COURSE

GREEK Beginners

Term

Michaelmas

Entry Level

Tutor

Kostas Skordyles

Course
Content

Learning
outcomes

Course book

The Greek alphabet.

Articles (definite indefinite)
Gender
Nouns: singular
The verb to be and regular verbs in the present
tense
Personal pronouns / nominative
Possessive pronouns/adjectives
Cases: Nominative, Accusative, Vocative
Numerals

Greetings
Introductions
Exchange of personal information
Asking and answering simple questions
Basic listening and comprehension skills

By the end of the term, students should be able to

read the Greek alphabet without major difficulties.
They should have acquired basic writing skills and
be able to understand basic spoken Greek.

Communicate in Greek 1 (chapters 1-6)

Communicate in Greek 1 Exercise book (chapters 1-6)
Material provided by the tutor

COURSE

GREEK Beginners

Term

Hilary

Tutor

Kostas Skordyles

Course
Content

Learning
outcomes

Course book

Personal pronouns / accusative

Adjectives
Adverbs
Frequent irregular verbs in the present
Future tense regular verbs
Simple past tense regular verbs
Genitive

Talking about people

Telling the time
Asking for prices, age etc.
Shopping
Giving directions
Getting around in the city

By the end of the term, students should have

consolidated basic grammar and communication
items. They should have expanded their
vocabulary and be able to cope with everyday
situations using simple Greek

Communicate in Greek 1 (chapters 7-12)

Communicate in Greek 1 Exercise book (chapters 7-12)
Listening: , 1
Material provided by the tutor

COURSE

GREEK Beginners

Term

Trinity

Tutor

Kostas Skordyles

Course
Content

Learning
outcomes

Course book

Revision of grammar
Nouns: plural
Adjectives: plural
Interrogative pronouns
Relative pronouns
Future and past tenses of frequent irregular
verbs
Personal pronouns / accusative, weak forms
Indirect objects

Likes and dislikes

Wishes
Travelling
Finding a flat

By the end of the year, students should have

developed
basic
communication
and
comprehension skills. They should have mastered
basic grammar and be able to understand simple
texts and to engage in simple everyday
conversations using colloquial Greek.

Communicate in Greek, 1 (chapters 13-18)

Communicate in Greek, 1 Exercise book
(chapters 13-18)
Listening: , 1
Material provided by the tutor

By the end of the year, regularly participating students are

expected to have reached Common European Framework Level
A1, i.e.:
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of
most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information,
shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and
routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar
and routine matters.
Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her
background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Students should also be able to sit the exam for the Certificate of
Attainment in Greek ( ), Level A1,
acknowledged by the European Council and awarded by the Greek
State.