Syllabus of the School of Modern Greek Language
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Part 1: Syllabus Objectives
Part 2: The Syllabus
Part 3: Suggested Textbooks
Contributors:
Level A1: Nikos Amvrazis, Anna Kalfa, Christina Takouda
Level A2: Katerina Alexandri, Maria Karakoltsidou, Sevastiana Mikrouli
Level B1: Eleni Koulali, Anna Mouti, Anastasia Pasia, Katerina Stavrianaki
Level B2: Eleni Vletsi, Georgia Nikolaou
Final Editing: Nikos Amvrazis, Eleni Vletsi, Eleni Koulali, Sevastiana MIkrouli, Irene Sehidou
Thessaloniki, 2010
Part 1 SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES
Language Proficiency Level / Global Scale / Reading Comprehension / Listening Comprehension / Written Production (writing) / Oral Production (speaking)Α1-Α2 / I can understand frequently used phrases and expressions related to areas of immediate personal relevance (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment)
I can communicate in simple tasks requiring exchange of information on familiar and routine topics
I can describe in simple terms aspects of my life, of the immediate environment as well as matters of importance / I can read very short simple texts.
I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material, such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables.
I can understand short and simple personal letters / I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of immediate personal relevance (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment)
I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements. / I can write a simple text on a subject which is familiar to me or which is of my personal interest.
I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions. / I can communicate in simple routine tasks requiring a simple exchange of information on familiar topics.
I can converse to a very limited extent even though I can’t usually understand enough to keep the conversation going.
I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background and my present or most recent job.
Language Proficiency Level / Global Scale / Reading Comprehension / Listening Comprehension / Written Production (writing) / Oral Production (speaking)
B1 / I can understand the main points of a text provided it is presented with clarity and without diverging from standard Greek on matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
I can deal with situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken.
I can produce a simple text on topics that I am aware of or I am interested in.
I can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and I can briefly give reasons and explanations for my opinions and plans. / I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency, everyday, or job related language.
I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters. / I can understand the main points of clear speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure etc.
I can understand the main points of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the speech is relatively slow and clear. / I can write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to my interests.
I can write an essay or report presenting information or arguments in support of or against a particular point of view.
I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences. / I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions.
I can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
I can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions.
Language Proficiency Level / Global Scale / Reading Comprehension / Listening Comprehension / Written Production (writing) / Oral Production (speaking)
B2 / I can understand the main ideas of a complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in my field of specialization.
I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party
I can produce a clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. / I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.
I can understand contemporary literature.
. / I can understand extended speech and lectures and I can even follow complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar.
I can understand most TV news and current affair programmes.
I can understand the majority of films delivered in standard Greek. / I can write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects related to my interests.
I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view.
I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences. / I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible.
I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts accounting for and sustaining my views.
I can present clear detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest.
I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Part 2 The Syllabus
Level A1
Programme duration: 80 hours
Comments: Each unit is taught in approximately 13 to 14 hours
Thematic Unit / Communicative situation/ Speech act / Grammar / Vocabulary / Cultural Elements
Greetings- Introductions / § I greet
§ I introduce myself
§ I introduce someone else
§ I give information about myself
§ I seek information (name,origin, nationality, education, occupation)
§ I express likes-dislikes / § Auxiliary verb “to be”
§ Personal pronoun (strong / weak form)
§ Distinction of conjugations distinction / Present Tense
§ the noun genders singular (ending in -ος, -ας, - ης / -η, -α / -ο, -ι, -μα)
§ definite article
§ negative – interrogative / Greetings (good morning etc) / § politeness norms
§ body language (handshake)
Means of Transportation / § I ask for – give information on directions
§ I orientate myself in space
§ I use public transport ( buy a ticket, ask for the schedule)
§ I ask –tell the time / § Nominative – accusative (singular)
§ Prepositions (με,σε,για,από)
§ Adverbs of space
§ numerals (1-60)
§ verb ending in –ομαι (I come) / § Means of transport
§ Days of the week
§ Parts of the day (morning etc)
§ time / Use of taxi/ bus
Family – friends / I describe my family / my company / § possessive pronoun
§ Interrogative pronoun (ποιος, -α, -ο)
§ Demonstrative pronoun (αυτός, εκείνος)
§ Numerals (61-100) / § Members of the family
§ Occupations / Name (grandfather – grandson)
§ nouns nominative of the plural
§ indefinite article
Daily life / I speak about/describe my daily routine / § Verb of A B conjugation (Present Tense)
§ Inflecting verbs (such as τρώω, ακούω, λέω, πάω)
§ Verbs ending in–άμαι
§ Adverbs of frequency / § Daily activities
§ Sports
§ Hobbies / Greek daily life (similarities-differences)
To the market / at the tavern / § I express a preference- a wish
§ I express dissatisfaction (comments about prices) / § Nouns accusative of the plural
§ Countable –non countable
§ Interrogative pronoun (πόσος, -η, -ο)
§ Adverbs (-ος, -η/-α, -ο)
§ Numerals (100-1000) / § To the market (at the greencrocer’s at the supermarket, at the open-air market, etc.)
