Greek Language, History and Culture through ICT

Greek is one of the oldest living languages in the world. Its texts carry timeless ideas such as democracy, humanism and justice, and today’s Greek is the evolution of the language Homer and Pericles spoke. Greece itself, with its ancient sites, museums and living traditions, is the ideal place to discover it. This course combines Greek language learning with history, culture and digital tools that participants can take straight back to their own classes. Participants start with ancient Greece: Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilisation, art, religion and Greek mythology. Alongside, they take their first Greek lessons on greetings and gestures and create history digital books and comics in an ICT workshop. During the week they also:

• visit a major archaeological museum and explore learning in museums and experiential learning through art
• learn about modern Greek history, from the Greek Revolution to modern wars
• practise everyday Greek for transport, signs, social language and transactions
• create timelines and interactive maps for history lessons
• design lesson and project plans using films and explore Greek literature, from Nikos Kazantzakis to today
• discover modern Greek culture and traditions, including traditional dress, music and dance
• make their own videos through digital storytelling and use gamification, flashcards and games in history and art classes

No previous knowledge of Greek is needed.