Dear fellow colleagues,
For starters, I would like to express my gratitude for your taking the time to participate in this pilot version of the e-course "Translanguaging in the Greek EFL classroom".
This e-course has been designed for the purposes of my Master's thesis "Incorporating translanguaging practices in the Greek EFL context: Designing, developing and implementing an e-course for pre- and in-service English language teachers" (M.Ed. in TEFL/TEIL, at Hellenic Open University for the academic year 2019-2020).
As you will see, there are no synchronous meetings; to compensate for the lack of vis-a-vi interaction, I urge you to use the chat, wiki and blog modules to get to know each other and communicate your questions, ideas, concerns and suggestions. Additionally, since this e-course addresses both pre- and in-service teachers, it is only safe to assume that some of the participants might be more experienced than others. My own very brief experience as an EFL teacher has taught me that our fellow colleagues-teachers can constitute a great source of encouragement, inspiration and wisdom. So, do not hesitate to pose questions and express your thoughts, doubts and seek for advice if you need to.
I sincerely hope that you find this e-course to be helpful and/or insightful. After its completion, I would appreciate it if you could answer a questionaire and/or make yourselves available for a brief interview and share with me your overall impression of this learning experience. More specifically, I am looking to improve this e-course, and therefore, any comments you may have ,positive or negative, are equally more than welcome.
Take your time to navigate through the platform and familiarize yourself with it. Every document and link you'll need to have access to is for ease of reference gathered at the "learning path" section on the left side of your screen. This is a 4-week, task-based course that asks for your active participlation in the forum discussions and requires only one final assignment that is to be submitted at the end of the 4rth week. The present e-course was informed by Dr. Stathopoulou's e-course Translanguaging Practices in the Foreign Language Course: Teaching & Assessing Written Mediation, which was offered within the framework of the Pre-service Teacher Training programme at the Faculty of English and formed part of an elective course entitled TEFL Practicum.
Should there be any questions regarding the e-course's structure, contents etc. you can either post your question in the chatroom or the forum. If you are facing time constraints and cannot complete the tasks or assignment, contact me and we will figure something out. 
Kind regards,
Militsi Anna
