Evangelia Kalianos

English for Academic Purposes (EAPP)

BA (Hons), University College London; MA, University College London; DELTA, University of Cambridge; Cert IBET (Trinity College London); PM2

Lia Kalianos joined Deree in 2013. With a rich background spanning over two decades in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Lia has taken on diverse roles, including  English for Academic Purposes Instructor, corporate business English/ESP consultant, IELTS examiner, materials writer and teacher trainer.

She teaches in the English for Academic Purposes Program in addition to delivering business English and English for Specific Purposes courses in the School of Graduate and Professional Education at ACG.

Lia has served as Coordinator of the TESOL Greece Adult Learners Special Interest Group and currently serves on the Board of TESOL Greece.

She holds a Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (Cambridge DELTA) and is certified in international business English training, academic management, intercultural training and project management.  While living in the UK and France for 20 years, she earned a BA (Hons) in French and an MA in Linguistics from University College London (UCL), The University of London.

Lia’s professional interests include teacher education, designing student-centered learning experiences for hybrid and blended ESP courses, and language coaching.