A little about me....
My name is Larri Sideris and I am a Grecophile from Cambridgeshire. I fell in love with Greece, its culture and way of life when I went to Crete many years ago on my return to UK from America, where I had been working in San Francisco. I also met Greek husband Yorgos during my time home, and decided to spend the next ten years studying Greek instead of returning to work in USA!
I graduated from the Philosophy Department of the University of Nottingham in 1993 but actually started teaching Greek in Berkshire in the eighties whilst studying at the University of Reading. I completed my teaching diploma whilst in Berkshire.
I worked as Language Consultant to the BBC in the Talk Greek television series for BBC2's Learning Zone, and as Editorial Consultant on the new update of Greek Language People, the BBC publication. I have also taught intensive Greek on various Ministry of Defence assignments. I have Greek classes at the University of Nottingham on the main
campus and in the School of Continuing Education. I am also an official interpreter/translator for Greek and English..
I have close links with the Universities of Athens and Rethymnon, Crete, via my own original tutors, linguistics authority Michael Kasotakis and Georgia Katsimali who is consultant and author for the Greek Organisation of Educational Publications.
I believe in a 'total immersion' approach to learning a language, wherein the culture of the country is enjoyed to its full. My students range in age from 7 to 70. I attend a Greek Dance Culture Group and encourage my language students to learn at least a few dances. The traditional food, music and hospitality are also high on our agenda in the form of Greek Evenings and parties which are solely for the benefit of those learning Greek and not for our professional purposes.
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