My report on Teaching Beyond the Classroom: Teachers Influencing Students' Attitude to Learning - Maria Araxi Sachpazian & Manolis Kontovas's Session (TESOL MACEDONIA-THRACE, NORTHERN GREECE CONVENTION 2016)

http://www.tesolmacedoniathrace.org/2016/05/teaching-beyond-classroom-teachers.html

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