Georgios Neokleous

About

Georgios Neokleous completed his PhD in Education at Saint Louis University in 2014, focusing on the use of home languages in EAL classrooms. He currently serves as a Professor of English in the Department of Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he works with both pre-service and in-service EAL teachers and supervises students at the BA, MA, and PhD levels.

He began his academic career as an EFL/ESL teacher and has extensive experience teaching English in Europe and the United States. He has developed courses that employ methodologies and activities tailored to the linguistic needs of specific learner groups.

Georgios has published widely, including peer-reviewed research articles and professional resources for educators. His research interests include multilingualism, home language use in EAL classrooms, translanguaging, literacy, and assessment.

Publications

2020

Neokleous, Georgios; Park, Koeun; Krulatz, Anna. (2020) Creating Space for Dynamic Language Use: Cultivating Literacy Development through Translanguaging Pedagogy in EAL Classrooms. IGI Global
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna; Farrelly, Raichle. (2020) Handbook of Research on Cultivating Literacy in Diverse and Multilingual Classrooms. IGI Global IGI Global
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2020) Dynamic assessment in university-level clil: Forging mature l2 writers through mediation. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2020) In-service teacher attitudes toward the use of the mother tongue in Norwegian EFL classrooms. Nordic Journal of Modern Language Methodology (NJMLM)
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2020) Intercepting and fluid identities: From reflective teacher educators to reflective teachers . Routledge
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2019

Neokleous, Georgios. (2019) Interpreting technologically fluent classrooms: digital natives’ attitudes towards the use of technology in primary schools in Norway. Research-publishing.net
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

Neokleous, Georgios; Damianou, Despina. (2018) Addressing one of the long-standing controversies in foreign language teaching: Young learners’ perceptions on the use of the mother tongue in EFL classrooms. eκπ@ιδευτικος κύκλος
Academic article
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2018) Fostering literacy in adolescent EFL classrooms: An overview of techniques and teaching ideas. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2018) Investigation into Norwegian Teachers’ Perspectives on the Use of Students' Mother Tongue in the EFL Classroom. Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching
Academic article

2017

Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Helping teachers to move from 'English corners' to 'Multilingual corners' in the language classroom. The Teacher Trainer Journal
Popular scientific article
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2017) Get it Right from the Start: Giving Attention to Warm-up Activities. TESL Reporter
Popular scientific article
Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Closing the Gap: Student Attitudes Toward First Language Use in Monolingual EFL Classrooms. TESOL Journal (TJ)
Academic article

2016

Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios; Henningsen, Frøydis Vik. (2016) Towards an understanding of target language use in the EFL classroom: A report from Norway. International Journal for 21st Century Education
Academic article

Journal publications

Krulatz, Anna M; Neokleous, Georgios. (2025) Review of Björklund & Björklund (2023): Policy and practice for multilingual educational settings. Comparisons across contexts. ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Book review
Krulatz, Anna M; Neokleous, Georgios. (2024) Review of Policy and practice for multilingual educational settings. Comparisons across contexts, edited by Siv Björklund and Mikaela Björklund, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, 2023. International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Book review
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna M. (2024) Innovations in English Language Teacher Education: Preparing Student Teachers for the Multilingual Reality of Contemporary Classrooms. English language teacher education and development
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Karpava, Sviatlana. (2023) Comparing pre-service teacher attitudes toward the use of students’ home language(s) in linguistically diverse English as an additional language classrooms in Norway and Cyprus. Frontiers in Education
Academic article
Krulatz, Anna M; Neokleous, Georgios; Lorenz, Eliane. (2023) Learning and Teaching of English in the Multilingual Classroom: English Teachers’ Perspectives, Practices, and Purposes. Languages
Editorial
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna; Xu, Yaqiong. (2022) The Impact of Teacher Education on English Teachers’ Views about Using Mother Tongues: A Teachers’ Perspective. Languages
Academic article
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2020) Dynamic assessment in university-level clil: Forging mature l2 writers through mediation. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2020) In-service teacher attitudes toward the use of the mother tongue in Norwegian EFL classrooms. Nordic Journal of Modern Language Methodology (NJMLM)
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Damianou, Despina. (2018) Addressing one of the long-standing controversies in foreign language teaching: Young learners’ perceptions on the use of the mother tongue in EFL classrooms. eκπ@ιδευτικος κύκλος
Academic article
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2018) Fostering literacy in adolescent EFL classrooms: An overview of techniques and teaching ideas. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL
Academic article
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2018) Investigation into Norwegian Teachers’ Perspectives on the Use of Students' Mother Tongue in the EFL Classroom. Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching
Academic article
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Helping teachers to move from 'English corners' to 'Multilingual corners' in the language classroom. The Teacher Trainer Journal
Popular scientific article
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2017) Get it Right from the Start: Giving Attention to Warm-up Activities. TESL Reporter
Popular scientific article
Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Closing the Gap: Student Attitudes Toward First Language Use in Monolingual EFL Classrooms. TESOL Journal (TJ)
Academic article
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios; Henningsen, Frøydis Vik. (2016) Towards an understanding of target language use in the EFL classroom: A report from Norway. International Journal for 21st Century Education
Academic article

