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Intensive Modern Greek Courses in Athens, Greece
The Athens Centre, Athens:
The Athens Center is renowned for its academic and cultural activities in Greece since 1969.
Learn Modern Greek in Athens and Spetses!
Program:
The Athens Centre's Modern Greek language program is considered to be the most comprehensive of its kind. Training much of the diplomatic and business community in Greece, it is widely regarded as a benchmark for language programs worldwide. The program is based on a comprehensive, integrated approach to learning modern Greek.
Courses are scheduled throughout the year and include beginning through advanced profic
iency levels. The syllabus has been created to teach the language to adults of all nationalities, using textbooks developed at the Centre. Classes are small, with an average of 8-12 participants in each course. A three week summer program is held on the island of Spetses.
Participants in the language courses are encouraged to develop an interest in many aspects of Greek life and culture. Extra materials are used in all classes, and include folk songs, literature and articles from newspapers and periodicals. Students receive certificates at the end of each successfully completed course.
A three-week summer session is held each year on the island of Spetses. The program includes immersion language classes, extra activities such as Greek folk dance and films, and optional excursions to the Epidaurus Festival of Ancient Greek Drama.
Types of Courses:
The Athens Centre offers Greek language courses from beginning through advanced levels. Each level consists of 60 hours of classroom instruction. Courses vary in intensity and duration, but all courses with the same level number cover the same materials. For example, a 10 week Greek I course meeting twice a week for 10 weeks covers the same class material as a 3, 4, or 7 week course with the same level number. The types of courses offered are:
Immersion:
3 weeks, 5 days 
a week, 4 hours a day.
Accelerated:
4 weeks, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day.
Intensive:
7 weeks, 3 days a week, 3 hours a day.
Regular:
10 weeks, 2 days a week, 3 hours a day.
Regular:
5 weeks, 2 days a week, 3 hours a day.
Conversation/Grammar Review:
5 weeks , 2 days a week, 3 hours a day
Greek Literature:
3 weeks, 3 days a week, 3 hours a day
Newspaper Conversation:
5 weeks , 2 days a week, 3 hours a day
Business Greek:
5 weeks , 2 days a week, 3 hours a day
Greek Proficiency Exam Preparation:
10 weeks 2 days a week, three hours a day
Spetses Summer Session:
3 weeks , 5 days a week, 4 hours per day
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to
2023-08-29 were from:
UK / GB; מצפה חרשים, Israel; Belgium; pointe-noire, DR Congo; Germany; Las Vegas, NV USA, USA; Milano, Italy; Cambridge, UK / GB; USA; and more.
UK / GB; מצפה חרשים, Israel; Belgium; pointe-noire, DR Congo; Germany; Las Vegas, NV USA, USA; Milano, Italy; Cambridge, UK / GB; USA; and more.
Greek House, Athens
Courses / Programs
Greek House is a center for modern Greek language lessons and cultural events, situated in the heart of Athens. We provide group and private Greek classes for basic beginner to advanced learners from around the globe. Morning and evening study options are available.
Our purpose is to be a home from home, to serve the symbolic meaning of 'Estia' - which stands for family, home and hospitality.
Greek Language Classes:
• Basic beginner to advanced levels
• Seminar courses run from Monday to Friday in small groups
• Morning and evening classes, at all levels
• Private lessons or a wide variety of other classes are also offered to suit your needs
• Basic beginner to advanced levels
• Seminar courses run from Monday to Friday in small groups
• Morning and evening classes, at all levels
• Private lessons or a wide variety of other classes are also offered to suit your needs
CELT Athens
Courses / Programs
CELT situated in the heart of Athens was established in 1993, primarily as a teacher education centre offering quality training programmes for foreign language teachers of English, Modern Greek and other Modern Languages. As such, our interest in teaching foreign languages, especially the Greek language and Greek culture, became important goals from the outset.Situated in the heart of Athens, in the very centre of the capital of Greece, an excellent place to start or develop your Modern Greek as well as experience living in an exciting European city with so much to do in its present and see of its past.
Modern Greek Language Courses; Group Greek Courses; One-to-One Greek Tuition; Business Greek Courses; Greek Summer Courses.
Hellenic Culture Centre, Athens
Courses / Programs
The Hellenic Culture Centre situated in Athens is a language institution aiming to promote Greek language and culture within the framework of a multicultural society. Since 1995 the Centre has specialized in organizing Greek language courses for non native speakers as well as cultural and educational programmes.The Centre΄s work has been planned on the reality of modern multicultural life, taking into consideration both the value of communication amongst cultures as well as the educational, professional and social needs of citizens.
