29.1860, Summer Schools: The Modern Greek in its Mediterranean Context (MGMC 2018)/Greece

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Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 12:44:15
From: Konstantinos Sampanis [konstantinos.sampanis at yahoo.com]
Subject: The Modern Greek in its Mediterranean Context (MGMC 2018)/Greece

 

The Modern Greek in its Mediterranean Context (MGMC 2018)

Host Institution: 
Website: https://summer-schools.aegean.gr/MGMC2018

Dates: 25-Aug-2018 - 01-Sep-2018
Location: City of Rhodes, Rhodes Island, Greece

Focus: The MGMC 2018 offers courses concerning the following topics:

a. Modern Greek Language for beginners
b. History of the Greek Language and its Speakers
c. Language Contact in Eastern Mediterranean region
d. The Communities of Rhodes and their languages
Minimum Education Level: No Minimum


Special Qualifications:
Academic linguistic training is not required. A good knowledge of basic grammatical terms and a keen interest in the history of Greek are the only prerequisites.


Description:
"The Modern Greek language in its Mediterranean Context" (MGMC 2018) Summer
School offers a unique  opportunity to combine vacations on the island of
Rhodes with courses of Modern Greek and a thorough introduction to the history
and the main hallmarks of the language. The participants will acquire a basic
grammar and communication knowledge , they will be consulted how to continue
their learning process at home and they can create networks with
Greek-speaking persons.

Moreover, they will be able to attend a linguistically-founded but easily
comprehensible introduction to the History of Greek so that they develop a
better understanding about the language and its speakers. The Summer School
will also emphasize the contact of the Greek-speaking world with neighbouring
civilizations within the context of the Eastern Mediterranean while the
intercultural milieu of the city of Rhodes is the ideal location to trace this
interaction.

At the end of the course the participants are expected to have reached the
following goals:

a. They will be able to read the Modern Greek alphabet.
b. They will be able to perform short dialogues (small talk) and will acquire
an elementary vocabulary.
c. They will get a systematic overview of the Greek Grammar.
d. They will get familiar with basic stages of the history of the Greek
language.
e. They will get familiar with the interaction of Greek with other languages
of the region from a sociolinguistic perspective.

Whom is this Summer School for?

The MGMC Summer School is open to everyone interested in learning the basics
of Modern Greek and acquire a good understanding of its history. While most
language courses entail no academic  component in their programme, MGMC brings
together language learning and social and historical linguistics so that the
formation of the Modern Greek language is better understood. Linguists,
Classicists, Researchers of Cultural Contacts with specialization in the
region of the Eastern Mediterranean region can profit from the programme.

The language courses will be oriented to provide the basics for communication
and for further learning, while the linguistic courses will offer an in-depth
understanding about the diachrony of the Greek language.

The Summer School aims at being systematic but not exhaustively intensive. The
language instruction will go on also outdoors and the participants will have
the opportunity to practice what they learnt in their free time. Further
activities will be also planned.

MGMC ECTS Acknowledgement (2 ECTS credits)

All Participants will receive a certification of attendance that allocates 2
ECTS points under the condition that they succesfully complete the course. It
is expected that the participants attend all language and linguistic courses
and contribute actively to the course.


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics


Subject Languages: Greek, Modern


Language Families: Indo-European

Tuition: 190 EUR

Tuition Explanation: The fees cover the Language and Linguistic courses. Further activities are
optional and will be extra charged. The participants should arrange their trip
and stay on Rhodes by themselves.


Registration: 28-Apr-2018 to 30-Jun-2018

Contact Person: Konstantinos Sampanis
                Email: MGMC2018 at aegean.gr

Apply on the web: https://summer-schools.aegean.gr/MGMC2018/Application-Form

Registration Instructions:
You can apply by filling in the Application Form that is online available on
the page of the Summer School




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