1st Online Foreign Languages Forum
30-31 May 2020
Challenges make us better, not bitter. Every obstacle that we face provides us with an opportunity to grow and change our mindset.
Digital infrastructure allows us to connect with people from all over Greece, share experiences and discuss the new post-covid era.
ELT NEWS has taken the initiative to organize the 1st Online Foreign Languages Forum in the midst of a pandemic never experienced before.
ELT NEWS has taken the initiative to organize the 1st Online Foreign Languages Forum in the midst of a pandemic never experienced before.
We need to move forward together and united. Join this initiative and show your support for the TFL sector in Greece.
The 1st online Foreign Languages Forum will take place on 30-31 May 2020 and will address issues related to teaching, learning and development.
During the 1st Online Foreign Languages Forum there will be plenary sessions, featured presentations as well as presentations and webinars from publishers, examination institutions and educational services providers.
Who's Speaking?
Event Schedule: Confirmed Speakers
Saturday, 30 May 2020
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make The Grade | Dr Dimitris Maroulis | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Join room |
| 2 | A creative approach to teaching exam classes | Dr Luke Prodromou | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Join room |
| 3 | Webinar: CGE - EUROLTA Tutor Training - Enabling Internationalisation | Elizabeth Mickiewicz | 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM | Join room |
| 4 | Burlington Mindset B1, B1+ and B2 | Anne Leventeris | 10:45 AM - 11:15 PM | Join room |
| 5 | Online or in class…Wonder is the beginning of wisdom! | Yiannis Spyropoulos | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Join room |
| 6 | Re-imagining Successful Language Schools: life after COVID | Michael Carrier | 12:15 PM - 13:00 PM | Join room |
| 7 | Webinar: LanguageCert ESOL online delivery with live invigilation (B1-C2) + Introduction to LanguageCert Test of English (LTE): a multi-purpose Listening & Reading qualification | Petros Apergis | 12:15 PM - 13:45 | Join room |
| 8 | Learning through play: Games in Junior classes. | Maria Mpaka | 13:15 PM - 13:45 PM | Join room |
| 9 | The blended MA TESOL at Deree, the American College of Greece | Jane Mandalios | 14:00 PM - 14:30 PM | Join room |
| 10 | Neither out of sight nor out of mind. What the realities of the pandemic have taught us. | George Drivas | 14:45 PM - 15:15 PM | Join room |
| 11 | Investigating EFL at preschool level in Europe | Dr Thomai Alexiou | 14:45 PM - 15:15 PM | Join room |
| 12 | Tips on enhancing speaking and listening skills through storytelling | Zafi Mandali | 15:30 PM - 16:00 PM | Join room |
| 13 | Looking at the bright side: the beneficial impact of (a)synchronous online teaching on ADHD students. | Vassiliki Lismani | 15:30 PM - 16:00 PM | Join room |
| 14 | Biting the bullet, changing the Greek ELT | Eftychis Kantarakis | 16:15 PM - 16:45 PM | Join room |
| 15 | Teaching Young Junior Beginners via Skype | Aris Mazarakis | 17:00 PM - 17:30 PM | Join room |
| 16 | To be a teacher or an examiner? Now THAT is the question. | George Raptopoulos | 17:45 PM - 18:15 PM | Join room |
Sunday, 31 May 2020
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valutazione della produzione scritta: criteri e quantificazione del risultato | Dr Anthony Ventouris | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Join room |
| 2 | Happiness and ELT: Principles and Activities | Nick Michelioudakis | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Join room |
| 3 | Τι σημαινει να εισαι μεταφραστης; Αξιζει να επενδυσεις στο CIOL DipTrans; | Vasiliki Prestidge | 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Join room |
| 4 | The Rose Platform - an online tool for teaching and learning english especially designed to accommodate students with special educational needs. | Rosemary Babou | 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Join room |
| 5 | Get Qualified: Obtain internationally recognised TESOL qualifications and develop professionally | Maria Davou, Mark Osborne | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Join room |
| 6 | LanguageCert Online exams with live invigilation: academic clarifications for Test Centres and Candidates | Paul Bouniol | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Join room |
| 7 | Assessment and feedback when teaching online | Russell Stannard | 12:15 PM - 13:00 PM | Join room |
| 8 | New Age, New Norms, New Tools: Developing a New Classroom Paradigm conducive to learning. | Yiannis Spyropoulos | 13:15 PM - 13:45 PM | Join room |
| 9 | Webinar: The new specifications for the Michigan ECCE and ECPE from 2021 | Anne Leventeris | 13:15 PM - 14:15 PM | Join room |
| 10 | Beyond the coursebook - Into the educational Cybersphere with National Geographic Learning | Eftychis Kantarakis | 14:00 PM - 14:30 PM | Join room |
| 11 | QLS - Level Up for the New Decade: Synergy in Facing New Challenges | Georgia Papas, Joanna Scarligou | 14:00 PM - 14:30 PM | Join room |
| 12 | Sustaining Personal & Corporate Motivation while teaching online | Maria Araxi-Sachpazian | 14:45 PM - 15:15 PM | Join room |
| 13 | Online but unplugged | Roger House | 14:45 PM - 15:15 PM | Join room |
| 14 | Teaching adults: a manageable challenge | Peppy Frytzala | 15:30 PM - 16:00 PM | Join room |
| 15 | Teaching Grammar without Teaching Grammar | Maria Davou | 15:30 PM - 16:00 PM | Join room |
| 16 | Proctoring your online writing classes | Dr Mike Kenteris | 16:15 PM - 16:45 PM | Join room |
| 17 | Do you speak the language of Covid-19? Making the EFL speaking curriculum real and topical | Evangelia Vassilakou | 16:15 PM - 16:45 PM | Join room |
| 18 | The good, the bad and the ugly of online teaching | Cliff Parry | 17:00 PM - 17:30 PM | Join room |
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