years. Implications of Weaving SEL into ELT Classes – a Case Study Social Intelligence and Emotional competences are two integral components of effective classroom
management. Findings of this empirical case study show the implication of SEL in this era of highly intercultural and socially diverse classrooms. SEL instils and fosters self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills in learners, which bring about effective classroom management and ultimately culminates in better academic performance.
Efi Tzouri studied English Language in Greece and specialised in Theatre Education. She loves working with refugee learners. Dimitra Christopoulou, Freelance Teacher, keen on working with all ages. Trained at the Hellenic American Union. Conference presenter. Board member of TESOL Macedonia-Thrace, Northern Greece. Emmanuel Kontovas studied English Language in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Keen on professional development. Board member of TESOL Macedonia – Thrace, Northern Greece. Let's Talk About Life Skills
Why are life skills considered to be more essential now than ever? How can they enable us to meet contemporary challenges of everyday life? What are their principles and how they can affect our social and emotional state? In this talk we are focusing on how the importance of acquiring life skills can be beneficial to our professional development.
Alexandros Vouyouklis has been teaching English for more than 25 years and is currently passionate about the way technology empowers students and teachers alike. Create Games and Make Waves in Your Class. a Beginner’s Introduction
Children love to play games. So if we inject some game element into their learning activities, we are likely to captivate them and achieve the most coveted personal involvement. On the downside, not all games fit our teaching context. On the upside, trained teachers have the “street-smart” to convert a dull drill into an exciting contest.
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Dr Kosmas Vlachos is Associate Lecturer in the Department of Language & Linguistics of the Faculty of English Language & Literature, UOA. Being Creative in the Writing Classroom This presentation will produce ideas on how a creative learning environment can boost students’ writing skills with the aid of new media. We will discuss the principles of lessons that promote creativity and we will focus on examples of writing activities for different language levels and student ages.
University of Athens Strand
Andrianaki Evanthia is a 4th year student in the English Language Department of the UoA, with a great interest in Applied Linguistics and the theory of teaching, as well as, the factors that affect learner performance. Antonatou Ioanna is a 4th year student in the English Language Department of the UoA, with a focus on Linguistics. Personality, Motivation and Cognitive Style in the Greek EFL Classroom There are several aspects that influence Second Language Acquisition. This study examines motivation, personality and cognitive style, in relation to the differential performance of EFL students in the Greek classroom, via questionnaires. The results are rather interesting!
Alexandros Theodoropoulos is an undergraduate student in the Department of English Language and Literature of the UoA. Eleni Andreopoulou is an undergraduate student in the Department of English Language and Literature of the UoA Artistic Talent and Creative Thinking in Children with Learning Disabilities What if learning disabled children possess hidden talents, overshadowed by their school performance? Our presentation aims at shedding some light on the artistic skills and divergent thinking acquired by children with learning disabilities.
Vasileios Ioannis Koutroumpas holds a BA in English Language and Literature (Athens) He is a materials developer and member of the National Repository of Educational Digital Material for the Teaching of English Claire Dagoula Homework and Effects on EFL Development: the Case of Vocabulary at Intermediate Level This presentation examines the correlation between homework and achievement in English Language Learning in an L2 framework. We attempted to shed light on the possible effect of homework on learners’ vocabulary repertoire development. We will try to address the gaps and questions related to the effectiveness of homework on language learning. Antonia Vasilopoulou is a 4th year student at the UoA, English Language Department, with interests in YL and learning disabilities. Elpiniki Kapelaki is a 4th year student at the UoA, English Language Department. She is also working as a teacher of both young and adult learners. EFL Assessment and Feedback: Teachers' and Learners' Perspective Is it always possible to handle students positively when providing feedback and assessment? Do teachers take into consideration their students’ feelings toward assessment? Guess what! They were asked too, and they do have a critical attitude toward assessment.
