COURSE IN MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE AND CIVILIZATION (SUMMER 2001)
The courses in Modern Greek began in the summer of 1992 and are run by the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting. The aim is to give students from universities abroad an opportunity to learn or improve their knowledge of Modern Greek in the country in which the language is spoken, and to combine it with a knowledge of Greek culture and contemporary life in Greece.
Modern Greek Courses in 2001
The course in Modern Greek Language and Civilization run by the Ionian University will be held between the following dates:
16th July - 11th August 2001.
Lessons are held each morning from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm.
NOTE: On Monday 16.07.01 the lessons will begin at 4.00 pm.
The course is divided into two (3) groups:
BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED
with twenty (20) hours of intensive tuition per week.
The composition of the groups will depend on the number and the level of the participants. There will be a maximum of twenty (20) students in each group. If student numbers are not sufficient to constitute a group, applicants will be notified twenty (20) days before the start of the course and the deposit will be returned.
Course Content
The course includes Language classes (4 hours a day) and Civilization classes (1 hour a day). The Language class consists of an intensive course in Modern Greek, including phonetics structure, syntax, vocabulary and oral and written exercises.
The Civilization class covers the following topics:
Modern Greek culture (Literature, Theater, Education, Libraries, Archives, etc.), Art (Modern Greek Painting, Sculpture, Music, Architecture), The Ionian Islands (History and Art), Greece and Europe, Greece and the Balcans, etc.
Examinations - Certificates
Examinations are held on the last day of the course. Anyone wishing to be entered for these examinations should inform the Secretariat. Students not wishing to be examined will receive a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.
Fees - Enrollment
The fees for the 4-week summer course in Modern Greek amount to 150.000 Drachmas (440 Euro). The fees cover the cost of Modern Greek classes, lectures and cultural events. The University undertakes to ensure accomodation for all students, either at the University's students' dormitories, or, in a (two-bed) room of a B-class hotel. Regarding the prices of the rooms, please contact the Secretariat of the University. If for any reason you are obliged to leave the course, you will still be required to pay the full fees. To enroll, students must send their application forms, a photocopy of their student identity card, together with a non-refundable deposit of 50.000 Drachmas (147 Euro), by 06.07.01.
Bank of Attika
Account No: 873/50990257 / Ionian University
(Ionian University Special Account for Research
Modern Greek Course 2001)
The balance will be payable upon arrival in Corfu.
Further information can be obtained from:
Secretariat
Megaron Kapodistria, GR - 49 100, Corfu
Tel.: +30-661- 22993/4, 45614/5, 87264 FAX: +30-661-22293, 87264
e-mail:
Contact with: Ms Evelyn Foukou