Greek. Learn Greek with us.

Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

This course expands on material covered in the introductory class to further your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. New material will teach you how to talk about your family and friends, describe your likes and dislikes and explain your daily activities. Grammatical themes will cover conjugation, pronoun use, adjectives and various tenses.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• demonstrate improved speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Greek
• identify Modern Greek verb conjugation and noun declension
• confidently use every day greetings and have a brief informal conversation in Greek
• use adjectives to describe people and objects
• use interrogative pronouns to ascertain identity, such as answering the phone in Greek
• make simple comparisons about size, age and quality
• make a hotel or room booking in person or using a Greek Internet booking site
• make simple enquiries and request information, such as asking for directions
• talk about your likes and dislikes about hobbies, sports and/or singers, actors, writers
• describe your daily activities/routine
• use simple past and future tense of Greek verbs
• describe your wants and needs
• discuss your feelings after particular events
• demonstrate a broader understanding of verbs (tenses, active and passive voice) and nouns (all cases – nominative, accusative, genitive & vocative)
• identify grammatical concepts including nouns (declension), verbs (conjugation – present tense), adjectives, articles and pronouns (personal and possessive)
• discuss elements of Greek language, culture and civilisation such as Greek music styles, films, theatre and dance; a Greek saying/proverb.

Content

• Talking about family and friends
• Likes and dislikes
• Describing your day
• Wants and needs
• Making enquiries/requests
• Introduction to cities, music and dance
• Conjugation A and B verbs
• Possessive pronouns
• Adjectives, comparatives and superlatives
• The simple past tense; simple future tense; passive voice verbs

Intended audience

Suitable for continuing A1 level participants, those who have completed Greek 101, or those who have completed 20 hours of recent tuition.

Delivery style

Delivered as a series of interactive workshops where active participation is encouraged.

Materials

Handouts are provided electronically.

Recommended reading

One of following dictionaries is highly recommended:

• Stavropoulos, DN, Oxford Greek-English Learner’s Dictionary (ISBN 9780194325677)

• Oxford English-Greek Learner’s Dictionary

The following textbook also serves as a handy guide and support resource:

• Greek Language and People, BBC (ISBN: 9780563519768)

Please note

Selected courses that teach spoken language may include use of language immersion (course instruction in the selected language) as part of the training strategy.