ABERDEEN SCOTTISH HELLENIC SOCIETY
MODERN GREEK 1a (BEGINNERS)
Mondays, weekly, from 7 – 9 pm
3 October – 5 December 2011
Room MR265, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen (see map)
Tutor: Kostas Papadopoulos
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
The Beginners' Class introduces all four elements of the language, namely listening, speaking, reading and writing, to provide a foundation for communicating effectively in Greek. The teaching will be supported by a variety of classroom activities designed to assist learning and introduce an element of fun. Within the context of learning the language, students will gain insights into many aspects of Greek life and culture.
The course uses a textbook which is approved and recommended by the Greek Language Centre of the Greek Ministry of Education. A special version of this material for beginners who have English as their native language is available. This Communicate in Greek set of materials consists of a Textbook, two Workbooks, and a CD. This can be ordered and purchased on-line at www.bibliagora.co.uk. However, it will be perfectly adequate if you obtain only the textbook. The material is quite expensive but you will get plenty use out of it if you decide to go on to Greek 2 or Greek 3 where you will cover the remainder of the book.
There are no examinations and there will be no formal testing. The course is designed to provide a completely friendly and supportive environment for adult learners.
The class is offered at a fee of £65 for the ten weeks of classes or on a pay-as-you-go basis where the charge is £8 at each class you attend. Full-time students at school, college or university pay £4.
The tutor, Kostas Papadopoulos, is native Greek speaker and a very experienced teacher of Modern Greek. He will ensure you have benefit of authentic pronunciation and communication in Greek.
It is planned to hold a continuation class MODERN GREEK 1b for a further 10 weeks in the second term when the dates will be 23 January to 26 March, 2012. The same book will be used. There has been such a class for several years now, but the Scottish Hellenic Society reserves the right to cancel this and any class if numbers fall below a viable minimum.
MODERN GREEK 2a
(POST- BEGINNERS/INTERMEDIATE 1)
Mondays, weekly, from 7 – 9 pm
3 October – 5 December 2011
Room C1, Taylor Building, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen (see map)
Tutor: Maria Kopsida and Melvin Dalgarno
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
Who is a Post-Beginner? For the purposes of this class it is anyone who knows the Greek alphabet and has made some progress in reading and pronouncing simple Greek. This means that the class is designed to accommodate those who are self-taught, those who have attended a short course in Holiday Greek which taught the alphabet, or those who may have forgotten most of the Greek grammar they once knew.
If you already have Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 1 (Communicate in Greek 1) by Kleanthes and Frosou Arvanitakis you will not need anything else for this class. There are two workbooks Βιβλίο ασκήσεων 1α (Workbook 1a) and Bιβλίο ασκήσεων 1β (Workbook 1b which you do not need to buy and a CD which supports the listening exercises in the book. It is not necessary to purchase the CD but you may find it useful to have a copy for listening practice in your car or in your own home. If you do not have these materials, then you should consider the special version for beginners who have English as their native language. This Communicate in Greek set of materials consists of a Textbook, two Workbooks, and a CD. This can be ordered and purchased on-line at www.bibliagora.co.uk. The book is quite expensive but you will get plenty use out of it if you decide to go on to Greek 3 next year when you will cover the final lessons in the book.
The class will start with revision sessions to ensure that nobody is disadvantaged when we start off at Lesson 7 in the book. This will allow everyone taking the class to build on a firm foundation of common knowledge.
Emphasis in the classes will be placed on speaking Greek. The aim is to encourage successful communication with plenty of enjoyable speaking and listening activities. The teaching and learning will be enhanced by the use of audio and other multimedia resources.
There are no examinations and there will be no formal testing. The course is designed to provide a friendly and supportive environment for adult learners.
The class is offered at a fee of £65 for the ten weeks of classes or on a pay-as-you-go basis where the charge is £8 at each class you attend. Full-time students at school, college or university pay £4.
The tutors have considerable experience of teaching Greek to speakers of English. Melvin Dalgarno will work in tandem with Maria Kopsida, a Greek student, who taught this class last session and who will ensure that you have the benefit of authentic pronunciation and communication in Greek.
If numbers attending this class are sufficient, it will be possible to offer a continuation class MODERN GREEK 2b for a further 10 weeks in the second term when the dates will be
23 January to 26 March, 2012. The same book will be used.
MODERN GREEK 3a
(INTERMEDIATE 2)
Mondays, weekly, from 7 – 9 pm
3 October – 5 December 2011
Room C16, Taylor Building, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen (see map)
Tutor: Konstandinos Tsattalios
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
If you already have Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 1 (Communicate in Greek 1) by Kleanthes and Frosou Arvanitakis you will not need anything else for this class. There are two workbooks Βιβλίο ασκήσεων 1α (Workbook 1a) and Bιβλίο ασκήσεων 1β (Workbook 1b which you do not need to buy and a CD which supports the listening exercises in the book. It is not necessary to purchase the CD but you may find it useful to have a copy for listening practice in your car or in your own home. If you do not have these materials, then you should consider the special version for beginners who have English as their native language. This Communicate in Greek set of materials consists of a Textbook, two Workbooks, and a CD. This can be ordered and purchased on-line at www.bibliagora.co.uk.
The plan is to start at Lesson 15 in the book, with any extra revision newcomers may need. Lesson 15 is the first introduction of a tense of the verb other than the present tense. This will give you guidance about the grammar presupposed by this class.
Emphasis in the classes will be placed on speaking Greek. The aim is to encourage successful communication with plenty of enjoyable speaking and listening activities. The teaching and learning will be enhanced by the use of audio and other multimedia resources.
