Ms Tanya Livarda

Tanya Livarda studied Greek Language and Literature with specialization in Medieval Modern Greek Languae and Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master's in Teaching English as a Second Language from the University of Nicosia. She has completed several courses delivered by Cambridge (Delta, CELTA, Train the trainer) and by the International House (Diploma in Academic Management). She has started her teaching career in 2011 and since 2015, she has been collaborating with different examination boards abroad as a moderator, assessment specialist, and written examiner.

Tanya has been an active member and recently a board member of TESOL Macedonia Thrace Northern Greece, a member of TESOL Greece and of IATEFL, and a committee member of Leadership and Management SIG (IATEFL).

Tanya has taught in language schools in Greece and in the UK and has participated in various projects as a teacher and coordinator. Her research on Socia-Emotional Learning and Assessment in EFL Classroom has been presented in international conferences (IATEFL, Symposium on Language Education and Research) and her articles have been published in various educational magazines in Greece and in journals abroad.

• Academic English Skills
• Academic and Professional Communication

• Social-Emotional Learning in Education
• Mentoring Teachers
• Assessment and Testing
• Brain-based learning and teaching

A sample of published articles

• ELT News (2019): "Continuous Professional Development: A necessity or a trend?"
• ELT News (2020): "Why do we seek for expertise and not just for professionalism?"
• IATEFL, Voices (May/June 2021): "A few thoughts on Social Emotional Learning"
• TESOL Greece Journal (April/June 2021):"Social Emotional Learning from the brain's point of view"
• ELT News (2021): "Teacher collaboration: a science fiction film or a reality?"
• Journal of Applied Languages and Linguistices (vol 6, issue 2) (December 2021): "The power of Social Emotional Learning in the EFL Classroom"
• ELT News (2022): "Cut cut cut... steps to adapt during writing and speaking"
• TESOL Greece Journal (April/June 2022):"On the road to creativity"
• ELT News (2023): "Hello people pleasers!"