Trainers
Peter Beech - Center Director
Peter has been working in EFL since graduating from Sussex University in 1986. After a brief stint teaching in Brighton, he moved to Greece to teach in a major language school in Athens, subsequently opening his own school in Corinth. After completing his MSc in Teaching English, Peter moved into teacher training, running courses for the Preliminary Certificate in TESOL. He also works part time as an Associate Lecturer with the UK Open University, tutoring on the TESOL module of the MA in Education. His academic interests are centred on the use of technology in education, and especially Computer Assisted Language Learning. He was the founding coordinator of the TESOL Greece CALL SIG, and has given numerous professional presentations in this area.
Petra Novakova – Trainer
Eight years ago I read an ad in the paper for a school looking for a teacher of the Czech Language for foreigners. Shortly after, I started teaching at the school and not much later I also started teaching English. From general to Business English in the range of elementary to advanced using textbooks like Headway, Cutting Edge, English File and Market Leader. Throughout my studies (Judaism and Psychosocial Science) in Prague, and later on in Paris (ten months) and Jerusalem (six months), I taught English in the private sector on an intermediate level. I have taught for Prague Language Centre in both classroom settings as well as on an individual base. The majority of my classes I was teaching in different businesses spread over Prague. This allowed me to meet many interesting people and feel free. I have taught people of various professional backgrounds and levels’, teaching those gives me the opportunity to see them in a different situation than their day-to-day work. I have been able to observe their ‘return to school’ and find that their high education and strong business background have usually nothing to do with their ability to study languages. I love teaching beginners because it allows me to see their progress and their enthusiasm as they develop their new language skills. Teaching upper levels has its own charm. I greatly enjoy the ability to discuss different issues with my students, knowing they are able to express their opinions and philosophies in a foreign language. I love teaching English, it allows me to constantly learn and grow as a person as well as a teacher. It is my drive to keep my students motivated throughout their time in my classroom.
These are the trainers working on the current course. Other members of the team are detailed here