There are no examinations and there will be no formal testing. The course is designed to provide a friendly and supportive environment for adult learners.
The class is offered at a fee of £80 for the ten weeks of classes or on a pay-as-you-go basis where the charge is £10 at each class you attend. Full-time students at school, college or university pay £5.
The tutor, Kostas Tsatallios, is from Rhodes. He is a student of Psychology who has a degree from the University of Yannina. He will ensure that you have the benefit of authentic pronunciation and communication in Greek.
If numbers attending this class permit, it will be possible to offer a continuation class MODERN GREEK 3b for a further 10 weeks in the second term when the dates will be 23 January to
26 March, 2012. The same book will be used.
MODERN GREEK 4 (ADVANCED)
Tuesdays, weekly, from 7 – 9 pm
4 October – 6 December 2011 and 24 January – 27 March 2012
Room MR301, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen) (see map)
Tutors: Margarita Machairopoulou and Lena Siasou
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
This course continues from last session’s Modern Greek 3 or can be taken by those who have an appropriate knowledge of Greek from other sources.
The course will use Επικοινωνήστε Ελληνικά 2 (Communicate in Greek 2) by Kleanthes and Froso Arvanitakis (ISBN 9789607914217). This can be ordered and purchased on-line at www.bibliagora.co.uk. The class will start at Lesson 4.
Emphasis will be placed on conversation and listening comprehension. The aim is to encourage successful communication in Greek, with plenty of enjoyable speaking and listening activities.
There are no examinations and there will be no formal testing. The course is designed to provide a friendly and supportive environment for adult learners.
The tutor, Margarita Machairopoulou, is from mainland Greece and is currently undertaking a PhD in Marine Biology at the University of Aberdeen. She previously taught the Greek 3 class.
The class is offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. The charge is £10 at each class you attend. Full-time students at school, college or university pay £5.
MODERN GREEK 5 (Literature)
Thursdays, weekly, from 7.00 – 8.30 pm
29 September – 1 December 2011 and 26 January – 29 March 2012
Room to be announced
Tutor: Kostas Papadopoulos
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
The focus of this class is on Modern Greek literature – poems, short stories and novels which are read in Greek. The book we shall be translating this session is Λοξάντραby Μαρία Ιορδανίδου.
The class is offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. Since this class tends to have only two or three members, the charge is set at £10 for each class.
The tutor, Κostas Papadopoulos, has considerable experience of teaching Greek to speakers of English. He is a graduate of the Theology School of the University of Athens. He has not only studied Classical Greek but is familiar with the language at all stages of its exceptionally long development.
In previous years this class has restarted after the Easter break and continued until July.
HOLIDAY GREEK (Beginners)
Mondays, weekly for 6 weeks, from 6.30 – 7.45 pm
23 April – 28 May 2012
Room MR265, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen (see map)
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
This class focuses on key skills which, for a beginner with the Greek language, will enrich a holiday in Greece. You will concentrate on learning phrases but since you will also learn the Greek alphabet in order to decipher street signs and notices, you will have a basis to continue your studies in the Winter series of Greek classes.
The charge is £35 for the 6-week series or £7 a session on a pay-as-you-go basis.
HOLIDAY GREEK (Intermediate)
Mondays, weekly for 6 weeks, from 8 – 9.15 pm
23 April – 28 May 2012
Room in the University of Aberdeen to be announced.
Tutor: Costas Papadopoulos
Room MR265, MacRobert Building, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen (see map)
Email contact: hellenic.aberdeen@googlemail.com
This class focuses on phrases and vocabulary to develop fluency in Greek for a holiday there. The class is designed to accommodate a wide range of abilities with students from Greek 1, Greek 2, and Greek 3 working together.
The charge is £35 for the 6-week series or £7 a session on a pay-as-you-go basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society is delighted to able to offer these opportunities for people in the North East of Scotland to learn Greek - whether as first-time or as continuing learners. It is happy to acknowledge support for these developments from the Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society’s Loula Solomou-Dalgarno Memorial Fund.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
A Christmas Party for these Greek Classes will be held on Wednesday 7 December 2010.
ABERDEEN SCOTTISH HELLENIC SOCIETY
The Society offers a warm welcome to all who are interested in Greece and Greek matters. Its 2011-2012 programme opens in the Hall of Holburn West Church on Thursday 6 October with the Society’s Greek Evening party. For further details, please see the Website: www.aberdeenscottishhellenicsociety.org.uk
or contact: The Secretary
Mrs Joyce Wilson
Aberdeen Scottish Hellenic Society, 9 Gordon Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7RY
Telephone: 07921269772
Email: aberdeenhellenicsociety@gmail.com
FINDING THE ROOMS IN OLD ABERDEEN AND PARKING
There is a map of the campus on the next page. If you seem advice on parking or bus stops contact Melvin Dalgarno. He will be able to respond when he gets back from Greece at the end of September.
E-mail him at melvin.dalgarno@virgin.net or phone Aberdeen 494508
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you wish to register your interest in any of these classes or groups or have any questions, do not hesitate to use the contact information provided.
There are no enrolment formalities. You simply turn up at the first class, or at any subsequent class if you have to miss the initial meetings. However, we do need to have a rough idea of likely numbers, so use the contact information given in this leaflet to let Joyce Wilson or Melvin Dalgarno know which class you intend to join.
Old Aberdeen Campus
Key to Map
Νο. 7 MacRobert Building No.16 Taylor Building