Syllabus of the School of Modern Greek
Syllabus of the School of Modern Greek Language
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Part 1: Syllabus Objectives
Part 2: The Syllabus
Part 3: Suggested Textbooks
Contributors:
Level A1: Nikos Amvrazis, Anna Kalfa, Christina Takouda
Level A2: Katerina Alexandri, Maria Karakoltsidou, Sevastiana Mikrouli
Level B1: Eleni Koulali, Anna Mouti, Anastasia Pasia, Katerina Stavrianaki
Level B2: Eleni Vletsi, Georgia Nikolaou
Final Editing: Nikos Amvrazis, Eleni Vletsi, Eleni Koulali, Sevastiana MIkrouli, Irene Sehidou
Thessaloniki, 2010
Part 1 SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES
|Language Proficiency Level |Global Scale |Reading Comprehension |Listening Comprehension |Written Production (writing) |Oral Production (speaking) |
|Language Proficiency Level |Global Scale |Reading Comprehension |Listening Comprehension |Written Production (writing) |Oral Production (speaking) |
|Language Proficiency Level |Global Scale |Reading Comprehension |Listening Comprehension |Written Production (writing) |Oral Production (speaking) |
Part 2 The Syllabus
Level A1
Programme duration: 80 hours
Comments: Each unit is taught in approximately 13 to 14 hours
|Thematic Unit |Communicative situation |Grammar |Vocabulary |Cultural Elements |
| |/ Speech act | | | |
|Greetings- Introductions |I greet |Auxiliary verb “to be” |Greetings (good morning etc) |politeness norms |
| |I introduce myself |Personal pronoun (strong / weak form) | |body language (handshake) |
| |I introduce someone else |Distinction of conjugations distinction | | |
| |I give information about myself |/ Present Tense | | |
| |I seek information (name,origin, |the noun genders singular (ending in | | |
| |nationality, education, occupation) |-ος, -ας, - ης / -η, -α / -ο, -ι, -μα) | | |
| |I express likes-dislikes |definite article | | |
| | |negative – interrogative | | |
|Means of Transportation |I ask for – give information on |Nominative – accusative (singular) |Means of transport |Use of taxi/ bus |
| |directions |Prepositions (με,σε,για,από) |Days of the week | |
| |I orientate myself in space |Adverbs of space |Parts of the day (morning etc) | |
| |I use public transport ( buy a ticket, |numerals (1-60) |time | |
| |ask for the schedule) |verb ending in –ομαι (I come) | | |
| |I ask –tell the time | | | |
|Family – friends |I describe my family / my company |possessive pronoun |Members of the family |Name (grandfather – grandson) |
| | |Interrogative pronoun (ποιος, -α, -ο) |Occupations | |
| | |Demonstrative pronoun (αυτός, εκείνος) | | |
| | |Numerals (61-100) | | |
| | |nouns nominative of the plural | | |
| | |indefinite article | | |
|Daily life |I speak about/describe my daily routine |Verb of A B conjugation (Present Tense) |Daily activities |Greek daily life |
| | |Inflecting verbs (such as τρώω, ακούω, |Sports |(similarities-differences) |
| | |λέω, πάω) |Hobbies | |
| | |Verbs ending in–άμαι | | |
| | |Adverbs of frequency | | |
|To the market / at the tavern |I express a preference- a wish |Nouns accusative of the plural |To the market (at the greencrocer’s at |To the market (open-air market) |
| |I express dissatisfaction (comments about|Countable –non countable |the supermarket, at the open-air market, |(similarities– differences) |
| |prices) |Interrogative pronoun (πόσος, -η, -ο) |etc.) |Wishes (to your health etc..) |
| | |Adverbs (-ος, -η/-α, -ο) |Products | |
| | |Numerals (100-1000) |Colours | |
| | | |Food | |
|Accommodation / Holidays |I describe –seek information |Future tense (simple) |Home |Wishes |
