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Christina Nicole Giannikas

Christina Nicole Giannikas

Special Scientist

Language Centre

christina.giannikas@cut.ac.cy

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Christina Nicole Giannikas holds a PhD in the field of Applied Linguistics and TESOL. She is a Special Scientist for the CUT Language Centre, a Researcher and Lab Partner for the Department of Rehabilitation, a pre-service teacher trainer for the UCY Department of Education, an Academic Partner for QLS (The Quality of Language Services Association), a freelance ELT Consultant, an online tutor, researcher, materials writer and editor. Dr. Giannikas has taught English to students of all age groups in Greece, the UK and Cyprus and has taught courses in Applied Linguistics to University students at a BA and MA level [...]at London Metropolitan University, the University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology. Dr. Giannikas’ research interests are based in the field of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the areas of early language learning, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), policies in language education, assessment, and professional development in English Language Teaching (ELT). ​Finally, Dr. Giannikas is on the Academic committee (secondary school English) of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. She is on the Editorial board of TESOL Journal, and the Chair of the EuroCALL Teacher Education Special Interest Group.


  • Publications
  • Publications

Publications

  • List of Publications:

 

  • Edited Volumes:
  1. Giannikas, C.N., McLaughlin, L., Fanning, G. & Deutsch Muller, N. (Eds.) (2015). Children Learning English: from research to practice.  Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd.
  2. Giannikas, C.N., Kakoulli Constantinou, E., & Papadima-Sophocleous, S. (2019). Professional development in CALL: a selection of papers (pp. 145-158). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.876
  3. Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E., & Giannikas, C.N. (2019). ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current research and practices. Research-publishing.net (Open Access). doi: 10.14705/rpnet.2019.33.9782490057450 

 

  • Published Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals:
  1. Giannikas, C.N. (2011). L1 in English Language Learning: A Research Study in a Greek Regional Context. International Journal of Applied Linguistics Vol. 21 no. 3, pp. 319-339.
  2. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). The Benefits in Management and Organisation: a case study in the young language learners’ classroom. CEPS Journal. Vol. 3 no. 3, pp. 87-104.
  3. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Focus on the Primary Language Teacher: a study within a Greek regional context. British Council ELTA Journal, Vol. 1 no. 1, pp 79-87. 
  4. Giannikas, C.N. (2014). The Optimum Conditions of Foreign Languages in Primary Education. Language Learning Journal, Vol. 19 no. 2.
  5. Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2018). Re-evaluating the use of the L1 in the Second Language Classroom: students vs. teachers. Applied Linguistics Review.
  6. Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2018). Early Language Learning in Private Language Schools in the Republic of Cyprus: teaching methods in modern times. Mediterranean Language Review.
  7. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner. IAFOR Journal of Language Learning, 4/1 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijll.4.1.04. 
  8. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). New Technologies and Language Teacher Education: are we there yet? English Language Teacher Education and Development (ELTED) Journal, 22/1, 52-60.
  9. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Language Education and primary school children: the story of using stories. International Journal of Action Research, 15(20, pp. 52-60.
  10. Giannikas, C.N. (in press). Interactive Whiteboards in EFL from the Teachers’ and Students’ Perspective. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning.

 

  • Under Minor Revision (Journal Papers): 

14. Giannikas, C.N. (under review). Facebook in e-learning and Tertiary Education: the students’ perspective. Journal of University Learning and Teaching Practice.

 

  • Under Review/ Preparation Papers:

14. Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation). The Impact of Cert-mania in English Language Learning and Teaching: the Cypriot Context

15. Giannikas, C.N., Theodorou, E., & Kambanaros, M. (under preparation). Developmental language disorders awareness in the Cypriot language teaching context.

16. Tsagari, D., Sifakis, N. & Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation). Teacher Training in a Greek EFL Context.

 

  • Book Chapters:

 

17. Papadima, S.; Kakouli-Constantinou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (2014). Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Use of Technology in EFL within Public Secondary Schools of Cyprus. Cited in: Dodigovic, M. (ed.) Attitudes to Technology in EFL/ESL Pedagogy. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: TESOL Arabia. Peer-reviewed 

18.  Giannikas, C.N. (2015). Let’s Pretend we are in England: the needs of the young language learner. Cited in: Giannikas, C.N.; McLaughlin, L., Fanning, G. & Deutsch Muller, N. (eds.), Children Learning English: from research to practice. Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd. Peer-reviewed

19.  Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakouli-Constantinou, E., Giannikas, C.N. (2015). ICT in EFL: the case of Cypriot secondary education. Cited in: Giannikas, C.N.; McLaughlin, L., Fanning, G. & Deutsch Muller, N. (eds.), Children Learning English: from research to practice.  Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd. Peer-reviewed

20.  Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2017). To L1 or not to L1 that is the question: a research study in the young learners’ foreign language classroom. Cited in Bayyurt, Y. & Sifakis, N. (eds.) English language education policies and practices in the Mediterrannean countries and beyond. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH. Peer-reviewed 

21.  Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Enhancing literacy and collaborative skills through blogging: the teenage language learner. In Giannikas, C.N. Kakoulli Constantinou, E., & Papadima-Sophocleous, S.(Eds.), Professional development in CALL: a selection of papers (pp. 145-158). researchpublishing.net https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.876 

22.  Giannikas, C.N., Kakoulli Constantinou, E., & Papadima-Sophocleous, S. (2019). Introduction. In Giannikas, C.N; Kakoulli Constantinou, E, & Papadima-Sophocleous, S. (Eds), Professional development in CALL: a selection of papers (pp. 1-9). research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.866 

23. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Development in the ESP tertiary context. In Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (Eds.), ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current research and practices, (pp. 95-110). researchpublishing.net.  https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.33.928 

24.  Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Introduction. In Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E., & Giannikas, C.N. (Eds.), ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current research and practices, (pp. 1-12). research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.33.922 

❖ Under Preparation Chapters:

  

25. Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation-invited book chapter contribution, expected publication  December 2019). Effectively incorporating blogs for the L2 literacy development of teenage language learners: A practical perspective. In Neokleous, G., Krulatz, A. & Farrelly, R. (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Cultivating Literacy in Diverse and Multilingual Classrooms. IGI Global.

