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The English Language Unit (ELU) organizes a one-day conference on the
teaching of English for Specific Purposes which is held at the University premises every
other September. The conference is an innovative attempt in the field of ESP/EAP in
tertiary education and attracts participants from both the public and private sectors .
During the conference there is an ESP book exhibition which is open throughout the day.
Report of the 1994 ESP conference
Report of the 1996 ESP conference
Forthcoming event
Report of the 1994 ESP conference
The 1994 conference was organized by Clio Rizouli in collaboration with TESOL-MACEDONIA
THRACE.The conference was officially opened by the Vice Rector of the University of
Macedonia, Professor Lefteris Skalidis, and it continued with ten professional speeches
and three commercial ones. The plenary speaker, invited by the British Council of
Thessaloniki , was Ms Terry Tomscha, ELT writer, who gave a lecture on "Learner
Responsibility on ESP".
The speakers listed in the order they gave their professional presentations were:
 | Ms Vicky Megas, ESP teacher & school owner, spoke about "Motivating ESP
Learners". |
| Ms Camilla Ralls, deputy centre director, British Council, Thessaloniki, presented a
paper on "The ESP Teacher & the Textbook". |
| Dr. Mersini Karagevrekis, ESP instructor, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, gave a
talk on "Teaching Vocabulary in ESP classes". |
| Ms. Iphigenia Mahili, teacher & ESP coordinator, presented a paper on "Project
Work in ESP". |
| Mr. Jim Arnold, trainer and co-director, Study Space, Thessaloniki, spoke about
"EAP-A ‘Must’ for Students Studying Abroad". |
| Ms. Alison Little, ESP teacher, British Council, Athens, presented a paper on "A
Professional Learning Experience". |
| Dr. Areti-Maria Sougaris, University of Essex, gave a talk on "Responding to
Authentic ESP Texts". |
| Ms Jenny Stefanou, ESP instructor, University of Macedonia, presented a paper on
"Effective ESP Reading : A Case Study". |
Report of the 1996 ESP Conference
The theme of the 1996 Conference was "ESP in the Academic and Business Context
Today" and it was organised by Jenny Stefanou-Dimatati. The conference was officially
opened by the Vice Rector of the University of Macedonia, Professor Lefteris Skalidis, and
it continued with thirteen speeches.
The plenary speaker was Ms Jill Northcott, ESP Teaching Fellow and Teacher Trainer at
the Institute for Applied Language Studies in Edinburgh University, UK. In her keynote
speech, entitled "ESP Teaching for the 1990s", Ms Northcott highlighted the
consideration which is given to role perceptions of practising ESP teachers by drawing
cross-cultural comparisons and gave an account of case studies of some very diverse ESP
teaching situations.
The other speakers listed-in the order they gave their presenations were:
The 1996 conference was co-sponsored by two Foreign Language Schools-Synchrono
Multimedia Educational Programs and Foreign Languages AXON, Thessaloniki.
The conference proceedings are available on request.
| Ms Stavroula Kartali, Assistant Professor of English at the Technological Educational
Institute of Thessaloniki, spoke about "Needs Analysis, Syllabus Design and Material
Production for Railway Staff". |
| Dr. Maria Valiouli, School of Journalism and Mass Media of the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, spoke on "Journalism, EFL and Linguistics: A Happy Combination". |
| Mr. Luke Prodromou, teacher trainer and EFL author, British Council, presented a paper
on "Taking Failure by the Throat". |
| Mr. Michael Wells, Kalogrea English Language Centre, Thessaloniki, held a workshop on
"Cross Cultural Awareness in the Business Language Classroom". |
| Ms Vicky Megas, co-director of the New Centre for English Language Studies, Athens, held
a workshop on "Lesson Planning for Professionals: A Different Ballgame". |
| Dr. Mersini Karagevrekis, ESP Instructor, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki,
presented a paper on "Using Hypercontext in Economics". |
| Ms Iphigenia Mahili, Anatolia College, Thessaloniki, talked about "Removing the
Blindfold: Portfolios and Research in Business Writing". |
| Dr. Teresa Feeney-Lyssimachou, foreign language school owner, held a workshop on
"NLP: Are You Communicating?" |
| Ms Julia Tanner-Bogia, Teacher, Trainer and EFL writer and Ms Kathryn
Lucey-Koutsokostas, Teacher, writer and EFL author held a workshop on "The Art of
Presenting". |
| Ms Eugenia Papaioannou, EFL teacher and educational cosultant talked about "The
Teaching Possibility Frontier in Economics". |
| Ms Zoe Kantaridou-Kassimidou and Ms Jenny Stefanou-Dimatati, ESP instructors, University
of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, presented a paper on "How to Get Students Involved in a
University Classroom". |
| Ms Natasa Chondrakis, ESP teacher, Synchrono Foreign Language Institute, Pireas, spoke
about "Reaching New Horizons in Multimedia Teaching Programs". |
| Ms Niki Gakoudi, ESP teacher, gave a talk on "Vocabulary and the Use of
Dictionaries". |
For further information contact:
Jenny Stefanou-Dimatati
156 Egnatia st.,
P.O. Box 1591,
540 06 Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: 3031891366-71
Fax: 3031844536
Forthcoming event
The 3rd ESP conference will be held on 25 September 1998. The
theme this
year will be "Compelling Learning Techniques in ESP" and the plenary speaker,
sponsored by the British Council, Thessaloniki, will be Dr Anthony Baldry from the
University of Pavia, Italy.
The closing date for submission of papers will be 10 May 1998
For further information contact:
Mersini Karagevreki
156 Egnatia st.,
P.O. Box 1591,
540 06 Thessaloniki
Greece
Tel: 3031891366-71
Fax: 3031844536
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