A Classroom Full of Stories

Ibrahim El-Salahi The Tree 2003

Mr. Giannis Karalakos
December 2021

In this seminar, we explore the possibilities of integrating literary texts in our foreign language classroom. All in all, why should we do it? Because we want to. Because our students have a lot to gain. How should we go about doing it? Well, this is exactly what we will find out. We will work with different texts and try to come up with the criteria for choosing the best text and ways to exploit it. At the end of this seminar, everyone will be happy in your literature-integrating foreign language classroom!

When: Friday 10 December
What time: 17:00-19:30
Language: English
This is an online event (Zoom link TBA)

Registration is closed. Thank you.

Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance!

Bio

Giannis Karalakos has worked in public education for the past 16 years. He holds an MA in European Literature and Culture and is currently working on his PhD in the department of Journalism and Mass Media at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In the academic year 2007-2008 he taught essay writing, language mastery and advertisement analysis to first-year students of the School of English at AUTH and is an experienced literary and non-fiction translator to and from English. He has extensively used literature in his syllabus and has participated in the creation of several books for children in a variety of ways (performer, composer, co-author). In collaboration with School Advisors, he has led several teacher training seminars and workshops on the use of technology in the ELT classroom. He is also the author of a blog offering teacher training tips and educational materials.