Join LANGUAGECERT at Macmillan Webinars 2026

We are delighted to invite you to a new 2026 webinar series delivered in collaboration with Macmillan Education Italy, designed to support you in preparing your students for LANGUAGECERT Academic and LANGUAGECERT ESOL for Schools exams.

These interactive sessions will show how Macmillan’s Skillful and Get Involved! coursebooks are expertly mapped to the LANGUAGECERT exams, offering practical strategies, ready-to-use activities, and classroom-friendly exam preparation support.

Discover the webinars

Find full details for each webinar below and choose the sessions that best fit your teaching goals.

Empower Your Students for Success with Macmillan’s Skillful series

Empower Your Students for Success with Macmillan’s Skillful series
with Dr Sylvia Karastathi and Erica Favero

Date: Thursday, 19 February 2026
Time: 4pm-5pm CET

Explore the structure and key features of the LANGUAGECERT Academic exam and discover how it aligns with Skillful Listening & Speaking and Reading & Writing (Level 3). You will also explore activity and text types that prepare learners for the tasks they will encounter in the exam. 

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Empower Your Students for Success with Macmillan’s Get Involved!

Empower Your Students for Success with Macmillan’s Get Involved!
with Nancy Katsikari and Romina Pifferi

Date:  Thursday, 5 March 2026
Time: 4pm-5pm CET

Gain an overview of the LANGUAGECERT ESOL for Schools B2 exam, including their format and key features, and learn how they map onto Get Involved! B2. Discover how to integrate exam-focused skills seamlessly into your lessons.

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Meet the Speakers

Dr Sylvia Karastathi

Dr Sylvia Karastathi is an educator and lecturer with over 15 years of experience in higher education. As Head of Teacher Support at LANGUAGECERT, she leads the development of resources and events that empower teaching communities engaged with LANGUAGECERT certifications. With extensive expertise in coordinating graduate teacher development programmes and managing pre-service teacher training as a Programme Director in transnational education partnerships, she focuses her research and publications on language education, visual literacy and multimodality.

Erica Favero

Macmillan Education
Sales Representative Italy

Erica Favero has worked with private language schools, companies, and universities, assisting them in their English language teaching journeys. Now, as a university representative for Macmillan Education in Italy, Erica loves connecting with educators, sharing tools to make ELT even better and is always up for a good chat about teaching tips.

Macmillan Education
Sales Representative Italy

Nancy Katsikari

Nancy Katsikari has over 16 years of experience in ELT working as a teacher, director of studies and teacher trainer at prestigious educational institutions in Greece, Malta, and the UK. She holds a Master of Science in Management and Organisation of Educational Units (MSc), a Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature (BA), and is CELTA and DELTA qualified. As a LANGUAGECERT Academic Consultant, Nancy is driven by her passion for supporting teachers to develop, achieve their goals and progress their careers. She is a true believer in lifelong learning and enjoys exchanging experiences and knowledge with education professionals from around the world.

Romina Pifferi

Romina Pifferi works for Macmillan Education as Key Accounts Manager for Italy. With a background as a teacher and Academic Coordinator in private language schools in Italy, she has built strong expertise in the Education sector. She later developed an interest in managing materials and working in the publishing field. She oversees relationships with state and private language schools in Italy, focusing on the existing collaboration between Macmillan Education and LANGUAGECERT by showing the latest projects.

Giuseppe Romanogli

As moderator
Country Manager

Romina Pifferi works for Macmillan Education as Key Accounts Manager for Italy. With a background as a teacher and Academic Coordinator in private language schools in Italy, she has built strong expertise in the Education sector. She later developed an interest in managing materials and working in the publishing field. She oversees relationships with state and private language schools in Italy, focusing on the existing collaboration between Macmillan Education and LANGUAGECERT by showing the latest projects.

As moderator
Country Manager
What You’ll Gain
Exam Overview
Gain a clear overview of the LANGUAGECERT Academic and LANGUAGECERT ESOL for Schools qualifications, including exam format, key components, and assessed skills.
Coursebook Walkthrough
Explore how Macmillan Education’s Skillful and Get Involved! coursebooks support exam preparation in alignment with LANGUAGECERT exam requirements.
Expert Insights
Hear directly from LANGUAGECERT and Macmillan Education experts as they share best practices and practical tips drawn from real experience.
Practical Activities
Discover ready-to-use activities and exam-relevant text types that help learners prepare more effectively for exam tasks.
Certificate of Attendance
Attend live to receive a certificate of attendance in recognition of your participation and professional development.

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