Certification 

EUROLTA Level How to Teach Languages Online Certificate is a worldwide recognized qualification in adult language education.

If you hold a EUROLTA Certificate you have demonstrated that you have the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, teach and evaluate your language classes within your institutional context.

Certification is based on the evaluation of a Teacher Portfolio submitted by the candidate containing samples of the teacher’s work and is prepared with the support of the Teacher Trainers. The Portfolio is evaluated by the EUROLTA Assessors within a month after submission. 

Hellenic Culture Centre issues a Certificate of Attendance to use for different purposes during the training course.

Hellenic Culture Centre is officially recognized as a Lifelong Learning Centre and a language school by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religions.

Intended for 

EUROLTA training course and certification recognizes the different educational environments that professional & volunteer language teachers work in. EUROLTA is based on sound educational principles that apply to all environments. 

This course is intended for: 

• Teachers of Greek as a second/foreign language with no or little teaching experience 

• Experienced Greek language teachers who feel they need to upgrade their practical skills and teach online

• Practitioners who have experience in teaching online, in non-formal contexts or wishing to teach Greek as their mother tongue 

The course welcomes: 

• Teachers of Greek as a second/foreign language in primary and secondary schools in Greece or abroad
• Greek language teachers in Greek Communities abroad
• Teaching or administrative staff of Higher Education Institutions relevant to Greek language and culture
• Professionals and volunteers of Civil Society Organisations working with different groups in programmes relevant to the Greek language and culture
• Directors, managers, and other teaching or administrative staff of schools, libraries, museums, companies, or any educational department of an organisation

Objectives 

The training course will help you:

• Learn how to locate  the characteristics and educational needs of online students of Greek and what is the role of the online teacher
• Learn how to organise the lesson plan, where to search for resources and educational materials for teaching Greek and how to organise collaborative online activities during the synchronous lessons
• Improve teaching of vocabulary and grammar through up-to-date techniques and use technology effectively
• Build your skills on the correction of assignments and the feedback to the students of the online courses
• Reflect on possible difficulties and challenges in relation to the student profile, the technical environment, the teaching material, and the organization of the courses based on real case studies
• Improve your online teaching skills by observing online lessons of Greek, real or recorded
• Acquire the skills and the tools to activate your students’ motivation
• Believe in yourself as professional and reach excellency in your courses

Course Types

The training course is offered online OR face-to-face.

Methodology 

This training course is offered in Greek and the examples are relevant to teaching Greek as L2. 

The course methodology: 

• reflects the general ethos of EUROLTA training courses, which implies a “learning by doing, reflecting and sharing ideas” approach 
• is characterised by a cooperative learning style, embodies trainees’ experiences and fosters the exchange of ideas, proposals and materials
• involves trainees wherever possible in the planning and shaping of the programme
• presents opportunities to extend theoretical knowledge of language, learning and teaching as well as to evaluate and improve practical skills  
• integrates practical exercises and the observation of teaching of other teachers (themselves, other classes, video sequences) with subsequent analysis
• provides opportunities for self-evaluation, assessment by peers as well as opportunities for trainees to evaluate the training programme
• combines different training techniques, such as working in subgroups and pairs, role play, microteaching, lectures, guided conversation, brainstorming, language and educational games, diagrams, audio materials, object (realis) and experiential activities

Hellenic Culture Trainers support trainees:

• In preparing the two Micro peer teaching sessions
• In preparing the Teaching session to real students
• In writing their Reflection Diary and in self-assessing their teaching practice
• In preparing their assignments and the Teacher Portfolio for the EUROLTA Certification Process
• With personal mentoring throughout the course

Upon completion of the course, trainees will be encouraged to: 

• Develop their teaching strategy through self-assessment exercises (experimentation, reflection, adaptation) 
• Form a network to enable follow up exchange and continuous shared learning.

