Hello everyone

Hello everyone,

I'm from Poland, but I've been living and working in Greece for the last 17 years. I teach all age groups, but I especially love working with very young learners and I do a lot of storytelling (not only in class. I also volunteer at various events and at my local library). I made a slight switch in my career last year when I reduced teaching hours and I took up a full time position as a writer at an ELT publishing house here in Greece.
I have plenty of ideas I would like to develop, and this is the second time I'm taking this course. This time, I will focus on a small project to make sure I finalise it by the end of the course.

Unfortunately, I probably won't be able to attend live sessions, as they are scheduled 6 am Greek time, but we will get a chance to get to know each other better in this community (and I can already see some familiar names :)) and I'm really looking forward to it :)

M.

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  1. Elena Metaxa KalofonouSeptember 1, 2018 at 1:29 PM

    Hi Maria! Nice to see you again!

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  2. Dorothy ZemachSeptember 1, 2018 at 4:11 PM

    Ha, I wouldn't get up at 6:00 am either! Not to worry, the recordings will work fine. And good idea for tackling a smaller project. You can apply what you learned to longer ones later. Congrats on the new job, too!

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  3. Adi RajanSeptember 1, 2018 at 6:27 PM

    Hi Margarita, it's great seeing you again - I loved your 'dog's nose' activity btw.

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  4. Margarita KosiorSeptember 2, 2018 at 1:33 AM

    Adi Rajan Nice to see you again, too. Thank you for your warm words about my exercise. I hope you get a chance to use it with your students. If you do, please let me know how it goes :)

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  5. Laura PerrottaSeptember 3, 2018 at 6:01 PM

    Margarita Kosior I'd love to read the story you're working on! Let me know more about you since we share the same area of expertise and I'm planning some webinars for teachers who teach YL. This is my email! lauriperrotta@hotmail.com Let's keep in touch!

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  6. Wilma LuthSeptember 4, 2018 at 10:21 AM

    Good to see you again Margarita! Let's get further along in our projects this time! :-)

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  7. Margarita KosiorSeptember 4, 2018 at 11:47 AM

    Wilma Luth Good to see you too! I'm really determined and that's why I picked a smaller project this time. Good luck to both of us, and to everyone on the course :)

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  8. Wilma LuthSeptember 5, 2018 at 9:03 AM

    Margarita Kosior We can do it! Building on what we learned in this course last year & what we're learning now. :-)

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  9. Margarita KosiorSeptember 8, 2018 at 11:54 AM

    Laura Perrotta I disappeared for a few days due to work and other obligations, but I'm back! And I will get in touch with you about my story, as I'll definitely need some opinions. But I'll let Dorothy approve it first (hopefully). For now, I uploaded my homework just a few minutes ago, so you can get an idea of what I'm planning to work on. I'll read about your project in the Homework section and we'll be in touch!

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  10. Laura PerrottaSeptember 8, 2018 at 8:06 PM

    Margarita Kosior great!!!!!

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