A language certificate at the age of 12, 15 or 16? What’s the point?
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September is the month that we, teachers and students, all start thinking of the upcoming language exams.
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Red Balloons, London T-Shirts and Open Doors: The Experiences of an Oral Examiner
“Look at the following pictures. I would like you to describe them for me please,” I asked as I handed the candidate the photos. As he spoke, I couldn’t help but wonder what I would have said if ou...
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English through Drama: A Holistic Second Language Learning Method
I always perceived teaching as a happy journey; as an adventure both for the teacher and the students. Having this as my driving force I decided to make each lesson an adventure, a fantasy and a ...
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A Short Paper Proposing That We Need to Write Shorter Papers
Our current journals in language education are full of long papers. A typical journal might have, at most, five major papers. Sometimes we have to write long papers, but much of the time, it's unnec...
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A psychological perspective of B2 level exams
“The class room can be a board game with rules but also free-will during turn taking; choices bring about outcomes of winning or losing, but most importantly, of discovering that choice is always...
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The B2 Goal
The goal of most foreign language learners is to reach the level of independent users of the language, i.e. to be able to do things like the following:
understand at least the main ...
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I have to say I am not particularly fond of exam preparation. I find that too much time is wasted trying to see whether students have reached a particular level and that not enough time is dev...
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The 3 Principles to Supporting Special Educational Needs Students
Research in the field of special educational needs and inclusion has equipped the educational community with evidence-based practices and ideas to support classroom diversity. How come that stude...
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George Drivas explores the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ and investigates different forms of assessment.
George Drivas studied English Literature at the University of Athens and Theoretical Linguistics at the University of Reading, UK. He has worked in Foreign Language education since 1981 as a teac...
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The First Lesson: What to Do and What Not to Do
It’s that time of year again, when teachers meet new students, students meet new teachers and students meet new students. In this article, I wish to focus on the very beginning of this new beginning...
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Μαθαίνω πώς να μαθαίνω...
Τι σημαίνει αυτό;
Δεν γνωρίζουμε πώς να μαθαίνουμε; Κι όμως πολλοί δεν εφαρμόζουν αποτελεσματικές στρατηγικές μάθησης με αποτέλεσμα να σπαταλούν πολύ χρόνο, να απογοητεύονται από τις αποτυχίες και ...
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The strategies begin with lesson one at the start of the course
Like most teachers, I use the first lesson for a ‘getting to know you’ period to establish a harmonious classroom community. There are three activities that we do at this time:
By Helen Papadopoulo...
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Forget the Screen! Become a King or a Queen!
With crowns I will welcome my students in September! I will explain to them that ''every cloud has a silver lining'' and now it's time we all adjusted to the new norm. Wearing our crowns, doing acti...
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ET4U The appointment with inspiration
Nothing compares to giving birth to your own educational material; drawing, improving, adapting and editing it step by step, based not only on your academic knowledge but also on the precious knowle...
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To take, or not to take?
September is the month that we, teachers and students, all start thinking of the upcoming language exams.
The most common questions brought to our attention before choosing an examination body m...
Read More
ADAPTIVE TESTING AND THE LANGUAGECERT TEST OF ENGLISH ADAPTIVE TEST
A test – through most teachers’ and students’ eyes – is usually a linear operation consisting of a set number of items that a student grinds through from the first item to the last. The current arti...
Read More
Red Balloons, London T-Shirts and Open Doors: The Experiences of an Oral Examiner
“Look at the following pictures. I would like you to describe them for me please,” I asked as I handed the candidate the photos. As he spoke, I couldn’t help but wonder what I would have said if ou...
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English through Drama: A Holistic Second Language Learning Method
I always perceived teaching as a happy journey; as an adventure both for the teacher and the students. Having this as my driving force I decided to make each lesson an adventure, a fantasy and a ...
Read More
A Short Paper Proposing That We Need to Write Shorter Papers
Our current journals in language education are full of long papers. A typical journal might have, at most, five major papers. Sometimes we have to write long papers, but much of the time, it's unnec...
Read More
A language certificate at the age of 12, 15 or 16? What’s the point?
To answer this question, it is important to remember that FL learning is not meant to be merely a school subject for learners with no specific use later on in their lives. In Greece learners aspire ...
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Μαθαίνω πώς να μαθαίνω...
Τι σημαίνει αυτό;
Δεν γνωρίζουμε πώς να μαθαίνουμε; Κι όμως πολλοί δεν εφαρμόζουν αποτελεσματικές στρατηγικές μάθησης με αποτέλεσμα να σπαταλούν πολύ χρόνο, να απογοητεύονται από τις αποτυχίες και ...
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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 ...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Γλωσσών 2020
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Are they truly independent users of the language?
The B2 Goal
The goal of most foreign language learners is to reach the level of independent users of the language, i.e. to be able to do things like the following:
understand at least the main ...
Read More
The 3 Principles to Supporting Special Educational Needs Students
Research in the field of special educational needs and inclusion has equipped the educational community with evidence-based practices and ideas to support classroom diversity. How come that stude...
Read MoreGeorge Drivas explores the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ and investigates different forms of assessment.
George Drivas studied English Literature at the University of Athens and Theoretical Linguistics at the University of Reading, UK. He has worked in Foreign Language education since 1981 as a teac...
The strategies begin with lesson one at the start of the course
Like most teachers, I use the first lesson for a ‘getting to know you’ period to establish a harmonious classroom community. There are three activities that we do at this time:
By Helen Papadopoulo...
OK HOW DO I TEACH THE VERY LITTLE ONES?
The teaching of English in the pre-primary classroom is often characterised by a blended whole-child/academic approach to learning. What is the difference between the whole-child and more traditiona...
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