Malkogeorgou Foteini
Foteini Malkogeorgou holds an MA in Educational Technology and TESOL, awarded by the University of Manchester, UK, and a DELTA, awarded by Cambridge English, University of Cambridge, and is a Cambridge accredited Teacher Trainer. As a lecturer on the BA (Hons) English and English Language Teaching (ELT) Programme of the University of Greenwich, she teaches Foundations of Linguistics, the Methodology of English Language Teaching, ELT Design and Practice, supervises undergraduate dissertations, and serves as the lead trainer for the undergraduates’ teaching practice. She is also a personal tutor providing personal and academic development support to the undergraduate students of the BA (Hons) Programme and supports job placements for the BA and CELTA graduates of New York College. She has more than fifteen years of experience as a lecturer in EAP (English for Academic Purposes) at UK universities, including ten years at Middlesex University, UK, and currently at UCL. In addition, she also has over 20 years of experience teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). She is a certified speaking examiner for the Michigan and Cambridge English language certification exams and an IELTS examiner for the written component. She is the founder and designer of the volunteer initiatives ‘Young Learners Project’ and ‘Interactive English’, offered to learners from vulnerable backgrounds in collaboration with NGO organisations. She is also involved in the development of academic programmes and modules. She has delivered conference presentations, keynote talks, and teacher training workshops at national and institutional events. Her work has been published in leading ELT publications, including Humanising Language Teaching (Pilgrims). Her research interests include task-based language teaching, input-based grammar instruction, and trauma-informed pedagogy in the EFL classroom, as well as the effects of bimodal subtitling on cognitive load and the role of asynchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) in instructional design for language development.