PRREA003 Greek Language Competence III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025

The course is not taught in Autumn 2025

Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
PRREA002 Greek Language Competence II
This course is intended for advanced students who have at least level B2, according to the CEFR.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of this course - as well as the courses that follow in the following semesters (Greek Language Competence IV), is to prepare students for the C1/C2 level, according to the CEFR. For this reason, grammatical phenomena related to the C1/C2 level are discussed in the lessons, and students are given tasks aimed at improving their speaking and writing. Also, on a regular basis, students translate selected texts from Czech into Greek or vice versa.

The individual objectives of the course are the following:
- Expansion of Vocabulary
- Practicing speaking
- Practicing writing
- Consolidation of grammatical rules
- Practicing Listening
- Improving translation from Greek to Czech and vice versa
Learning outcomes
The general aim of the courses " Greek Language Competence I, II, III and IV" is to prepare students for the C1/C2 level. In particular, after the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand and follow discussions on various topics and in different contexts
- use Greek to express themselves on different topics and situations
- write academic presentations in Greek
- read and understand texts of different kinds (newspaper articles, professional letters, academic articles, advertising texts, etc.)
- write well-structured texts of different types (articles' summaries, academic presentations, professional letters, etc.)
- translate from Greek into Czech and vice versa texts of different genres using correctly grammar and vocabulary at C1/C2 level
Syllabus
  • In the courses "Greek Language Competence IΙΙ" and "Greek Language Competence IV" the book "Κλικ στα Ελληνικά" (Volume I and Volume II) is used. In the third semester and in the course "Linguistic Competence III" the following topics are covered, divided into 14 weeks of the semester:
  • - Human personality and the DNA parameter
  • Text 1: "DNA and the shaping of reality"
  • Text 2: "The unbearable tyranny of beauty"
  • Text 3: "Celebrities with unconventional looks"
  • - Social relationships in the modern age
  • Text 1: "A social Comparison: for or against?"
  • Text 2: "Our most successful failures"
  • - Back to nature
  • Text 1: "The most profitable crops"
  • Text 2: "Organic clover in demand and profitable"
  • Text 3: "Thirsty for a future"
  • Grammatical categories discussed in the lessons: Adjectives with three genders and two endings, locative and temporal adverbs, adverbs with the ending -α and adverbs with the ending -ως, the indeclinable parts of speech
Literature
    required literature
  • ARAKYRGIOU, Maria and Viktōria PANAGIŌTIDOU. KLIK sta ellīnika : methodos ekmathīsīs tīs ellīnikīs ōs deuterīs / xenīs glōssas : epipedo C1: ikanos chrīstīs. Thessalonikī: Kentro Ellīnikīs Glōssas, 2018. 293 stran. ISBN 9789607779-84-7
    not specified
  • KRIARAS, Emmanuil. Neo Elliniko Leksiko. Leksiko tis sychronis ellinikis glossas. Athina: Ekdotiki Athinon, 1995.
  • GARELI, Efi et.al. Taksidi stin Ellada 3.2i Ekdosi. Athina: Grigoris, 2016. 305 stran. ISBN 978-960-333-868-0
  • MITSELOS, Alexandros and Mitselos, Sptros. Askiseis sta Nea Ellinika. 2i ekdosi. Athina: Ellinoekdotiki, 2021. 521 stran.
  • ASTARA, Venetsiana and Eufrosynī KONTOKŌSTA. Ellīnika sta vathia : prochōrīmeno epipedo ellīnomatheias. Athīna: Ekdoseis Grīgorī, 2018, 463 stran. ISBN 9789606122040. info
  • HOLTON, David, Peter MACKRIDGE and Eirini FILIPPAKI-WARBURTON. Grammatiki tis Ellinikis Glossas. Translated by Vasilis Spyropoulos. Athina: Ekdoseis Pataki, 2006, 495 s. ISBN 9603780820. info
  • BABINIOTIS, G. Grammatiki tis neas ellinikis: Domoliturjiki-epikinoniaki. Athina: Ellinika grammata, 2005. ISBN 9604420259. info
  • Ellinika tora 2+2. Athina, 1992. info
  • TRIANTAFYLLIDĪS, Manolīs A. Neoelliniki grammatiki (tis dimotikis). 3i anatyposi tis ekdosis tou. Thessaloniki: Ekdoseis Triandrias, 1991, xxxi, 455. ISBN 9602310278. info
Teaching methods
The course includes reading and oral discussions in class, student presentations in class, as well as weekly homework assignments. More specifically, every week, students are given texts in the classroom, which are being read and discussed. During courses, speaking skills and vocabulary are mainly practised. Moreover, the students are given various tasks, which aim at improving their reading, speaking, listening and writing skills. Thus, every week they should prepare a text and a translation regarding a specific topic agreed upon with the teacher.
Assessment methods
The assessment methods and criteria are defined as follows:
- Active presence (70 % of the lessons) & participation in the courses
- Submitting written assignments on weekly basis and on time
- Written test at the end of the semester. Το pass the test, the student must reach at least 65% of correct answers.
Language of instruction
Greek, Modern (1453- )
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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