Greek online lessons with Sofia
“Learning a language is an exciting and satisfying adventure, offering the learner the opportunity to become immersed in a culture and its customs".
What I always say to my students is that 'in every job that must be done there is an element of fun'. Thus, I create a structured and at the same time flexible and stress-free environment, which enables free flow of thought and allows for pleasant surprises, but it can re-direct attention to a clearly determined set of goals.
I teach all sort of nationalities; cultural reference is one of the most important components of my lessons as it is proven to be an enjoyable and effective learning strategy.
I am interested in sharing my knowledge and love of the Greek language and culture with people all over the world.
I don't want to be the classic teacher; I consider myself f a facilitator that will guide you in this journey of the Greek language.
About Me
Sofia is a Greek tutor to native and non-native speakers since 2018. She creates individualised lessons plans tailored to students’ ages, backgrounds, knowledge levels, cognitive development, emotional intelligence, needs and interests. Sofia always ensures that lessons are fun, interactive and fully-prepared. She enjoys tutoring and her students consider her having a caring, supportive and encouraging approach. Her aim is to make lessons relaxed yet productive. She has tweaked students in the past to achieve much higher than their predicted goals. Sofia is a warm, friendly and patient teacher who delights in her students’ achievement.
Education
Academic Background
Sofia holds a BA in Cultural Technology and Commuication from the University of Aegean; Postgraduate diploma in Museum Education from the Trent Nottingham University, Master's degree in n Art Museum and Gallery at the University of Leicester, PhD in Museum and Heritage Studies from the University of Leicester. In addition, she received a certificate for the teaching of foreign/second language from the Open University in the UK and postgraduate certificate in Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Leicester.
Teaching approach
Sofia adopts a student-centred, interactive teaching approach, with emphasis on conversational and listening skills through which students will get a better understanding of Greek vocabulary and grammar rules.
She organises and structures lessons based on students’ needs, interest, age and level, respecting their rhythm to learn and offering relaxing, comfortable and engaging environment to practice the language. In the first lesson, she would love to find out more about students’ interests, goals, and motivation to learn Greek. Likewise, the first lesson presents a valuable opportunity for her to consider students ‘needs and feelings, and allows her devise a learning plan that is suitable and enjoyable for them.
She also creates exercises that are useful for students to practice different skills and boost their self-esteem. In addition, she uses examples and real-life situations to help students understand how the Greek language works and how to apply it to their own experience. She shares videos for listening and understanding or you would start a conversation after reading a text. She can also introduce a topic in each lesson, so students can learn new vocabulary and grammar through different activities. Such activities could be reading, listening, role-playing and other visual games.
Her teaching materials are also:
Video and audio files (such as music)
PDF file
Text Documents/textbooks
Image files
Articles and news
Homework Assignments
Quizzes
Presentation slides/PPT
Of course language is not only grammar and vocabulary, therefore, she provides an insight into Greek culture, history, music, and food, even recommendations for holidays.
She enjoys teaching people from different backgrounds, ages and cultures, as it is an opportunity to learn from each other.
She has a passion for teaching, but learning too. Over the last three years, I have been learning Spanish. Finally, she is also an art and history lover.
Filogossia: an online Greek learning resource.
BBC Languages. A 'gentle introduction' to basic Greek - with useful video clips for beginners.
Hellenic Book Service Useful for comparing Greek study guides available on the market. Lots of links to other Greek-related services.
Modern Greek VerbsGrammar and information on verb conjugation.
Greek Resources
Online Greek Courses
Adults
She creates personalised lessons addressing her students’ interest and needs in order to accomplish their learning goals. Her lessons are communicative and include all skills, with emphasis on building up students’ confidence in speaking.
Children
She closely collaborates with parents in order to best identify students’ needs and tailor the lesson accordingly.
For younger students, it is advised the parent to join the first lessons to ensure both parent and child feel comfortable with the material and method of teaching.
Her students also benefit from her knowledge and experience in Greek culture, history, customs and traditions.
Tuition & Booking
Modern Greek Lesson
Οnline Private Lesson £300 valid for 3 months or £550 for 6 months.
Lessons duration 1h
First lesson will be 40min (£20)
Refund Policy
First three/six months can be refundable only if
student is not happy with the lesson.
For inquires or booking, please email: sofiakatharaki@gmail.com
Testimonials
"Sofia is easy to work with, and creates very engaging lessons for her students from the start. She truly understands and adapts to the student's learning style, noting the differences between adult and children learners, and paying careful attention to why the student wants to learn. I feel increasing confidence not only in my ability to understand and speak Greek, but in my understanding of the country and the culture." (Liz).
"My daughters really loved Sofia and got so much from her teaching in such a short space of time! " (Katerina)
"Sofia has good empathy and understood my needs very quickly and made aware areas to study which helps a lot when there is a lot to learn."
"Sofia is a fantastic tutor. I am learning Greek casually and she has made me feel comfortable very quickly and I am learning a lot much quicker than I expected. " "Sofia is a great teacher. Explains everything very well and has a very good approach to teaching. Very glad we found her." (Sophie)
"Sofia was a brilliant tutor. She was reliable, kind and worked around my schedule which was sometimes very hectic! We would skype when I was on holiday too which was great." (George)
"In terms of teaching, Sofia made it fun. Not only did she come up with creative ways to teach, she also made sure I was remembering what I learnt as we went. "
"I found that over the 6 months with Sofia I learnt basics in Greek very well, as I started from no knowledge of the Greek Language whatsoever! I can now overhear conversations and know roughly what is being said, as well as speak myself to a certain extent. I highly recommend her as a tutor for anyone of any age."
"I looked forward to my lessons every week with Sofia and I'm really going to miss the progress I made in Greek. If you want someone who is well spoken in English and of course a great teacher, you should learn with Sofia. Couldn't recommend her more!" (Chris)
"Always enjoyed the lessons so much and to be honest, I really did learn more Greek than I ever imagined I could in the time we had. "
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