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The Child and the Screen: What now?
A year ago I wrote a series of articles called ‘The Child and the Box’. They were about the use of technology in education and my educational decision to stop working with any ed tools that requi...
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THE 1ST QLS ONLINE BOOK CLUB COMPETITION 2021
The inaugural QLS Online Book Club Competition took place on Saturday 17 April 2021, to celebrate World Book Day. More than 550 students from across Greece participated in 5 sessions according t...
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2021 ELT Excellence Awards winners announced
The evaluation process for the 2021 ELT Excellence Awards has been concluded by this year's judging committee. It was a long and difficult process as the number of entries surpassed not only last ye...
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Edutainment-ing your course book!
I am pretty sure you are all using a high quality and well-designed course book which offers both teachers and students a wide variety of activities to make your lessons fun and engaging. However, ...
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So you think you can teach?
I got a message from a friend asking me whether it is OK that her 5-year-old daughter was asked by her kindergarten teacher to sit on the ‘punishment chair’ (or the ‘naughty chair’ or the ‘time-out ...
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Do we only learn from coursebooks?
For most educators the textbook represents the main source of ideas for teaching. Therefore little attention is paid to other resources such as videos, interviews, popular TV series adapted for teac...
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The Child and the Screen: What now?
A year ago I wrote a series of articles called ‘The Child and the Box’. They were about the use of technology in education and my educational decision to stop working with any ed tools that requi...
Read More
THE 1ST QLS ONLINE BOOK CLUB COMPETITION 2021
The inaugural QLS Online Book Club Competition took place on Saturday 17 April 2021, to celebrate World Book Day. More than 550 students from across Greece participated in 5 sessions according t...
Read More
2021 ELT Excellence Awards winners announced
The evaluation process for the 2021 ELT Excellence Awards has been concluded by this year's judging committee. It was a long and difficult process as the number of entries surpassed not only last ye...
Read More
Edutainment-ing your course book!
I am pretty sure you are all using a high quality and well-designed course book which offers both teachers and students a wide variety of activities to make your lessons fun and engaging. However, ...
Read More
So you think you can teach?
I got a message from a friend asking me whether it is OK that her 5-year-old daughter was asked by her kindergarten teacher to sit on the ‘punishment chair’ (or the ‘naughty chair’ or the ‘time-out ...
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Do we only learn from coursebooks?
For most educators the textbook represents the main source of ideas for teaching. Therefore little attention is paid to other resources such as videos, interviews, popular TV series adapted for teac...
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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
Γιορτάστε μαζί μας την Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Γλωσσών 2020!
Ταξιδέψτε διαδικτυακά από τη μια ευρωπαϊκή χώρα στην άλλη, μέσα από έναν διαδραστικό χάρτη κι ανακαλύψτε, με όχημα ένα πρωτότυπο «κυνήγι θησα...
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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...
Read MoreHow to teach English in Greece from September 2020
On 27th April, about a month after the lockdown due to Covid-19 in Greece, I posted a questionnaire about the near future of English Language Teaching in Greece. As a teacher of English, as a Foreig...
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It was one of the first few times I was interviewing candidates for a teacher training course. I remember being quite nervous myself trying to make complete strangers feel comfortable enough to mayb...
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