| |Telephone conversation I restore |Introduction to subjunctive mood (simple)|Announcements | |
| |communication (I do not understand etc) |Time adverbs (for simple future tense) |hotel | |
| |I express satisfaction |Ordinal numbers |internet (regarding bookings) | |
| | |Nouns vocative case |months | |
| | |Feminine ending in –ος (η οδός) |weather | |
Level A2
Programme duration: 120 hours
Comments: Each unit is taught in approximately 15 hours
|Thematic Unit |Communicative situation |Grammar |Vocabulary |Cultural Elements |
| |/ Speech act | | | |
|Entertainment / Free time |I invite (accept refuse an invitation |Subjunctive mood (simple) |Entertainment types: |Greek entertainment (pubs greek |
| |I express a wish, an intention, a |irregular verbs in Subjunctive mood |food (at the restaurant, at the tavern) |entertainment, food and drink with |
| |decision |Subjunctive mood in negative form |beverages |company/friends, bouzouki) |
| |I express ability/ obligation |Subjunctive mood and enclitic |Shows (theatre, cinema, concert) |Wishes ευχές (Have a good, Have a swell |
| |I ask for /give permission, help, advise | |Athletics |of a time) |
| |I ask others for | | | |
|State and Public Services |I ask – give information |Past tense of A & B conjugation verbs |Police |Bureaucracy in Greece |
| |I report a loss |Irregular verbs Time adverbs (for past |Migrant Service | |
| | |tense) |Citizen Service Centres ΚΕΠ | |
| | | |Post office | |
| | | |Hellenic Organization Of | |
| | | |Telecommunications ΟΤΕ | |
| | | |Bank τράπεζα | |
|Introducing people and exchange of |I talk about/ describe myself |Adjectives ending in -ός, -ιά, -ό |Characteristics: |Nationalities (similarities-differences) |
|personal information |I introduce myself, I introduce someone |Adverbs ending in (-α) |of the body | |
| |else. | |facial features | |
| |I talk about daily life/ childhood | |character traits | |
| |events/personal | | | |
| |I fill in a simple curriculum vitae | |professions | |
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|Nutrition |I give orders, instructions, advice |Imperative of A & B conjugation (simple)|Restaurant/bar menu etc. |Mediterranean nutrition |
| |I ask from others (I order) | |Recipes σ |Greek nutritional habits (similarities – |
| |I describe a picture |Imperative and enclitic |Internet (regarding cooking) |differences) |
| | |Modality τύπος ευγένειας (I would like) |Colours (shades) |Cookbook |
| | | | |food φαγητά, beverages & celebrations |
| | | | |wishes (Bonne appetite!, Cheers Ι) |
| | | | |Free press (City, Athinorama) |
| | | | |Politeness |
|Health/ Health care |I describe a health problem |Introduction to subjunctive mood |Doctors (basic specializations) |Greek Health Service (similarities- |
| |I express feelings |όλος, -η, -ο |Parts of the body Hospitals – clinics |differences) |
| | |numerals |Health employees | |
| | |(1000 – 1.000.000) | | |
|Social Life / Celebrations |I give my wishes at a celebration |Genitive (nouns and adjectives) |Church calendar (Easter etc.) |Wishes for the celebrations |
| |I tell the age, date, address |Interrogative pronoun (ποιανού / |Date |Identification of universality |
| |I declare who is the owner |τίνος-ποιανών) |Age | |
| |I express feelings |Possessive adjective δικός,-ή,-ό μου | | |
| | |πολύς-πολλή-πολύ | | |
|Natural environment |I describe a picture |Comparative and superlative degree in |Locations τόποι (mountain, sea, ocean, |temperate zone |
| |I write a simple formal letter (eg to an |periphrastic form (adjective.- adverb) |etc. |Mediterranean |
