language and motivationWe 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 & Operations Manager
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!
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Getting to know the Language and Motivation method has been a great surprise for me, as well as a challenge to try out a different way of teaching a foreign language. Sofia Karfi, thank you for this opportunity and for the excellent training in the method. I look forward to applying it.
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My participation in the training was a completely constructive experience, which opened new horizons to the adult education methodology that I had not even imagined existed!
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Through a variety of very interesting and contemporary foremost articles, very funny and interactive videos, and a variety of tools that really really astonished me, within a period of three months, we easily reached a level of Β2-C1 in terms of text understanding and communication.
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During the training I discovered why it is so revolutionary. I started to feel and believe in the method more and more and now I could barely imagine teaching with a different method. Definitely the best teaching/learning method.
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There are no words to describe Sofia !! I'm very glad that I had this amazing person as a French teacher!!! She loves her job and she makes you feel the same about French language!!! Not only teaches a foreign language but she helps you to open your horizons. Don't afraid to start this way of education! It is guaranteed you will succeed!!! She is the best! I highly recommend her as a teacher!!!!
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It's my firm belief that, Miss Sofia is an incredible teacher! Not only she teaches you how to communicate in French for example, but she focuses also in the civilisation. So, you have the opportunity to learn also about the country and the problems that people are facing, the art and the culture. Generally, you learn really interesting stuff that in reality are incorporated in the language. A language in not only about grammar and vocabulary and Miss Sofia helps you understand that. She is really meticulous but a very cordial person too!!!
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I highly recommend learning French with Sofia! She personalised the classes to my individual needs and interests and gave me material from various sources to keep things interesting and fun. Also, her positive energy is contagious
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“The training via Language and Motivation has given me a different view of teaching. It is motivating and special to see how quickly students achieve a higher level with this method. ”
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I never understand how the time passes during my classes with Bo. I have a lot of fun and learn Dutch without even noticing! She is very resourceful and helpful, which makes it super easy to tackle challenges along the way. Dankjewel voor alles!
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How does it feel to have lessons with Mahdy? It is always a great pleasure to learn with him. It is a great inspiration and we see the success after every week. Ik kijk ernaar uit naar onze weekelijkse "date". There is a big motivation to reach my goal step by step!! Thank you both, Mahdy and Sofia.
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Thank you, Sofia and Sani very much. We haven't started and it's already a very nice and organized experience! The process is so fun! I should have started earlier!
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Sophia is an excellent teacher and a wonderful person. She likes her teaching procedure to include poems, videos and articles, in french of course, which makes the lesson amusing but also teaches you many things about the french culture as well. She is very passionate about her work and she will help you understand and love the french language!
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I have tried this unique way of learning french and my progress was rapid.In just a few months i got prepared to give my exams and i succeded to get a diploma of B2-upper Intermediate level. The procedure of learning was very interesting by reading articles, watcing videos or even commenting books, so you have the ability of understanding grammar and syntax by reading or watching a complete article or video. I suggest without a doubt this way of learning!!!
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Sofia is an inspirational and passionate teacher! She's also very understanding and adaptable to your needs. Thanks to the Language and Motivation method, you will explore a new way of learning a language that is both fun and challenging! I have already taken the 3-month course for French and I am continuing to another one, so I strongly recommend her 🙂 My only regret is not having started the lessons earlier. So don't hesitate and do it now!
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Mahdy, the Dutch teacher is very good and always made me feel comfortable.
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Watch to what Maria has to say about Language and Motivation
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J'ai commencé à apprendre le français avec Sofia il y a deux mois et regardez comment j'écris! Je suis très contente, parce que je sais que je peux dire déjà plusieurs choses en français, car Sofia insiste beaucoup sur les cours oraux! Merci beaucoup, Sofia! Je pensais que le français était très difficile, mais tu rends les choses difficiles faciles!
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Sofia est une excellente professeur. Ella a une manière unique de motiver et d’inspirer ses élèves. Même après des journées difficiles au travail, je me sens contente après avoir fini un cours de français. J’ ai le sens de l’ accomplissement. Sa méthode est exigeante mais elle vous permet d’apprendre par l’expérience, ce qui s’avère efficace pour développer rapidement des compétences linguistiques. J’aime Sofia et je la recommande vivement!
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After 2 months of French lessons with Sofia I can say that these lessons are like "gym". You don't really want to go because you know that it is going to be hard, but after the class you really feel wonderful. Incredibly interesting texts, exercises, discussions, lessons.. I feel really grateful and very happy that I decided to trust her. I highly recommend it if you want to save time, money and energy by putting your forces, concentration and love into practice!
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Sofia is full of energy and an excellent teacher. I was afraid that Skype lessons might not be for me but I was so wrong. If you are really interested in learning French, then you should certainly have a call with Sofia!
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Η Σοφία πλέον δεν είναι απλά η καθηγήτρια μου έγινε μια φίλη που μας ξυπνάει την έμπνευση. Είμαι ευγνώμων που ήρθε στη ζωή μου ένας τόσο υπέροχος άνθρωπος και ακόμα πιο υπέροχη καθηγήτρια. Σοφία, είσαι καταπληκτική καθηγήτρια. Δεν θα μπορούσα να αρθρώσω λέξη στα γαλλικά χωρίς τη θετικότητα και την ενθάρρυνση σου να με σπρώχνει μπροστά. Ήταν σαν να έχασα τη φωνή μου και η μέθοδος σου με βοήθησε να τη βρω. Εσύ και η μέθοδος σου με βοηθήσατε να έρθω πιο κοντά στο στόχο μου. Η μέθοδος σου είναι όντως πολύ καλή όμως έσυ της δίνεις ζωή και έτσι βοηθάς όλους εμάς τους μαθητές σου, με όλες τις διαφορετικές μας ικανότητες. Είσαι πραγματικά μία ξεχωριστή καθηγήτρια. Έχεις γίνει (πιστεύω για όλους) μία θετική επιρροή και μέντορας. Θα ήθελα να σε ευχαριστήσω από καρδιάς επειδή, ειλικρινά, έχεις αφήσει το αποτύπωμα σου στο ταξίδι της ζωής μου. Και εννοείται ότι έχουμε ακόμα δρόμο μπροστά μας.
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I have started learning Greek with Sofia only a few months ago. She has been teaching me in a very unique and customized way; she is a good listener and understands my purpose. I truly believe that the teacher makes the difference, and Sofia has made it. In addition to teaching me about the Great Greek language, she pushes and encourages me when I have doubts. She truly is passionate about what she does and that is why she does it so well. Her only purpose is to make you reach your goal. Ευχαριστώ πολύ για όλα!
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The most wonderful french teacher! And the story goes like this.. I started learning french since learning a second foreign language was required by the national educational system.. I could never have been able to imagine that through those lessons I would be initiated in a new way of life! Not only did I acquire a very good level in french quickly enough, but also I got motivated in exploring a whole culture! Reading articles related to current events, listening to songs and watching videos on a variety of topics constitute Sofia’s best methods of teaching her students that language is a way of communicating and expanding your world! This teacher definitely reveals your confidence to interact with people in a language other than your mother tongue! Strongly recommended!
