This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills in Modern Greek and their knowledge and understanding of the Greek language and culture. This elementary level will introduce the Greek alphabet, greetings and introductions, and how to describe various daily activities. No prior knowledge of Greek is required.

Target group: students aged 10-18,who begin to learn Greek at a later stage.

BEGINNERS' LEVEL 1

Provided only online –Thursdays 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Commences: 15 July 2021

Duration: 10 weeks x 2 hours

Cost: $250 plus cost of coursebooks ($140 if applicable)

Class is limited to 10 students.

To attend the online sessions, all you need is the link we will provide via email, a device with internet connection, a webcam and a microphone.

Course Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills in Modern Greek and their knowledge and understanding of the Greek language and culture.

No prior knowledge of Greek is required.

Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Recognise and write the letters of the Greek alphabet
• Read and write simple sentences in Greek
• Exchange greetings in Greek
• Introduce themselves and others
• Identify and use numbers and concepts of time
• Ask and respond to questions about personal details such as name, nationality, family, hobbies and interests
• Express likes and dislikes
• Use language appropriate for certain social occasions
• Identify and use grammatical concepts in Greek
  • The verbs 'to be' and 'to have'
  • Definite and Indefinite articles
  • Nouns (declension)
  • Pronouns (personal, interrogative and possessive)
  • Verbs (First conjugation – Present tense)

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BEGINNERS' LEVEL 3

Provided only online – Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Commences: 14 July 2021

Duration: 10 weeks x 2 hours

Cost: $250 plus cost of coursebooks if required

Class is limited to 10 students.

To attend the online sessions, all you need is the link we will provide via email, a device with internet connection, a webcam and a microphone.

Course Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills in Modern Greek and their knowledge and understanding of the Greek language and culture.

If you have not attended Beginners' Level 2, you need to contact us for a language skill assessment before enrolling in this level.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Ask and answer questions about one's job or studies
• Ask and answer questions about one's workplace
• Ask and answer questions about one's present or future activities
• Express likes and dislikes
• Describe one's personal profile and preferences
• Talk about where something is - location
• Identify and use grammatical concepts in Greek
  • The accusative of the personal pronoun (αυτόν/τον, αυτήν/την,αυτό/το)
  • The demonstrative pronoun (εκείνος, εκείνη, εκείνο)
  • The possessive pronoun - plural (μας, σας, τους)
  • The indefinite pronouns (κάθε, άλλος-η-ο, κανείς-καμία-κανένα)
  • The adverbs of place (μέσα, έξω, μπροστά, πίσω, επάνω κλπ.)
  • The third person verb υπάρχει
  • Plural of adjectives
  • Adjective and noun agreement

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BEGINNERS' LEVEL 4

Provided only online – Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Commences: 13 July 2021

Duration: 10 weeks x 2 hours

Cost: $250 plus cost of coursebooks if required

Class is limited to 10 students.

To attend the online sessions, all you need is the link we will provide via email, a device with internet connection, a webcam and a microphone.

Course Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills in Modern Greek and their knowledge and understanding of the Greek language and culture.

If you have not attended Beginners' Level 3, you need to contact us for a language skill assessment before enrolling in this level.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Ask for something in a polite way
• Talk about location
• Talk about a country
• Talk about origin and citizenship
• Ask and answer questions about quantity
• Give reasons why
• Identify and use grammatical concepts in Greek
  • Singular of adjectives ending in -ος-η-ο, -ος-α-ο, -ός, -ιά, -ό
  • Plural of neuter nouns ending in -o, -ι
  • Plural of neuter adjectives ending in -ο
  • Adjective and noun agreement
  • The indefinite indeclinable pronouns: κάτι, τίποτε, τίποτα
  • The interrogative pronoun: πόσος, πόση, πόσο
  • The plural of the indefinite and interrogative pronouns: άλλος-η-ο, ποιος-ποια-ποιο
  • The cardinal numbers 100-1999

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BEGINNERS’ LEVEL 5

Provided only online – Mondays 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Commences: 12 July 2021

Duration: 10 weeks x 2 hours

Cost: $250 (plus cost of coursebooks $140 if applicable)

Class is limited to 10 students.

To attend the online sessions, all you need is the link we will provide via email, a device with internet connection, a webcam and a microphone.

Course Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their communication skills in Modern Greek and their knowledge and understanding of the Greek language and culture.

If you have not attended Beginners’ Level 4, you need to contact us for a language skill assessment before enrolling in this level.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Ask about the price of a product
• Ask and answer questions about quantity
• Talk about one’s family
• Describe a person
• Ask about one’s age
• Express wishes
• Identify and use grammatical concepts in Greek
  • The genders of the cardinal numbers 1,3,4
  • Interrogative sentences with γιατί
  • Neuter nouns in -μα
  • The adjective πολύς-πολλή-πολύ
  • The genitive case of articles, nouns, and adjectives
  • Masculine nouns in -ας-άδες & -ούς-ούδες
  • Feminine nouns in -ά-άδες

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