Vasiliki Vita is a 4th year student at the UoA, English Language Department. Her academic interests
include Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics. Christina Athanasiadi is a 4th year student at the UoA, English Language Department. Her academic interests include Clinical Linguistics and Psycholinguistics. League of Legends: Vocabulary Acquisition in Advanced Learners of English
This presentation aims at exploring the role of the video game League of Legends (LoL) in L2 vocabulary acquisition and its effect on the receptive and productive use of English in intermediate and advanced level students.
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Alphabetical Index of Exhibitors
ARCHELON Since 1983, the primary objective of ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece has been to protect the sea turtles and their habitats in Greece through monitoring and research, developing and implementing management plans, habitat restoration, raising public awareness and rehabilitating sick and injured turtles.
BURLINGTON BOOKS
Top quality ELT books for learners of all levels. Burlington Books also provides seminars and excellent support and service to EFL teachers and
school owners. Papastratou 12 & Asklipiou, 185 45 Piraeus
Tel.: 0030-210-9767888 Fax: 0030-210-9767889 Email: [email protected]
DES - Dietschi Educational Services The need of teachers for high quality training on practical issues through
life long learning and of entrepreneurs to modernise the way their schools
work lead to the creation of DES - Dietschi Educational Services. Since 2012 we bring the best trainers across the globe to offer top quality hands-on workshops and seminars for
teachers and school owners in Greece and Cyprus. http://www.des.org.gr/
DEPORTIVO PUBLISHING
Deportivo Publishing was established in 2013 with the purpose of providing high quality language courses material (ie. Books, digital tools, games),
according to the specific needs of the language teaching profession.
We have offices in Greece and Cyprus where Deportivo Publishing team
consists of qualified educational representatives who consult and collaborate with educational staff in order
to specify the practical needs of teachers and classrooms in both countries. As the exclusive reseller of ELI Publishing for Greece and Cyprus, we guarantee the on-time delivery of all
available products that fit with the needs of the serving region. ELI Publishing is considered as one of the
key players in the production of language courses material. Our mission is to serve in quality our customers, providing high quality products and added value services.
Deree – The American College of Greece is the oldest American-accredited college in
Europe and the largest private college in Greece. Deree has been providing quality education for over 140 years. The School of Graduate and Professional Education at Deree,
offers graduate programs that demonstrate the critical link between learning and its
application to the real world. The hallmark of each program is our commitment to the preparation of knowledgeable and effective practitioners who will manifest leadership,
service, and meaningful engagement in their professions and society. http://www.acg.edu
ETC Suzanne Antonaros and Lilika Couri established
EDUCATIONAL & TRAINING CONSULTANTS (ETC), the first Greek
teacher training and consultancy company in 1984. ETC offers a wide variety of seminars, courses and in-service teacher training programs designed for the foreign language
professional and EFL School Management Courses and consultancies. ETC teacher training offers teachers
the opportunity to develop a sense of professionalism: pride in their profession, confidence in their creativity and commitment to ongoing language and professional development. ETC seminar participants
develop an overall awareness of what it really means to be a teacher, the most important aspect of which is
a global awareness of teaching as well as of self-development.
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EUROPALSO The Panhellenic Association of Language School Owners –
Teachers (EUROPALSO), EST. 1956, is the largest organization representing
language schools and boasting over 2.800 members and collaborating schools, 20.000 teachers and 300.000 students.
Our association, since it was formed, has been on the front line of ELT in
Greece organising conferences, educational events, exhibitions and cutting-edge seminars. Our range of activities also include the publishing of a magazine aimed at teachers, parents and students as well as
conducting accredited examinations such as the Europalso evaluation tests, ESB and the Cambridge
English exams, in close collaboration with the Hellenic American Union, L'Institut Français de Grèce and Goethe Institut.
EXPRESS PUBLISHING is an independent publishing house dedicated to
producing quality ELT materials. Founded in 1988, the company has
enjoyed steady, rapid growth and currently has a list of over 3,000 titles, with sales in over 90 countries worldwide. Through constant innovation and
implementation of new technologies and approaches, Express
Publishing aims to raise the intellectual standards, to educate, inspire and excite learners of the English
language. Uniquely among leading publishers, we view ELT not as one department of a larger concern, but
as the single focus of our operations.
