Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleSPECIALIZATION IN GREEK LANGUAGE I
Course Unit CodeSPE304A
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Know the history of Greek language from ancient days till today.
  2. Relate language with its social context: Greek Cypriot bidialectism
  3. Solve problems connected to the diaglossia and the situation in Cyprus.
  4. Recall the basic levels of linguistic anaylsis: phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics
  5. Recognize the different text and genre types
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesGRK102,GRK100Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents·  Introduction in the History of Greek: Ancient Greek, Great Alexander’s period, Byzantine period, the period 1453-1821, The «diaglossia» problem in Greece, «katharevousa» and «demotiki», Modern Greek today.
·  Text and society, text and genre types
·  Bilingualism and diaglossia. Diversity and the Cyprus case
·  Literacy and text. Multiliteracies, multimodality
·  Didactic utility of Modern Greek Dialects
 
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • History of ancient Greek- A.F.Christides, Institute of Neohellenic Studies
  • Didactic utility of Modern Greek Dialects – K.Dinas e.t.c., University Studio Press , Thessaloniki, 2009
  • Course notes –A.Chatzipanagiotidou
References
  • Lyons, J,-Introduction to linguistics, Patakis editions,1981
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The theoretical part of the course (content of the taught concepts) is delivered by means of lectures as well as workshops following the steps of scientific investigations. Students will work in groups in order to implement scientific investigations and experience communicative approaches used in language teaching.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mid-term exam25%
Projects25%
Final Exam50%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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