• List of Publications:

• Edited Volumes:

1. Giannikas, C.N., McLaughlin, L., Fanning, G. & Deutsch Muller, N. (Eds.) (2015). Children Learning English: from research to practice.  Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd.
2. Giannikas, C.N., Kakoulli Constantinou, E., & Papadima-Sophocleous, S. (2019). Professional development in CALL: a selection of papers (pp. 145-158). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.876
3. Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E., & Giannikas, C.N. (2019). ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current research and practices. Research-publishing.net (Open Access). doi: 10.14705/rpnet.2019.33.9782490057450 

• Published Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

1. Giannikas, C.N. (2011). L1 in English Language Learning: A Research Study in a Greek Regional Context. International Journal of Applied Linguistics Vol. 21 no. 3, pp. 319-339.
2. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). The Benefits in Management and Organisation: a case study in the young language learners’ classroom. CEPS Journal. Vol. 3 no. 3, pp. 87-104.
3. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Focus on the Primary Language Teacher: a study within a Greek regional context. British Council ELTA Journal, Vol. 1 no. 1, pp 79-87. 
4. Giannikas, C.N. (2014). The Optimum Conditions of Foreign Languages in Primary Education. Language Learning Journal, Vol. 19 no. 2.
5. Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2018). Re-evaluating the use of the L1 in the Second Language Classroom: students vs. teachers. Applied Linguistics Review.
6. Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2018). Early Language Learning in Private Language Schools in the Republic of Cyprus: teaching methods in modern times. Mediterranean Language Review.
7. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner. IAFOR Journal of Language Learning, 4/1 https://doi.org/10.22492/ijll.4.1.04. 
8. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). New Technologies and Language Teacher Education: are we there yet? English Language Teacher Education and Development (ELTED) Journal, 22/1, 52-60.
9. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Language Education and primary school children: the story of using stories. International Journal of Action Research, 15(20, pp. 52-60.
10. Giannikas, C.N. (in press). Interactive Whiteboards in EFL from the Teachers’ and Students’ Perspective. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning.

• Under Minor Revision (Journal Papers): 

14. Giannikas, C.N. (under review). Facebook in e-learning and Tertiary Education: the students’ perspective. Journal of University Learning and Teaching Practice.

• Under Review/ Preparation Papers:

14. Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation). The Impact of Cert-mania in English Language Learning and Teaching: the Cypriot Context

15. Giannikas, C.N., Theodorou, E., & Kambanaros, M. (under preparation). Developmental language disorders awareness in the Cypriot language teaching context.

16. Tsagari, D., Sifakis, N. & Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation). Teacher Training in a Greek EFL Context.

• Book Chapters:

17. Papadima, S.; Kakouli-Constantinou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (2014). Teachers’ Attitudes towards the Use of Technology in EFL within Public Secondary Schools of Cyprus. Cited in: Dodigovic, M. (ed.) Attitudes to Technology in EFL/ESL Pedagogy. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: TESOL Arabia. Peer-reviewed 

18.  Giannikas, C.N. (2015). Let’s Pretend we are in England: the needs of the young language learner. Cited in: Giannikas, C.N.; McLaughlin, L., Fanning, G. & Deutsch Muller, N. (eds.), Children Learning English: from research to practice. Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd. Peer-reviewed

19.  Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakouli-Constantinou, E., Giannikas, C.N. (2015). ICT in EFL: the case of Cypriot secondary education. Cited in: Giannikas, C.N.; McLaughlin, L., Fanning, G. & Deutsch Muller, N. (eds.), Children Learning English: from research to practice.  Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Ltd. Peer-reviewed

20.  Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2017). To L1 or not to L1 that is the question: a research study in the young learners’ foreign language classroom. Cited in Bayyurt, Y. & Sifakis, N. (eds.) English language education policies and practices in the Mediterrannean countries and beyond. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH. Peer-reviewed 

21.  Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Enhancing literacy and collaborative skills through blogging: the teenage language learner. In Giannikas, C.N. Kakoulli Constantinou, E., & Papadima-Sophocleous, S.(Eds.), Professional development in CALL: a selection of papers (pp. 145-158). researchpublishing.net https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.876 

22.  Giannikas, C.N., Kakoulli Constantinou, E., & Papadima-Sophocleous, S. (2019). Introduction. In Giannikas, C.N; Kakoulli Constantinou, E, & Papadima-Sophocleous, S. (Eds), Professional development in CALL: a selection of papers (pp. 1-9). research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.28.866 

23. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Technology-Enhanced Curriculum Development in the ESP tertiary context. In Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (Eds.), ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current research and practices, (pp. 95-110). researchpublishing.net.  https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.33.928 

24.  Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Introduction. In Papadima-Sophocleous, S., Kakoulli-Constantinou, E., & Giannikas, C.N. (Eds.), ESP Teaching and Teacher Education: Current research and practices, (pp. 1-12). research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.33.922 

❖ Under Preparation Chapters:

25. Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation-invited book chapter contribution, expected publication  December 2019). Effectively incorporating blogs for the L2 literacy development of teenage language learners: A practical perspective. In Neokleous, G., Krulatz, A. & Farrelly, R. (Eds.) Handbook of Research on Cultivating Literacy in Diverse and Multilingual Classrooms. IGI Global.

26.  Giannikas, C.N. (under preparation-expected publication February 2020). The Teachers’

Perspective on Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Learners: a focus on play. In Tsagari, D. (Ed.), Language Assessment    Literacy: From Research to Practice. Cambridge Scholar Publishing. 

❖ Proceedings:

27. Papadima-Sophocleous, S.; Giannikas, C.N. & Kakouli-Constantinou, E. (2014).  ICT in EFL: The global effect of new technologies in the language classroom. EuroCALL conference. Peer-reviewed

28.  Tσαγγαρή, Ν. & Γιαννίκα, Χ.Ν. (2014). H Διδακτική Ξένων Γλωσσών σε Παιδιά Δημοτικού στην Ιδιωτική Εκπαίδευση: νέοι καιροί, νέες προκλήσεις; 13ο Παγκύπριο Συνέδριο Παιδαγωγικής Εταιρείας Κύπρου [Tsagari, D. & Giannikas, C.N. (2014). Teaching Foreign Languages to Primary School Children in the Private Sector: current times, new challenges? The 13th Cyprus Pedagogical Association Conference] 

29. Giannikas, C.N. (2017). The Use of Interactive Whiteboards: enhancing the nature of young language learners. EuroCALL Conference. Peer-reviewed

30.  Giannikas, C.N. (2017). French vs. German: the complexity behind foreign language choices in troubled times. EDULEARN 17: the 19th International Conference on Education and new Learning Technologies. Peer-reviewed

31.  Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Assessing Young Learners through Games: what every teacher needs to know. Glasgow IATEFL Conference Selections. Peer-reviewed

32.  Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Welcome to the Blogosphere: improving teenage learner's literacy and collaborative skills. CyTEA Conference Proceedings.

33. Giannikas, C.N. (2018). The Facebook effect: the use of Social Media on e-Learning platforms. IATEFL 2018 Selections. Kent, UK: IATEFL.

34. Giannikas, C.N. (2019). Pre-service Teacher Reflections: Embracing Growth and Professional Development. The Asian Conference on Language Learning. Tokyo, Japan.

35. Papadima-Sophocleous, S., & Giannikas, C.N. (under review). Time to evaluate: The students’ perspective of an online MA in CALL programme. EuroCALL Conference, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

• Newsletter and Magazine Articles:

36. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Action Research in the Language Classroom: the Greek educator’s answer  to the Financial Crisis. IATEFL TDSIG Issue 68, pp. 22-25.

37. Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Task-based Learning: the building blocks for the young language learner. Humanising Language Teaching Vol. 15, Issue 3. http://www.hltmag.co.uk/jun13/sart07.htm

38.  Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Parental Influence in Early Language Learning: how teachers can make it work. British Council ELTA Newsletter (Lifelong Learning). http://www.britishcouncil.rs/files/2013/07/serbia-elta-newsletter-2013-junelifelong_learning giannikas.pdf

39.  Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Early Language Learning. IATEFL Voices, issue 236.

40.  Giannikas, C.N. (2013). Let’s play a game: encouraging children to enjoy their language learning. IATEFL C&TS.

41. Giannikas, C.N. (2015). Classroom Management and Organisation: there’s more to it than we think. IATEL C&TS Newsletter.

42. Petrou, E. & Giannikas, C.N. (2016). Online Tools: Invaluable Resources for Developing Upper Secondary Learners’ Writing Skills. TEYLT Worldwide, Issue 1. 

43. Giannikas, C.N. & McLaughlin, L. (2016). Games in the Spotlight: teaching English to the Young Learner. IH Journal of Education and Development, Issue 40. Peer-reviewed

44. Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Poetry Please! English Teaching Professional Magazine, Issue 110. Peer-reviewed

45. Giannikas, C.N. (2017). Assessing Young Learners through Games and Enjoying it! TESOL Greece Magazine, No. 136.