Current Position: Special Teaching Staff (Teaching French for Academic Purposes), Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese

Contact details: e-mail: megalani@go.uop.gr

Education:

Undergraduate Degree:

Bachelor’s in French Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Bachelor’s in Public Administration, Hellenic Open University.

Postgraduate Degrees:

PhD in  French Literature, Faculty of Arts, Lumiere University Lyon 2 (France).

MA in French Language, Literature and Civilisation, Faculty of Arts, Lumiere University Lyon 2 (France).

MA in Education, Hellenic Open University (Greece)

Lifelong Learning:

«Modern Migration and Refugees in Greece» (95 hours – 3,8 ECVET), Center of Continuing

Education and Lifelong Learning, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

«Aspects of the Refugee Phenomenon» (50 hours), Press-Project, Hellenic Open University.

«Intercultural Education and Training» (400 hours), Scientific Association for the Promotion of Educational Innovation.

Teaching Experience:

since 2019: Special Teaching Staff, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese. Teaching courses: «French Language and Interculturalism», «French for Social and Political Scientists», «French for Political Science and International Relations».

since 2020: Tutor (S.E.P.) and Assistant Coordinator in «Adults in Open and Distance Education», School of Humanities, Postgraduate Studies, Adult Education, Hellenic Open University (EAP).

2003-2017: Tutor (S.E.P.) in «Speaking Skills in French Language Teaching», School of Humanities, Postgraduate Studies, The Teaching of French as a Foreign/International Language, Hellenic Open University (EAP).

2016-2017: Visiting Lecturer (P.D. 407/80) teaching «French Literature and Cinema», Department of French Language and Literature, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.  

2007-2008: Visiting Lecturer teaching «French for Specific Purposes», Postgraduate Studies, National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (EKDDA), Greece.

2005-2006: Visiting Lecturer (P.D.  407/80) teaching «French for Academic Purposes», Department of Telecommunications, University of the Peloponnese.

2002-2003: Visiting Lecturer (P.D. 407/80) teaching «French for Academic Purposes», Foreign Languages Office, University of Thessaly.

List of publications (selection):

1. Galani, M.-E. (2022).  "Committed cinema as a means of political denunciation through the film Amen (2002) directed by Costa-Gavras" in V. Lalagianni & D. Rozakis (eds)., "Cinema, history and Politics", special issue, The Jean Monnet Papers, September 2020, University of the Peloponnese.
2. Galani, M.-E. & Xydakis I. (2020). "Postmodernity and Neomythogy: The Myths of Postmodernity", in Conference Proceedings: «The Political Phenomenon in Transition: Challenges for Democracy, the State and Society», Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of the Peloponnese, Loutraki, Greece, 13-15 December 2019, pp. 139-148.
3. Galani, Μ.-Ε. & Pateraki-Chatziantoniou, O. (2011). "The teaching of spoken language in the teaching of French as a foreign language", Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 2(1), pp. 85–97.
4. Galani, Μ.-Ε. (2010). "L’Étranger d’Albert Camus et son adaptation cinématographique réalisée par Luchino Visconti", in Conference Proceedings: «Tribute to Albert Camus (1960-2010)», University of Athens, pp. 109–119.
5. Galani, Μ.-Ε. (2010). "L’utilisation didactique du film cinématographique pour enseigner la langue et la culture françaises", in 7th Panhellenic and International Conference Proceedings of French Teachers, University of Athens, pp. 235–240.
6. Galani, Μ.-Ε. (2007). "Independent learning in Foreign Language Teaching", Horizons Francophones, (2), pp. 15–18.
7. Galani, Μ.-Ε. (2006). "Teaching and learning a foreign language in Adult Education", in National Conference with International participation Proceedings, Volos, University of Thessaly, pp. 337–340.