Greek
How to learn Greek at the Language Centre including pathways, timetables and fees.
Michaelmas Term Course Timetable 2021
For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, enrolment information can be found here.
| Mode of delivery | Course Pathway | *Stage | Part | Duration | Day and time of classes | Date of first class | Date of final class | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closed for enrolment | In-person | General | 1 | 1 |
Weeks 2-7 |
Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 |
20 October 2021 | 24 November 2021 |
| Closed for enrolment | Online | General | 2 | 1 |
Weeks 2-7 |
Tuesdays 10:00-11:00 |
19 October 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
| Closed for enrolment | Online | General | 3 | 1 |
Weeks 2-7 |
Tuesdays 09:00-10:00 |
19 October 2021 | 23 November 2021 |
Enrolment is now closed. Please join our mailing list to be kept informed of when enrolment opens for our intensives courses at the end of term.
To identify which Stage is right for you, please refer to the Assess your level page or read the dedicated paragraph in the course handbook.
MT = Michaelmas Term (October - December); HT = Hilary Term (January - March); TT = Trinity Term (April-June)
*For General and Academic courses, a Stage is made up of three Parts, usually Part 1 is Michaelmas term, Part 2 is Hilary term and Part 3 is Trinity term. However, in some instances we will run another Part 1 in Hilary term due to popularity, please check the timetable carefully. Please note, complete beginners (Stage 1) cannot join Parts 2 or 3 if they have not completed Part 1.
Waiting lists, funding, enrolment and mode of delivery
If the course on which you would like to enrol is fully booked, please check the timetable to see if the same course is being offered at a different time (many of our courses have several iterations, each with a different day/time for the ‘class’). In addition, we operate a first-come, first-served waiting list, simply click on the Join the Waiting List button alongside the course of your choice and we will email you if a space becomes available.
Priority funding for Michaelmas term courses is now closed.
If you need to learn a language to support your studies, you can ask your college, department or faculty to sponsor you via our Priority Funding scheme. You'll need to seek permission from your tutor/supervisor, obtain the email address of the financial signatory in your college/department/faculty, and click on the link to the Priority Funding Application Form below.
Please do not enrol yourself on the course prior to your application being approved. When the Language Centre receives confirmation of approval from your college/department, we will enrol you onto the course and email you to confirm.
The deadline to submit your application is 12 noon on Wednesday, 13 October 2021 (Week 1). Priority Funding is not available for Fast Track courses. See our course handbook for more information.
For Learners with an Oxford University SSO (Single Sign-On) simply click on the enrol button next to the class that you wish to join.
For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, please email admin@lang.ox.ac.uk with the following details:
- Full name
- Email address and phone number
- The name of the course you wish to study (including Stage and Part)
- The start date and time of the course
- Your connection to Oxford University, if any (to determine course fee)
We will then provisionally enrol you onto the course and send you a link to the Oxford University Online Store for payment. Once payment is received we will confirm your place on the course.
What happens after I enrol?
After enrolment you will receive an automated booking email to confirm your payment. From Week 1 you will be added to the course on Canvas (Oxford University's Virtual Learning Environment). You will receive an invitation to join Canvas, please accept it and follow the instructions for your course and make sure to go through your learning pathway before your first live session with your tutor. Course materials will be available a week before each live session. Please make sure that you read the course handbook for the course you wish to take with us as this contains more detailed information.
For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, please find useful information about Canvas in the dedicated page for external learners.
We teach our courses through a flexible and inclusive mode of delivery. In 2021/22 we are offering courses which are either entirely online (these courses all have ‘online’ in their title) or which have the live classes held in person at the Language Centre.
Our courses include a combination of online learning pathways, activities and feedback using the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas, and small group conversation classes every week (either online or in person).
This mode of delivery enables you to:
• Work flexibly at your own pace
• Have access to a complete set of learning materials before each class and beyond the life of the course to master and review
• Get high quality generic and individual feedback
• Interact in small groups, which gives you an excellent opportunity to put your weekly learning into practice.
Please note that our ability to maintain the in-person course option throughout the term or academic year will depend on circumstances; we will follow government and University Covid-19 regulations and guidance and may therefore have to move in-person courses to online as required. Please see our terms and conditions for more information.
- Focus on communication and use of all four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking)
- Term by term commitment
- Entry: first-come, first-served
- Fully funded option available with Priority funding scheme
- Certificates of attendance and completion available
- Taught in weeks 2-7 every term (part 1 in Michaelmas, part 2 in Hilary and part 3 in Trinity)
- Number of classes per week: 1
- Length of class: 1 hour
- Learning pathway including language instruction and guided learning: 1.5 - 2 hours per week
- Recommended self-study and practice time: 2 hours per week
Further resources
Library shelfmark: GR
At Oxford
- Greek at Oxford
- OXAM Digital copies of most of the official examination papers (including the Honours School Examination for Modern Languages) presented by the University of Oxford. Please note: access is limited to those in the Oxford domain.
- The last five years of the listening comprehension and discourse topics examinations are available on WebLearn They also are in print in the library with audio materials available for the listening comprehension examination.
- Oxford University Greek Society
General
- BBC Greek no longer updated but offers some online course
- Filoglossia Modern Greek learning resources for beginners, with audio
- Learn Modern Greek Basic vocabulary, phrases and grammar for beginners
- Greek Grammar A reference resource for intermediate and advanced students
- The Hellenic National Corpus
- The Hellenism Network Site devoted to Greek life and culture
- In.gr is a useful searchable catalogue of Greek sites and includes links to radio, TV and on-line newspapers and magazines
- Krypros learn Greek several levels
- NOSTOS Hellenic Cyber Centre Links to Greek news, and many other sites associated with Greek culture
- wikibook
Dictionaries
- English-Greek Dictionary Gives Greek dictionary definitions for words entered in English
- Lexilogos Greek dictionary
- Online Greek dictionaries/grammars List of dictionaries and other language resources for students of Greek or Greek speaking language learners
- Word Reference dictionary
- Dictionary of idioms List of idiomatic expressions or words and their English equivalents drawn from English language newspapers and magazines
Grammar
- Greek Grammar A list of general grammatical points with illustrations
Listening
- Greek Radio from the BBC World Service
Culture
- Acropolis Museum
- Historical Museum of Crete available in English or Greek
- National Archeology Museum
- National Gallery Athens
- Guide to Ancient Greek pottery
- Rebetiko wikipedia page (there is also the film Rembetiko available in the library)
Media
If you can't find the media you want, try our multilingual page
The library's Netvibes page offers you the latest news
- Print
- Kathimerini
- edromos
- Η Αυγή Daily newspaper published in Athens
- Ελεύθερος Τύπος Daily newspaper
- Η Καθημερινή Daily morning newspaper
- Νέα και Daily newspaper
- Naftemporiki Daily financial newspapers
- Πρωταθλητής Greek daily sports newspaper
- Το Ποντίκι Weekly newspaper
- Πρώτο Θέμα Weekly newspaper
- Radio
- Greek Radio from the BBC
- Κρήτη Music of Crete
- Μέντα 88 Greek laïko and art music
- Ραδιόφωνο 24/7 News and talk
- Κανάλι Ένα Piraeus Municipal radio station with news and talk
- Κόσμος 93.6 Foreign jazz and world music
- Television
Course fees
Useful links
Course textbooks
Information about course textbooks can be found in the course handbook above.
