Her field of expertise is applied linguistics in foreign language education, Eudokia Karava is a Professor in the Language and Linguistics Division of the Department of English Language and Literature (DEL) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is co-director of the Department’s Pedagogical and Didactic Competence Program and academic director of the fourth-year courses— “Pedagogical Applications in English Language Teaching” and “Practicum in English Language Teaching.” She is the associate director of the Research Center for Foreign Language Teaching and Assessment (RCeL http://gr.rcel. enl.uoa.gr) at the Department of Foreign Language Teaching and Learning (TAGF) and served as the academic director of the professional development program for Teaching English to Young Learners (PEAP http://rcel.enl.uoa.gr/peap). She was a member of the EPS-XG development team and the academic director of the professional development program for the pilot implementation of EPS-XG, while she was also co-responsible for the academic editing of the Teacher’s Guide for the implementation of EPS-XG. Since 2003, she has also worked for the KPG in English, serving as the academic director of the training program for KPG evaluators in English and overseeing the development of the oral production exam. Since 2007, she has been a member of the Central Examination Committee for the KPG.

During the 2018–2019 academic year, Ms. Karava serves as the Academic Director of the Foreign Language Teaching Program, which grants certification to teach a foreign language at foreign language centers,

equivalent to 30 ECTS credits, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and academic director of the Level II ICT Trainer Training Program at the University Training Centers (PAKE) for the “Foreign Languages” cluster. Since 2016, in collaboration with Ms. Vasiliki Mitsikopoulou, she has been responsible for the development and implementation of English language learning programs for adult refugees.

Indicative Publications:

2024. Supporting preservice teachers’ civic competence as a strategyfor internationalisation in the digital era (με τους A. Dania, Μ.Koukounaras Liagkis, Α. Gogoulou, Κ. Vlachos, K. Magos & Μ.Vitsou, M). Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal.https://doi.org/10.26529/cepsj.1676. Pp 1-21

2024. Using the “most significant change” technique to evaluatethe teaching competence and psycho-emotional developmentof prospective teachers during the teaching practicum (με τουςΜ. Koukounaras-Liagkis & M. Papaioannou). International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMCE-042023-0037

2023. Responding to the challenges of adult refugee languageeducation through action research (με τις B. Mitsikopoulou & M.Iakovou). The International Journal of Learner Diversity andIdentities, Special Issue ”Addressing Issues of RefugeeIntegration: Insights from the ‘Curing the Limbo’ Project“, Vol.28. Νο. 2, pp.15-30.

2019. Academic writing in distance learning programs: The tutors’perspective (με τον V. Zorbas). Research Papers in LanguageTeaching and Learning, Vol.10, No. 1, pp. 21-30.B18. 2014 Parents’ attitudes towards early foreign language instruction inGreek public primary schools: A threat or opportunity forchange. International Journal of Early Childhood Learning, Vol.20, No. 3, pp. 21-34. http://ijlecl.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.256/prod.40

Email: ekarava@enl.uoa.gr