Ancient Greek
Teaching ancient Greek as a language has raised questions of whether it is necessary or not, and this in extension has proven to be cultural problem. The civilasation of Ancient Greece has shown throughout time to be the cradle of each European, as Europe has relied on the foundations of Ancient Greece culture for the development of its own.
Most European languages contain a multitude of ancient Greek and Latin words, therefore Greek-speaking students who are learning other European languages are already at an advantage. As such, knowledge of Ancient Greek makes other languages easier to be taught and learnt in comparison to Modern Greek.
To be familiar with the ancient Greek culture is necessary for all Greek Cypriot students as it is the root of their national consciousness and identity. These elements cannot be developed without active knowledge of the past. It is a positive attribute for individuals to know of and understand their past in order to evolve as civilized human beings.
Teaching Ancient Greek at our tutoring center, moreover, undertakes a deepened understanding and subsequent proficient expansion of the language to further bind students to their past.
Source: Ministry of Education
The purpose of the Ancient Greek course in High School:
With the aid of school textbooks, students familiarize themselves with original texts written in Ancient Greek literature (Ancient Greek, Byzantine and words) which are often adapted to be more easily perceive by students according to their ability and level.
Each section is structured in four parts as follows: A ‘a short excerpt from an ancient Greek text, B’ a lexical table, C ‘grammatical-syntactic phenomena and D’ a parallel text.
The teacher elaborates each of these parts in order to achieve the following objectives:
- To gradually acquaint students with the language code of ancient Greek culture, primarily at the level of text comprehension, without seeking a deeper interpretation, at least in the first grade of high school. Gradually, however, second grade Gymnasium is more demanding as students are required to understand the structure of the ancient Greek language and provide the most accurate translation possible.
- To know the linguistic system of ancient Greek in terms of grammar and syntax: its simplest structural elements in the first grade, the most complex in the following grades.
- To realize the way our language evolved (how from words of ancient Greek came, with the method of production or composition, words of modern Greek) and to expand their language code.
The purpose of the Ancient Greek course in High School:
The teaching of Ancient Greek in the Lyceum complements what students were taught in the High School
The ultimate goal is always the proper student preparation for entrance exams in Tertiary Education (Pancyprian Examinations).
Simultaneously, however, despite embedding within students a deep appreciation of the Ancient Greek Language – at the level of grammatical and syntactic phenomena – and the realization of its gravitas through the sands of time.
Στο φροντιστήριο μας τα παιδιά έχουν την δυνατότητα να παρακολουθήσουν τα μαθήματα ατομικά ή σε μικρές ομάδες και να προετοιμαστούν για τις Παγκύπριες εξετάσεις όσο και για τα GCSEs, IGCSE, A-Level, IELTS, TOEFL, SATs.
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Aims of the course in Lyceum:
- Equip students with “humanitarian clothing” as they come into contact with timeless ethical values that gave birth to the ancient Greek spirit.
- Provide appropriate teaching – didactic exploitation of parallel texts – to extend humanities as a study that are derived through translated and interpreted texts of original Anceitn Greek documents.
