SEMINARS OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE & CULTURE
A2. MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES
FOR TEACHERS
(ESPECIALLY FOR TEACHERS OF
ANCIENT GREEK)
1st Session
in Aegina May 01 to 10 May,
2008
2nd Session
in Aegina July 13 to 25 July,
2008
Calendar
1. Aegina
Orientation day:
Wednesday
April 30, 2008
Seminar start: Thursday
May 01, 2008
Seminars end:
Saturday May 10, 2008
2. Aegina
Orientation day: Sunday July 13, 2008
Seminar start: Monday
July 14, 2008
Seminars end:
Friday July 25, 2008
General Information
The methodology of teaching a foreign language in an intensive
course is completely different than the one used during a whole term or
school year. NEOHEL creates its programs on principles that focus on the
development of language skills related to speaking, understanding of the
first language speakers, contact with current affairs and cultural events,
and organization of morphology of the Greek language. During the seminar we
try to create a friendly climate between the students and the teaching
staff, and we hope that all the participants to the seminar stay in touch
both personally and professionally
Funding Application Procedure
through COMENIUS 2.2. Or GRUNDTVIG 3 Programmes
Teachers, citizens of the
EU may follow steps 1 to 5 in order to obtain funding from one of the
SOCRATES programmes:
- Information on MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE COURSES FOR TEACHERS (ESPECIALLY
FOR TEACHERS OF ANCIENT GREEK) may be found in the European
Commission’s web site http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/
(Reference # GR-2008-049-002 (Aegina)
- Find application for funding from the representatives of the
SOCRATES – Comenius / Grundtvig programmes in your country of residence.
Representatives in Member States are listed in: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/nat-est_en.html (ATTENTION: there is an underscore between “est”
and “en.html”)
- In order for the application to be valid NEOHEL has to provide you
with a certificate of acceptance for the seminar. The latter must be
attached to your application. Responsible for the seminars is Ms. Evangelia
Georgantzi, whom you can reach at: +30-210-8087595 and +30-6932 438082 and
e-mail address asteriasbooks@qualco.gr
- Afterwards, you submit your application with the above certificate
to your local SOCRATES representative for approval.
- When your application is approved, you inform accordingly NEOHEL
and you fill out the application form of NEOHEL that you send by fax or
e-mail. You will be notified in regard to the 200 Euros deposit in order to
confirm participation to the seminar.
Notice: Application dates
vary from Member State to Member State,
therefore we advise you to be informed as soon as possible.
Aegina (http://www.aegina.com.gr
)
The island of Aegina is an ideal location for vacation and studying, and
specifically the area of Apollo’s Column, where “Nafsika” is located. The
nearby picturesque taverns offer good quality food (fresh fish, traditional
octopus) in very competitive prices. The Town of Aegina
has a long promenade with patisseries with local sweets, such as
loukoumades and nut caramels (Aegina is a
unique origin producer of nuts recognized as such by the EU). The Town has
to offer 4 open air movie theaters that often show movies for children (all
subtitled). The Aphaea Athena temple not far of the Town is one of the most
important archaeological must-see sites in the island, as well as a number
of neo-classical buildings, Byzantine churches, the monastery of
Saint Nektarios and traditional villages.
How You Can Get To Aegina
From the airport to Piraeus:
Bus No X96 (every 20 minutes)
Train (From 10:30/Every 2 hours)
Information: Airport Tel.No:210-3530000
From Piraeus by:
1. Ferry Boat (1.30 hour), Inf-Tel. 210-4124585 or
2. Flying Dolphin (35 min), Inf-Tel. 210-4187000
Hotel ( http://www.hotelnafsika.com
)
The seminar will take place in the very relaxing environment of the
3-star hotel “Nafsika” in Aegina. The hotel is at a 10-minute walking
distance from the Town and the port
of Aegina. It
has been built on an area with archaeological significance, where now is
located one of the best beaches of the island. The beach is at a 5-minute
walking distance.
George Seferis and Odysseas Elytis, both Nobel laureates of literature,
spend several summers in “Nafsika”, a proto-Mediterranean style building
with Byzantine and neo-Greek elements.
