1. The MET Hotel - Thessaloniki
Programme
Saturday 31 August - Zephyros
10.30 – 11.20 EXAM PREPARATION CLASSES: DO’S AND DON’TS
Professional Dr. Giannis Papargiris, Academic Associate, PEOPLECERT - CITY GUILDS EXAMS GREECE
Presentation While there is a lot of experience among EFL teachers in Greece in preparing students for various
language exams, examination results are not always as good as they could be. This presentation will
review the main principles of teaching exam preparation classes and offer practical tips that will help you
motivate students and prepare them more effectively for any language exam they wish to take.
11.30 - 12.20 THE CAT IS BACK in junior classes with amazing adventures.
Bring the excitement of OUR WORLD into your A-C classes.
Natasha Polysaki, Marketing Manager, Northern Greece, BURLINGTON BOOKS
Burlington Books leads the way in Greece with top quality coursebooks, whiteboard software and e-Books.
12.30 – 13.45 CHANGES TO EXAMS 2013:
New books for the Michigan ECCE, Michigan ECPE and Cambridge CPE.
SPOT ON:
The new ideal coursebook series for classes A, B, C and D.
TEACHING GRAMMAR:
A blessing or a curse?
ADVANCED LANGUAGE POINTS
(Many lucky attendees will win a complimentary copy of Correct English Usage Book 2, 420 pages)
Costas Grivas, Author, GRIVAS PUBLICATIONS
14.00 – 14.50 LISTENING: HOW TO USE LISTENING TESTS TO TEACH
Nick Michelioudakis, Academic Consultant, PTE GENERAL - EDEXCEL
M/C questions are good for testing but not quite so good for teaching. Can we change testing activities
slightly so they are both useful for teaching and enjoyable? Yes, we can! Come and see how!
15.30 – 16.20 DISEMBARK OR STAY ON BOARD?
Chryssa Laskaridou, Presenter, CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
Recent revisions of Cambridge English Examinations have placed particular emphasis on a steady
progression from one language level to the next. Some students seem to lose confidence on the final leg
of the language learning route to proficiency. This session will suggest how we can help bridge the gap
from FCE to CPE by building relevant skills in English Language classes.
16.30 – 17.20 THE TEACHER AS DIGITAL CURATOR
Professional Marisa Constantinides, Dip.RSA, M.A. App Ling, DCS - INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS EXHIBITIONS
Presentation Curating content may well be the latest online trend. Because most of the tools are also social
networking tools, curating is a great first step to get connected with other like-minded teachers from
around the world. This talk will outline steps to discover great content online, organize and save it for
future use (curation) by showing some great bookmarking and curation tools. I also hope to share some
ideas on how to evaluate, create or co-create your own content (creation) and how to share it with your
colleagues or your learners.