Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	GREEK AS A 2ND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Course Unit Code	GRK308
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	5
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Explain the meaning of Diglossia and Bilingualism Explain the theories of learning with respect to the didactic models of Greek as a second language Know and apply evaluation processes Solve problems connected to the taught of Greek to foreigners Explore, identify and explain primary school foreign children’s perceptions on the taught concepts and phenomena Develop and teach a complete lesson plan for Greek as a second/foreign language Develop a project/lesson plan about teaching Greek in a multicultural class in Primary Education
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	- A. Chatzipanagiotidou, Bilingualism and Greek as a second/foreign language  ( course notes) - N.Mitsis, 2000, Introduction to the teaching Greek as a second/foreign language, Gutenberg Publications
Course Contents	- Introduction in the terms of “ Diaglossia” and “Bilingualism”: Types, models and situation in Schools  - Introduction in the teaching of a second/foreign language : The Classical, Communicative and Post-communicative methods  - Evaluation : Tests for all levels of Greek  - Problems in teaching Greek as a second/foreign language: Phonetics, Articles, Nouns and cases, Verbal aspect, word Order, Vocabulary, Idioms  - Producing teaching material: Greek as a second language, Greek as a foreign language, Grammar, Dictionaries ( ediamme.diaspora)  - Greek and Cypriot diaspora: Schools and language in Greek classes
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	W.Littlewood,2008, Communicative Language Teaching, University Studio Press Evaluation of Greek as a second/foreign language, 2008, Ediamme, University of Crete S.Mitakidou, 2005, Teaching of Greek, Epikentro Publications Teaching material- Ediamme Diaspora, University of Crete
References
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	The theoretical part of the course is delivered by means of lectures as well as workshops. Students will work also in order to experience the teaching approaches used in a multicultural and multilanguage class.
Assessment methods and criteria	Mid Term 25% Projects 25% Final Exam 50%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO