1 & 2 June 2013 

 

The Arnolfini, Bristol – U.K. 

 

 

We are pleased to announce the International Symposium ‘βreαkthrough Grεεk’ on the teaching and learning of Greek, organised by Dr. Maria Mertzani, Director of GreekForYou Ltd, Bristol – U.K.

GreekForYou Ltd was born for the study and teaching of Greek Language and Culture, and aims at becoming a forum of scientific exchange among scholars and practitioners in Greek around the globe, sharing the enthusiasm for the study of Greek and its culture from ancient to modern Greek times.

The symposium intends to approach the teaching and learning of Greek from multidisciplinary perspectives, by bridging old and current teaching /learning practices in the Greek classroom.  Greek is viewed holistically, without separating ancient from modern Greek, thus we call for contributions that will highlight the continuity of Greek and its teaching practices throughout time.

‘βreαkthrough Grεεk’ breaks time barriers, marries the ancient with the modern (and vice versa), and brings into a single, cross-disciplinary gathering, internationally acclaimed scholars.

This is an open call for scholars, educators, practitioners and students who research, study, and teach Greek!

The question that will lead our discussion is the following: How can recent research and practice inform the Greek language classroom?

 

THE SYMPOSIUM IS INTENDED FOR

- Scholars in researching and studying the teaching and learning of Greek (classical and modern).

- Experienced teachers in Greek (classical and modern).

- Educators/practitioners in Greek (e.g. teachers, trainers, etc.) with/without experience in teaching Greek.

- Any educator/practitioner who believes that his/her sensibility and training in issues of intercultural education are an everyday demand in his/her work.

- Students who study and learn Greek.

 

WE AIM

- to link research with the Greek classroom and explore ways to increase interaction between the two;

- to provide practical information, useful to all educators, who are involved in the teaching and learning of Greek (classical and modern).

 

PROPOSALS FOR

We invite proposals for papers on topics relevant to Greek linguistics, covering a range of subfields within Linguistics, such as applied linguistics, conversational analysis, corpus linguistics, dialectology, discourse analysis, historical linguistics, language description, morphology, neurolinguistics, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics, psycholinguistics, semantics, sociolinguistics, and syntax, among others. Priority will be given to the teaching/learning aspect of the above topics in relation to the Greek classroom.

Please send abstracts (c. 250 words) to: info@greekforyou.com by 10th February 2013.   Informal enquiries may be addressed to the organizer Dr Maria Mertzani at the above email address.  Abstracts are welcome for oral presentations and seminars on the above areas.  Accepted papers will be published shortly after the meeting.

• Deadline for submission of abstracts:  10th February 2013
• Notification of acceptance: 1st March 2013

Please click on the following links to download our guidelines for your abstract submissions.

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For the purposes of this international event the official languages of the symposium are Greek and English.  We do encourage presentations and participation in Greek.  Interpreting services will not be provided.

 

REGISTRATION FEE

Non-student early registration (50GBP)

Non-student late registration (70GBP)

Students early registration (30GBP)

Students late registration (50GBP)

Please download our Registration form: Registration_Form_Breakthrough_Greek_2013

 

SYMPOSIUM ORGANISER

Dr. Maria Mertzani, Director, GreekForYou Ltd, Bristol – U.K.

 

PROGRAMME/ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos, Lecturer, University of Bath, Bath – U.K.

Mr Kostas Soumilas, Chair, Greek School of Bristol, Bristol – U.K.

Konstantina Sotiroupou, Philologist, Greek School of Bristol, Bristol – U.K.

Dr Eleimon Gonis, Senior Lecturer, University of West of England, Bristol – U.K.

Dr Ellen Malos, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol, Bristol –U.K.

Dr Kostas Papasouliotis, Lecturer, University of Bristol, Bristol – U.K.

Dr Christina Garstka, Primary Teacher, Nicosia – Cyprus

Mrs Evdokia Stergiopoulou, State School Teacher, PhD Student, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki – Greece

 

For any other symposium queries, please contact us here

 

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