We believe that
the only way to be creative and feel happy
is personal and professional development
We are Language and Motivation
We created Language and Motivation because we believe that everyone deserves personal and professional development. The fact that we teach foreign languages quickly and effectively is a result of our experience and the method we use, as well as our conviction that we must pursue our dreams, like living abroad and working in the field that really interests us. We love what we do and combine our strengths to help our students learn a language with minimal effort!
In 2016, we were trained and inspired by professor Olivier Delhaye, who is the primary source of all this scientific knowledge. Since 2018 we have been based in the Netherlands, Greece and Belgium and the team of teachers is still growing.
OUR TEAM

Sofia Karfi LM founder, Teacher of French
Highly-skilled teacher with passion for delivering high-quality learning experiences with innovative ways of teaching and digital material that keeps students engaged. Proven track record of driving students to high CEFRL-level certifications in short time.
Strengths include:
– More than 10 years of teaching experience.
– Talent in motivating students and encouraging them to participate in the class.
– Rigorous on equal opportunity for all students, regardless of their skills, attainment, and needs.
I believe that we can do everything that we set our mind to!

Sani Deligiorgi Communications Representative
Sani holds a KnowCrunch Professional Diploma in Digital & Social Media. She is working side by side with Sofia Karfi, going through all sorts of digital necessities and facilitating good operations in Language and Motivation. She also helps customers get on-board with the language courses providing information and step by step services.
It’s an honour to work with amazing people and learn new things! LM has been supporting my dreams coming true!

Mahdy Youssef Teacher of Dutch
Mahdy has always had a big passion for languages. He grew up knowing two different cultures and that’s where his language interest started. He studied Languages and has been tutoring since high school.
Language and Motivation is a revolutionary way of teaching. I could barely imagine teaching with a different method.

Stella Papadimitriou Teacher of French
Continuing education for professional competence or just for self-fulfillment is everyone's right. It is not that educational opportunities have been lacking but people craving for lifelong education need to overcome limitations. With 13 years of teaching history, Stella has seen people quit working on their goal of learning a new language because of the time-consuming and arduous traditional teaching methods.
With the Language and Motivation method I hope to help everyone discover or rediscover the motivation they need to reach their potential.

Vaggelio Dimitraki Teacher of Spanish
With more than 15 years of experience in instructing students in Spanish language, Vaggelio is a skilled and enthusiastic teacher, committed to encourage language retention and eventual fluency of students from various backgrounds and learning styles. She fosters engaging classes and develops thoughtful and enthusiastic students who manage to achive measurable language progression.
I love to be creative and motivate my students to get passionate about the Spanish language and culture.

Bo Gerretsen Teacher of Dutch
Bo is a passionate teacher of Dutch. She is committed to motivate her students´ curiosity and interest in learning. She guides her students to the desired level through motivation, positivity, knowledge and passion for the profession.
I am very happy to be a part of the Language and Motivation team of teachers.

Chara Siafaka Teacher of Portuguese
Chara - whose name means Joy - is an experienced and motivated teacher. She believes that the teacher's expectations have a huge impact on students' achievement. This is the reason why she has high expectations for all of her students.
I know what each student is capable of individually, I strive to help each one attain their personal best.

Maria Pepela Teacher of German
Maria has been teaching German for more than 10 years and she always try to motivate her students as much as possible and pay attention to their needs. Everyone experiences learning a new language as a big challange, but it is also a great journey.
Language means communication and this is my goal.

Femke Rolf Teacher of Dutch
Femke has 12 years of teaching experience and recently moved to Paris making a new step in life. Teaching and languages have always been her passion and with that passion she motivates her students.
The relationship with my students is very important for me, if a student feels comfortable he/she learns the most.

Anneta Saridaki Teacher of Dutch
Being a teacher at Language and Motivation is a wonderful experience. You meet new people and you also work with a great team!

Jake Wieczorek Teacher of English
Jake strongly believes that students can take the challenge of learning into their own hands. In doing so, their minds are always switched on, and attentive to learning. Language and Motivation is an excellent school with a clearly defined, effective philosophy. It's a modern approach that puts more power into the hands of students and, therefore, has greater learning potential.
An open mind is like a sponge, and, as a teacher at LM, it's my job not just to teach, but to facilitate my student's learning process.

Yota Celenti Teacher of English
Yota has been fascinated by the world of languages since the first word she ever spoke. It's her passion to decode this world of symbols, mystery and human emotion. She studied Greek & English Language and Literature and she's been working on language and culture related fields for the past 12 years.
When teaching, I have been following this beautiful, proactive, intuitional approach and I have been often called unorthodox. Now, I have acceptance of my teaching style and a whole method developed around it!

Stelina Tsoukareli Teacher of French
Stelina is a French Teacher and now a postgraduate student in Languages, Communication, and Administration of Education Services. She is passionate about the French language and its acquisition by interactive learning methods from young people, and adults. Her interests are in linguistics and cognitive sciences and their contribution to learning a foreign language. She strongly believes that the advantage of living in a multilingual environment and moreover learning a new language is like opening a window to the world!
Teaching language with LM method is an experience! It gives you the opportunity not only to learn a language also to feel the experience of learning. The LM method can motivate and raise student's self-esteem to succeed!