Overview

In this subject complete beginners acquire practical skills in understanding and expressing basic information, such as personal details, needs, wishes, likes and dislikes in speech and writing. Relevant aspects of contemporary Greek society and culture are also introduced. The emphasis throughout is on practice at listening, reading, speaking and writing … For more content click the Read more button below. This is a level 1 subject and includes live sessions with the expectation of student attendance and participation.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Humanities and Social Sciences

Subject coordinator

Stephie Nikoloudis

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 1 - UG

AQF level

Level 5 - Diploma

Available as elective

Yes

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

Subject instances

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Learning resources

Prescribed - Book - Oxford English-Greek learner's dictionary

Prescribed - Book - Oxford Greek-English learner's dictionary

Prescribed - Book - Communicate in Greek 1

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Apply acquired knowledge to new situations; use a bilingual dictionary correctly and apply grammatical rules in the interests of self-expression and meaningful interaction with others.
2.
Collaborate with a partner or in a group to perform oral dialogues and written tasks.
3.
Communicate and process information in day-to-day situations through spoken Greek.
4.
Express a simple opinion and express likes and dislikes.
5.
Read short, simple texts and find specific information in everyday material such as advertisements, menus and timetables.
6.
Write short texts relevant to their daily lives using different tenses, cases, singular and plural, adjective and noun agreement, etc.
7.
Acquire an initial awareness of the Greek world and what shapes it.

Learning activities

Regular written language tasks, written tests. Team oral presentations. Write regular language assignments including online quizzes and written tests.

Enrolment rules

Special conditions