The Future of Education
Konstantinos Chatzidimou
Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Address: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of German Language & Literature, P.O. BOX 82
Postal Code: GR-54124
Country: Greece
Konstantinos Chatzidimou is a Professor of Language Teaching Methodology at the School of German Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
His academic and research interests focus on language teaching and learning, teacher education, multilingualism, intercultural education, language education policy, educational research and pedagogical lexicography.
He studied Linguistics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds an MA and a PhD in Education Sciences. He has conducted postdoctoral research at Heidelberg University of Education, supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), as well as at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Over the course of his academic career, he has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at several Greek universities and at Heidelberg University of Education.
His teaching and research address, in particular, the education and professional development of language teachers, multilingual and intercultural approaches to language education, and the relationship between language education policy and classroom practice. His recent work has increasingly focused on multilingualism and translanguaging in language education, as well as on the implications of European language education policy for teacher education.
He has participated in and coordinated research and educational projects, including projects addressing educational inclusion and access to education for socially and culturally diverse groups. From 2020 to 2023, he served as scientific supervisor of two regional sub-projects within a large-scale initiative supporting educational access and reducing early school leaving among Roma children and young people, co-financed by Greece and the European Union through the European Social Fund.
He has extensive experience in supervising postgraduate and doctoral research and has published books, journal articles, chapters in edited volumes and conference papers in the fields of language education, teacher education, multilingualism and intercultural education.
Areas of expertise: Language Teaching Methodology, Teacher Education, Multilingualism, Intercultural Education, Language Education Policy, Educational Research, Pedagogical Lexicography.
His academic and research interests focus on language teaching and learning, teacher education, multilingualism, intercultural education, language education policy, educational research and pedagogical lexicography.
He studied Linguistics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds an MA and a PhD in Education Sciences. He has conducted postdoctoral research at Heidelberg University of Education, supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), as well as at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Over the course of his academic career, he has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at several Greek universities and at Heidelberg University of Education.
His teaching and research address, in particular, the education and professional development of language teachers, multilingual and intercultural approaches to language education, and the relationship between language education policy and classroom practice. His recent work has increasingly focused on multilingualism and translanguaging in language education, as well as on the implications of European language education policy for teacher education.
He has participated in and coordinated research and educational projects, including projects addressing educational inclusion and access to education for socially and culturally diverse groups. From 2020 to 2023, he served as scientific supervisor of two regional sub-projects within a large-scale initiative supporting educational access and reducing early school leaving among Roma children and young people, co-financed by Greece and the European Union through the European Social Fund.
He has extensive experience in supervising postgraduate and doctoral research and has published books, journal articles, chapters in edited volumes and conference papers in the fields of language education, teacher education, multilingualism and intercultural education.
Areas of expertise: Language Teaching Methodology, Teacher Education, Multilingualism, Intercultural Education, Language Education Policy, Educational Research, Pedagogical Lexicography.
