Greek - 2007

Greek Advanced 1A and Greek Advanced 1B

Introduction

Greek is not only the national language of Greece and Cyprus, but also an official language of the European Union and one of the most widely spoken languages in Australia. Indeed, it is difficult to travel anywhere in the world without encountering Greek speakers — the Greek Government estimates that there are seven million Greeks living outside Greece. Having been in continuous use for four thousand years, Greek is also an extremely rich language. Many of the world's greatest works of philosophy, history, literature and theology were written in Greek.

Career Opportunities

Hellenic Studies can prepare students not only for a career in teaching, translating, interpreting and other obvious uses of linguistic skills, but can also give a competitive advantage to practitioners of a wide range of other professions in Melbourne - commercial, legal, medical, social services, tourism - due to the size of the local Greek community. Demographic studies confirm that professionals with highly developed Greek language skills will continue to be in demand in Melbourne well into the new millennium. Students wishing to keep open the option of working in Europe at some stage should also note that there is a broad range of professional opportunities in Greece for English speakers with high-level fluency and literacy in Greek.

VCE Prerequisites

Completion of VCE Greek 3/4 in Year 11. Students must obtain an A/A+ average in Greek, and a B+ average across non prerequisite subjects.

Teaching Location

All classes are taught at the University of Melbourne.

Contact Hours

• Total class hours per week: 3
• Total days per week: 1

Credit Arrangements

See Credit Policy for further information.

Subject Descriptions

Both these subjects must be successfully completed in order to obtain the ENTER increment.

Semester 1

922-038 Greek Advanced 1A

Semester 2

922-039 Greek Advanced 1B

More Information

Ms Maria Herodotou
Modern Greek Program Coordinator
Tel: 9479 1302

Web: www.greek.unimelb.edu.au