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Greek Language Programs in Athens, Greece
The Athens Centre, Athens:
The Athens Center is renowned for its academic and cultural activities in Greece since 1969.
About us:
The Athens Centre 1969- 2008:
The Athens Centre is a private organization founded by a group of scholars and artists interested in providing educational programs and artistic events for students and adults of all nationalities. Its main activities include a modern Greek language program, and semester abroad programs with participating universities. Cultural activities include an annual touring theatre festival of ancient Greek drama, guest speakers, and exhibits. The Centre is housed in a neo-classical building in the Mets area of Athens. It's facilities include a computer centre, a Greek studies library and an apartment complex for student housing.
Philosophy:
The Centre plays a unique role as an educational institution. Its programs emphasize quality instruction in an environment conducive to learning. Individual attention is given to all participants. The Centre's classes are an enjoyable experience. Being at the Centre one feels in touch with some of the best elements that Greece has to offer.
Courses:
Immersion Greek Courses; Regular Greek Courses; Business Greek Classes; Greek Conversation Classes; Greek Proficiency Exam Preparation; Spetses Summer Session.
Teachers:
All instructors at the Centre are language specialists who use methods whereby the individual learns Greek comfortably at all levels. The methods used emphasize spoken Greek, and include language games and exercises combined with textbooks and other materials. Instructors are Greek nationals who speak English and several other languages. Two of the instructors have written and published widely-used Greek language textbooks, and other have written supplementary books to enrich the language program.
Accomodation:
For the convenience of participants from abroad, the Centre keeps a file of available housing, including apartment sublets, and nearby hotels and pensions.
Spetses:
The island of Spetses is located in the Saronic gulf about 60 miles from Athens. It can be reached by hydrofoil ( about 2 1/2 hours) which departs frequently from the port of Piraeus. Spetses can be reached by car via Corinth and Porto Heli. Cars are not permitted on Spetses but water taxis are available to and from Porto Heli and Costa. Local transport on the island is by horse carriage, water taxi and bus. Participants do not need transport to get to their classes.
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.
Lord Byron Schools of Languages, Thessaloniki
Courses / Programs
Lord Byron Schools of Languages provides year-round modern Greek language courses in our city centre school in Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia in Northern Greece, approximately 515 km (320 miles) north of Athens. We offer special tailor-made courses in Greek for specific purposes, activities and entertainment during the week, excursions and visits on a weekly basis and much more. We also have an international summer school in Gerakini and Ouranoupoli, Chalkidiki in West Macedonia in Northern Greece. From Thessaloniki, Gerakini is 80 km (50 miles) and Ouranoupoli is 140 km (87 miles). Our summer school runs during the holidays with 4 or 5 hours Greek language tuition per day. All our teachers are highly experienced, hold university degrees and are bilingual.
Thessaloniki's international airport Macedonia is approximately 15 km (9 miles) south of the city centre, with direct connections to many national and international destinations.
- Year-round modern Greek language courses for all levels from beginners to advanced
- Special tailor-made Greek language courses for specific purposes
- International summer school in Gerakini and Ouranoupoli, Chalkidiki (Northern Greece) during the summer holidays / vacations with Greek language tuition every day
Additionally: Activities, excursions and visits
- Special tailor-made Greek language courses for specific purposes
- International summer school in Gerakini and Ouranoupoli, Chalkidiki (Northern Greece) during the summer holidays / vacations with Greek language tuition every day
Additionally: Activities, excursions and visits
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
Lexis Greek Language And Culture Centre, Crete
Courses / Programs
The Greek Language and Culture Centre in Chania, northern Crete offers programs to adult foreigners of every nationality who want to learn modern Greek language, to improve it or to perfect their knowledge of the language and at the same time discover modern Greece from lively teaching methods and also from various activities that the Centre offers out of the classroom.
The Greek Language Centre operates in Chania all year long and its specialized courses cover the various needs and the different levels of the poeple who participate.
The Greek Language Centre operates in Chania all year long and its specialized courses cover the various needs and the different levels of the poeple who participate.
Regular Greek Courses; Intensive Greek Courses; Private Greek Lessons.
EBC International TEFL Certificate, Crete
Courses / Programs
• EBC Crete offers an internationally recognised and accredited, one month TEFL / TESOL training programme in Chania, Greece that will provide you with all of the skills you need to get an entry level job teaching English as a foreign language. • This intensive, TEFL certificate course is written to English national curriculum standards QCF level 5, and comprises at least 100 hours, with a significant part spent on supervised group teaching practice, peer group and individual teaching sessions.
• Over the last 16 years, EBC has been instrumental in helping more than 8000+ TEFL graduates finance their travels and realise their dreams of living and working outside of their home countries.
• Crete, situated in the Mediterranean Sea, is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands with over 600,000 inhabitants. Chania is a beautiful coastal town on Crete, and its clean beaches have a tradition for winning the "blue flags" of Europe and are accessible year-round.
• EBC also offers accredited TEFL courses in Madrid, Spain, Buenos Aires (Argentina) & Boracay (Philippines).
Student Review:
"EBC is a wonderful academy. I attended an intensive course to gain my TEFL/TESOL qualification. The teaching was in-depth, covering skills, general and business English, as well as how to teach children & adults. All of this was imparted by our professional guide. Thank you to all the staff who went out of their way to be encouraging and helpful. It has been a memorable experience!"
Michelle
Intensive 4-week accredited TEFL / TESOL teacher certificate course:
• The EBC International TESOL and TEFL course, with 10 study options a year.
• Comprises at least 100 training hours and 6 hours of observed teaching practice.
• Written to UK QCF level 5 standards.
• Graduates receive two certificates in TESOL and TEFL
• EBC also offers the ability to earn up to 60 university credits, and the key resource of free worldwide, lifetime job placement for our TEFL graduates.
• The EBC International TESOL and TEFL course, with 10 study options a year.
• Comprises at least 100 training hours and 6 hours of observed teaching practice.
• Written to UK QCF level 5 standards.
• Graduates receive two certificates in TESOL and TEFL
• EBC also offers the ability to earn up to 60 university credits, and the key resource of free worldwide, lifetime job placement for our TEFL graduates.
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.
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.