Eleni Gkana

Eleni Gkana is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Special Education, University of Thessaly, specializing in Literacies, Language & Educational Practices. She holds degrees from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (French Language & Literature) and the University of Ioannina (Philosophy), with postgraduate studies at Sorbonne Universities and a PhD from the University of Athens in Education and Early Childhood Education.

• Current affiliation: University of Thessaly, Department of Special Education
• Research focus: Language education, multiliteracies, refugee education, Roma communities
• International experience: Visiting researcher at Indiana University (USA) and University of Leicester (UK)

Research Themes

Her work explores:

• Identity empowerment through language education
• Designing inclusive pedagogical spaces
• Blended learning for refugee communities
• Sociolinguistic approaches to multilingual classrooms
• Cultural communication practices in marginalized communities
• Critical pedagogy for diversity management

Publications Overview

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Task-based language learning for immigrants
• Classroom discourse analysis
• Arts-based pedagogy for refugee children
• Interdisciplinary educational material design
• Literacy practices in Roma communities
• Multimodal approaches to pedagogy

Collaborative Projects

Active in international collaborations including the EDIAMME project and conferences on language diversity and educational equity.