Konstantina Kalogirou

Konstantina Kalogirou is Lecturer in Teacher Education and Professional Learning at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Prior to this Konstantina was Deputy Head at the Sixth Form College of Cathays High School in Cardiff, Wales. She has gained a varied experience across the education sector working as an English and EFL Teacher in primary, secondary, and higher education both in Greece and in the UK. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She completed her MA in Applied Theatre: Drama in Educational, Community & Social Contexts at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and she gained a PhD in Vocabulary Acquisition via Drama at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Konstantina’s research interests are on Language Pedagogies, Strategies of Language, Literacy, and Communication, Expressive Arts with emphasis on Drama in Education, Inclusive Education, and Cultural Heritage in educational contexts. She has published on Drama in Education, Second Language Acquisition, and Cultural Heritage applications in Education.