| |ecological group) | |plants |Flora and fauna |
| | | |animals | |
|Weather forecast |Understanding the weather forecast |Conditionals (first type) |Weather |Holiday types of Greeks |
| |I seek /give information about the |Ordinal numbers |Orientation |Holiday periods |
| |weather |(>1.000) | | |
Level B1
Programme duration: 150 hours
|Thematic Unit |Communicative situation |Vocabulary |Speech Act |Grammar |Cultural Elements |
|State and Public Services: |I read and understand |Services: relevant printed |Social contacts |Nominal clause |educational system |
| |announcements, printed matter, |materials |I introduce someone |α. Nouns |basic elements of the political |
| |information |Hellenic Organization Of |I give up my turn in a queue I |feminine ending in–ος |system |
| |I fill in forms |Telecommunications OTE |congratulate |feminine ending in–ση, -ξη, -ψη |religion |
| |I ask information about services |Public Power Corporation ΔΕΗ |I express sadness |neuter ending in–ος |Famous Greeks |
| |and goods |Hellenic Post ΕΛΤΑ |I begin and end a formal letter |Cases: |Greek mythology |
| |I give information |Bank | |genitive |Manners and customs |
| |I apologize and I excuse myself |Airport |Information exchange |Indicating capacity |music– dance |
| |/give reasons for |Customs |I confirm |With adverbs of time and location |art (painters & poets) |
| | |Police |I express uncertainty |Exclamatory |Folk theatre |
| | |Migrant Service Center |I deny |adverbial |Theatre of shadows |
| | |Secretary |I refer to something said by |2. accusative | |
| | | |someone else |adverbial | |
| | | | |prepositional | |
| | | |Views and Judgements |with impersonal verbs | |
| | | |I give my opinion (agreement- | | |
| | | |disagreement) |β. Adjectives | |
| | | |I request someone else’s opinion |ending in –ων, -ούσα, -ον | |
| | | |Intentions, obligations |ending in -ύς,- ιά, -ύ | |
| | | |commitments |Adjective formation – synthesis | |
| | | |I express my intention / decision |(σημερινός, ολοκαίνουριος) | |
| | | |I express necessity/ obligation |Comparative & superlative degree | |
| | | |I promise |in one word | |
| | | |I offer to do something | | |
| | | |I allow / I forbid |Verb clause | |
| | | |I ask give advice/ instructions |Imperative mood (continuous | |
| | | | |-simple: distinction) | |
| | | |Feelings |Subjunctive mood (continuous | |
| | | |Positive: I express interest, |-simple: distinction) | |
| | | |hope, optimism, gratitude, |Conditionals (2nd type) | |
| | | |surprise |Verbs in active voice | |
| | | |Negative: I express pessimism, |Imperfect tense | |
| | | |fear, disappointment |Perfect tense | |
| | | |I express hesitance, doubt |Past Perfect tense | |
| | | |I ask someone about his/her |Future tense (simple – continuous:| |
| | | | |distinction) | |
| | | |I narrate |Future perfect tense | |
| | | |personal experience |Verbs of middle voice | |
| | | |I refer to people, things, |All tenses | |
| | | |events/facts |Introduction to the use of passive| |
| | | | |voice | |
| | | |Speech/ communication techniques |Participles ending in | |
| | | |I introduce a topic / I correct / |-οντας/ -ώντας | |
| | | |I explain | | |
| | | |I enumerate / I give an example |Prepositions | |
| | | |I ask for clarification, |αντί | |
| | | |repetition |παρά | |
| | | |I give advice / instructions |προς | |
| | | |I ask (others) to be quiet | | |
| | | | |Conjunctions | |
| | | | |και (emphatic, concluding) | |
| | | | |ούτε…ούτε/ ή…ή | |
| | | | |καθώς/ πριν/ μόλις/ αφού (Time) | |
| | | | |ενώ (opposing and time) | |
| | | | |αν και | |
| | | | |ωστόσο | |
| | | | |επειδή | |