The rooms have verandas overlooking the sea and Epidaurus as well as private bath, TV,
AC, and refrigerator. The private library of the owner, Mr. Poulakos,
includes 40,000 volumes in Greek, English, French, and Italian on
ethnology, history, politics, and literature, as well as a number of
dictionaries and encyclopedias. When the weather is favorable, the seminar
takes place outside in the verandas of the hotel with the magnificent sea
views.
4 LEVELS OF COMPETENCY
001. BASIC 1
The 1st level develops basic language skills
that will allow students to understand and communicate in Greek in basic
situations in which simple and immediate exchange of ideas is required.
The beginners and those with a minimal
understanding of the language will be able, at the end of the two week
seminar, to master a 500-word vocabulary in order to use approximately 50
communicative acts. At the same time they will develop their reading
writing skills due to the interactive method of teaching which are based on
images, pictures dialogues, and multimedia material. Music, references to
the Greek civilization, traditions, and modern way of living will be used
to develop the above skills.
Students are constantly prompted and encouraged
to speak and exchange ideas on basic topics. By the end of the seminar,
students will be familiar with the basic grammatical and syntactical issues
that may facilitate their basic communication.
002. BASIC 2
The 2nd level develops language skills that will
allow students to understand and communicate in Greek in situations in
which not only simple and immediate exchange of ideas is required, but also
expression of some personal ideas.
At this level, students will develop their
skills in regard to communicative acts that cover a wider range of topics
and interests as well as their reading and writing skills due to the
interactive method of teaching which is based on images, pictures
dialogues, and multimedia material. In particular, the use of video will prompt
students to understand and speak the language. The vocabulary targeted for
this level comprises 500-600 words and 60 additional communicative acts,
such as descriptions, everyday life situations, giving directions, the
human body, etc.
At this level short authentic but edited texts
from literature and press cuttings, as well as Greek songs will be used to
complement the teaching material.
003. INTERMEDIATE 3
At this level, students will develop language skills
that will allow them to understand and communicate in spoken and written
Greek with accuracy and to be able to use the appropriate expressions in
more demanding and complex situations.
At this level, the vocabulary development of the
basic thematic units is completed, and abstract topics and terms will be
introduced. New sophisticated idiomatic expressions will be added expanding
the language knowledge to reach the linguistic variety of the Greek
language. In addition, students will be acquainted with the proper use and
meaning of phrasal verbs and other grammatical forms that allow them to
further explore the Greek language.
In this stage, students obtain a level of
language knowledge beyond basic understanding and expression and are able
to deal with more complex linguistic material. Emphasis is put on the
speaking skills. For this reason, TV programs, edited Greek movies, and
other videotaped authentic material will complement the teaching material
of the intermediate level.
004. ADVANCED 4
At this level, students must develop language
skills that will allow them to speak and write with high level of accuracy,
to compose complicated phrases, and to respond naturally not only to known
topics, but also to completely new situations and areas of expertise.
At this level, students who participate must
have the ability to respond to this kind of material, to be able to follow
with ease TV programs, to read and understand the majority of newspaper
contents, to read and understand Greek literature, to use idioms and
complex syntactical forms. The students entering this level will be lacking
some of the elements that will, after the completion of the seminar, render
them more fluent in Greek.
Cancellation of the courses
A course can be cancelled if there are not
enough participants.
Time Schedule In Aegina
9:15 am – 11:30 pm
11:30 am – 12:00pm
12:00 pm – 13:45
pm
Cost in Aegina Seminar:
750 € *
There is a reduction of 100 Euro on
the above mentioned * prices for participants they don’t have a European
grant (650 Euro instead of
750)
Hotel (breakfast included)
in Aegina:
Price per person in single room:
41 € per day
Price per person in double room:
30 € per day
Price per person in triple room:
26 € per day
NOTICE:
- July and August are in the midst of high tourist season in Greece;
therefore please make sure that you make your reservations as soon as
possible.
- Participants
with own accommodation, are kindly asked to notify NEOHEL as soon as
possible.
- NEOHEL is entitled to change the activities and the timetable it has
announced depending on the classes which will be formed.
- NEOHEL is not responsible for accident, illness, theft or loss of
personal belongings during class or during school activities.
Further arrangements (Free
or Optional)
Greek Dance lessons (free)
During the period of the seminar the students
will have the option to follow Greek dance lessons.
