About Us
Suzanne Antonaros
Without our language learners we would not be teachers; our thoughtfulness toward these learners and the creation of ways we can keep them engaged in the lifelong process of learning foreign languages are our priorities. In the role of professional language teacher, it is important to enjoy yourself and, with your learners' unique personalities in mind, to intend to engage them in having a good time, too.
A native Californian, Suzanne holds a B.A. degree in Spanish and an M.A. degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from San Francisco State University. She has had extensive experience in materials development and in teaching children, adult and ESP courses in the USA, the UK and in Greece.
Suzanne has worked as EFL materials and syllabus design consultant for Longman International. She has taught classes and has prepared teaching materials for The National Center of Public Administration, the National School of Public Administration and for the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In 1984, she co-founded, with Lilika Couri, EDUCATIONAL & TRAINING CONSULTANTS, later renamed EDUCATIONAL & TRAINING CONCEPTS and THE TEACHING THEATER GROUP FOR CHILDREN.
She has been involved in teacher training and foreign language school management consultancies throughout Greece and the Balkans. She has been to Pilgrims Courses for Teachers, Canterbury and to the University of California, Santa Barbara Extension to give seminars to EFL/ ESL teachers. Since 1994, she has been conducting teacher training seminars for the University of Athens Department of English. Since 2015, she has been working as an online language coach for professional adults.
Suzanne is co-author of a number of books for teachers: On Stage, 1 (L. Couri, Athens, 1997), Teaching Young Learners: Action Songs, Chants and Games, Teachers’ Resource Book and Portfolios 1, 2, 3 (L. Couri), Express Publishing, 2003, The Teacher’s Basic Tools-EFL Methodology Updated: Making Our Lessons Memorable and The Teacher As Manager, Express Publishing, 2009 and Αγγλική Γραμματική στα Ελλήνικα – English Grammar in Greek, (with L. Couri, N. Konstantakis, M. Makra, P. Masoura and M. Pavli) Perugia, 2014. Other collaborative publications were Playway to English Pre-Junior and Playway to English Junior A (Lilika Couri, Herbert Puchta, Günter Gerngross), Cambridge University Press & Edition Helbling, published 1997 and 2000 respectively.
A founding member of two volunteer teacher associations, TESOL Greece and Living Values in Education, Greece, Suzanne has served as an officer on the Boards of both.