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GRE201 GREEK 201 A1.1

Course Objectives

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The overall goal of the course is to develop students' ability to master every-day situations in a German-speaking environment. The objectives of the course are to develop basic communication skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.

By the end of the course, students will

• be able to read the letters in Greek Alphabet
• be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
• introduce themselves  and others.
• be able to ask and answer questions such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
• interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
• be able to read simple authentic texts

Being able to greet and say goodbye, introducing her/himself and others, talking about own and others’ occupations, reading business cards and internet profiles, writing short essays about her/himself, talking  about  family members, offering help, asking about price and evaluating  the cost, asking to repeat, saying thank you, reading product specifications, filling out a form, making telephone calls, reading e-mail or SMS and Chatting on-line, recognizing and producing  vocabulary  about spare time activities, making compliments, talking about hobbies and skills, requesting and thanking, making appointments, making an offer and reacting, declining an invitation, listening  to and understanding  talks about food and drinks, talking about eating and drinking habits, understanding dialogues about eating, reading and understanding cartoons, listening to and understanding announcements, getting information and ending a phone conversation.

Course Content

This course is an introduction to the basics of the Greek Language. The approach of the course is communicative. The aim is for students to understand spoken Greek, express themselves and ask questions in Greek. To fulfill these aims dialogues and texts are utilized. The basic structures of the Greek language are studied, bur grammar study is not the primary focus. Listening is an important component of the course. A student who takes this course will be able to engage in simple every day dialogues and basic reading texts.

Course Learning Outcomes

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completion of this course the students will have finished the level A1.1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Emphasis will be placed on vocabulary expansion, basic grammar acquisition and basic comprehension.

At the end of the semester the students will be able to:

• establish basic social contact (greetings and farewells; introductions; asking how people are; saying please, thank you, sorry etc.);
• describe him/herself (and his/her family), what he/she does and where and how he/she lives;
• ask and answer simple questions about him/herself and other people, things he/she has ( ask and answer questions about price of things, make polite requests, ask for permission)
• handle spelling, numbers, time and dates;
• fill in form with personal details;
• ask for or pass on personal details in written form (a short message, an e-mail or a postcard);
• understand instructions;
• understand and extract information from simple listening and reading texts using a range of strategies talk about  working places and professions;

·        speak about weather conditions

·        speak about their own houses and the furnitures