Winter 2014 EFL Courses and Seminars in Athens, Greece

Dear Colleagues,

Below are the announcements of the ETC  Winter 2014 Schedule.

We start the New Year with the introductory/refresher Course for ELT professionals who desire to extend their teaching expertise:

The "EFL METHODOLOGY UPDATE COURSE", taking place on alternate Sundays, 10am - 2:30pm. The first session is on Sunday, January 12th.

See the various options for attending.

In addition,  there will be two 4-hour seminars:

1. "From Word to Text:  Interacting With Texts To Improve Vocabulary and Grammar", February 9th, and 

2. "Challenging Teenagers", March 30th.

Wishing you a happy holiday season,

Suzanne and Lilika

Suzanne Antonaros and Lilika Couri

Educational and Training Consultants

12 Polytehniou Street

GR  104 33 Athens

tel.:  +30 210-5232598

etc@ath.forthnet.gr
 www.etc-seminars.gr

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