3-5 Mac Millan St., 11144 Athens Tel : +30210 2120800 Fax +30210 2015444 Email: [email protected] Web: www.expresspublishing.co.uk
GAMELISH develops traditional card games to motivate your students to speak, read and use English in a natural way. The games are based on the CEFR
and divided into three categories: reading (abc and rules), vocabulary by topic
and grammar. The games are the best solution for students with special educational needs, especially dyslexia and memory problems.
GRIVAS Publications has been actively involved in the field of ELT since 1986. The founder of the company, Constantinos Grivas, has been involved in
writing English language books since 1970 and has collaborated with some of
the most respected authorities in the field. Thus, our long experience, high level of quality as well as our understanding of the demands of students and teachers alike, have established
Grivas Publications as a leader in ELT teaching.
Hamilton House is one of the fastest growing ELT companies in the business. Our books are being used in many private language schools and
state government schools around the world.
At Hamilton House, we are well aware that teaching English is a difficult and demanding task and that teachers require innovative, high quality resources to inspire their students. The
editorial and writing staff at Hamilton House come with many years of teaching experience around the
world. Drawing on this experience and comments made by many teachers over the years, we have created a wide range of materials that will motivate and help your students learn English.
Hillside Press is an ELT publishing house founded in 1990. It is a vertically-
integrated company which is engaged in all stages of book production:
writing, layout design, editing, printing, marketing and distribution. Our books place special emphasis on the individual student, teaching methods , as well as on educational
objectives. The books published by HILLSIDE PRESS satisfy the needs of all students learning English as a second language at the pre-junior, junior, intermediate and advanced levels.
Our publications include: coursebooks, workbooks, grammar books, skills books, exam books, CDs, DVDs
and interactive ebooks (i-ebooks).
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Το Linguaglobe.com ειναι το web portal που αποτελει το meeting
point της ξενογλωσσης εκπαιδευσης, προσελκυοντας ολους τους
Καθηγητες Ξενων Γλωσσων και Ιδιοκτητες Κ.Ξ.Γ.
Over the many years it has been present in Greece, Macmillan
Education is recognized as having made a key contribution to the English language learning of hundreds of thousands of students here.
Many of its world famous authors started out and have continued to write
based in Greece. This is the reason their materials match the needs of local students, teachers and institutions. In terms of professional seminars and training Macmillan has been
providing support to teachers, DOSs and school owners and its aim will always be to make English
language teaching more effective. Educational Consultant for Greece: Francis Baker Mobile: 6946-101434 Email: [email protected] Web: www.macmillaneducation.com/greece
With offices, agents and distributors in more than a hundred countries, MM
Publications is one of the world’s leading providers of high quality ELT and
E-Learning Materials, specialising in the provision of books, digital
materials and services to support the educational institutions and teachers of
English worldwide. MM books are specially designed for learners of English as a foreign or second
language (EFL/ESL) and cover all levels from early Beginners to Advanced. All our materials are designed
in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The growth and success of our company are the result of the deep and long-lasting relationships with our
clients around the world. Our, more than 3000, titles and our unique range of customized learning solutions
are proof of that. At MM Publications we produce more than just educational material. We design ideal educational experiences, and we are there to coach our partners every step of the way!
MM Publications Learn. Share. Inspire.
