I have been a professional tutor of Greek (my first language) and English (my second language) as well as a certified translator and proofreader for over 30 years. I graduated from the English & Greek Language Department of the University of Athens (BA). I have tutored adult students from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. I conduct my lessons on a special teleconference platform that offers me the possibility of uploading and handling audio and video files. The student is exposed to and uses the language from the very first lesson. I treat language as a tool that helps people to communicate and express their everyday needs, rather than as system of rigid rules. I use a wide variety of teaching materials ranging from course books to stories, newspaper articles, videos and songs.