Tasos Vacalopoulos       

    Hi Suzanne and hello everybody. This is a picture of me taken on a barge, cruising the Coventry Canal on father's day. I am a Freelance ELT professional from Athens Greece. In 2008, I started teaching as a part time substitute but I soon found myself overwhelmed by the sheer joy of teaching. In 2013 and after having taught in many educational settings, I decided to further my career by following the full-time summer CELTA at Coventry University. Upon successful completion, I travelled back to Athens Greece, which is my second country of origin and for a year, I assisted various private institutions in preparing learners sit their Cambridge IELTS, FCE and CPE exams. I've also worked as an on-line invigilator for City & Guilds and ECDL and as a professional interpreter in the UK. I am currently working as a multilingual teaching assistant in various schools in the wider Coventry and Warwickshire area and in the afternoons I volunteer my services in Adult Education.    

    I already hold a BSc Degree in International Relations with a specialism in Human Rights Law & Humanitarian Law and an MSc in International Law and Diplomacy. However, in 2014, I decided to set myself on a path of Continuous Professional Development and so I am currently doing an MA in English Language Teaching with a specialism in ICT & Multimedia at The University of Warwick.      

    Last but not least, I consider myself as a highly motivated professional with an inherent genuine love for English Grammar and a great desire to further my academic and professional career so I can't really wait to learn a great deal from you.