Οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, κυρία μου!Μια μέρα, πριν από αρκετά χρόνια, μπήκα σ’ ένα ταξί για να πάω σε μια συναυλία στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής. Δε χρειάζεται πολύ για να πιάσει κανείς κουβέντα με τους ταξιτζήδες. Είμαι κι εγώ…
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Καλό καλοκαίρι!Ο Ιούνιος πήρε το όνομά του από την σύζυγο του Δία την Ήρα, η οποία στα λατινικά ονομάζονταν Juno. Είναι ο δέκατος μήνας κατά το Εκκλησιαστικό ημερολόγιο που αρχίζει τον Σεπτέμβριο, και ο τέταρτος κατά το παλαιό ρωμαϊκό ημερολόγιο.…
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Cultural DiversityFollowing UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 21st of May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Is though cultural diversity also celebrated in the classrooms? One thing is for sure:…
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The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald DurrellSome of my favourite readings are books written by foreign writers where the setting is in Greece. Always amazed by their perspective on Greek life and people, I have picked a few that I would…
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International Mother Language Day. What is a heritage language?While looking at the February calendar, I noticed, once more the International Mother Language Day (21st February) that UNESCO has set as a day “to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity…
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Top Reasons to learn Modern Greek 29% of the English vocabulary derives from Greek. So, you know the meaning of the 29% words of this ‘’foreign’’ language. It is very important for those who study Classics, Biology, Literature, Linguistics, History…
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