| | | | |ότι | |
| | | | |πως | |
| | | | |που | |
| | | | |μήπως | |
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| | | | |Adverbs | |
| | | | |ending in σε –α | |
| | | | |ending in σε –ως | |
| | | | |comparative degree in one word | |
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| | | | |Pronouns | |
| | | | |personal (direct indirect object | |
| | | | |–location within a sentence) | |
| | | | |indefinite (κάποιος,-α,-ο/ | |
| | | | |καθένας, καθεμιά, καθένα) | |
| | | | |relative (όποιος,-α,-ο/ | |
| | | | |όσος,-η,-ο). | |
|Transfer – Travelling – |I read and understand tables, |Means of transport/ transportation| | | |
|Accommodation |catalogues, leaflets/ | | | | |
| |I request information orally or in|roads– streets | | | |
|Visits to Public Areas (theatres, |writing |signaling | | | |
|museums etc) |I give explanations |places – locations | | | |
| |I negotiate, complain |accommodation lodgings | | | |
| | |Travel documents | | | |
| | |Luggage | | | |
| | |Shows | | | |
| | |Artists | | | |
| | |Places of cultural interest | | | |
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|Nutrition |I seek information orally or in |food meals | | | |
|Health – Healthcare |writing |nutrition | | | |
| |I complain and protest |senses | | | |
| |I assure provision of services |hygiene – personal care | | | |
| | |illnesses | | | |
| | |accidents | | | |
| | |medical services | | | |
| | |insurance | | | |
|Purchase of goods |I read and understand |shops | | | |
| |advertisements and instructions of|clothing | | | |
| |use |household appliances and household| | | |
| |I seek information and I negotiate|equipment | | | |
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| |I protest and claim | | | | |
|Social contacts |I exchange information and points |relations | | | |
| |of view |invitations | | | |
| |I agree or disagree |correspondence | | | |
| |I co-operate | | | | |
|Professional life |I look for a job |professions | | | |
| |I apply for |work places | | | |
| |I give an interview |income | | | |
| |I write a curriculum vitae |working conditions | | | |
| |I am informed about the |benefits | | | |
| |conditions, benefits and | | | | |
| |regulations and I negotiate | | | | |
Level B2
Programme duration: 180 hours
|Thematic Unit |Communicative situation |Vocabulary |Speech act |Grammar |Cultural elements |
|Everyday life |I use public documents |Car use in a way that is friendly |All taught speech acts in more |Nominal clause |Daily habits of Greeks |
| |Application forms |for others |complex structures |a. Nouns |use of means of transportation |
| |Curriculum vitae |Respect for the elderly | |with two forms of plural, |types of entertainment |
| |Solemn declarations |Activity scheduling |Specifically: |exceptions |working hours - public services |
| | |Contacts with public services |I express opinion |productive morphology (suffixes |operation |
| | | |judgment/estimation/ point of |ending in: -(σ)ιμο, -έας |Citizen Service Centers ΚΕΠ |
| | | |view/agreement/disagreement |neologism formation) | |
| | | |I argue for or against |synthesis | |
| | | |I depose an counter-argument | | |
| | | | |b. Adjectives | |
| | | | |ending in –ης, -ης, -ες | |
| | | | |ending in –ων, -ουσα, -ον | |
| | | | |ending in –ύς, -εία,- ύ | |
| | | | |gender concord in all contexts | |
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| | | | |Verb phrase | |
| | | | |passive voices in all tenses and | |
| | | | |moods | |
| | | | |deponents | |
| | | | |productive morphology (suffixation| |
| | | | |in : -άρω / prefixation) | |
