Affiliation: International Hellenic University
Keywords: Language, Multilingualism, Literacy, Early Childhood Education
Full profile: Isaak M. Papadopoulos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Early Childhood Education and Care at the International Hellenic University. He holds a degree from the Department of Primary Education (University of Western Macedonia) and a Master’s degree in Educational Sciences with an emphasis on language teaching for students with learning disabilities from the University of Degli Studi Roma Tre in Italy. His doctoral dissertation was conducted at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and focused on the rhetoric and persuasive communication of young Greek students, while his postdoctoral research (Department of Primary Education, University of Ioannina) concerned language teaching and communication among young students in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms.
Regarding his academic teaching experience, he has taught at various universities both nationally (Hellenic Open University) and internationally (European University Cyprus), while he has served as the Head of the Department of Education and Associate Dean for the School of Doctoral Studies at UNICAF University in Cyprus. His research and teaching interests focus on language teaching for children, bilingualism/multilingualism, and the teaching of reading/writing skills in kindergarten and primary school. He has presented his research at international and national conferences. He has published four scientific books, edited eight academic volumes, and written chapters in books/collective volumes, as well as articles in international journals and conference proceedings.