 

26.  Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation-expected publication February 2020). The Teachers’

Perspective on Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Learners: a focus on play. In Tsagari, D. (Ed.), Language Assessment    Literacy: From Research to Practice. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. 

 

❖ Proceedings:

 

27. Papadima-Sophocleous, S.; Giannikas, C.N. & Kakouli-Constantinou, E. (2014).  ICT in EFL: The global effect of new technologies in the language classroom. EuroCALL conference. Peer-reviewed

 

28.  Tσαγγαρή, Ν. & Γιαννίκα, Χ.Ν. (2014). H Διδακτική Ξένων Γλωσσών σε Παιδιά Δημοτικού στην Ιδιωτική Εκπαίδευση: νέοι καιροί, νέες προκλήσεις; 13ο Παγκύπριο Συνέδριο Παιδαγωγικής Εταιρείας Κύπρου [Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2014). Teaching Foreign Languages to Primary School Children in the Private Sector: current times, new challenges? The 13th Cyprus Pedagogical Association Conference] 

 

29. Giannikas, C.N. (2017). The Use of Interactive Whiteboards: enhancing the nature of young language learners. EuroCALL Conference. Peer-reviewed

 

30.  Giannikas, C.N. (2017). French vs. German: the complexity behind foreign language choices in troubled times. EDULEARN 17: the 19th International Conference on Education and new Learning Technologies. Peer-reviewed

 

31.  Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Assessing Young Learners through Games: what every teacher needs to know. Glasgow IATEFL Conference Selections. Peer-reviewed

 

32.  Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Welcome to the Blogosphere: improving teenage learner's literacy and collaborative skills. CyTEA Conference Proceedings.

 

33. Giannikas, C.N. (2018). The Facebook effect: the use of Social Media on e-Learning platforms. IATEFL 2018 Selections. Kent, UK: IATEFL.

 

34. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Pre-service Teacher Reflections: Embracing Growth and Professional Development. The Asian Conference on Language Learning. Tokyo, Japan.

 

35. Papadima-Sophocleous, S., & Giannikas, C.N. (under review). Time to evaluate: The students’ perspective of an online MA in CALL programme. EuroCALL Conference, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

 

  • Newsletter and Magazine Articles:

36. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Action Research in the Language Classroom: the Greek educator’s answer  to the Financial Crisis. IATEFL TDSIG Issue 68, pp. 22-25.

37. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Task-based Learning: the building blocks for the young language learner. Humanising Language Teaching Vol. 15, Issue 3. http://www.hltmag.co.uk/jun13/sart07.htm

38.  Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Parental Influence in Early Language Learning: how teachers can make it work. British Council ELTA Newsletter (Lifelong Learning). http://www.britishcouncil.rs/files/2013/07/serbia-elta-newsletter-2013-junelifelong_learning giannikas.pdf

39.  Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Early Language Learning. IATEFL Voices, issue 236.

40.  Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Let’s play a game: encouraging children to enjoy their language learning. IATEFL C&TS.

41. Giannikas, C.N. (2015). Classroom Management and Organisation: there’s more to it than we think. IATEL C&TS Newsletter.

42. Petrou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (2016). Online Tools: Invaluable Resources for Developing Upper Secondary Learners’ Writing Skills. TEYLT Worldwide, Issue 1. 

43. Giannikas, C.N. & McLaughlin, L. (2016). Games in the Spotlight: teaching English to the Young Learner. IH Journal of Education and Development, Issue 40. Peer-reviewed

44. Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Poetry Please! English Teaching Professional Magazine, Issue 110. Peer-reviewed

45. Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Assessing Young Learners through Games and Enjoying it! TESOL Greece Magazine, No. 136.

 

Christina Nicole Giannikas
Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου
Special Scientist

Christina Nicole Giannikas holds a PhD in the field of Applied Linguistics and TESOL. She is a Special Scientist for the CUT Language Centre, a Researcher and Lab Partner for the Department of Rehabilitation, a pre-service teacher trainer for the UCY Department of Education, an Academic Partner for QLS (The Quality of Language Services Association), a freelance ELT Consultant, an online tutor, researcher, materials writer and editor. Dr. Giannikas has taught English to students of all age groups in Greece, the UK and Cyprus and has taught courses in Applied Linguistics to University students at a BA and MA level at London Metropolitan University, the University of Cyprus and Cyprus University of Technology. Dr. Giannikas’ research interests are based in the field of Applied Linguistics, specialising in the areas of early language learning, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), policies in language education, assessment, and professional development in English Language Teaching (ELT). ​Finally, Dr. Giannikas is on the Academic committee (secondary school English) of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus. She is on the Editorial board of TESOL Journal, and the Chair of the EuroCALL Teacher Education Special Interest Group. 

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christina.giannikas@cut.ac.cy
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