922-040 LaTrobe-Greek Beginners 1A

Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and further details. Students intending to complete a major in Modern Greek should also take 922-102 LaTrobe-Greece & the Balkans in 20thC in Semester 2.

In this subject students should acquire practical skills in understanding and expressing basic information (such as personal details, needs, wishes, likes/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 Greek in everyday situations and various audio-visual aids are used for this purpose.

Regular assignments and class exercises totalling 1200 words, two 1-hour written tests, a 30-minute oral/aural test, and class participation.

Materials prepared by the department.

• D Demetra & D Papacheimona, Greek Now 1#1. Nostos, 1992.
• D A Hardy & T A Doyle, Greek Language and People. BBC Books, 1983.