With a Suitcase...

With a Suitcase...

Athens, 25/11/2018

Giouli Alexiou, Greek language and literature teacher, Greece

2,5 hour workshop
Part of the 2018 ATHENS GREECE INTERNATIONAL THEATRE/DRAMA & EDUCATION CONFERENCE
organised by the Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network (TENet-Gr)

Language: Greek

How can we approach the position and thought of the immigrant/ refugee? How can we try to get to know him/her, to create bridges of understanding through the lesson of Language? The workshop using as a “vehicle” the artistic installation “Koutsos” from the “Immigrants” by Vlassis Kaniaris, attempts an experiential approach based on theatrical techniques. It includes the three essential elements of a drama lesson with students: creation, presentation and reflection. The workshop is included in the website “PolitropiGlossa” (Digital Educational Material, 2017).

Giouli Alexiou is a graduate of the School of Philosophy of the University of Ioannina. She has been working in Public Education for 32 years. She is a member of the Hellenic Theatre/Drama and Education Network and has organized more than 30 theatrical performances with students, teens and young people, very often in collaboration with organizations and artists. She is a member of the team that created the Digital Educational Material “Polytropi Glossa”. As an external partner of the Greek Language Center, she participated in the "Creation of an original methodology of ICT-based educational scenarios and the creation of educational scenarios for Greek language courses in secondary education". She has participated with papers and workshops in conferences and seminars on Language and History teaching, theater in education and creative writing. She has relevant publications in scientific journals and studies. She has created the following educational web sites: “Giouliblog” for teaching language, “History” for teaching History and “Create” for creative writing.