Greek (Remote Teaching)
How to learn Greek at the Language Centre including pathways, timetables and fees.
Timetable Trinity Term 2020
| Information for non-members of the University is here. | Course Pathway | Stage** | Part | Duration | Proposed* time of live session | Date of first live session | Date of final live session |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENROLMENT NOW CLOSED FOR TRINITY TERM | General (Remote Teaching) | 1 | 3 | Weeks 2-7 | Wednesdays 09:00 - 11:00 | 06 May 2020 | 10 June 2020 |
*The live sessions will be in small groups of approximately four students and the tutors will coordinate the time with learners so that everyone can be accommodated. Therefore, the above times may be subject to change.
**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.
Fees, funding, enrolment and remote teaching
Please click on the link below for information on our fees.
Enrolment is first-come, first-served. If the course on which you would like to enrol is fully booked, we operate a first-come, first-served waiting list system. 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.
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. Priority Funding is not available for Fast Track courses. See our course handbook for more information.
Unfortunately we are unable to accept new applications for priority funding for Trinity term 2020 courses. Students who have already received approval from their department/college for Trinity term priority funding and who wish to continue may do so – the Language Centre admin team will contact these students individually to confirm which remote teaching course they should move onto.
Colleges will consider refunding students up to half the Fast Track course fees on completion of the course at the end of Trinity term. Please contact your college to find out more about their arrangements before you start your course. A form to record the agreement between a student and their college of their eligibility for the reimbursement scheme is available for students to download below: it should not be returned to the Language Centre.
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 0 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 Trinity Term Remote Teaching 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.
The Language Centre will be offering a range of remote delivery courses for Trinity term in Modern Languages. We understand that not everyone will want, or be in a position, to continue with their language learning at this time. But we know that for others, the opportunity to continue with their course or start a new one will be a welcome focus. We have been working hard to adapt some of our usual in-person courses for remote teaching and learning. Owing to the change of format at short notice, we will provide these courses at a special, lower price for Trinity term.
Delivery is planned to include guided independent learning, communicative tasks and activities in our Canvas VLE with feedback, and, where appropriate, live oral practice and discussion. In some cases, cognate courses/stages have been merged to create the best online learning pathways to accommodate the most learners.
The live sessions will be in small groups of approximately four students and the tutors will coordinate the time with learners so that everyone can be accommodated. Therefore, the times in the above timetable may be subject to change.
After enrolment you will receive an automated booking email to confirm your payment. From Week 0 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 Trinity Term Remote Teaching 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.
GENERAL PATHWAY
- Wide variety of Stages available, from beginners up
- Term by term commitment
- Taught in weeks 2-7 every term (part 1 in Michaelmas, part 2 in Hilary and part 3 in Trinity)
- Number of live online sessions per week: 1
- Length of live online session: 1 hour
- Expected hours of self-guided study learning outside the classroom (supported by Canvas, the University’s new Virtual Learning Environment): 12
- Most popular courses are also available in a Week 9 Intensive format
- Entry: first-come, first-served
- Fully-funded Priority places available for students sponsored by their college/department (see Priority Funding box on this page for further information)
- Certificates of course completion and attendance are available, please see the course handbook for conditions
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
We have been working hard to adapt this classroom-based course for remote teaching and learning. Owing to the change of format at short notice, we will provide this course at a special, lower price for Trinity term. The above link reflects these new prices.
Useful links
Blackwell's offers our students 15% off all foreign language textbooks and literature, and promises to match any cheaper prices that students find elsewhere. You can also buy and sell second hand textbooks via our Virtual Language Centre (only available to members of Oxford University and Language Centre learners).
