Cultural DiversityFollowing UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, the UN General Assembly proclaimed the 21st of May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Is though cultural diversity also celebrated in the classrooms? One thing is for sure:…
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The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald DurrellSome of my favourite readings are books written by foreign writers where the setting is in Greece. Always amazed by their perspective on Greek life and people, I have picked a few that I would…
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International Mother Language Day. What is a heritage language?While looking at the February calendar, I noticed, once more the International Mother Language Day (21st February) that UNESCO has set as a day “to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity…
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Top Reasons to learn Modern Greek 29% of the English vocabulary derives from Greek. So, you know the meaning of the 29% words of this ‘’foreign’’ language. It is very important for those who study Classics, Biology, Literature, Linguistics, History…
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Christmas as we know it today, starring Santa Claus and Christmas trees was not practiced in Greece until the beginning of 19th century. The first Christmas tree was decorated in the days of King Otto, in 1833. Otto, as a…
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Greek for You Our Presentation at the prestigious University of Strasbourg On November 24th, 2017 our team was hosted by the Department of Modern Greek of the University of Strasbourg for a presentation/discussion of the series Greek for You (NEOHEL).…
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Learn Greek Music is one of life’s simple pleasures, but did you know that it could also help you learn a foreign language? Here’s how music can be an invaluable tool when learning Greek: Greek pronunciation Trying to pronounce new…
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