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of these articles are original work and first appeared on the pages in this web.
Others have appeared in other publications and quite a few from back issues of
the CELT Athens Newsletter which these pages have replaced.
ON
TEACHING & LEARNING LANGUAGES
What have they understood?byMarisa
Constantinides
This
short article presents some ways of checking learning and discusses the reason
why we should try to avoid questions of the 'Have you understood?' type.
The Power of
Wordsby
Olga Gouni
Every
day we transmit and receive thousands of messages in many ways - language is
just one of those ways. Words are the means we use in order to communicate
with others and process incoming information. Read this article to find ways
of using positive ways of handling behaviour problems.
Focus on
Teaching Grammarby
Marisa Constantinides In
this article I have attempted to explore some of the possible causes of
difficulty and offer some suggestions for an approach to introducing
‘difficult’ grammatical areas to Greek learners. In order to do this, I have
selected one such area and will use it in the discussion as a means to
illustrate some of the issues involved in teaching and learning the grammar of
English. The points I make should apply to other areas of grammar. First appeared inELT
Review, Issue 6, 1985
Watching Young Learners at Work - From Practice to
Principle a report
on a presentation by Marisa Constantinides.Based
on a presentation at thePEKADE(Panhellenic
Association of Teachers of English in the State Sector) Annual Event on May 10
1997. The workshops and comments were based on three activities on video with
a young class in their first year of English.
Peace Education & ELTby
Marisa Constantinides In this
short article, I have attempted to interpret my reading on this area and
translate it into consistent as well as linguistically valid classroom
practice.
This article is based on a paper presented at the
annual PANCRETANCONFERENCE
held in Aghios Nikolaos, Crete in 2006 and was first published in the May 2007
issue of Teachers' Voice Magazine.
What kind of FL School are you working for?byMarisa
Constantinides
The
microclimate of a foreign language institution is often the product of those
in charge of teachers. Read and answer this questionnaire about yourself if
you are in a position of authority. If you are teacher, find out how your
school rates
The Art of Being Creativeby
Marisa Constantinides Creativity, one of the more
recent concerns of our profession, has been a frequentsubject
of talks at conferences by many speakers, including the writer of theselines.
Developing creative thinking skills in our learners with a view to enhancing
their language learning potential is indeed valuable and excitingbut
what about the teachers themselves? How can they become more creative? First appeared inCELT
Athens Newsletter, Issue 6, Summer 1996
Common European Principles for TeacherCompetences
and Qualifications-EUROPEAN
COMMISSION,Directorate-General
for Education and Culture - 2004. The conference produced some interesting
papers and presentations on the content and scope of teacher education
programmes. View papers and presentations by clickinghere.
ON LANGUAGE
Wicked Greek by
Marisa Constantinides
What do others think of us Hellenes? If some the opinions about the people of
Greece are inaccurate, that, in part has to do with quite a lot of trash which
people write either seriously, or for fun. The following snippets come from a
book for travellers to Greece, whose title is"Wicked
Greek". (PDF format -
Acrobat Reader required) from CELT Athens Newsletter 12
ELT
ISSUES IN GENERAL
The New Face of Large School
Chainsby
Marisa Constantinides
New faces and new developments in a Greek ELT
market which is becoming more business oriented.