| | | | |Inflecting verbs ending in | |
| | | | |-άγω/ -βάλλω | |
| | | | |Internal auxesis (augment) | |
| | | | |participle ending in -μένος, -η, | |
| | | | |-ο | |
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| | | | |Pronouns | |
| | | | |ο οποίος, η οποία, το οποίο | |
| | | | |ό,τι | |
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|Social issues |I write / I address an open letter|poverty – low birth rate | | |Greek society profile elements |
|(social environment) – |in argumentative style | | | |politeness in Greek η (verbal and |
|Intrapersonal relations | |sex relations | | |non-verbal) |
| | |family relations | | |social contacts |
| | |family types | | | |
| | |Children upbringing | | | |
| | |Xenophobia | | | |
| | |Racism | | | |
| | |Migration | | | |
| | |Non governmental organizations | | | |
|Ecology |I locate and process information |water shortage | | |Environmental policy |
| |in ecological texts (poster, |climate changes | | | |
| |information brochure) |extreme weather phenomena | | | |
| | |environmental protection | | | |
| | |Energy | | | |
| | |recycling | | | |
| | |environmental organizations | | | |
| | |landfills | | | |
| | |biological cleaning of wastewater | | | |
| | |water lands under | | | |
| | |Blue flag beaches in Greece | | | |
|Politics |I process a news article |Political systems | | |Parliamentary system in Greece ο |
|Mass Media |I express my opinion in blogs, |News ειδησεογραφία | | |Elections |
| |fora, magazines |Pathology of politics | | |Corruption |
|Economy |I fill in forms in a bank, tax |World economic crisis | | |Tax system in Greece το |
|- Professional activity |office, Greek Manpower Employment |unemployment / employment | | |Young people and women at the |
| |Organization (O.A.E.D.) |consumerism | | |workplace |
| |I look for a job |competitiveness | | | |
| |I process/ insert small ad |direct / indirect taxes | | | |
| | |VAT | | | |
| | |Tax return | | | |
| | |State benefits (e.g. unemployment | | | |
| | |benefit) | | | |
|Arts -Artistic activity |I select art events |Art events | | |I am getting acquainted to |
| |I process a review article |Trends | | |contemporary Greek artists |
| | |Art forms | | |Culture places in Greece |
| | | | | |(galleries museums) |
|Studies |I process university leaflets |Use of technology in education | | |Levels of Greek educational system|
| |(study guide, secretariat notices,|Educational systems | | |οι |
| |scholarship announcements) |life long learning | | |‘para’ education (non-formal |
| |I take notes |new forms of education | | |education) |
| |I process graphs, tables |study guide | | |private versus state education |
| | | | | |university asylum |
| | | | | |occupations (sit-ins) |
|Health -Healthcare - Nutrition |I describe symptoms |Anti-smoking campaign | | |National Health Service |
| |I understand the diagnosis |GM food / organic products | | |Pathology |
| |I claim healthcare and |Healthy eating habits | | | |
| |hospitalization rights |Nutrition and life style | | | |
| |I understand and use public |Stress caused illnesses | | | |
| |documents related to health (blood|National health services | | | |
| |test, health & vaccination |Non-governmental organizations | | | |
| |booklet, prescription booklet) |(Medecins sans frontiers) | | | |
|Sports |I watch sports news – sports |sports | | |Olympic ideal |
| |I process articles of sports |Olympic games | | |Lighting the Olympic flame |
| |I read sports newspapers |Championship sports | | |Stand |
Bibliography
The design of the present syllabus was based on:
