Dr. Periklis Tagkas, Associate Professor

Dr. Periklis Tagkas, Associate Professor Department of Business Administration T.E.I. of Epirus Igoumenitsa 46100, Greece E-mail: ptangas@teiep.gr Tel: ++26650-49861 Fax: ++26650-49892 http://flmc.teiep.gr I. Studies 1990: B.A., Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Athens, Greece 1997: Ph.D, Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Athens, Greece II. Professional Career June 2010-13: Associate Professor of English language, with emphasis on techniques of expression and communication-specialized translation, Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce / Department of Business Administration (as of Sept. 2013), T.E.I. of Epirus 2004-2012: Head of Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce, T.E.I. of Epirus 2003-May 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce, T.E.I. of Epirus 1999-2003: Adjunct Professor, Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce, T.E.I. of Epirus 1998-2000: Adjunct Instructor of English for Specific Purposes, Department of Informatics, Communications and Management, T.E.I. of Epirus 1992-2003: English Language Teacher, Primary and Secondary Education 1992: English Language Teacher, Private Language School

2004, 2005, 2007, 2010: Teacher trainer (seminars), Regional Training Centres of Epirus and Patra. III. Participation in Research Programmes - 2011-14. Archimedes II. Legal Interpreting in Greece. Member of the main research team. - 2011-13: Adriatic Port Community Programme. Project Co-ordinator and member of the main research team. - 2005-2012: Students practical training : Institutional Co-ordinator for the 13 Departments of the Technological Educational Institution of Epirus (EPEAEK- ESPA). - 2007-08: Interreg Greece-Albania (T.E.I. of Epirus University of Gjirokaster): Co-operation, Research and Education Program of Academic Institutes for the common promotion of applications in: Foreign Languages, Information Society and Entrepreneurship in the cross-border region of Greece and Albania. Project Co-ordinator and member of the main research team. - 2007: Programme of the Centre for Technological Research of Epirus and Ionian Islands. Recording, Digitalization and Promotion of Existing Material for the Effective Management and Valorization of the Tourist Product of the Prefecture of Preveza. Translator. - 2004-07: Undergraduate Curriculum Revision Programme of the Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce. Member of the main research team. - 2005-07: Entrepreneurship encouragement at TEI of Epirus. Departmental Coordinator. - 2004-06: Archimedes I research programme: Evaluation of the Influence of the Institutions of Higher Education on the Local and Regional Development. Member of the main research team. - 2004-05: Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training II: Operation of Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce. Project Co-ordinator - researcher. - 2004-05: The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Collaborator.

- 1999-2000: 3d Post-doctoral research programme of I.K.Y., Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Athens, Greece. IV. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 2012-: Internal Member of Council of T.E.I. of Epirus 2004-2012: Head of Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce 2004-12: Member of Council of the Faculty of Management and Economics 2011-13 and 2003-04: Member of the Research Committee of T.E.I. of Epirus 2005-2012: Institutional Co-ordinator of Students Practical Training, T.E.I. of Epirus V. PUBLICATIONS A. Books: 1. Tagkas, Periklis. Μετάφραση Αγγλικών Κειμένων. Athens: Kleidarithmos, 2008. [English-Greek Translation Textbook] 2. Tagkas, Periklis. Έρως και Πολιτεία: Ο D.H. Lawrence και ο Πλατωνισμός. Thessaloniki: University Studio Press, 2007. [D.H. Lawrence and Platonism] 3. Vlachopoulos, St., Tagkas, P., eds. Διαπολιτισμικές Προσεγγίσεις. Athens: Dionikos, 2006. [Intercultural Approaches] B. Articles published in refereed journals and conference proceedings (selectively) 1. Tagkas, Periklis. Language Services, Market Requirements and Curriculum Design. International Journal of Arts and Sciences 5(3), 2012, 317-326. ISSN: 1944-6934. 2. Tangas, Pericles. The dynamic communicator: strategies for effective performance in business settings. Στο: JM Vande Walle, ed., Languages and Business Today and Solutions for Tomorrow Proceedings. Geneve: Editions Tradulex, 2011, 69-82. ISBN: 978-2-9700736-1-1. 3. Tagkas, Periklis. Communication Skills for Professional Language Experts: the Interaction between Cognitive and Metacognitive Processes. In: Themistokles Gogas and Periklis Tagkas, eds. Foreign Language Teaching in Tertiary Education III: Current Trends. Athens: Dionikos, 2011, 242-249. ISBN: 978-960-6619-68-7. 4. Tangas, Pericles. Idealism Vs. Mystical Materialism : from Plato to D.H. Lawrence. Perusia, 7, 2011, 161-170. ISSN: 2239-9607. 5. Tangas, Pericles. The Role of English as an International Language: An Educational Approach. In: Prachalias, Chrysovaladis, ed., Proceedings of the 7th International

