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English Language Semantics in Speaking Classes

English Language Semantics

English Language Semantics in Speaking Classes With very young learners we start talking about everyday things (pencils, pens, books, houses, namely common nouns) and take for granted that everyone knows

Where I Teach: Piraeus, Greece

Where I Teach: Piraeus, Greece

By Vasiliki Lismani Since 2016, by Law (Government Gazette B’ 2419/ 5 – 8 – 2016), Greek students officially start learning English as a Foreign Language in the 1st Year

Reflection as an act of sharing and caring

Reflection as an act of sharing and caring

By Vasiliki Lismani “Sharing is caring”. You might think “What a cliché!” but, as teachers we know that this is (or at least should be) our motto. Sharing is, by

Creativity on Call: Empowering Learners’ Autonomy

Creativity on call: empowering learners’ autonomy

By Vasiliki Have you ever realized that some amazing things have happened completely unintentionally during our teaching practice, so spontaneously but yet so effectively that we can’t help thinking why

English as a Lingua Franca in University

English as a Lingua Franca in University

I. Introduction: Conceptualizing English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Any lingua franca through time has made possible the communication of people who have different mother tongues. Jenkins (2006, p.11) indicates