Books

Krulatz, Anna M; Neokleous, Georgios; Lorenz, Eliane. (2023) Learning and teaching English in the multilingual classroom. MDPI MDPI
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios; Dahl, Anne. (2022) Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Teaching Foreign Languages in Multilingual Settings: Pedagogical Implications. Multilingual Matters Multilingual Matters
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna; Farrelly, Raichle. (2020) Handbook of Research on Cultivating Literacy in Diverse and Multilingual Classrooms. IGI Global IGI Global
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

Neokleous, Georgios. (2023) Fostering Digital Literacies in Primary English Language Education. Palgrave Macmillan
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn; Sylte, Tor Henning. (2023) Bruk av norsk i engelskundervisningen: en kvalitativ studie av elevers og læreres holdninger. Universitetsforlaget
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn; Sylte, Tor Henning. (2022) The Use of Home Language(s) in Increasingly Linguistically-Diverse EAL Classrooms in Norway. IGI Global
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios. (2022) Accommodating New Challenges: EFL Student Teacher and Teacher Trainer Attitudes Towards Transferring Teacher-Training Online. IGI Global
Chapter
Neokleous, Georgios. (2022) Capturing Hybrid Linguistic Repertoires: Learner and In-service Teacher Attitudes towards Translanguaging in Multilingual EAL Classrooms in Cyprus. Multilingual Matters
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios; Dahl, Anne. (2022) Multilingual Approaches to Additional Language Teaching: Bridging Theory and Practice. Multilingual Matters
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios; Park, Koeun; Krulatz, Anna. (2020) Creating Space for Dynamic Language Use: Cultivating Literacy Development through Translanguaging Pedagogy in EAL Classrooms. IGI Global
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2020) Intercepting and fluid identities: From reflective teacher educators to reflective teachers . Routledge
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Neokleous, Georgios. (2019) Interpreting technologically fluent classrooms: digital natives’ attitudes towards the use of technology in primary schools in Norway. Research-publishing.net
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

Courses

Outreach

2025

Academic lecture

Krulatz, Anna M; Christison, MaryAnn; Neokleous, Georgios; Heggeriset, Johanne. (2025) Novel Directions in TESOL Research: A Multilingual Perspective. TESOL International TESOL International Convention , Long Beach, CA 2025-03-18 - 2025-03-22

2024

Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2024) The Challenges of Assessment in an Increasingly Multilingual Environment. EALTA Multilingual Assessment SIG webinar 2024-02-10 - 2024-02-10
Lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Karpava, Sviatlana. (2024) The Use of Students’ Home Language(s) in Increasingly Linguistically Diverse English as an Additional Language Classrooms in Norway and Cyprus. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2024 , Nicosia 2024-08-27 - 2024-08-30
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2024) Making Appropriate Use of the Students’ Home Languages (HLs) in Linguistically Diverse Norwegian EAL Classrooms. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) 2024 , Nicosia 2024-08-27 - 2024-08-30
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Tuyakov, Valeriy. (2024) Investigating pre-service teacher own perceptions and level of preparedness in increasingly linguistically diverse EAL classrooms. 13th International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism , Groningen 2024-08-28 - 2024-09-01

2023

Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna M. (2023) INNOVATIONS IN LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION: PREPARING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FOR THE MULTILINGUAL REALITY OF CONTEMPORARY CLASSROOMS. 16th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation , Seville 2023-11-13 - 2023-11-15
Academic lecture

Christison, MaryAnn; Ibrahim, Nayr; Krulatz, Anna M; Lorenz, Eliane; Neokleous, Georgios; Xu, Yaqiong. (2023) Multilingualism in the English Language Classroom: From Research to Practice . TESOL International TESOL International Convention 2023 , Portland 2023-03-21 - 2023-03-24

2022

Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2022) The use of inclusive assessment in increasingly linguistically diverse classrooms. AEA Europe AEA-Europe, Inclusive Assessment SIG Webinar 2022-03-23 - 2022-03-23
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2022) “A motivating force”: Learner and in-service teacher attitudes towards translanguaging in increasingly multilingual classrooms in Cyprus. International Association of Multilingualism 12th International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism , Zagreb 2022-09-15 - 2022-09-17
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2022) Towards the multilingual paradigm in TESOL: Pedagogical Implications. TESOL International Association TESOL 2022 International Convention & English Language Expo , Pittsburgh 2022-03-22 - 2022-03-25

