Athanasios Giagkos
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Athanasios Giagkos
Community Tutor
Teaches
Greek
Native
Speaks
English
Native
Teaches
Greek
Native
Speaks
English
Native
From GreeceLiving in Khania, Greece (23:53 UTC+03:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Jan 27, 2024Interest topicHistoryWritingReadingFoodScience
My name is Athanasios. I am a native Greek speaker, but I have also lived in the US and UK for a significant amount of time. Living back and forth between Greece and English-speaking countries has shaped a bilingual mind in me. Engaging in linguistics, chasing after etymological roots, and pondering over the definitions of words, are what fascinate me.
I have an interest in Biblical Greek and Greek Philosophy, and having good explanatory communication that is insightful for the student is what I consider a skill of mine. Also, I like to reduce the atmosphere of the class to a relaxed and easy feeling.
Other hobbies include web designing, writing, researching, traveling, and reading.Me as a Teacher
As a teacher, I find myself functioning in the role daily with people. Whether to a Greek speaker on English or vice versa, I go to deep lengths to reach the true meaning of things and convey it to people. I've also been hosting Biblical Greek studies to people for about 4 years consecutively.
So I figured I would turn passion into a joy job.
Listening to the student and meeting them at their level, is key. The teaching comes first; getting paid is secondary. If I see progress in a student, and especially if I see joy in their eyes, that's having fun for me. And I can only achieve this effect if I prioritize tailoring myself around the student.My lessons & teaching style
1. Learn the interests and needs of the student.
2. Keeping the class relaxed and the students at ease
3. Find where the student is at in their understanding of the language and begin teaching accordingly.
4. Adjust the teaching material around them, or create new ones for them - with personal additions.
5. Conversation practice will be plentiful and non-stressful. People learn when they have fun too.
6. Visual examples along with words, terms, and phrases are used to help with memorisation.
7. I use colloquial and informal words and expressions, to introduce them to what they will expect from the culture. Fitting in the culture can encourage a student a lot.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Text Documents
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Audio files
- Image files
- Video files
- Homework Assignments
5.0
Rating
35
Students
131
Lessons
100%
Attendance
100%
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Learn the Greek Alphabet, Greek Accentuation & Practice Pronunciation
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Learn the Greek Pronouns, Articles & Grammatical Aspects
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Learn & Practice Greek Conversation, and How to be Culture Wise
A1 - B2Conversation Practice81 lessons completed
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24 Reviews
Wendy
17 Greek lessons
Teacher’s pick
Sakis was friendly and encouraging; I felt comfortable using my very limited Greek skills with him. He speaks very clearly and slowly enough for me to follow. I have already signed up for more lessons with him!
Feb 17, 2024
Yvonne
3 Greek lessons
Sakis is a great teacher, helpful, attentive and full of ideas :-D
May 20, 2024
Elena Vanurina
1 Greek lesson
I really enjoyed the lesson, very patient and energetic teacher!
May 18, 2024
Tony
3 Greek lessons
Great lesson (as usual), excellent teacher!
May 17, 2024
Anja
9 Greek lessons
Vielen Dank für deine Hilfe.
May 15, 2024
Edward Brown
2 Greek lessons
One of the best language professors I’ve had on here! He really cares.
May 7, 2024
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