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Erasmus+ Staff Training Week 2018 - "New pathways in foreign language teaching and learning"

The Foreign Languages Centre and the Center for the Study of the Hellenic Language and Culture at the University of Ioannina organise a staff training week in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme entitled “New pathways in foreign language teaching and learning”.

The training week will take place on Zakynthos Island from 18 to 22 June 2018. The working languages are English and/or Greek. The programme is addressed to language teachers, academics, teacher trainers, school advisors/directors and students in the field of foreign language learning and teaching, as well as non-teaching staff involved in managing language courses, labs and centers.

Course
The course introduces cutting-edge research on the most important topics of interest in the field of foreign language (FL) teaching and learning, with an extra focus on Higher Education (HE). The theoretical sessions are interactive and complemented with participants’ reflective work and practical sessions, encouraging the exchange of experiences and good practices in foreign language teaching and learning as well as course management.

Τhematic areas
1) Innovative methodologies in FL teaching and learning
(Keywords: CLIL, web tools, distance learning, intercultural/cross-cultural education)
2) Language centers in HE
(Keywords: management, financial resources, FL teacher training, language certification)
3) FL and internationalisation in education
(Keywords: FL policies and challenges, life-long FL teaching and learning)
4) Teaching languages in a globalised context
(Keywords: L.S.P., L.A.P., Greek as a second/foreign language, FL for migrants and refugees)

Participants may submit their application forms electronically by 16/04/2018 via the following link: Application form

You may find additional information regarding the programme here Erasmus Staff Training 2018.

The Foreign Language Learning & Research Lab is situated at the ground floor of the Central Library Building (Rooms 213 & 214) and aims to promote the practice and learning of a foreign language with the method of 'autonomous/self-access learning'.

The Lab is addressed to all members of the academic community (students, members of academic staff, administrative staff) who wish to use the lab's resources for educational purposes. At present, only English language learning is supported but we hope to offer more language learning opportunities in the future.

In addition to print material, the Lab is equipped with access to an online platform for learning English, named TELL ME MORE, which is free for all lab users. The platform covers all language levels (from Beginners/A1 to Proficient/C2 users) with a variety of interactive exercises and is divided in two main sections:

• English for Everyday Situations
• English for Professional Situations

The lab is also used for micro-teaching and seminars, promoting innovative language teaching methodologies with the use of multimedia tools, including interactive whiteboards and relevant research tools (i.e. language corpora).

The University Foreign Languages Centre is responsible for the operation and quality of the services provided.

Opening hours:
Monday: 11.00-18.00
Tuesday: 11.00-18.00
Wednesday: 11.00-18.00
Thursday: 11.00-18.00
Friday: 11.00-18.00

If you wish to BOOK A SEAT for a specific time and date, please visit the following link http://doodle.com/32pckcz4af52qa9i or call at: +30 26510 05009.

Contact number: +30 26510 05009
Email:flrlab@cc.uoi.gr & flrlab.uoi@gmail.com

Lab Directors
Dr. Tseligka Theodora, Senior Teaching Fellow in EAP/ESP (thtselig@cc.uoi.gr)
Dr. Eumeridou Eugenia, Senior Teaching Fellow in EAP/ESP (eeumerid@cc.uoi.gr)

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Welcome to the Foreign Languages Centre website of the University of Ioannina.

In view of the currently increasing demands for a high and specialized knowledge of foreign languages, our Foreign Languages Centre seeks to promote competency in foreign languages for all our students and members of staff, addressing also the needs of the local society.

With lifelong learning and multilingualism rising as first hand priorities in Tertiary Education – as is well documented in most contemporary European studies – the Foreign Languages Centre of the University of Ioannina is dedicated to providing an advanced multilingual educational environment, setting primarily the following objectives.

Foreign Language Centre Objectives

• Instruction in foreign languages for:
  1.      a) general, academic purposes
  2.      b) specialized, scientific purposes
  3.      c) occupational purposes
• Adoption of contemporary teaching methods, such as:
  • Content Language-integrated Learning (CLIL)
  • New technologies in teaching and autonomous learning
• Design of multimedia teaching material
• Research activity in topics, such as:
  • study of language structures in specialized, scientific and academic texts,
  • the use of new technologies in language teaching,
  • the use of new technologies in terminology compilation/instruction/translation,
  • lexicographic/terminological studies of various thematic fields,
  • language policy in higher education,
• Reinforcement of students’ mobility abroad
• Cooperation with academic and research institutes both at a national and international level
• Organization of seminars, conferences and open lectures