§ Products
§ Colours
§ Food / § To the market (open-air market) (similarities– differences)
§ Wishes (to your health etc..)
Accommodation / Holidays / § I describe –seek information
§ Telephone conversation I restore communication (I do not understand etc)
§ I express satisfaction / § Future tense (simple)
§ Introduction to subjunctive mood (simple)
§ Time adverbs (for simple future tense)
§ Ordinal numbers
§ Nouns vocative case
§ Feminine ending in –ος (η οδός) / § Home
§ Announcements
§ hotel
§ internet (regarding bookings)
§ months
§ weather / Wishes
Level A2
Programme duration: 120 hours
Comments: Each unit is taught in approximately 15 hours
Thematic Unit / Communicative situation/ Speech act / Grammar / Vocabulary / Cultural Elements
Entertainment / Free time / § I invite (accept refuse an invitation
§ I express a wish, an intention, a decision
§ I express ability/ obligation
§ I ask for /give permission, help, advise
§ I ask others for / § Subjunctive mood (simple)
§ irregular verbs in Subjunctive mood
§ Subjunctive mood in negative form
§ Subjunctive mood and enclitic / § Entertainment types:
1. food (at the restaurant, at the tavern)
2. beverages
3. Shows (theatre, cinema, concert)
§ Athletics / § Greek entertainment (pubs greek entertainment, food and drink with company/friends, bouzouki)
§ Wishes ευχές (Have a good, Have a swell of a time)
State and Public Services / § I ask – give information
§ I report a loss / § Past tense of A & B conjugation verbs
§ Irregular verbs Time adverbs (for past tense) / § Police
§ Migrant Service
§ Citizen Service Centres ΚΕΠ
§ Post office
§ Hellenic Organization Of Telecommunications ΟΤΕ
§ Bank τράπεζα / Bureaucracy in Greece
Introducing people and exchange of personal information / § I talk about/ describe myself
§ I introduce myself, I introduce someone else.
§ I talk about daily life/ childhood events/personal
§ I fill in a simple curriculum vitae / § Adjectives ending in -ός, -ιά, -ό
§ Adverbs ending in (-α) / § Characteristics:
1. of the body
2. facial features
3. character traits
§ professions / Nationalities (similarities-differences)
Nutrition / § I give orders, instructions, advice
§ I ask from others (I order)
§ I describe a picture / § Imperative of A & B conjugation (simple)
§ Imperative and enclitic
§ Modality τύπος ευγένειας (I would like) / § Restaurant/bar menu etc.
§ Recipes σ
§ Internet (regarding cooking)
§ Colours (shades) / § Mediterranean nutrition
§ Greek nutritional habits (similarities – differences)
§ Cookbook
§ food φαγητά, beverages & celebrations
§ wishes (Bonne appetite!, Cheers Ι)
§ Free press (City, Athinorama)
§ Politeness
Health/ Health care / § I describe a health problem
§ I express feelings / § Introduction to subjunctive mood
§ όλος, -η, -ο
§ numerals
(1000 – 1.000.000) / § Doctors (basic specializations)
§ Parts of the body Hospitals – clinics
§ Health employees / Greek Health Service (similarities- differences)
Social Life / Celebrations / § I give my wishes at a celebration
§ I tell the age, date, address
§ I declare who is the owner
§ I express feelings / § Genitive (nouns and adjectives)
§ Interrogative pronoun (ποιανού / τίνος-ποιανών)
§ Possessive adjective δικός,-ή,-ό μου
§ πολύς-πολλή-πολύ / § Church calendar (Easter etc.)
§ Date
§ Age / § Wishes for the celebrations
§ Identification of universality
Natural environment / § I describe a picture
§ I write a simple formal letter (eg to an ecological group) / § Comparative and superlative degree in periphrastic form (adjective.- adverb) / § Locations τόποι (mountain, sea, ocean, etc.
