Year
2018
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour lecture weekly
1 x 1-hour tutorial weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into GDPLT-Graduate Diploma in Language Teaching
2 MGRE8002 - Modern Greek 1, Part 2 for Teachers
2a MGRE8102A - Modern Greek 1 Part 2 for Teachers
2b MGRE8102 - Modern Greek 1 Part 2 for Teachers
2c MGRE8102B - Modern Greek 1, Part 2 for Teachers
Must Satisfy: (1 and (2 or 2a or 2b or 2c))
Enrolment not permitted
1 of MGRE8201, MGRE8201A, MGRE8201B has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Elementary to intermediate Modern Greek language
Topic description
In this topic emphasis is placed on oral-aural comprehension, as well as on understanding and use of both spoken and written Modern Greek
Educational aims
This topic aims to:

  • review and expand Modern Greek grammatical structures and vocabulary acquired previously

  • recognise, reproduce and describe grammatical, syntactic, lexical and phonetic patterns

  • produce various complex text types in Modern Greek

  • select, distinguish and understand various genres of text in Modern Greek, and particularly Modern Greek literature

  • enhance communicative competence through participation in activities involving group or pair interaction

  • expose students to independent and collaborative learning and to language learning skill development
Expected learning outcomes
On completing this topic students will be able to:

  • identify the main points of clear standard speech and communicate in speech and writing on a range of familiar topics using simple language

  • analyse and understand different text types and to produce complex written and spoken texts

  • develop both aural and oral skills through a variety of activities

  • recognise and use grammatical, syntactical, lexical and phonetic structures acquired throughout the semester