Intended for 

• Greek Language teachers with no or little language teaching experience
• Practitioners who have experience in teaching Greek  in non-formal contexts, i.e. NGOs or wishing to teach a language they know or Greek as L2
• Experienced language teachers of Greek who feel they need to upgrade their practical skills
• Directors of language schools who plan to add Greek as L2 and design curricula for different learners’ groups
• Other educational or managerial staff, of language organisations, assistant or shadow teachers

Methodology

The course is based on the principles of participatory adult education by embodying participants’ experiences and fostering the exchange of their ideas, proposals, and materials. Its focus is not merely on the didactic aspect of teaching adults but also on participants’ social and cultural knowledge gained through education and teaching different target groups throughout Europe. During the course, the following techniques will be used: working in subgroups and pairs, role-play, lectures, guided conversation, brainstorming, language, and educational games, experiential activities.

The course also includes a face-to-face or video recorded observation session of a Greek language lesson for adults. Participants will have the opportunity to assess a teaching session of Greek in a specific context by applying the techniques of observation, interviewing, and group discussion.  Participants will share their learning experiences at the end of the session.

Participants will be given hand-outs, original materials, lists of intercultural activities, and websites relating to teaching tools and the promotion of the Greek language and culture. Since a variety of educational tools and equipment enable participants to enrich their educational experience, video, audio, objects (realia), diagrams, photos, and games will also be used during the course.

 

Preparation

Participants will be given information about the official examinations for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek and about the institutional framework of non-formal education for non-Greek students. They will also be given articles on the teaching of Greek as a foreign language to adults as well as lists of the most recent publications of didactic materials. 

Prior to the course start-up, participants will be asked to describe the institution they work for, the basic characteristics of their learners, and their own professional backgrounds. They will be required to bring and present samples of the didactic material they use. They will also be given some information about the course group (trainers, organizers, and organizing institution, other participants). 

All necessary information regarding the venues (Santorini, Athens) and travel to get there will be sent by e-mail and post by the course organizers.

 

Follow-up

Upon completion of the course, participants will be encouraged to form a network to act as a meeting point where they can exchange didactic materials, proposals, and useful ideas for promoting Greek language learning in different European countries.

Content 

Day 1

–   Presentation of the participants and their organizations

–   Presentation of the programme and the trainers (educational   contract)

–  Listening comprehension

 

Day 2

–   Writing skills

–  Speaking skills

–  Reading comprehension

Day 3

–  The teaching of terminology and the training of interpreters and translators in Greek

–  Teaching Greek literature to advanced students

–  Assessment and evaluation of the lesson, the students, the educational materials

 

Day 4

– Observation of a Greek language lesson for adults: consideration of the course venue, discussion with administration, trainers and students, observation of the lesson

 

Day 5

–  Observation of a Greek language lesson for adults: consideration of the course venue, discussion with administration, trainers and students, observation of the lesson

–  Reports on the visit: presentation of participants’ remarks, thoughts and conclusions

–  Evaluation of the seminar – Closing activities – Creating a communication network

Fees

The fees for the Teaching Greek to non-native Speakers course are 500€. Registrations close 40 days before the beginning of the course. Fees must be paid in advance by the deadline for registrations.

ΑΤΤΕΝΤΙΟΝ!

Participation fees for the face-to-face course can be supported by a grant by Erasmus+ Key Action 1 Mobility programme. Participants apply through a sending organisation, active in the field of adult education. Erasmus+ covers the training fees as well as the mobility expenses (international travel, subsistence costs and special needs requirements). Hellenic Culture Centre can work with the sending organisations to provide guidance on completing and applying to the respective Erasmus+ National Agency. We will also support you in monitoring the course and reporting back to your National Agency. Cancellation Fees for the online and face-to-face course are fully refundable if you cancel before the registration deadlines (20 days and 40 days before the beginning of the course respectively). Late registrations cannot be accepted and the fees are not refundable. However, you may use half of your fees to register for any teacher training course at the Hellenic Culture Centre within one year.

Trainers

Ifigenia Georgiadou.
Director of Studies at the Hellenic Culture Centre. Former director at the Cultural Development Society of Lesvos Island AEOLIS. Philologist (University of Athens, Faculty of Philosophy.  ΜΑ in Education and Human Rights, University of Athens and the University of London). 35 years experience in education. Training in using drama techniques in language teaching and in adult training. Author of 5 books, articles, and research papers on the teaching of Modern Greek as a foreign language. Teacher trainer and certified Master Trainer (certified instructor of teacher trainers).   Facilitator of seminars on teaching methodology, intercultural education, and peace education at the Hellenic Culture Centre, in various NGOs and other public and private institutions. Coordinator of various research projects on education at the European and national levels. Founding member of the Centre for the Arts and Intercultural Education (OSMOSIS).  External adult education consultant – evaluator to the National Organization for Certification of Adult Educators (EOPPEP), the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY), the Youth and Life Lond Learning Foundation (INEDIVIM), and two National Agencies for the Erasmus Plus Programme in Cyprus.

Nikos Konstantopoulos.
MA, adult educator, responsible for distance education at the Hellenic Culture Centre, 20 years experience in language teaching and material production, EUROLTA Teacher Trainer (Certified Instructor of Teachers and adult educators), trainer in Greek sign language. He has studied History and Archaeology at the University of Athens, and has a MA in Education and Human Rights, from the University of Athens and the University of London. He also holds a MA in Cultural Technology from the University of the Aegean. He has extended experience in teaching refugees, migrants, and children and vulnerable groups.

Dates

The Teaching Greek to non-native Speakers face-to-face course takes place either in Santorini, Greece. The daily schedule is from 09.00-16.00 and 18.00-20.00 for educational and cultural activities. Upcoming dates for the next face-to-face course: 15 March – 19 March 2025 in Santorini, Greece

Certification 

Our Centre issues a Certificate of Attendance for the teacher training courses held, to be submitted to private or public organisations and calls. The Hellenic Culture Centre is an officially recognized as a Lifelong Learning Centre and a language school by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religions (EOPPEP code number 2101782/ 2018 and 2308668/2018).

Working language

Greek is the working language in this course

CANCELATION POLICY

• Fees are fully refundable for cancellations by registration deadline (at least 20 days before the beginning of the online course or 40 days before the beginning of the face-to-face course)

• For late cancellations (after the registration deadlines) fees are not refundable. However
  • 50% of the deposited fees can be used for  registration in any other teacher training course of  the Hellenic Culture Centre within one year’s time
  • 50% of deposited fees are not refundable