Following on last year’s successful course, a summer course of Modern Greek for Classicists will be offered again in summer, 2024, from July 8-13. There is no tuition charge, and admitted students will receive free lodging. Contact Christopher Brown at brown.2583@osu.edu for application details.
International Modern Greek Seminar for Classicists
Διεθνές Σεμινάριο Νέα Ελληνικά για Κλασικούς Φιλολόγους
July 8-13, 2024, in Athens, Greece
Organizers:
University of Ljubljana
Ohio State University
University of Athens
Masaryk University of Brno
Location:
University of Athens, Department of Communication and Media Studies
Sofokleous 1 (Room 101)
Lecturers:
Brian D. Joseph (Ohio State University)
Jerneja Kavčič (University of Ljubljana)
Kateřina Bočková Loudová (Masaryk University of Brno)
Spiros Moschonas (University of Athens)
Michalis Marinis (Ohio State University)
Preliminary program
Monday, July 8
9.00: Welcome
9.10–10.00: Introduction: Modern Greek for classicists: Goals and methods (Jerneja Kavčič)
Coffee break
10.20–11.50: Modern Greek for classicists (Jerneja Kavčič and Kateřina Bočková Loudová)
Lunch break
14.30: Acropolis Museum
Tuesday, July 9
Morning: Acropolis and surroundings
Lunch break
16.00–17.30: Modern Greek for classicists (Jerneja Kavčič)
17.40‒19.10: Lecture: Diglossia (Spiros Moschonas)
Wednesday, July 10
9.00‒10.30: Modern Greek for classicists (Jerneja Kavčič)
10.40‒11.30: Modern Greek for classicists (Kateřina Bočková Loudová)
Coffee break
11.50‒13.20: Lecture: When a stem aspires to become a prefix(Michalis Marinis)
Free afternoon/optional: National Archaeological Museum or Benaki Museum
Thursday, July 11
9.00‒10.30 Modern Greek for classicists (Jerneja Kavčič)
10.40‒11.30 Modern Greek for classicists (Kateřina Bočková Loudová)
Coffee break
11.50‒13.20: Lecture: Pronouns from Ancient to Modern Greek (Brian Joseph)
Lunch break
18.30: Panathenaic Stadium and dinner in a local taverna
Friday, July 12
9.00‒10.30: Modern Greek for classicists (Jerneja Kavčič)
Coffee break
10.50–12.20: Lecture: Modern Greek as a Balkan language (Brian Joseph)
Lunch break
18.00‒19.30: Modern Greek: Conversation with a native speaker (Michalis Marinis)
19.40: Closing ceremony
Saturday, July 13
Day trip to Peloponnese