Modern Greek – Paros (MG102)

a) Language

NEOHEL’s approach to language teaching puts emphasis on the acquisition of the everyday language in authentic situations, inside and outside the classroom, in combination with cultural elements and activities, such as:

Ice-breaker activities

Dance, theatre, music choir, and classroom games

Language & Use of language

• Grammar can be fun: Communicative practice activities
• Particularities/difficulties of the Greek grammar
• Improve and develop students’ writing
• Dealing with dialogue
• Development of writing and speaking composition skills on various topics of interest
• Personalising learning
• Teaching with texts: Analysis & interpretation of literary (poetry, prose) & newspaper excerpts
• Language improvement: Idiomatic Greek update using authentic material
• Language improvement: Pronunciation

Visual – Audio teaching

• Presenting and practicing language using images as creative stimulus
•  Using authentic material: Audio/video listening comprehension
• Interpretation of songs: An important teaching tool in language learning

Modern – Ancient Greek

• Migration from Ancient to Modern Greek

b) Culture

• Greek life and culture update
• Cross-cultural topics
• Greek on the road

Preparation

Participants are invited to:

a. complete a short questionnaire on:

1. Their professional needs and interests and how the Greek language will improve their professional development
2. their language requirements and level of Greek; this information will enable NEOHEL to tailor the course to the participants’ specific needs

b. prepare for the seminar (a recommended reading list or other specific preparation will be sent to each participant).

Follow up

Participants are encouraged to present, through a specially created forum (in NEOHEL’s website), a short summary or presentation on how specifically they implement ideas and methods that they acquired during the seminar, in their classrooms. They are further encouraged to have an ongoing communication, in order to exchange experiences through the forum.