§ plants
§ animals / § temperate zone
§ Mediterranean
Flora and fauna
Weather forecast / § Understanding the weather forecast
§ I seek /give information about the weather / Conditionals (first type)
§ Ordinal numbers
(>1.000) / § Weather
§ Orientation / § Holiday types of Greeks
§ Holiday periods
Level B1
Programme duration: 150 hours
Thematic Unit / Communicative situation / Vocabulary / Speech Act / Grammar / Cultural ElementsState and Public Services: / § I read and understand announcements, printed matter, information
§ I fill in forms
§ I ask information about services and goods
§ I give information
§ I apologize and I excuse myself /give reasons for / § Services: relevant printed materials
1. Hellenic Organization Of Telecommunications OTE
2. Public Power Corporation ΔΕΗ
3. Hellenic Post ΕΛΤΑ
4. Bank
5. Airport
6. Customs
7. Police
8. Migrant Service Center
9. Secretary / Social contacts
§ I introduce someone
§ I give up my turn in a queue I congratulate
§ I express sadness
§ I begin and end a formal letter
Information exchange
§ I confirm
§ I express uncertainty
§ I deny
§ I refer to something said by someone else
Views and Judgements
I give my opinion (agreement- disagreement)
§ I request someone else’s opinion
Intentions, obligations commitments
§ I express my intention / decision
§ I express necessity/ obligation
§ I promise
§ I offer to do something
§ I allow / I forbid
§ I ask give advice/ instructions
Feelings
§ Positive: I express interest, hope, optimism, gratitude, surprise
§ Negative: I express pessimism, fear, disappointment
§ I express hesitance, doubt
§ I ask someone about his/her
I narrate
§ personal experience
§ I refer to people, things, events/facts
Speech/ communication techniques
§ I introduce a topic / I correct / I explain
§ I enumerate / I give an example
§ I ask for clarification, repetition
§ I give advice / instructions
§ I ask (others) to be quiet / Nominal clause
α. Nouns
§ feminine ending in–ος
§ feminine ending in–ση, -ξη, -ψη
§ neuter ending in–ος
§ Cases:
genitive
§ Indicating capacity
§ With adverbs of time and location
§ Exclamatory
§ adverbial
2. accusative
§ adverbial
§ prepositional
§ with impersonal verbs
β. Adjectives
§ ending in –ων, -ούσα, -ον
§ ending in -ύς,- ιά, -ύ
§ Adjective formation – synthesis (σημερινός, ολοκαίνουριος)
§ Comparative & superlative degree in one word
Verb clause
Imperative mood (continuous -simple: distinction)
§ Subjunctive mood (continuous -simple: distinction)
§ Conditionals (2nd type)
§ Verbs in active voice
Imperfect tense
Perfect tense
Past Perfect tense
Future tense (simple – continuous: distinction)
Future perfect tense
§ Verbs of middle voice
All tenses
§ Introduction to the use of passive voice
§ Participles ending in
-οντας/ -ώντας
Prepositions
§ αντί
§ παρά
§ προς
Conjunctions
§ και (emphatic, concluding)
§ ούτε…ούτε/ ή…ή
§ καθώς/ πριν/ μόλις/ αφού (Time)
§ ενώ (opposing and time)
§ αν και
§ ωστόσο
§ επειδή
§ ότι
§ πως
§ που
§ μήπως
Adverbs
§ ending in σε –α
§ ending in σε –ως
§ comparative degree in one word
Pronouns
§ personal (direct indirect object –location within a sentence)
§ indefinite (κάποιος,-α,-ο/ καθένας, καθεμιά, καθένα)
§ relative (όποιος,-α,-ο/ όσος,-η,-ο). / § educational system
§ basic elements of the political system
§ religion
§ Famous Greeks
§ Greek mythology
§ Manners and customs
§ music– dance
§ art (painters & poets)
§ Folk theatre
§ Theatre of shadows
Transfer – Travelling – Accommodation
Visits to Public Areas (theatres, museums etc) / § I read and understand tables, catalogues, leaflets/
§ I request information orally or in writing
§ I give explanations
§ I negotiate, complain / § Means of transport/ transportation
§ roads– streets
§ signaling
§ places – locations
§ accommodation lodgings
§ Travel documents
§ Luggage
§ Shows
§ Artists
§ Places of cultural interest
Nutrition
Health – Healthcare / § I seek information orally or in writing
§ I complain and protest
§ I assure provision of services / § food meals
§ nutrition
§ senses
§ hygiene – personal care
§ illnesses
§ accidents
§ medical services
§ insurance
Purchase of goods / § I read and understand advertisements and instructions of use
§ I seek information and I negotiate
§ I protest and claim / § shops
§ clothing
§ household appliances and household equipment
Social contacts / § I exchange information and points of view
§ I agree or disagree
§ I co-operate
/ § relations
§ invitations
§ correspondence
Professional life / § I look for a job
§ I apply for
§ I give an interview
§ I write a curriculum vitae
§ I am informed about the conditions, benefits and regulations and I negotiate / § professions
§ work places
§ income
§ working conditions
§ benefits
Level B2