Overview

In this topic emphasis is placed on oral-aural comprehension, as well as on understanding and use of both spoken and written Modern Greek.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Review and expand Modern Greek grammatical structures and vocabulary acquired previously
  • Recognise, reproduce and describe grammatical, syntactic, lexical and phonetic patterns
  • Produce various complex text types in Modern Greek
  • Select, distinguish and understand various genres of text in Modern Greek, and particularly Modern Greek literature
  • Enhance communicative competence through participation in activities involving group or pair interaction
  • Expose students to independent and collaborative learning and to language learning skill development

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Construe a breadth of meanings from everyday natural written texts and spoken passages in Modern Greek, across different genres and text types
2.
Use moderately complex Modern Greek to communicate independently and efficiently in speech and in writing, in a range of text types and for different purposes
3.
Interpret and produce a range of complex grammatical and syntactical structures and vocabulary in Modern Greek
4.
Integrate specific features of Greek culture, as they are expressed through language: history, society, etc.

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Requisites information

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Assumed knowledge

SACE (Year 12) Greek Continuers or have completed first year level undergraduate Greek topics in the beginners major. If you are uncertain as to whether you should enrol in this topic, please contact the topic coordinator.