Academic Staff
February 26, 2021 2026-05-06 9:39Academic Staff
LTS of Philosophical School
Linguistic applications in education: academic literacy and language education
Panagiota Samioti graduated from the Department of Philology at the University of Crete in 1995 and from the Department of English Language and Literature at NKUA in 2022. She completed her first-cycle postgraduate studies in Linguistics (University of Crete, 2002-2004) and in Applied Linguistics (English and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge, 2004-2005). Subsequently, she conducted her doctoral dissertation in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics (University of Crete, 2015). From 2005 to 2020, she worked as a permanent Philologist in Secondary Education. Concurrently, she worked in Higher Education in the United Kingdom (University of Roehampton Online, Education Department, 2017-2020) and in university programs in America (Boston Emmanuel College, 2016-2018), teaching Greek as a Foreign Language. Since September 2020, she has been organizing and teaching supportive Academic Discourse courses at the Writing Center of the School of Philosophy at the University of Crete.Writing Center, Dean’s Office, School of Philosophy
Tel.: +30 28310 77785
Email: psamioti_AT_uoc.gr
Amalia Genaraki
English Language and Terminology
Amalia Genaraki studied English and Greek Philology at the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and pursued postgraduate studies in Linguistics and Pedagogy with a specialization in European Educational Systems (Decroly, Montessori, Piaget, etc.) at the School of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Geneva.
She worked as an English Language teacher in private and public Secondary Education (1981-1984 and 1988-1990) and since 1989 she has been teaching as a member of the Special Teaching Staff (STS) for English Language and Terminology at the School of Philosophy of the University of Crete and at the Patriarchal Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Crete. She has also worked as a translator at the Interorthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva (1985-1988).
Her scientific interests and publications mainly concern the theory and practice of translation, the etymological analysis of English words, the comparison of English-Greek syntactic structures, as well as the linguistic and historical approach to academic texts in the humanities. She is also involved in teaching Greek as a second language to adults (European Interuniversity Institute of Orthodox Theology and Culture).
She has published a trilingual Dictionary of Academic Terms in the Humanities and Social Sciences (R. Portz – A. Genaraki, Academic Terminology of the Humanities and Social Sciences, New Technologies Publications, Athens 1997), has participated either as a speaker or as a member of organizing and scientific committees in scientific conferences, and has published articles in scientific journals in Greek, English, French, and Italian.
Her parallel activities also include the production of radio broadcasts with philological, philosophical, historical, sociological, and theological content.
CV in English
E-mail: genaraki_AT_uoc.gr
Tel: 28310 77297
Office 027, Department of Philology
Eleftheria Pappa
German Language and Terminology
Eleftheria Pappa studied German Philology with a specialization in Linguistics and Medieval Literature, Pedagogy, and Sociology at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. She pursued postgraduate studies in Teaching German as a Foreign Language at the same university, specializing in reading comprehension in the foreign language. From 2001 to 2004, she taught German Language and Culture at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Epirus, in the Department of Foreign Language Applications in Commerce and Administration. Since 2004, she has been teaching as a member of the Special Teaching Staff (STS) for German Language and Terminology at the School of Philosophy of the University of Crete. She has authored 2 textbooks for the course German Literature and Terminology, and specializes in reading comprehension of German scientific texts as well as the comprehension of German literary texts by non-native speakers.
E-mail: pappa_AT_uoc.gr
Tel: 28310 77297
Office 027, Department of Philology
Maria Poulopoulou
Modern Greek as a Foreign Language
Maria Poulopoulou graduated from the Department of Philology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) in 1990. She completed her first-cycle postgraduate studies in Linguistics/Semantics (University of Crete, 1995-1997). Subsequently, she conducted her doctoral dissertation in Linguistics/Semantics (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1998-2003). Since 2001, she has been working at the School of Philosophy as a member of the Special Teaching Staff (STS) for Modern Greek as a Foreign Language. In this context, she designs, coordinates, and teaches in the regular Modern Greek courses offered to non-Greek-speaking students at the University of Crete, as well as in summer intensive courses. She has participated in academic programs concerning Greeks of the diaspora (“Education of Expatriates”) and linguistic minorities within Greece (“Muslim Child Education Program”). She has collaborated on the writing of textbooks for Modern Greek as a foreign language. In 2016, within the framework of the “Kallipos: Greek Academic Electronic Textbooks and Aids” Program, she published a bilingual grammar of Modern Greek for levels A1-A2 (Modern Greek: Grammar Notes for Absolute Beginners).
