Make a Wish for TESOL Greece
The 2011
Christmas Event “Make a Wish for Tesol” took place on 11 December
2011 at New York College (NYC), located at
The first
speaker, Mr. George Drivas talked about how teachers can use
technology in the classroom. He pointed out the differences between
the old and the new! For example, nowadays many schools use personal
computers instead of books. How can this affect learners strengths
and weaknesses? Also he discussed how much learners benefit from the
use of the internet.
The second speaker, Mr. David Gibson (who said he could teach all he wanted
to in English from Shakespeare), as mentioned in the event’s
brochure, “intended to demonstrate how the greatest writer in the
English language can, not only be understood, but enjoyed”. And of
course, this writer is William Shakespeare. - a writer who used very
difficult words to understand in his works. Mr. Gibson categorized
some of the things he found in Shakespeare’s works, such as his
Little Things (thou, thee, thy or hence, thence and whence) or
Shakespeare’s Top Ten words, in other words the words he used the
most. One has to spend quite some time studying before he can read
Shakespeare, but, in that way, he or she will understand and
probably enjoy what they are reading.
The third speaker was Mr. Luke Prodromou who explored the way Shakespeare
empowered women in his plays even though men played the female
characters in Shakespeare’s works. He explored what women could or
couldn’t do or say in an era, in which men were their rulers.
Furthermore, he discussed the debate between people who wonder what
Shakespeare believed about women. Was he for or against women?
Towards the end,
this great gathering was finalized by enjoying the taste of homemade
specialties, which were prepared by TESOL members and their
families. Time passed pleasantly while discussing with colleagues
various topics regarding tutoring as well as other general subjects.