You’ve all heard of National Geographic – the magazine, the channel, the explorers. Perhaps you’ve also heard that your colleagues are teaching English
with materials from National Geographic. National Geographic Learning, a part of
Cengage, is a specialised publisher of materials for teachers and learners of
English. To create relevant and contemporary materials for the English Language Teaching classroom, we
partner with National Geographic, and with TED. And National Geographic Learning has strong roots in
Greece, where you would once have known us as New Editions. Over the past seven years, our partnerships with National Geographic and TED have helped us to build on that strong foundation and to become
National Geographic Learning. We have retained the experience and successful publishing from New
Editions, and those can still be seen in the innovative and award-winning materials you see in our catalogue. For more information visit Ngl.Cengage.com/greece
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Alphabetical Index of Presenters
Name Time Day Room Email
Alivertis Julia 11:20 - 12:05 Sunday 6th Auditorium
Andreopoulou Eleni 15:25 - 15:45 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected],
Andrianaki Evanthia 14:00 - 14:20 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Anifadi Christina 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday Room 703 [email protected]
Antonatou Ioanna 14:00 - 14:20 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected],
Arnold John 12:20 – 13:05 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Athanasiadi Christina 14:25 - 14:45 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Ballotto Stefania 17:30 – 18:15 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
Bukhari Syeda Saima 12:20 – 13:05 Saturday Room 701 [email protected]
Cabrera Luis 14:00 – 14:45 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Chionopoulou Vicky 11:20 - 12:05 Sunday 6th Auditorium
Christopoulou Dimitra 19:30 - 20:15 Saturday 7th Auditorium
Couri Lilika 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday Room 703 [email protected]
Dagoula Kleanthi 15:00 - 15:20 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Davou Maria 11:20 – 12:05 Sunday Room 701 [email protected]
Delatolas Saveris Jake 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
EL Difrawy Eman 15:00 – 15:45 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
Fara Visnja 12:20 - 13:05 Saturday Room 703 [email protected]
Galani Helena 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Georgountzou Anastasia 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Gibson David 19:30 – 20:15 Saturday Room 607 [email protected]
Gioni Gianna 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday 7th Auditorium
Gkiouri Aphrodite 14:00 – 14:45 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
Ilkos Melpomeni 14:00 – 14:45 Saturday Room 703 [email protected]
Kaiser Talila 14:45-15:10 Sunday Room 701 [email protected]
Kantarakis Eftichis 11:20 - 12:05 Sunday 6th Auditorium eftychis,[email protected]
Kantourou Aikaterini 19:15 - 20:00 Sunday Room 609
Kapelaki Elpiniki 17:30 - 17:50 Saturday 7th Auditorium
Karastathi Sylvia 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday Room 701 [email protected]
Karavas Evdokia 12:20 – 13:05 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Kladi Eleni 19:15 – 20:00 Sunday Room 607 [email protected]
Koby Cory 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday Room 607 [email protected]
Kontovas Emmanuel 19:30 - 20:15 Saturday 7th Auditorium
Kormpas Georgios Vlasios 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Kosior Margarita 19:30 – 20:15 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
Koutroumpas Vassilios Ioannis 15:00 - 15:20 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Kouvdou Androniki 19:15 – 20:00 Sunday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Kurghinyan Anna 17:30 – 18:15 Saturday Room 701 [email protected]
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Kyrikakis Effie 19:15 – 20:00 Sunday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Lalos Theodore 17:30 – 18:15 Saturday Room 703 [email protected]
Mandali Zafi 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Mandalios Jane 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday Room 701 [email protected]
Mandalou Vasiliki 15:00 - 15:45 Saturday Room 701
Manney Linda 17:30 – 18:15 Saturday Room 607 [email protected]
Mantadaki Katerina 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday Room 609 [email protected]
Maroulis Dimitrios 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Matatsi Spyridoula 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday Room 609 [email protected]
Monnas Anna Fiona 11:20 – 12:05 Sunday Room 607 [email protected]
