The course is based on the principles of participatory adult education, by integrating participants’ experiences and fostering the exchange of their ideas, proposals and materials. its focus is not merely on the didactic aspect of teaching but also on the participants’ social and cultural knowledge gained through teaching to different target groups throughout Europe. During the course, the following techniques will be implemented: working in subgroups and pairs, role play, microteaching, lectures, guided conversation, brainstorming, language and educational games and experiential activities.

The course also includes a visit to the adult educational centre which provides language courses tonon native speakers. Before the visit, participants will be appropriately prepared by the educators for the purpose and method of the visit. During this, participants will have the opportunity to assess the  way of teaching Greek in the specific context by applying the techniques of observation, interviewing and group discussion. After its completion, participants will share their learning experience.

In the venue there will be an exhibition of didactic handbooks and other educational materials on teaching participants’ languages as a foreign/ second language and on intercultural education.

Participants will also be given hand-outs, original materials, lists of intercultural activities and websites for teaching tools and for promoting participants’ language and culture.

Taking into consideration that the variety of educational tools and equipment offers participants the opportunity to enrich their educational experience, video, audio, objects (realia), diagrams, photos and games-activities will also be used.