Modern Greek language - advanced group 4018-LEK-NGR2FN

This is a course in contemporary Modern Greek - Koini Neoelliniki (κοινή νεοελληνική) together with idiomatic expressions, variant and dialectal forms, scientific terminology and elements of Katharevousa and the language of liturgy.
Highest level course (III) of practical classes, 2 hours a week. The material is selected by the teacher (a native speaker) and corresponds to the B2 level of the international Certificate of Attainment in Modern Greek.
The course requires students to study Modern Greek reading agreed upon with the teachers, 1,200 pages in volume, and prepare for an individual test to obtain their credit.
Highest level course (III) of practical classes, 2 hours a week. Material to be selected by the teacher.
Students will:
- improve their knowledge of contemporary Modern Greek (Demotic, Koini Neoelliniki) in speech and writing
- learn specialist vocabulary (document, official letter, advertising, information technology, science)
- expand their knowledge of elements of the “learned language” Katharevousa
- develop the ability to understand longer utterance and texts, oral and written, both literary and scientific
- practice expressing their thoughts in writing on a set topic
- improve communication in everyday situations
- familiarize themselves with selected literature and trends in the culture of contemporary Greeks (texts of poetry, prose and drama, literary press and Greek websites, essays, etc.)
- by themselves, prepare 1,200 pages of Modern Greek text as agreed upon with the teachers.
The material corresponds to level B2 of the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Greek.
Overview of the year’s material (60 hours)
An asterisk (*) marks issues causing Polish students the greatest problems.
A. Grammar issues
I. Phonetics:
- words differing in accent (e.g. θείος / θειος, δουλεία / δουλειά)
- division into syllables
II. Morphology:
1. Nouns / Ονομα: continuation of inflected forms:
- imparisyllabic masculine / ανισοσύλλαβα
αρσενικά (-ης,-ας/-ήδες,-άδες; -ές/-έδες;
-ους/-ούδες);
- imparisyllabic feminine / ανισο-
σύλλαβα θηλικά (-ά/-άδες);
- feminine / θηλικά with -ω and -ού,
- feminine of the ancient type / αρχαιόκλιτα
θηλικά (σκέψη< σκέψις, δύναμη <δύναμις);
- neuter / ουδέτερα (-ος/-η);
- the plural of surnames
- singular only (singularia tantum),
- changing their meaning depending on the number.
2. *Articles / Αρθρο:
- detailed problems of using definite and indefinite articles
3. Adjectives / Επίθετα:
inflection:
- triple-termination with -ής/-ιά/-ί; -ύς/-ιά/-ύ;
- imparisyllabic with ης/-α/-ικο;
- the most frequent exceptions and their declension (πολύς/πολλή/πολύ; συνεχής,-ής,
-ές);
- irregular and defective comparison
- comparisons with the use of από, τόσο-όσο, που.
4. Numerals / Αριθμητικά:
- cardinal numbers / απόλυτα: 1–100,000,
- ordinal numbers / τακτικά: 1–1000,
- letter numerals
5. *Pronouns / Αντωνυμίες:
- repeating of pronouns (“repetitive” pronouns)
- special uses of a pronoun with an article (εγώ ο ίδιος, αυτός ο…);
- intensive pronouns (μόνος μου; δικός
του; οι δυο μας; κοντά μου; ο εαυτός μου);
- using indefinite pronouns (κάποιος, κανείς, καθένας, αρκετοί);
- using the pronouns τέτοιος, ό,τι, όσος.
6. Verbs / Ρήμα – voices / φωνές:
- forms of the passive voice of conjugation II verbs
- transforming sentences in active voice into passive voice
- passive voice with από,
- differences in the meanings of verbs in active voice and reflexive-passive voice (δανείζω,
δανείζομαι);
- verbs with only active or only passive forms (deponentia).
7. Verbs – tenses / χρόνοι and moods / εγκλίσεις:
- further conjugation of past and future perfect tenses and the subjunctive and imperative mood
- the present perfect tense (παρακειμενος),
- imperative mood using να, να μην,
- ways of expressing a wish (θα ήθελα),
- impersonal verbs / απρόσωπα,
- irregular verbs
- participles / μετοχή.
8. Prepositions / Προθέσεις:
- using από, με, παρά, αντί, δίχως, χωρίς.
9. Adverbs / Επιρρήματα:
- adverbs with -ως / -α,
- different uses of πια, όχι, κιόλας,
- forming adverbs from pronouns
- comparison of adverbs
10. Interjections / Επιφωνήματα:
– ρε, καλέ, μακάρι, κρίμα, στάσου.
III. Syntax / Σύνταξη – selected issues
1. Special functions of cases
2. *Using articles
3. *The place of pronouns in sentences:
- affirmative sentences
- interrogative sentences
- negative sentences
- imperative sentences
4. *Negatives with δεν and μη
5. Syntax of compound sentence with
– ούτε...ούτε...; ή...ή...; είτε...είτε...; ενώ,
καθώς, πριν, μόλις, επειδή, ότι, πως, που, μη,
ίσως, μήπως, όσο, όποιος, αν και...
6. Conditionals
7. Reported speech.
IV. Word formation
- verbs derived from nouns and adjectives
- nouns derived from verbs (e.g. denoting an acting person, an action and its effects)
- adjectives derived from verbs, nouns, adverbs
- derivative adverbs
- diminutives / υποκοριστικά and their formatives,
- compound words (e.g. αξέχαστος,
ανδρόγυνο, ασπρόμαυρος, ανεβοκατεβαίνω,
ανω-κάτω).
B. Sample themes:
- spoken and written CV
- family and friends
- daily schedule (leisure pastimes)
- favourite book, film, hobby
- plans for the future
- living in a town / the countryside / the islands
- occupations and pastimes
- climate / the weather / climate change
- *phrases related to age and time
- shopping etc.
- illness (symptoms, seeing the doctor, at the pharmacy)
- Greece for tourists (travel, hotel, sightseeing)
- review of the daily press
- environmental protection (issues unique for Greece: fires, earthquakes)
- the political system and constitution of Greece / current problems, political and social