2021

Academic lecture

Christison, MaryAnn; Krulatz, Anna; Farrelly, Raichle; Neokleous, Georgios; Minuz, Fernanda; Young-Scholten, Martha. (2021) Symposium 040: Literacy practices for Diverse Multicultural and Multilinguistic Settings. International Association for Applied Linguistics AILA Congress 2021-08-15 - 2021-08-21
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna; Xu, Yaqiong. (2021) The impact of teacher education on teacher attitudes towards the use of MT in multilingual EAL classrooms. University of Cyprus New Approaches to Bilingualism and Multilingualism and Language Learning/Teaching Conference (BiMuLT) 2021-11-20 - 2021-11-21
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2021) The use of the students' home languages in increasingly linguistically diverse settings. University of Cyprus Teaching, Testing and Translation Team Research Seminar Series 2021-10-19 - 2021-10-19
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2021) The use of emergent bilinguals’ mother tongue(s) in enhancing EFL literacy in linguistically diverse settings. International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) AILA 2021 Congress , Groningen 2021-08-15 - 2021-08-20
Academic lecture

Krulatz, Anna; Sevinc, Yesim; Christison, MaryAnn; Neokleous, Georgios; Iversen, Jonas Yassin; Torgersen, Eivind Nessa. (2021) Creating a space for multilingualism in EFL/ESL classrooms in Norway. TESOL International TESOL 2021 International Convention & English Language Expo , Online 2021-03-24 - 2021-03-27
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Christison, MaryAnn; Murray, Denise; Fakhrutdinova, Iuliia; Farrelly, Raichle; Park, Koeun. (2021) Cultivating literacy in diverse multilingual EFL/ESL classrooms. TESOL International TESOL 2021 International Convention & English Language Expo , Online 2021-03-24 - 2021-03-27
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2021) Optimizing language teacher education: Teacher educators' and candidates' identity construction through reflection-based teaching. University of Barcelona 30th Conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) , Barcelona 2021-06-30 - 2021-07-03

2020

Academic lecture

Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2020) Optimizing language teacher education: Teacher educators’ and candidates’ identity construction through reflection-based teaching. LLCE2020 Conference 2020-12-10 - 2020-12-12

2019

Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Moya, Mario. (2019) I’m no longer a stranger when I speak my language: Young learner attitudes towards the use of the mother tongue in bilingual EFL learning contexts in the UK and Norway. University of Malta 2nd International Conference on Bilingualism , Valetta, Malta 2019-03-25 - 2019-03-27

2018

Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Moya, Mario. (2018) “I’m no longer a stranger when I speak my language”: Young learner attitudes towards the use of the mother tongue in EFL learning contexts in the UK and Norway. European Educational Research Association (EERA) European Conference on Educational Research 2018 , Bolzano 2018-09-04 - 2018-09-07
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2018) Examining Norwegian in-service EFL teachers’ attitudes to translanguaging. . International Association of Multilingualism 11th International Conference on Multilingualism and Third Language Acquisition , Lisbon 2018-09-13 - 2018-09-15

2017

Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Bringing the MT back from exile: Optimality in monolingual environments. TESOL International Association TESOL International Convention & English Language Expo 2017 , Seattle, Washington 2017-03-21 - 2017-03-24
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Optimality in monolingual EFL environments. University of Graz Language Education Across Borders , Graz 2017-12-08 - 2017-12-10
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2017) Bringing the MT back from exile: Optimality in monolingual environments. ECER 2017 , København 2017-08-22 - 2017-08-25
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Ofte, Ingunn. (2017) Norwegian EFL teacher attitudes towards first language use in monolingual EFL settings. NTNU Skriv! Les! , NTNU 2017-05-09 - 2017-05-11
Academic lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Krulatz, Anna. (2017) Towards an understanding of target language use in the EFL classroom. SU Oppstartkonferanse 2017-03-16 - 2017-03-16
Lecture

Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2017) Grammar literacy through loop input. University of Graz Language Education Across Borders , Graz 2017-12-07 - 2017-12-10

2016

Academic lecture

Krulatz, Anna; Neokleous, Georgios. (2016) An investigation into Norwegian EFL teachers’ perceptions about target language use. Eurosla Eurosla 26 Conference , University of Jyväskylä 2016-08-25 -
Lecture

Neokleous, Georgios. (2016) Bringing the mother tongue back from exile: Optimality in EFL environments. 37th TESOL Greece Annual International Convention 2016-03-19 - 2016-03-20

2011

Lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Copland, Fiona. (2011) Complexities and Contradictions among EFL Teachers. UNESCO Chair in Applied Research in Education Seminar Series 2011-06-01 - 2011-06-03

2010

Lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Copland, Fiona. (2010) Damned if they do, damned if they don’t: Mother tongue in the EFL classroom. 16th TESOL Arabia International Conference and Exhibition 2010-03-11 - 2010-03-13
Lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Copland, Fiona. (2010) L1 to teach L2: complexities and contradictions in bilingual encounters. Sociolinguistics Symposium 18 2010-11-01 - 2010-11-04
Lecture

Neokleous, Georgios; Copland, Fiona. (2010) Damned if they do, damned if they don’t: Mother tongue in the EFL classroom. 31st TESOL Greece Annual International Convention 2010-03-13 - 2010-03-13

Språkvelger

Georgios Neokleous