Morrain Ron 14:00 – 14:45 Saturday Room 701 [email protected]
Murgatroyd Nicholas 15:00 – 15:45 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Nesic RisticTijana 11:20 – 12:05 Sunday Room 609 [email protected]
Ntaidou Ioanna 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
O' Suilleabhain Padraig 19:15 – 20:00 Sunday Room 701 [email protected]
Pantazi Marina 11:20 – 12:05 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Papachristou Vicky 11:20 - 12:05 Saturday Room 701
Papadopoulou Theodora 19:30 – 20:15 Saturday Room 701 [email protected]
Papageorgiou Vicky 11:20 – 12:05 Sunday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Papalazarou Chrysa 15:00 - 15:45 Saturday Room 607
Papapanagiotou Theodora 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday Room 701 [email protected]
Parry Cliff 11:20 – 12:05 Sunday Room 607 [email protected]
Patsala Paschalia 11:20 - 12:05 Saturday Room 701
Pistikou Mandy 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday Room 703 [email protected]
Primalis Dimitris 19:30 – 20:15 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Read David 15:00 – 15:45 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Rousta Irene 11:20 – 12:05 Sunday Room 703 [email protected]
Salonikidis Cathy 11:20 – 12:05 Saturday Room 607 [email protected]
Sarantidou Despina 19:30 – 20:15 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
Shahverdyan Armine 17:30 – 18:15 Saturday Room 701 [email protected]
Spyridaki Stella 11:20 – 12:05 Saturday Room 703 [email protected]
Squires Todd 14:00 – 14:45 Saturday Room 607 [email protected]
Stashevskaya Ekaterina 12:20 - 13:05 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
Stathi Lilian 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday Room 607 [email protected]
Theodoropoulos Alexandros 15:25 - 15:45 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Trimi Georgina 18:15 – 19:00 Sunday Room 607 [email protected]
Tsantila Natasha 18:30 – 19:15 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Tsioumanis George 12:20 – 13:05 Sunday Room 703 [email protected]
Tyron Henry Uwem 11:20 – 12:05 Saturday Room 609 [email protected]
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Our Gratitude to All Members in Attendance, Guests, Speakers and Sponsors
We would like to thank Deree – The American College of Greece for hosting the 39th TESOL Greece Annual International Convention, our Gold Sponsors: EUROPALSO and Burlington Books. We are also grateful for the sponsors of the Plenary Speakers: Express Publishing, Deportivo Publishing, National Geographic Learning and New York College.
We thank our exhibitors and commercial presenters for their positive support of the TESOL Greece Convention and for their efforts in keeping us informed of their products and services. A special thanks for all the dedication and thoughtfulness to our Executive Secretary, Antigoni Konstanti.
We appreciate and value the contributions of all volunteers and members who have supported TESOL Greece events throughout this year.
THE TESOL GREECE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers Chair: Georgios Chatzis
Vice-Chair: Maria Makra
Secretary General: Paul Bouniol Treasurer: Suzanne Antonaros
Members at Large Matina Katseli
Eleni Kampadaki Marina Pantazi
Stella Floras
Thanasis Papadakis
Alternate Members Christina Chorianopoulou
Vasiliki Lismani Theresa Portell
Eva Panagiotara
Oversight Committee Evi Kourti
Efi Pelekouda Maria Halkiadaki
Mary Ntanasi
Roving Reporters & Interviews: Angelos Bollas and Sofia Sempepou Newsletter / Programme Editor: Christina Chorianopoulou Webmaster: Thanasis Papadakis Volunteers’ Coordinators: Matina Katseli and Christina Chorianopoulou
Special thanks for the enthusiasm and hard work of the 39th TESOL GREECE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
and THE 2017-2018 EVENTS COMMITTEES
Georgios Chatzis Maria Makra
Suzanne Antonaros Paul Bouniol
Matina Katseli Eleni Kampadaki Marina Pantazi
Thanasis Papadakis Christina Chorianopoulou
Vasiliki Lismani Eva Panagitara Mary Ntanasi
Theresa Portell Evi Kourti
Efi Pelekouda Maria Halkiadaki
Mark Osborne Valia Gkotsi
Ioanna Georgakopoulou David Valente
Shay Coyne Christina Giannikas
John Arnold Rob Howard
SIG Coordinators
Gianna Gkioni Anna Petala
Eftichis Kantarakis Maroussa Pavli Mandy Pistikou
Tzouri Efi 19:30 - 20:15 Saturday 7th Auditorium
Vasilopoulou Antonia 17:30 - 17:50 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected]
Vita Vasiliki 14:25 - 14:45 Saturday 7th Auditorium [email protected],
Vlachos Kosmas 11:20 – 12:05 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
Vouyouklis Alexandros 17:30 – 18:15 Saturday 6th Auditorium [email protected]
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