Conference on Education, Volume 1. Athens: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2011, 330-34. ISBN: 978-960-466-079-7. 6. Tangas, Pericles. Foreign Language Policies and Socio-Economic Development: An EU Perspective. International Journal of Arts and Sciences 3(15), 2010, 538-545. ISSN: 1944-6934. 7. Tangas, Pericles. D.H. Lawrence and Christian Love. Etudes Lawrenciennes, 34, 2006, 173-190. ISSN: 0994-5490. 8. Tangas, Pericles. D.H. Lawrence s Mystical Materialism and Platonic Philosophy. Etudes Lawrenciennes, 33, 2005, 81-104. ISSN: 0994-5490. 9. Tangas, Pericles. Multimedia and Foreign Language Teaching: the Case of Greece. In: Grabe, Daniela & Zimmermann, Lisa, eds., Multimedia Applications in Education Conference Proceedings 2006. FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria, 2006, 139-48. ISBN: 3-902103-07-8. 10. Τangas, Pericles. Creative Activities in the Greek EFL Classroom. In: Daniel Shepherd, ed., Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children. Oxford, UK: Interdisciplinary Press, Vol. 31, 2005, 43-49. ISBN: 1-904710-31-X. 11. Τάγκας, Περικλής. «Η αγγλική ως διεθνής γλώσσα και το γλωσσικό προλεταριάτο». In: Vlachopoulos St., Gogas Th., eds., Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference Foreign Language Teaching in Tertiary Education. Ioannina: Carpe Diem, 2008, 267-73. ISBN: 978-960-98658-0-7. 12. Tangas, Pericles. Revising the ESP Curriculum of the Department of Applied Foreign Languages in Management and Commerce. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference Foreign Language Teaching in Tertiary Education. Athens: Dionikos, 2006, 35-43. ISBN: 960-6619-13-3. 13. Tangas, Pericles and Biskanaki, Sophie. Social and Economic Development of the Jewish Community of Arta: A Historical Approach. Review of Economic Sciences, 6, 2004, 129-144. ISSN: 1109-2629. 14. Τάγκας, Περικλής. «Η Διδασκαλία της Αγγλικής Γλώσσας στο Ολοήμερο Δημοτικό Σχολείο». Education Sciences, 2, 2005, 77-86. ISSN: 1109-8740. 15. Gikas, Grigorios and Tagkas, Periklis. Structural Changes or Possible Exit of Greece from the Eurozone?. Folia Oeconomica, 239, 2010, 66-74. ISSN: 0208-6018. C. Participation in International Conferences (selectively) 1. International Association Language and Business / Tradulex, Network for Quality Translation Annual Conference, Languages and Business Today and Solutions for Tomorrow. Lisbon, 1-2 Oct. 2010. 2. The 4th ENIEDA Conference on Linguistic & Intercultural Education Negotiating and constructing European identities across languages and cultures, Vršac, Serbia, 29 September-1 October 2011. Tagkas, Periklis. Towards a pluricultural and plurilingual Europe: how a novel foreign language teaching paradigm can mitigate cultural and linguistic disparities. 3. Annual International Conference of the International Journal of Arts and Sciences, American University of Rome, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2011. 4. 7th International Conference on Education, Research and Training. Institute of the East Aegean, Samos, Greece, 7-9 July 2011. 5. 3rd IATIS international conference Mediation and Conflict: Translation and Culture in a Global Context. Monash University, Melbourne, 8-10 July 2009. 6. 12 th Annual International Conference AUSACE 2007 (Arab-US Association of Communication Educators), Zayed University, Dubai, UAE, 27-31/10/2007.

7. Annual International Scientific Conference Borderlines and Borderlands, Centre de Recherches Anglophones, Universite Paris X-Nanterre, France, 27-29/6/2004. 8. International Conference MApEC 2006 - Multimedia Applications in Education, FH JOANNEUM / University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria, 4-6/9/2006. 9. 2nd Global Conference Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children, Mansfield College, Oxford, England, 14-16/7/2005. 10. 4th Global Conference The Idea of Education, Prague, 9-11/8/2005, University Karlova v Praze. 11. International Scientific Conference Τhe Cultural Appropriation of D.H. Lawrence in Europe, Centre for British Studies, Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg, Germany, 10-11/12/2004. 12. International Conference BUSINESS & ECONOMICS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL 2007 CONFERENCE, Antibes, France, 16-20/7/2007: Gikas, G., Hyz. A., and P. Tangas, Higher Educational Institutions and Regional Development.