Modern Greek Continuers (2U)
Board Developed Course (240 hours)
Available in Years 11 and 12
Aims
The aims of the syllabus are to develop students:
Ability to use Modern Greek to communicate with others
Understanding and appreciation of the cultural contexts in which Modern Greek is used
Ability to reflect on their own culture(s) through the study of other cultures
Understanding of language as a system
Ability to make connections between Modern Greek and English and/or other languages
Cognitive, learning and social skills
Potential to apply Modern Greek to work, further study, training or leisure
Objectives
Students should be able to achieve the following objectives:
Objective 1: Exchange information, opinions and experiences in Modern Greek
Objective 2: Express ideas through the production of original texts that are in Modern Greek
Objective 3: Analyse, process and respond to texts that are in Modern Greek
Objective 4: Understand aspects of the language and culture of Greek-speaking communities
Meeting these objectives will involve using the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, either individually or in combination, and being able to move between Modern Greek and English.
Course Structure
The Preliminary Course (120 indicative hours)
The Preliminary course has, as its organisational focus, themes and associated topics. Students’ skills in and knowledge and understanding of Modern Greek will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types that reflect the themes and topics. Students will gain an insight into the culture and the language of Greek-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.
The HSC Course (120 indicative hours)
The HSC course focuses on the three prescribed themes and associated topics. Students will gain a broader and deeper understanding of Modern Greek and will extend and refine their communication skills in the language. As they expand the range of tasks, texts and text types studied, students’ knowledge and understanding of the culture and the language of Greek-speaking communities will develop further.
Themes, Topics And Subtopics
There are three prescribed themes:
The individual
The Greek-speaking communities
The changing world
Each theme has a number of prescribed topics and suggested subtopics with which students will engage in their study of Modern Greek. The placement of the topics under one or more of the three themes is intended to provide a particular perspective or perspectives for each of the topics. The suggested subtopics are provided to guide students and teachers as to how the topics may be treated.
The theme, the individual, enables students to explore aspects of their personal world, for example, sense of self, aspirations for the future, personal values, opinions, ideas , and relationships with others. At the same time, this theme also enables the student to study topics from the perspective of other individuals.
The theme, the Greek-speaking communities, explores topics from the perspective of groups within those communities or the communities as a whole and encourages students to reflect on their own and other cultures.
The theme, the changing world, enables students to explore change as it affects aspects of the world of work and other topics such as youth issues.
Theme: The individual
Personal identity eg:
personal/profile
neighbourhood
Relationships eg:
friends
family
school life
The school experience eg:
subjects
aspirations
Theme: The Greek-speaking communities
Lifestyles eg:
travel
hobbies/pastimes
city life/rural life
health, nutrition and exercise
Special traditions eg:
festivals
celebrations
national days
People and events eg:
literary figures
popular entertainers, sporting heroes
the Olympic Games
The migrant experience eg:
post war migration
the Asia Minor experience
Theme: The changing world
Youth issues eg:
entertainment
drugs/alcohol
the disadvantaged
the environment
The world of work eg:
occupations careers
unemployment
The topics are sufficiently broad to allow flexibility in school programs, but specific enough to be of practical assistance to students. Not all topics will require the same amount of study time. The length of time and depth of treatment determined for each topic will depend on a number of factors, including:
the particular objective(s) being covered
the needs and interests of the student
the linguistic and cultural complexity of the texts selected for study
the tasks set for completion
the language of response
the nature of the language itself