Learn Greek in Greece

ATHENS and CRETE

Athens, capital of Greece, and one of the oldest cities of the world, is dominated by the Acropolis and is pervaded by the spirit of ancient myths. Just 500 feet below the Acropolis, the ancient mingles with the modern. Adjoining Syntagma Square, the meeting place of today, is the picturesque PLAKA with its adjoining narrow streets.

Hellenic Language School

"Alexander the Great" was originally founded in 1971 and re-established in 1982, in order to fulfill the following two main objectives:

The advancement of a methodological approach to teaching Modern Greek as a foreign language.
The expansion of the field of teaching Modern Greek to speakers of other languages.

The school is located in the center of the city near the University, the Polytechnic School, the National Library, the Archaeological Museum and many other places of interest. Since everything is in the vicinity, students may easily move around on foot between the school and the main sites, the modern shopping areas and the restaurants. All students receive a warm welcome in the friendly atmosphere of the school's six-story building with its nine classrooms and well-equipped language laboratory.

Methodology

The methodology has been developed to suit real life situations. Students devote 3 to 6 teaching periods per day to studying all Greek language skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Teachers hold a university degree.

Greek Language Courses in Athens 2008:

(All programs: Please add USD 100.00 Lingua Service Worldwide Application fee. See Application Procedures.)

Prices include number of lessons per week as stated below, placement test on arrival, books and study materials. Each Lesson is 50 minutes long.

Intensive General Greek Course - Group 12 --- 20 Greek language lessons per week, average number of students per class: 5, maximum number of students per class: 12. There are 8 course levels from beginners to advanced. New students are given a placement test and are placed in the appropriate level. Students are trained in all language skills. Minimum age is 17 years. Prices 2008: 2 weeks: USD 996. 4 weeks USD 1,826.

Starting dates for all levels Athens 2008:

Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
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Business Greek Course --- Offered on a one-to-one basis only. Year round. Prices 2008 programs: USD 73 per lesson. Starting dates for Business Greek: Upon request.

Ancient Greek Course --- Offered on a one-to-one basis only. Year round. Prices 2008 programs: USD 73 per lesson. Starting dates for Business Greek: Upon request.

Private Greek Lessons --- Prices 2008: USD 59 per lesson. Discounts: 10 Greek language lessons per week: USD 565. 20 Greek language lessons per week: USD 1079.

Holidays 2008: 10 March, 25 March, 25 April, 28 April, 1 May, 15 August, 28 October, 25 and 26 December. Lessons missed due to holidays are made up during other days!.

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Accommodations 2008:

Athens:

Host Family --- Private room and breakfast in a Greek family:

Price 2008: USD 77 per night

Apartment Share --- Single room, no meals, use of kitchen:

Price 2008: USD 91 per night.

Hotels --- Between USD 110 - 260 per night.

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Activities

Several activities are organized by the school in order to help students become familiar with Greek culture and modern life. Teachers guide the students through walking trips to experience social activities and practice conversation in real life situations. Visits to archaeological sites in Athens are organized (admission fees and transportation are the student's responsibility). Half-day, full day excursions and cruises can also be arranged at additional cost.

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CRETE (Chania)

Chania is a picturesque city on the N. W. coast of Crete. Walking in Chania means coming across Minoan remains as well as Byzantine, Venetian, Ottoman and Neo-Classical landmarks, left by the different civilizations which flourished on the island and have been kept alive in the traditions and customs of the inhabitants.

The Venetian harbor of Chania is ringed with restaurants, taverns, cafeterias. The narrow streets of the city invite you to its mysteries. In the city one can find the Archaeological and Historical Museums, Venetian Churches, Greek Churches with old Byzantine frescoes, the Municipal Market, the Halepa Quarter and much more. Near Chania, the visitor may spend a day in Paleohora, walk to an island through shallow waters, or even go on safari in the longest gorge in Europe, Samaria. The Hellenic Language school of "Alexander the Great" in Chania located in the area of "Koum - kapi", which is famous for its beauty and tourist attractions. In addition, not only is the new building very close to the old town of Chania, but near the city center as well. There are cafes, restaurants, an Internet café around the school, as well as the open-air theatre of East Trench, where cultural events are held during summer time.
With a view of the Venice walls of the city, the students can have their lessons in the three spacious classrooms that our school supplies. The school also provides the students with a kitchen where they can practice preparing Greek traditional plates. At the front of the school there is a garden and on its first floor there is a veranda with a view of the city.

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Greek Language Programs 2008:

(All programs: Please add USD 100.00 Lingua Service Worldwide Application fee. See Application Procedures.)

Greek Language Courses in Crete 2008:

Course prices include number of lessons per week as stated below, placement test on arrival, books and study materials. Each Lesson is 55 minutes long.

Starting dates for all levels Chania 2008:

Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
7	4	3	7	5	2	7	4	1	6	3	1

Business Greek Course --- Offered on a one-to-one basis only. Year round. Prices 2008 programs: USD 73 per lesson. Starting dates for Business Greek: Upon request.

Ancient Greek Course --- Offered on a one-to-one basis only. Year round. Prices 2008 programs: USD 73 per lesson. Starting dates for Business Greek: Upon request.

Private Greek Lessons --- Prices 2008: USD 59 per lesson. Discounts: 10 Greek language lessons per week: USD 565. 20 Greek language lessons per week: USD 1079.

Accommodations 2008 in Crete:

Host Family --- Private room and breakfast with a local Greek host family. Price 2008: USD 77 per night.

Apartment Share --- Single room, no meals, use of kitchen: Price 2008: USD 91 per night.

Hotels: Prices 2008: Single Room: from USD 115 per night. Double Room: from USD 150 per room per night.

Activities

Students are briefed on social and cultural events and activities organized in the country and are urged to attend and participate in as many as possible, in order to acquire a true feeling of the modern Greek culture. The school organizes cultural and social events for its students: visits to archaeological sites, art museums, Greek dinners and swimming.