E-mail: poulopom_AT_uoc.gr
Tel: 28310 77278
Office 020, Department of Philology
Mariella Vitorou
French Language and Terminology
Mariella Vitorou studied French Language and Philology at the University of Athens. She pursued postgraduate studies (DEA) in French and Comparative Literature at the Université Michel de Montaigne Bordeaux 3, in Bordeaux, France. She holds a PhD from the University of Athens, Department of French Language and Philology, specializing in 17th-century French theatre. In parallel with her studies in the French language, she was involved in music and holds a degree in piano, advanced music theory (counterpoint), and a diploma in Singing. From 2003 to 2017, she worked as a French Language and Music teacher in Secondary Education, while also teaching French Language and Terminology at the University of Crete either on a contract basis (P.D. 407/80) or as a seconded teacher from Secondary Education. From 2012 to the present, she has conducted training seminars for French teachers in collaboration with the French Institute, specializing in teaching French pronunciation, teaching through rhythmic activities and music, and learning strategies. She is also a trainer at the Summer University for French Teachers at the CLA (Centre for Applied Linguistics) of the University of Franche-Comté in Besançon, France.
E-mail: mvitorou_AT_uoc.gr
Tel: 28310 77298
Office 028, Department of Philology
Aksoi-Aivali Gioulsoun
Turkish Language and Terminology
She studied “Translation and Interpreting” at the University of Graz (Austria): Magister der Philosophie, Universitaet Graz, Geisteswissenschaftliche Fakultaet. She has been teaching the Turkish language at the School of Philosophy of the University of Crete, as a member of the Special Teaching Staff (STS), at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels from 2003 to the present. She taught in the postgraduate Turcology program of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH) from 1988 to 2003. From 1986 to 1987, she taught the German language at the University of Maryland European Division. She worked as a staff translator at the German Consulate in Istanbul from 1983 to 1985, and from 1980 to 1982 as an official court translator in West Berlin. From 1989 to 2014, she participated in research programs, including programs for the processing and translation of the Codexes of the Heraklion Religious Court from the Vikelea Municipal Library of Heraklion, under the scientific supervision of Turcology Professor Elissavet Zachariadou. Her publications include: “Method for Learning the Turkish Language I” Digital Center of Educational Media, Heraklion 2016, “Heraklion Religious Court: 2nd Codex (1661/65 and 1670/71)”, Heraklion 2014, “Heraklion Religious Court. Fourth Codex. Parts A’ and B’: 1672-1687” Heraklion 2010, annotated translation of a short story by Ioannis Kondylakis “An awkward case of conversion on Crete”, Archivum Ottomanicum, Harrassowitz Verlag, vol. 26, Wiesbaden 2009, “Heraklion Religious Court. Fifth Codex. Parts A’ and B’: 1674-1688” Heraklion 2008, “Book Review: Ferec ba‘d eş-şidde, “Freud nach Leid”, (Ein frühosmanisches Geschichtenbuch), vol.1. Text, vol.2. Faksimiles ed. György Hazai – Andreas Tietze, Berlin, 2006”, “Method for Learning the Turkish Language – Parts A’ and B'”, Digital Center of Educational Media, Heraklion 2005 and 2006, “The Chronicle of the Hungarian-Turkish Wars (1443-1444)”, Gülsün Aivali, Elisavet Zachariadou, Antonis Xanthinakis, Crete University Press, Heraklion 2005, “Heraklion Religious Court. Third Codex: 1669/73-1750/67” Heraklion 2003, and the translation into Turkish of George Seferis’ book, “Asia Minor – Days 1948-1950. Three days in the rock-hewn monasteries of Cappadocia” in 2000.
E-mail: aivalig_AT_uoc.gr
Tel: 28310 77347
Office 42, Department of Philology
Athanasia Drakouli
Italian Language and Terminology
She studied Greek Philology (specializing in Medieval and Modern Greek Philology, at “La Sapienza” University of Rome) and Italian Language and Philology (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens). She holds three postgraduate degrees: a) in Linguistics and Onomastics (“Tor Vergata” University, Rome), b) in Palaeography (Vatican University, Scuola vaticana di paleografia diplomatica e archivistica), and c) in Special Education (“Tor Vergata” University, Rome). She is a Doctor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The subject of her doctoral dissertation is “Teaching the Italian language in Greek public education, 1830-1950.”
Special Educational Staff
Academic Subject: Italian Language and Terminology
E-mail: a.drakouli[at]uoc[dot]gr
Office: 28 (Department of Philology)
Tel: 28310 77298
