Georgios Michalopoulos is a teacher of Greek as a foreign language.
Nov 4, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
What can a language teacher help with? A thread on language learning and the use of teachers. Let me preface this by saying I don't think a teacher is "necessary", what I'm doing instead is explore ways in which they are useful. 1/5 #langtwt#languagelearning#studytwt
I don't think of teachers as guides or authorities - by this I mean that it should be the learner and not the teacher who decides what is the best material for them, in what order and how they want to learn things. 2/5
Jul 2, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
How important is speaking early in language learning?A thread on language learning. Most of what I'm writing here is based on Professor @skrashen 's work, the rest is based on my teaching experience. 1/8 #langtwt#studytwt
Lots of ads where the teacher/school promises to make you speak early. Be aware that this is tricky path; until B1/B2 you simply don't have enough vocab to maintain a convo. You'll just memorize some phrases and throw them at ppl, but you won't understand their answers. 2/8