• The Syllabus for the Examination for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek of the Centre for the Greek
• Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• Threshold level for Modern Greek, Modern Languages
• The existing syllabus of the School of Modern Greek
• The structure of widely used teaching textbooks
Part 3 Suggested Teaching Textbooks
Basic Textbooks for each level
Α1 and και Α2
• Fani Valsamaki, Dimitra Manavi, Ορίστε [Oriste] Institute of Modern Greek Studies (M. Traintafyllidis Institute)
• Kleanthis Arvanitakis, Froso Arvanitaki, Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 1 [Epikoinoniste Ellinika 1] Ekdoseis Deltos + exercise textbooks, CD
• Kleanthis Arvanitakis, Froso Arvanitaki, Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 2 [Epikoinoniste Ellinika 2] Ekdoseis Deltos (up to Lesson 6) + exercise books,
• Dimitra Dimitra, Marineta Papachimona , Ελληνικά τώρα 1+1 [Ellinika tora 1+1] Ekdoseis Nostos
• Dimitra Dimitra, Marineta Papachimona , Ελληνικά τώρα 2+2 [Ellinika tora 2+2] Ekdoseis Nostos
• Georgios Simopoulos, Irini Pathiaki, Rita Kanellopoulou, Aglaia Pavlopoulou, Ellinika A’, Ekdoseis Pataki
B1
• Kleanthis Arvanitakis, Froso Arvanitaki Κλεάνθης Αρβανιτάκης, Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 2 [Epikoinoniste Ellinika 2] Ekdoseis Deltos (up to Lesson 6) + exercise textbooks, CD
• Dimitra Marineta, Dimitra Papachimona, Ελληνικά τώρα 2 +2 [Ellinika tora 2+2], Ekdosis Nostos
B2
• Spiropoulou, Theodoriou, Η γλώσσα που μιλάμε στην Ελλάδα, [I glossa pou milame] University Studio Press
• Kleanthis Arvanitakis, Froso Arvanitaki, Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 3, [Epikoinoniste Ellinika 3] Ekdoseis Deltos + exercise textbooks, CD
• I Diakoumis, X. Paraskevopoulou, A Poulopoulou Ι. Συνεχίζοντας, [Synexizontas] HellenicAmerican Union
Supplementary texts for all levels
• Fani Valsamaki, Roula Kamarianou Lina Kannelou, Efi Katoudi Τα ελληνικά είναι ένα…παιχνίδι, [Ta ellinika einai ena paixnidi] Institute of Modern Greek Studies (M. Traintafyllidis Institute)
• Eleni Demiri-Prodromidou, Roula Kamarianou-Vasileiou Nέα Ελληνικά για μετανάστες, παλιννοστούντες, πρόσφυγες Α’, Β’, Γ’, [Nea Ellinika gia metanastes, pallinostoutes, prosfiges A’ B’ G’] Ekdoseis Metexmio
• Martha Vazaka Στρατηγικές ανάγνωσης [Stratigikes Anagnosis] Metexmio
• Teaching Staff of School of Modern Greek of AUTH Τα Νέα Ελληνικά για ξένους [Ta nea Ellinika gia ksenous] Institute of Modern Greek Studies (M. Traintafyllidis Institute).
• Teaching Staff of School of Modern Greek of AUTH Τα Νέα Ελληνικά για ξένους Βιβλίο Ασκήσεων [Ta nea Ellinika gia ksenous- Vivlio Askiseon ] Institute of Modern Greek Studies (M. Traintafyllidis Institute).
• Froso Arvanitaki, Lelia Panteoglou Άκου να δεις 1, 2, 3, [Akou na deis 1, 2, 3] Ekdoseis Deltos
• Th. Agathos M. Antoniou, M. Galazoula, S. Dimitrakou, L. Thoda, A. Livieri, N. Maggana, A. Tsotsorou Ακούστε ελληνικά [Akouste Ellinika] Kedros.
• Maria Antoniou, Venetsiana Astara, Zoi Detsoudi, Μιλάμε…Ελληνικά Εγχειρίδιο για την εξάσκηση της δεξιότητας του προφορικού λόγου [Milame Ellinika. Egxiridio gia tin eksaskisi tis deksiotitas tou proforikou logou] National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
• Thanasis Agathos, Vasiliki Giannakou, Varvara Dimopoulou, Aliki Tsotsorou. Ακολουθώντας το κείμενο. Κείμενα για το προχωρημένο επίπεδο ελληνομάθειας. [Akolouthontas to keimeno. Keimena gia to proxorimeno epipedo ellinomatheias] National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
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