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Vasilis Michos
Professional Teacher
Teaches
Greek
Native
Greek (Ancient)
Speaks
English
French
Italian
certified greek language teacher (BA, MA, seminars, PhD)
Teaches
Greek
Native
Greek (Ancient)
Speaks
English
French
Italian
certified greek language teacher (BA, MA, seminars, PhD)
From GreeceLiving in Thessaloniki, Greece (11:45 UTC-05:00)
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 19, 2021Interest topicMusicFilms & TV SeriesScience
✔️ BA minor; literature major; linguistics
✔️ MA theoretical & applied linguistics
🦉 seminars on teaching Greek
🪶 3 years of teaching
🐓 PhD in linguistics (still on my 1st year)
I like providing 'comprehensible input' to my students. I offer either a grammar class built on each of my student's needs or a speaking class. Both are funny and helpful, and perhaps equally crucial to language learning. I can really adapt because I know what learning a foreign language is like myself. Also, my PhD is largely on language teaching so I believe I can guide you well! Lastly, I am fun and I hope you're fun too! Learning is about enjoying, not memorizing.Me as a Teacher
What I value in people (and students) is being comfortable asking anything. Really, feel free to ask your question. Many students actually set very intriguing questions, and I appreciate their insight. I am very adaptable to one's learning preferences and needs. The happiest classes are not the ones I have with more advanced students, but the ones in which I communicate easily with the student. When it comes to learning foreign languages, my personal experience says that establishing a solid connection is the most significant part. The student should know at any time 'Why am I learning this?', 'How can I use this?' and 'why is this different from this?'.My lessons & teaching style
I usually provide dialogues based on a real-world communicative need (e.g. buying-selling) and then extract the grammar from my student. We then go on to apply grammatical rules, learn new vocabulary by topics and memorize new stuff by speaking. This method emphasizes language as a system, but the student plays an equally important role.
What I value in people (and students) is being comfortable asking anything. I follow the general syllabus of my university and usually teach by a textbook, but I am really available to have conversation classes, as well.
Feel free to reach out for anything and take care.My teaching material
- PDF file
- Audio files
- Flashcards
- Presentation slides/PPT
- Quizzes
- Homework Assignments
Work Experience
2020 - 2021
teacher of Greek SBMLIt provided me with experience in teaching Greek to groups of students. It made me appreciate diversity and gave me solid understanding of the amount of challenges that a learner of modern greek faces.
Education
2015 - 2019
Bachelor's - LinguisticsI studied Philology from 2015 to 2019, minoring in Greek philology (2015-2017) and majoring in linguistics (2017-2019).
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2019 - 2021
Master's - Theoretical & Applied LinguisticsPublishing my MA thesis on November 21' (therefore, still in progress), I am studying theoretical & applied linguistics. My focus lies primarily on grammar, in specific argument structure and its interface with semantics.
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Certificates
linguistics summer school CreteLing 2019A two-week seminar on general linguistics.
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5.0
Rating
110
Students
725
Lessons
100%
Attendance
99%
Response
Greek Lessons
Greek
Greek (Ancient)
Trial Lesson
53 lessons completed
USD 12.00+
speaking Greek
A1 - C2Conversation Practice139 lessons completed
USD 18.00+
Greek (following a book and grammar)
A1 - B2General78 lessons completed
USD 20.00+
Availability
Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)
My creations
Vocabulary (1)
Quiz (3)
115 Reviews
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Greek
Greek (Ancient)
Meredith Metaxas
3 Greek lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vasilis is a fantastic teacher, and he knows the answer to all of my deeper questions about the origins of different rules. His linguistics background is incredibly valuable for the learner who wants to know everything there is to know!
Oct 25, 2023
Andrew
47 Greek lessons
Teacher’s pick
Again, nothing but the most positive recommendation for this wonderful teacher. Today we went over some useful constructions in Greek and some phrases that indicate how often I do or don’t do something. It is a great pleasure knowing that a skill is improving, and I feel my improvement in Greek couldn’t have been assisted by a better teacher. Highly recommend.
Aug 13, 2023
Susan Papathomopoulo
15 Greek lessons
Teacher’s pick
Vasilis continues to provide motivating material, making elements relevant to past lessons, creating a continuity of of learning. His style is not random, rather it is thoughtfully designed to help guide me along my journey. He builds upon my past accomplishments and provides material that bolsters me where my knowledge gaps are.
May 7, 2022
Andrew
47 Greek lessons
This is the last lesson that I had with Vasilis before I left for Greece. To Vasilis. Thank you so much for all the lessons! And to a prospective student reading this, the amount of lessons I’ve taken with Vasilis is a testament to his quality as a teacher. I am grateful the work that I’ve done with him, and while I may be doing less after Greece, it’s my hope that I continue working with him in a lighter capacity.
Nov 5, 2023
Andrew
47 Greek lessons
Today’s lesson is more past tense! I am getting much more comfortable with it and hopefully I’ll be able to speak in past tense smoothly in the future!
Oct 30, 2023
Harvey
2 Greek lessons
Great first lesson. Thanks!
Oct 27, 2023
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