Marianna is a Teaching Assistant at Britannica International School Budapest.
She holds a BA in Philology & Education with a specialisation in Linguistics from the University of Athens, Greece and a diploma in classical piano performance from the music conservatory of Athens. Marianna has a teaching qualification for language teaching as well as music. She also holds a Joint MSc degree in Clinical Linguistics from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, the University of Potsdam, Germany and University of Eastern Finland. Marianna has been pursuing Doctoral studies and has worked as a researcher at HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences where she designed and developed a music-based intervention programme to support children with dyslexia in developing their reading skills.
Marianna has worked in education for 8 years, including experience in primary, secondary, and tertiary education. She has taught Modern Greek, History, and Greek Literature in three secondary schools in Athens, Greece. Besides being a music tutor for primary students, Marianna has also tutored secondary students in Latin and Ancient Greek, preparing them for the university entrance examinations. At university level, Marianna has delivered lectures on topics such as Language Development and Music Psychology at the University of Rijeka, Croatia and has taught courses related to topics such as speech therapy and Psychology to BA and MA students at ELTE university. She is particularly passionate about language teaching and language support for EAL students and students with reading difficulties.
Outside school, Marianna enjoys music, photography, reading, watching fantasy films and attending concerts.