Content

• The ice-breaking activities and the group dynamics in an online language class
• How to use the learning environment of the GLOSSA platform
• Our expectations and our training needs – the learning contract
• The characteristics and training needs of online students of Greek 
• Theories on Online Learning 
• Resources and educational materials for  teaching GreekThe role of the online teacher of Greek
• Orchestration of collaborative online activities
• Communication of teachers with students and teachers with each other
• Designing a synchronous/ live online lesson
• Possible difficulties and challenges and how to deal with – Case Studies
• Possible challenges in relation to the technical environment, the teaching material, and the organization of the courses
• The correction of assignments and the feedback to the students of the online courses
• The evaluation of the online courses and the seminar

EUROLTA Thematic Areas

• Language Analysis
• Language and Culture
• Language Learning
• Language Teaching
• Planning and Evaluation
• Self-Assessment and Development

Trainers

Ifigenia Georgiadou, MA, Director of the Hellenic Culture Centre, Teacher Trainer,  35 years’ experience in teaching, external expert – evaluator at the National Organization for Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP), at the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) and the Institute for Lifelong Learning (INEDIVIM), author of the books “Play & Laugh- Language Games for Teaching Greek as a Foreign Language”, Kaleidoscope -textbook series for learning Greek, EUROLTA Master Trainer (Certified Instructor of Teacher Trainers).

Nikos Konstantopoulos, MA, adult educator, responsible for distance education at the Hellenic Culture Centre, 20 years’ experience in teaching and material production, EUROLTA Teacher Trainer (Certified Instructor of Teachers and adult educators), trainer in Greek sign language.

Dates

The EUROLTA CERTIFICATE – How to teach languages online – Online  course runs every 2nd Saturday, from 09.00-18.00 (Greek time), for 6 Saturdays.

Next dates for the online course:  

• 15 February 2025

The EUROLTA CERTIFICATE – How to teach languages online – face-to-face course takes place  in Santorini, Greece.

Daily schedule is from 09.00-16.00 and 18.00-20.00 for educational and cultural activities.

Upcoming dates and location for the face-to-face course: 

21-27 February 2025 in Santorini, Greece

Working language

This training course is offered in Greek and the examples are relevant to teaching Greek as L2.

The course can be offered in English upon request.

Fees

The fees for the EUROLTA CERTIFICATE – How to teach languages online – online course are €550 + €100 for the EUROLTA certification (optional).

Registrations close 20 days before the beginning of the course (24 March 2024).

Fees can be paid in 3 installments:

1st installment: €200, 20 days before the beginning of the course

2nd installment: €200  before Module 3

3rd installment: €250 or €150 if you do not apply for the EUROLTA Certification before Module 5

The fees for the EUROLTA CERTIFICATE – How to teach languages online – face-to-face course are 660€ + 100€ for the EUROLTA certification (optional)

Registrations close 40 days before the beginning of the course (21 February 2024).

Fees must be paid in advance by the deadline for registrations.

ΑΤΤΕΝΤΙΟΝ! 

Participation fees and travel and all  subsistence expenses for the face-to-face course can be covered  by a grant by Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Mobility programme.

Participants apply through a sending organisation, active in the field of adult education.  Erasmus+ also covers the training fees as well as the mobility expenses (international travel, subsistence costs and special needs requirements).

The Hellenic Culture Centre can work with the sending organisations to provide guidance on completing and applying to the respective Erasmus+ National Agency. We will also support you in monitoring the course and reporting back to your National Agency.

Cancellation 

Fees for the online and face-to-face course, are fully refundable if you cancel before the registration deadlines (20 days and 40 days before the beginning of the course respectively).

Late registrations cannot be accepted and the fees are not refundable. However, you may use half of your fees to register for any teacher training course at the Hellenic Culture Centre within one year.

Cancellation Policy

• Fees are fully refundable for cancellations by registration deadline (at least 20 days before the beginning of the online course or 40 days before the beginning of the face-to-face course)

• For late cancellations (after the registration deadlines) fees are not refundable. However
  • 50% of the deposited fees can be used for  registration in any other teacher training course of  the Hellenic Culture Centre within one year’s time
  • 50% of deposited fees are not refundable