Greek Level 1 plus

Prerequisite for entry

Having completed level 1 or equivalent. This course is not suitable for complete beginners.

Term duration

10 x 2-hour classes.

Progression

After 20 hours students may progress to level 2.

Aims and objectives

• to enable students develop their basic skills (i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing) in Modern Greek in a variety of everyday situations;
• to increase awareness of aspects of Greek culture within a European / global context.

A communicative method of teaching / learning is fostered, although aspects of grammar are covered as well.  Students are aided to reflect on their learning skills and experiential / autonomous learning is encouraged, including the use of interactive ICT material.

Course content

Main topics/themes to be covered:

• further practice on greetings, introductions and socialising in a formal or informal context 
• further practice on classroom, home and office vocabulary / understanding and giving instructions
• money and shopping / enquiring about prices
• food and drink
• expressing likes, dislikes and feelings about activities and people
• expressing opinions
• nationalities
• exchanging information about someone’s age
• time and days

Linguistic structures/ Phonetics

• verbs: present tense and simple imperative / active and reflexive verbs  
• definite and indefinite articles
• nouns: genders / nominative and accusative case / introduction to the plural
• adjectives (genders / concord with nouns)
• pronouns:  demonstrative, interrogative etc…
• adverbs and prepositions

Learning resources

Books

• The course is based on ΚΛΙΚ στα ελληνικά A1 / klik sta Ellinika  A1 (by M.Karakirgiou and V. Panagiotidou, Centre of the Greek Language  Publishers, Thessaloniki 2015).  

References

• Greek for you Α0/Ελληνικά για εσάς A0 (by E. Georgantzi, E. Radopoulou ,NEOHEL Publishers, Athens 2015).
• Greek for you Α1/Ελληνικά για εσάς A1 (by E. Georgantzi, E. Radopoulou et al, NEOHEL Publishers, Athens 2015).
• Greek Now 1 + 1, by Dimitra Dimitra and Marineta Papahimona, Nostos Publishers, Athens 2002 (textbook, exercise book and audio-tapes)
• Akou na this, by Froso Arvanitaki and Lelia Panteloglou, Deltos Publishes, Athens 1998 (book and audio-tape)
• Greek, A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language, by David Holton et al., Routledge, London 1999
• The 100 Word Exercise book, by Ioanna Psalti, g-and-w publishing, England 2000 
• Learning Modern Greek, by Smaro Vogiatzidou, University Studio Press Publishers, Thessaloniki 2002 (textbook, exercise book, book for oral practice and audio-tapes)
• Greek is a game, by Fani Balsamaki et al., Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki Publishers, Thessaloniki 2003 (variety of activities)
• Learn Greek, Eurotalk, 1998 (CD-ROM)
• World Talk Greek, Eurotalk Interactive, 1999 (CD-ROM)
• Filoglossia 1, Institute for Language and Speech Processing,  http://www.xanthi.ilsp.gr/filog