Intensive Greek Courses; Extensive Greek Courses; Private Greek Lessons; Easter and Summer Courses.
Babel Language Centre, Athens
Courses / Programs
Established in 1998 in the Glyfada area of southern Athens, Babel Language Centre provides modern Greek language courses to adult learners from around the world.The courses at Babel Language Centre are designed for both the serious and the casual learner. Our approach to the teaching of language is based on the Communication Method. This means that we place emphasis on spoken Modern Greek.
Our friendly instructors are all fully qualified teachers and native speakers of Greek. They are talented, conscientious and sensitive to learners needs with extensive experience in the teaching of Greek as a foreign language to adults.
Our aim is to consolidate learning and create opportunities for developing fluency, not simply to get through a course book. Prescribed textbooks and workbooks are regularly supplemented by the school's original material distributed in class.
Greek Language Courses for Adults:
- Our courses concentrate on the language, culture, and society of contemporary Greece.
Levels include:
- Beginners Modern Greek A
- Beginners Modern Greek B
- Intermediate Modern Greek A
- Intermediate Modern Greek B
- Intermediate Modern Greek C
- Advanced Modern Greek A
- Advanced Modern Greek B
- Newspaper and Literature Reading
- Literacy Classes in Modern Greek
- Our courses concentrate on the language, culture, and society of contemporary Greece.
Levels include:
- Beginners Modern Greek A
- Beginners Modern Greek B
- Intermediate Modern Greek A
- Intermediate Modern Greek B
- Intermediate Modern Greek C
- Advanced Modern Greek A
- Advanced Modern Greek B
- Newspaper and Literature Reading
- Literacy Classes in Modern Greek
Hellenic American Union
Courses / Programs
The Hellenic American Union in Thessaloniki & Athens, Greece, is a public-service institution with an international focus and strong community commitment, dedicated to providing opportunities for a diverse range of audiences to encounter and benefit from innovative educational programs and cultural events. The Modern Greek Language Program has been offering courses in Modern Greek to foreign students in Athens since 1957. Since then, every year, more than 800 students from approximately 75 countries join the Program. Among other services, the Program also offers methodology courses for teachers.The Hellenic American Union’s Center for Applied Linguistics and Language Studies has been accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) for the Modern Greek Language Program.
Modern Greek Language Program:
- Modern Greek Beginners to Advanced Levels
- Intermediate & Advanced Conversation Courses
- Exam Preparation Courses
(Exam Preparation courses prepare you for the Examination for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Greek from the Hellenic Ministry of Education and the Centre for the Greek Language.)
- Modern Greek Beginners to Advanced Levels
- Intermediate & Advanced Conversation Courses
- Exam Preparation Courses
(Exam Preparation courses prepare you for the Examination for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Greek from the Hellenic Ministry of Education and the Centre for the Greek Language.)
Anixi Learn Greek, Athens
Courses / Programs
Anixi Learn Greek is a Greek language school located in Athens, Greece. We offer Modern Greek courses to students of all levels from total beginner to advanced and proficiency. Our courses range in length from a one week intensive course to courses that stretch throughout the whole year. Our primary goal is to accommodate each student’s needs and we can provide flexible hours and customised courses. We consider language as the main tool of communication. Our philosophy is built on the effective and intensive teaching of Modern Greek. We use dynamic methods and material specifically developed for the teaching of Greek as a foreign language.
Our interactive approach allows easy and natural communication by using grammar and vocabulary generated from real life situations. All programmes are designed to fit the needs of each participant. Our teachers use the latest in educational technology, along with our own material.
All of our teachers are native speakers, with rich and varied experience in teaching Modern Greek as a foreign language. All teachers speak English and French. They create an atmosphere of confidence and relaxed good humour which eases the stress of the learning process.
We offer Modern Greek classes for students of all levels from beginner to advanced at five intensities:
- Super-Intensive Course: 4 hours per day, five times a week
- Intensive Course: 3 hours per day, five times a week
- Semi Intensive: 2 hours per day, 3 times a week
- Standard 1: 2 hours per day, twice a week
- Standard 2: 3 hours per day, once a week
From the very first level, immersion in daily Greek life, communication with Athenians, and contact with cultural life, all play an important role.
- Super-Intensive Course: 4 hours per day, five times a week
- Intensive Course: 3 hours per day, five times a week
- Semi Intensive: 2 hours per day, 3 times a week
- Standard 1: 2 hours per day, twice a week
- Standard 2: 3 hours per day, once a week
From the very first level, immersion in daily Greek life, communication with Athenians, and contact with cultural life, all play an important role.