Evangelos Afendras

Alor Star, Kedah Malaysia

Professor

Education

With teaching experience going back to 1966 and spanning many countries I have developed a deep interest and a personal perspective on learning. As a teacher I emphasise the empowerment of learners through negotiation of objectives and content, through the joint choice of projects and problems from a platform of enquiry-based learning. Having entred the Pacific and Asian region in 1970 through multicultural Hawaii, I like to tease some of my Asian students that though a Greek, I have lived in Asia much longer than they have. My professional life course has evolved through distinct phases and areas of endeavour, from engineering to the language sciences and education, to communication and..