English Language Acquisition 1 

Credit gained: none

Prerequisites

Placement based on score on the ACS Placement Test

Course description

ELA 1 is a beginners level course for students who have no or very little knowledge of the English language. This course focuses on introducing familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed for beginner level students of English. Content includes understanding and applying frequently used expressions, communicating in simple words and phrases, and interacting efficiently and purposefully using relevant information. Language development is combined with vocabulary building and fundamental grammar concepts including the introduction and application of basic grammar tenses in speaking and writing.  Grammar is consolidated in combination with fiction and non-fiction reading comprehension, as well as personal and narrative writing. Emphasis is placed on all four domains, reading, speaking, listening and writing. The course corresponds to the A1-A2 level of CEFR.

Course Start/End Date: February 1 - March 28

Course Duration: 8 weeks

Fellow/Online Instructor: Chiskaki, Martha

Cost: 300 Euros

Minimum Enrollment: 3 Students in a Course

If enrollment in a course fails to reach the minimum number of participants required for the class to run, the class will be cancelled and tuition will be reimbursed.

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Fellow/Online Instructor(s)

Chiskaki, Martha, Fellow

Originally from Athens, Ms Martha Chiskaki was raised in Bulgaria, Italy, India, and Thailand, where she attended a variety of international schools. She holds two Bachelor Degrees. One in English and Greek Language and Literature and one in French Language and Literature both obtained from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She received her Master's Degree in Business Administration at the Bolton University, UK. Her dissertation was based on Adopting and Implementing Change Management in Digital Marketing focusing on Instagram Marketing Strategy. She is fluent in four languages - Greek, English, French, and Italian, and an experienced tutor of English and French.

She has worked at the National Bank of Greece and at the European Public law Organisation as junior editor for the European Review of Public Law.

Being her second year of teaching at A.C.S. Athens, Ms Martha Chiskaki is currently teaching English as a Second Language in the Elementary School.

email: chiskakim@acs.gr