Adventures in Greek Language

How to learn a difficult language and have some fun at the same time? That’s always been the challenge for language teachers and learners alike. This week-long, intensive course plans to do just that and in a stimulating environment where you’ll have plenty of opportunity to practice your Greek with local people. This course is designed for those who have some rudimentary knowledge of the language – amounting to a year or more of evening class Greek, or an equivalent knowledge – including an ability to say simple things in the past, present and future. As your teacher, Ellie’s aim will be to build upon this base so that you have more confidence understanding and responding to native Greek speakers in a variety of everyday situations. The mornings will involve widening out your knowledge of different tenses, grammar, sentence structures and vocabulary but always with an eye to how Greeks themselves converse colloquially. The course will also involve plenty of audio-visual material including lots of listening, media extracts, and one on one conversation. Quizzes, games and songs will also add some sparkle!

However, nourishing your growing knowledge of Greek, and its various social and cultural contexts, will also take us out of the classroom into the vibrant and historically rich lakeside city of Ioannina set in the magnificent Pindus, mountain range. Our day off from class will be a day excursion into the beautiful and quite magnificent Zagorochoria region. Equally importantly, our walks and talks in and around the old Kastro part of Ioannina, and on the famous Ali Pasha’s island, will all have elements of listening to and speaking with Greek friends and acquaintances. There’s sure to be a dance workshop too. And whether it’s in class or relaxing in Ioannina’s lovely cafes and tavernas, everything we do will be with meraki ( a word to look up!).

If you’ve got any questions about the level of the course or anything else, just contact us and Ellie will send you an e-mail or give you a call.