Greek language courses in Greece

Since 1995, the Ikarian Centre has offered intensive Greek language courses for non-native speakers of all levels, and special language courses for advanced students, on the picturesque Greek island of Ikaria. Since the summer of 2009 the Centre has also offered courses on the island of Samos.
The courses are intended for:
-Individuals over 17 years of age who wish to learn Greek or to improve their Greek while acquiring a deeper knowledge of Greece and its culture;
-Teachers of ancient or modern Greek;
- Interpreters and translators.

Our courses assist students in improving all their skills (listening, writing, speaking and reading) in the Greek language. Additionally, the Centre’s aim is to make  each course a cultural experience. Through a variety of guided activities (interviews, projects, lectures, pair work, etc.) students are brought in touch with the local community and learn more about Greece and its people.

Our teachers are Greeks who are specialized and experienced in teaching Greek as a foreign language. Our teaching method combines textbooks and traditional educational materials with other, less conventional sources, such as songs, newspapers, the radio, and Greek literature.  Each of these sources is used according to the students’ level. Emphasis is given to vocabulary and grammar through guided communicative exercises, and students also learn about contemporary Greece through texts and videos from the Greek Internet, the Greek press and Greek literature.

Each intensive course lasts for two weeks (40 hours). Class sizes remain small (2 – 7 students) and individuals are grouped with other students of similar ability. We try to keep our programme flexible. This means that students may participate for one, two or more weeks, according to their personal schedule. In addition, students can suggest alternate dates for a course if the dates we propose are not convenient.

Parallel language courses and actions

2nd parallel Greek Turkish – Greek language course, call for interest

Here you can find a chain of parallel Turkish – Greek language courses and cultural – educational actions we offer in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.

The whole project is an initiative taken by the Greek Language and Art Association (www.greekingreece.gr), a small Greek language school for foreigners and focus on breaking the walls of preconceptions and fear, and getting the Turks and the Greeks to know and respect more one the other.

The first action was a parallel language course and it took place on the island of Samos, with the contribution of the prefecture of Samos on August 2009. During 2010 we are going to offer a summer course on the island of Samos (end of August 2010) followed by a second session in Thessaloniki (1-10/9/2010) and a parallel Greek – Turkish language course in North Cyprus (end of the year, beginning 2011). The last action in Cyprus will be co-organized with the cooperation of Side Streets, a local Turkish – Cypriot initiative for education and culture (www.sidestreets.org)

Language courses

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The parallel language courses are intended to:
1) Adults, of Greek nationality who wish to start or improve their skills in Turkish language.
2) Adults, of Turkish nationality, who wish to start or improve their skills in Greek language.
3) Adults of any nationality who learn Greek or Turkish.

For a list of the courses – actions see the table on the right. More actions may be held during the year. If you want to receive information on your email address anytime a new course / action is held, please subscribe in our newsletter.

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