Intended for 

• Greek Language teachers with no or little language teaching experience
• Practitioners who have experience in teaching Greek in non-formal contexts, like in NGOs, or wishing to teach a language they know or Greek as L2
• Experienced language teachers of Greek who feel they need to upgrade their practical skills
• Directors of language schools who plan to add Greek as L2 and design curricula for different learners’ groups
• Other educational or managerial staff of language organisations, assistant or shadow teachers

Methodology 

This course is implemented online in the form of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Synchronous live online learning lasts one day, 10 educational teaching hours, 09.00-18.00.

Learners can study the learning platform materials for 10 additional days after the first day of the synchronous meeting. They communicate through the platform’s Forum with the trainers and fellow trainees, to resolve any queries and exchange ideas.

They are invited to prepare an (optional) final paper as well as to complete the course evaluation document.

The online meeting takes place via Skype.

The certificate of the course is issued 10 days after its end. As long as one attends the major EUROLTA Training and Certification programme, this attestation is incorporated into the final Certificate itself, which is issued by ICC – International Language Association.

The teaching proposal of the Hellenic Culture Centre is based on its long-term experience in teaching Greek as a second/foreign language and includes practical suggestions to enrich your teaching.

Content 

The course consists of six  modules:

1. Grammar or Text and Vocabulary?
2. How do you teach Grammar?
3. Planning Grammar teaching
4. Teaching materials for a creating Grammar lesson
5. Assignment
6. Reflection and  Evaluation

Trainee teachers must upload at least one post to each Course Unit and at least ten replies to other participants. In addition to the set study hours, trainees can opt to attend six (6) hours of online synchronous Skype sessions with trainers where trainees can ask questions and ‘meet’ fellow participants.

Trainer

Nikos Konstantopoulos graduated from the University of Athens, Faculty of History and Archaeology, in 1998. In 2007 he completed the MA course of study in “Education and Human Rights, Education and Social Discrimination” at the Institute of Education of the University of London in a joint Masters with the Faculty of Early Childhood Education of the University of Athens. He also holds a Master  in “Cultural Informatics”, Division of Museology, Department of Cultural Technology and Communications of the University of the Aegean. Specialized in teaching Greek as a foreign/second language with more than 15-year experience.He is a certified EUROLTA language teacher. His work experience covers adult education, secondary school education. In the field of special education and pedagogy he has worked as a teacher-carer of children from disadvantaged families, hosted by the Zanneio Foundation for the Education and Protection of the Child. He has been a member of the Human Rights Education Team of the Greek Section of Amnesty International since 1995, a member of its Board, and he works voluntarily for NGOs and groups providing aid to refugees & migrants, people with hearing or visual impairment and LGBT people. He has been cooperating with the Hellenic Culture Centre since 2008 as a EUROLTA Teacher Trainer, language teacher and coordinator of the Online programmes. He speaks English and is an interpreter of Greek Sign Language. Other certified and experienced teacher trainers cooperate in special Units and sessions in the HCC courses.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee for this training course is 90 euros (15 hours of synchronous and asynchronous learning)

Certification

Our Centre issues a Certificate of Attendance for the teacher training courses held, to be submitted to private or public organisations and calls. The Hellenic Culture Centre is an officially recognized as a Lifelong Learning Centre and a language school by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religions (EOPPEP code number 2101782/ 2018 and 2308668/2018).

Working language

Greek is the working language in this course.

Dates 

24 February 2024

15 hours: 10 hours of synchronous training and 5 hours of asynchronous training

Cancellation Policy

1. The total cost of the course must be paid on the last day of registration for the programme ( 20 calendar days before the respective start date). Payments are made by money transfer to the bank account of the Hellenic Culture Centre or by credit/debit card or PayPal . You will be informed of the deposit details after submitting the registration application.
2. Cancellation of participation: Free cancellation 20 days before the start of the teacher training course. In the event of a late cancellation, participants may use half of their fees to enroll in any Hellenic Culture Centre course or language course within a year. Cancellation penalty: for late cancellation half (50%) of the tuition is withheld.
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