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• Greek as a second language

  

  One of the important resources I use in my teaching is, of course, the internet. It has proved to be a great tool in order to prepare class material and to be able to keep things up to date and to be informed about new approaches to language teaching. A webpage I have found very useful through...

• Modern Greek...just Greek!

  

  I would like to take this time to just talk about the Greek language, one of my passions in life. One of the things that really does drive me trelos is not being able to always just talk about Greek as “Greek” since in this country there seems to be a preference for the Classical language,...

• Learning Classical Greek with Me...

  

  So, you want to learn Classical Greek? I will tell you now, some the things you will learn along the way will be most interesting, not to mention the language itself! To any student who wishes to begin learning this language with me, I will also tell you now that I won't be teaching you how to...

• The Greek Cypriot Dialect

  

  I would like to start by saying that I am in no way an expert in Cypriot Greek. I do not speak in this dialect, nor do I try nor am I able to (at least confidently and with certainty). However, coming from a Cypriot background I have picked up a few things that have helped me understand them...

• Learning the Greek Language

  

  Although the Greek language is not one of the most widely spoken worldwide, it is excessively rich, meaningful, and used very often in our every day communication without realising it. Theatre, medicine, and mathematics are some of the fields fraught with Greek terms. Magnificent pieces of art...

• Learning Greek is more than learning a language ^{Editor's Pick}

  

  It is said that thought goes along with language and one cannot develop the one without developing the other. In my view, learning a new language is above all learning a different way of thinking, a different way to perceive the world. It is a skill that not only enforces our understanding of...