Greek Language

Residents whose children attend Northcote High School in Melbourne's inner north are voicing discontent as the school has recently announced that it will be phasing out its Greek and Italian language programs. The school will continue to teach Chinese and...

The Greek Community and Brotherhood of the Philhellenic Society of Italy has managed to get the Italian plenary to discuss its proposals for the support of the Greek language and classical education. The goal is to get the Italian...

The Ministry of Education is forging ahead with changes to Greek language teaching abroad in an effort to find ways to cut back funds in this sector. Deputy Minister Theodosis Pelegrinis is continuing negotiations for the construction of a...

It’s that time of year when tourists flood the Greek islands and mainland. As you gear up with maps and travel guide books, print up this little list of the 30 most useful Greek phrases phonetically spelled out for...

Telegraph has introduced the series ‘Phrases to get you furthest’- a video series where essential sayings, fun phrases and quirky idioms are taught in different languages. In its most recent video, a native Greek speaker teaches several key words and...

In the fall of 2016, McGill University’s Faculty of Education will launch the first comprehensive degree in North America to prepare Greek language teachers for elementary and secondary schools. Through the 4 year Bachelor Education TESL Elementary & Secondary...

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott announced that the Andrews Labor government will provide $20,000 to the Speak Greek in March campaign, which aims to encourage Hellenophiles and speakers of Greek to use the language as much as possible...

The "Speak Greek in March" campaign that was launched in 2015 in Australia, will be repeated again this year with greater effort and with more activities. The campaign aims to encourage and to give opportunities to hellenophiles and speakers...

Do you want to learn Greek but haven't yet found the right and most suitable way to do it? Now there is a great new online service available for anybody wishing to improve their Greek skills, or Philhellenes looking to...

By Professor Anastasios Tamis* Greek has been classified as one of the twelve priority languages of wider use in Australia and is taught in all states and territories in a variety of systems and levels of education. Network analysis shows the...