COURSE
GREEK Beginners
Term
Michaelmas
Entry Level
0
Tutor
Kostas Skordyles
Course Content
Learning outcomes
Course book
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The Greek alphabet.
Articles (definite indefinite)
Gender
Nouns: singular
The verb to be and regular verbs in the present tense
Personal pronouns / nominative
Possessive pronouns/adjectives
Cases: Nominative, Accusative, Vocative
Numerals
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Greetings
Introductions
Exchange of personal information
Asking and answering simple questions
Basic listening and comprehension skills
By the end of the term, students should be able to read the
Greek alphabet without major difficulties. They should have
acquired basic writing skills and be able to understand basic
spoken Greek.
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Communicate in Greek 1 (chapters 1-6)
Communicate in Greek 1 – Exercise book (chapters 1-6)
Material provided by the tutor
COURSE
GREEK Beginners
Term
Hilary
Tutor
Kostas Skordyles
Course Content
Learning outcomes
Course book
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Personal pronouns / accusative
Adjectives
Adverbs
Frequent irregular verbs in the present
Future tense – regular verbs
Simple past tense – regular verbs
Genitive
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Talking about people
Telling the time
Asking for prices, age etc.
Shopping
Giving directions
Getting around in the city
By the end of the term, students should have consolidated
basic grammar and communication items. They should have
expanded their vocabulary and be able to cope with everyday
situations using simple Greek
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Communicate in Greek 1 (chapters 7-12)
Communicate in Greek 1 – Exercise book (chapters 7-12)
Listening: Άκου να δεις, 1
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COURSE
GREEK Beginners
Term
Trinity
Tutor
Kostas Skordyles
Course Content
Learning outcomes
Course book
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Revision of grammar
Nouns: plural
Adjectives: plural
Interrogative pronouns
Relative pronouns
Future and past tenses of frequent irregular verbs
Personal pronouns / accusative, weak forms
Indirect objects
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Likes and dislikes
Wishes
Travelling
Finding a flat
By the end of the year, students should have developed basic
communication and comprehension skills. They should have
mastered basic grammar and be able to understand simple
texts and to engage in simple everyday conversations using
colloquial Greek.
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Communicate in Greek, 1 (chapters 13-18)
Communicate in Greek, 1 – Exercise book (chapters 13-18)
Listening: Άκου να δεις, 1
Material provided by the tutor
By the end of the year, regularly participating students are expected to have
reached Common European Framework Level A1, i.e.:
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate
relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography,
employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange
of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her
background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Students should also be able to sit the exam for the Certificate of Attainment in
Greek (Πιστοποιητικό Ελληνομάθειας), Level A1, acknowledged by the European
Council and awarded by the Greek State.