Dr Alexander Nikolaou
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, Hellenic American University

Alexander Nikolaou completed his Ph.D. in English - on a partial scholarship - and his MA in Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK and also holds a B.A in English from the American College of Greece – Deree College. In 2006,  Dr. Nikolaou joined Hellenic American University as a faculty member (linguistics)  and for many years he held a number of administrative positions (Coordinator of the M.A. in Applied linguistics, Chair of the Curriculum Committee, member of the IRB committee and Director of General Education). Prior to joining the University, he worked for many years as an EAP/ESP teacher at various private higher education institutions and also taught EFL both in Greece and the UK. His research interests lie in the area of attitudes and motivation in second language learning, linguistic landscapes, and discourse and corpus analysis.

Follow Alexander on Twitter: @axnikolaou

RELATED SESSIONS

Monday 7 November, 19.30 Hellenic American Union, Massalias 22, 10680, Athens, Greece
What's the future for artistic freedom?