Meet the Teacher
My name is Konstantina Kavvadia, and I have been teaching Greek for over 19 years
What I have learned about being able to speak and really undrstand Greek, are two very different things.
When people decide to learn Greek, they often start
by looking for courses, textbooks, websites,
videos and language schools. They collect
resources, learn vocabulary, study grammar
and practice exercises.
And yet, after months
— sometimes even years — many find themselves
in exactly the same frustrating situation:
They know quite a lot of words and grammar, but they simply
cannot understand or speak it right.
This is where I can help.
Speaking practice firstly has to be focused
on the vocabulary someone really needs but
most importantly the logic of the language.
This culture is not other than the expressions and casual talk, which later on can be related to the deeper roots of the history of Greek.
Now, more specifically during the class, I take the notes for you, while you concentrate on listening and speaking. I keep track of what you're saying and feed in with slang, expressions and the grammar that are suitable each time.
That means your lessons are built upon your mistakes, your interests and your goals — not on a generic textbook.
The goal is simple: And before you know it,
Less memorising. you will find yourself doing
More speaking. something you once thought.
More confidence. was impossible: Having a real conversation in Greek.
Ready to start speaking?
Book a free introductory session with me and let's discover how you can move from general knowledge of Greek actually mastering it!
What type of learner are you
a One on One Person or a Groupie?
The best thing about one to one classes is that everything is focused totally on you! You have a great amount of time to practice your speaking skills and enough still for a heap of new info.
In group classes you get to practice your speaking skills with more people. More people equals more different subjects to talk about and thus more new things to learn! An important note here:
All members in group class get equal amount of time to practice speaking, ask questions and have them answered.
What students say ...
Claudia , Düsseldorf.
I was lucky finding Konstantina, when I decided to start learning Greek.
The learning is fun and thanks to the flexibility of the Skype lessons - I can make it fit into my weeks, even if I´m travelling for work.I couldn´t have made it to a normal course with fixed times.
I like how Konstantina explains the structure and connects the lesson with my every day life – because that´s what I will talk about.With this one-to-one lessons I think the progress is better than in a large group and after a short time I noticed how good it works for me. Konstantina is very nice, motivating and I also like the additional/background information, that she gives.
Chris D. Bridport, UK.
My name is Chris, and I am a musician. I first needed to learn Greek to understand Cretan music for work. Trouble is, nobody where I live speaks even rudimentary Greek; I don’t even have a Greek restaurant anywhere within 3 hours!
That’s where Greek via Skype comes in.Two hours a week in casual topical chat with Tatiana [or would you rather be Konstantina??] over Skype, and I can now hold a conversation, have a decent grasp of grammar, and understand colloquialisms when I hear them. The majority of each lesson is just talking Greek which reinforces learned grammar; we look at new grammar, and a new lexicon comes up naturally in conversation – new words in context.
Homework is revision of the day’s play, and perhaps new grammar. The best part is, before you have the opportunity to look at your watch, the hour’s up, and you’re looking forward to the next day’s lesson, that’s how enjoyable the lessons are. No subject is off the agenda – anything which puts learning in context. Konstantina won’t mind me saying, she has great sense of humour which makes the lesson fun, and I now think of her not just as a tutor, but as a friend in Athens on the other end of the phone! She seems to have infinite patience; crikey, sometimes she needs it!! I cannot recommend Greek via Skype highly enough.
