This workshop will explore Greek resources on the Open Language Portal, including the use of the portal for preparing and delivering engaging and effective Greek lessons.
 
Date: 13 April 2021
Time: 6-7.30 pm
 
Click here for more information and to register. 

Dear colleagues,

As we have reached the end of a most extraordinary school year, I would like to express my admiration for the resilience of all Greek language teachers and learners who, this year, embraced new ways of teaching and learning respectively, while dealing with the uncertainties of a worldwide pandemic.

I feel grateful for having worked in environments where safety was prioritised throughout the time that I was also part of a shared effort to keep students connected and engaged in learning.

It is true that such meaningful endeavours as the Examinations for the Certificate of Attainment in Greek and the NSW Greek Language Teachers’ Workshop did not go ahead this challenging year, but it is important to commend the continued commitment to Greek language learning evidenced by students’ participation in the Greek language programs, the everyday educational achievements in Greek as well as students’ choice of Modern Greek for their HSC exam.

Although working for this role remotely for most of 2020, we have managed to work very closely as a team and for this I would like to thank my colleagues at the Learning and Teaching Directorate (NSW Department of Education), especially, Elisabeth Robertson, Konnie Zagrimanis, Stephen Nogher, Anastasia Casimatis and Evia Kyriacou.

I truly hope that you all enjoy a well-deserved break from work in the coming weeks.

Καλά Χριστούγεννα!
Ασφαλές και Τυχερό 2021!

Warm Regards,
Maria

Dr Maria Harissi
Greek Language Adviser
Learning and Teaching Directorate

Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Athens, Greece
Greek Education Office of Australia and N.Zealand, Melbourne, Australia

We have just published a sample Stage 4 Modern Greek unit starter, assessment task (with marking criteria) and updated scope and sequence – all about Greek and Australian animals. You can find them on our curriculum website.

We have just published a sample scope and sequence for Stage 5 Modern Greek – it can be accessed from the Stages 4 and 5 Modern Greek page.

Please be advised that there is an error on page 139 of the novel “Αμίλητη Αγάπη”  (Λότη Πέτροβιτς-Ανδρουτσοπούλου, Εκδόσεις Πατάκη, Αθήνα, 2014) which is used as the 2020-2024 course prescription for the Stage 6 Modern Greek Extension course.

The error refers to the title of the painting “Hector and Andromache” (Giorgio de Chririco, 1912) which is referred to on page 139 of the novel as “΄Εκτωρ και Αριάδνη” (Hector and Ariadne) due to an editorial mistake.

The title of the painting is correctly referred to as “'Έκτωρ και Ανδρομάχη” (“Hector and Andromache”) elsewhere in the novel (e.g. page 102).

It has been brought to our attention that the author has been contacted regarding this and she reassured that the following editions will be error free.

Photo source: http://elearning.edc.uoc.gr