Greek Language Teaching

The course begins with a brief introduction to genre theory, the main principles of the text-based approach to language, and the similarities and differences between oral, written, and electronic discourse. Then, we discuss the definitions and types of literacy, its relation to school success/failure, as well as concepts such as literacy practices, literacy events, literacy domains, (critical) language awareness, and multiliteracies. Emphasis is placed on the ethnographic approach to literacy and on the cultivation of literacy in early childhood education. Reference is also made to the goals of adult literacy education, literacy at the workplace, and to the exploitation of narratives in cultivating critical literacy.
Sections of the course:
1. Introduction to language teaching
2. Approaches to language teaching
3. Syllabi and language teaching
4. Lesson design
5. Language skills
6. Language learning strategies
7. Introduction to literacies
8. Basic principles and models of literacies
9. Literacy in preschool
10. Error analysis in language teaching
11. Teaching Greek as L2/FL
12. Teaching Greek as a heritage language
13. Presentations of projects