Ancient Theater of Epidaurus
Excursion by boat and bus may be arranged to the ancient theater of
Epidaurus. Performances are taking place every summer in Epidaurus on a daily basis.
Archaeological guided tour
(free):
Visit of the Temple of Aphaea
Athena, the ruins of the Apollo
temple, the archaeological museum, the
Medieval town of Paliachora,
the Orthodox Monastery of St.Nektarios.
The temple of Aphaea Athena in Aegina
is one of the best preserved Doric style temples of the 5th century BC. The
temple has been used as prototype for the construction of the Parthenon in Athens and along with the temple
of Poseidon in Sounion they create
a holy triangle (Aegina – Athens
– Sounion).
Visit of the Museum of Sculptor C. Kapralos
Christos Kapralos’ wife will guide us through his significant work
in the museum. Works by Henri Moore and Christos Kapralos had been exposed
during the Olympic Games of 2004 in Athens.
About The Teaching Staff
All teaching staff speaks Greek as their first language, have post
graduate degrees in Second Language Education, and have long experience in
teaching Greek to foreigners:
Ms. Evangelia
Georgantzi, MA in Second Language Education and
Linguistics, has long experience in creating series of books on Greek as a
second/foreign language for children and adults, and has coordinated
various SOCRATES – LINGUA programs for the production of teaching material
for the Greek language.
Dr. Christos
Papazoglou, Professor in the Department of Greek Language
and Literature of INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations
Orientales) of the University
of Paris, is
responsible for studies regarding the work of poets such as Kariotakis,
Seferis, Solomou, and Cavafi.
Ms. Persefoni
Popovits, Assistant Professor of the Greek Language and
Literature at the University
of Belgrade,
translated various literary works.
Ms. Eleana
Raftopoulou, Graduate in Literature and Languages,
translated various literary works, experienced in teaching Greek as a
foreign language to adults and children.
Ms. Lina
Vaska–Paidoussis, Lawyer, MA in Second Language Education,
experienced in teaching Greek as a second/foreign language to children and
adults.
Teaching Material
The following teaching material
will be used according to the students’ level:
1)“Greek for Foreigners” by S.
Mavroulia & E. Georgantzi
2)“Asterias” by E. Georgantzi
3)Specially prepared for each
seminar edited handouts with various press cuts, current affairs, excerpts
form literature, grammatical
and syntactic idiosyncrasies and so forth.
4) Video handouts(transcription of
the oral speech )
5) Greek songs handouts
Application
deadlines *2008 for Comenius and Grundtvig
The fixed
application deadlines for the year 2008 are the following:
31/01/2008 (for training starting between 1 April
2008 and 30 June 2008)
31/03/2008 (for training
starting between 1 July 2008 and 30 Sept 2008)
30/06/2008 (for training
starting between 1 Oct 2008 and 31 Dec 2008)
30/09/2008 (for training
starting between 1 Jan 2009 and 31 March 2009)
*For participants without grant
the deadline is one month before the beginning of the courses
Where To Find Us
Name :NEOHEL-
Modern Greek and European Studies Publications
Address:
Agiou Konstantinou 40
Maroussi 15124
Athens – Greece
Tel:
(++30)210 80 87 595 / (++30) 6932 43 80 82 /
(++30) 210 6198903(ext.229)
Fax:
(++30) 210 61 04 284
E-mail : asteriasbooks@qualco.gr
Web site: www.asteriasbooks.com
Responsible for the courses: Ms. Evangelia Georgantzi
How To Apply
1. Please send the Registration form by E-mail, Fax or by Mail
2. You will receive an Acceptance Letter from NEOHEL.
3. For the reservation of the Seminar participation please transfer 200 € in the
following account mentioning the reason of the transfer and your name:
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE
NEOHEL -
GEORGANTZI EVANGELIA
Account number:
011-14144 10 9049
IBAN: GR 26 0110
1410 0000 1414 4109 049
SWIFT: E T H N G
RA A
4. Regarding the hotel reservation you will be informed in due time.
5. The remaining amount must be paid a week before the seminar begins.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Refund is possible
depending on the date of cancellation (usually one week before the seminar
begins) and the reason for the cancellation.
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