The 1st Language and Culture Project in Ikaria...
...with many ideas on various workshops on Greek language and Greek culture!
Ikaria Holidays with Christiana, Effi, Nikos, Antigoni, Layla propose a different way to learn the Greek language and come in touch with Greek and Ikarian culture and enjoy ones' holidays in the wonderful island of Ikaria.
The 1st Ikaria Greek Language and Culture Project
“Love Greece
Learn
Greek
Live
Greek culture”
Greek language and culture workshops in Ikaria
in the village of Armenistis
From 6 July 2015 up to 15 August 2015
Workshops’ Schedule:
The workshops can be one or two weeks long. The dates are:
July 2015: 6-10.7, 13-17.7, 20-24.7, 27-31.7
August 2015: 3-7.8, 10-14.8
TYPES OF WORKSHOPS
Type of Workshop
|
Duration
|
Hours per day
|
Total amount of hours of training
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INTENSIVE
Workshop
|
2
weeks,
5 days
a week
|
4 hrs
per day +
2 hrs. Culture workshop
|
Total
hours: 60
|
REGULAR
Workshop
|
2 weeks,
5 days a week
|
2 hrs per day +
2 hrs. Culture workshop
|
Total hours: 40
|
FLEXIBLE
Workshop
|
1
week,
5 days
a week
|
4 hrs
per day +
2 hrs.
Culture workshop
|
Total
hours: 30
|
SHORT Workshop
|
1 week,
5 days a week
|
2 hrs. per day +
2 hrs. Culture workshop
|
Total hours: 20
|
CULTURAL IMMERSION
Workshop
|
1
week,
5 days a week
|
2 hrs.
Culture workshop
|
Total
hours: 10
|
PERSONALIZED
Workshop
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According to your needs
|
Greek Language & Culture Special Workshops
Greek for language professionals: participants
with a professional interest in Greek such as translators, interpreters,
academics shall develop their mastery of Greek according to their needs.
Greek literature: participants
shall study texts of different periods of the Greek literature and poetry.
“Katharevousa” Workshop: participants
shall study texts in “Katharevousa”, the form of the modern Greek language conceived in the early 19th century.
Ancient Greek Language Workshop: participants
shall study archaic and classical Greek texts (such as Xenophon, Plato,
Herodotus, Sophocles). No previous knowledge of ancient Greek is required.
“Tragoudo” Workshop - Greek
through Greek songs: Studying Greek songs as literature texts
and pieces of linguistic art and communication based on a new art based
concept.
“Theatro” Workshop - Greek through Greek Theatre: Studying extracts of known Greek theatre plays pieces getting in depth
of Greek history & sociology. Drama activities, work on Greek pronunciation
and the proxemics of the language under an innovative art base concept.
“Ikaria” Workshop: Studying
texts about Ikaria and its culture from historical, sociological, anthropological
and literature resources.
Greek for Children: Greek
through language games, creative arts, music, dances and playing outdoor games.
Greek Language & Culture Program Description
Our methodological orientation:
- Development of all four language skills with emphasis on speaking and
listening
- Using of art and culture
to consolidate vocabulary and grammar structures by singing songs, learning
Greek dances etc.
- Use of drama to promote
language use
- Close involvement in the
unique local culture and community in Ikaria
- Intercultural activities
between all participants to share cultures and experiences
Location / Accommodation
Our workshops will shall take place in Armenistis, a picturesque village in North Ikaria, at Cavos Bay Hotel.
Armenistis is a small village with a picturesque harbor, its parish church dedicated to Agios Nikolaos, patron saint of sailors. Armenistis is also the starting point for several hiking tours through the fantastic mountain villages all around. You can find 5-6 nice tavernas, a couple of cafe-bars, mini-markets, small shops, a small harbor with a nice quiet sandy beach, and a long golden beach 500m away named “Livadi”.
Cavos Bay shall be our proposition for your accommodation offering special prices for the participants of
our workshops. It offers a high quality personal and friendly service. Its daily
breakfast buffet served on a balcony with an amazing view is an unforgettable
experience as well as its two swimming pools with fresh seawater. (access for
disabled, free Wi-Fi: more for Cavos Bay features) For participants who would like to stay in other locations in Ikaria,
like the close villages Nas or Yaliskari, contact us for info about
accommodation. (ikaria-holidays.com/)
Greek Language & Culture Project: Our philosophy
The ILCP Language program takes an innovative approach to learning
languages and developing cultural awareness on the island of Ikaria, an Aegean
island with a unique natural beauty and a rich cultural heritage.
Ikaria has raised the
global interest of anthropologists and sociologists due to its unique culture
and high longevity rates. It belongs to one of the five so-called world “blue
zones” where people age slowly thanks to various factors, among which are the
strong social and cultural bonds of its people. Close contacts with this
interesting culture are at the heart of our approach that involves meeting
local people through conversations, common experiences and outdoor activities.
The combination of
Greek and Ikarian art and culture (music, songs, dance, theatre, traditions and
feasts, local gastronomy) will help you learn in a culturally and artistic
based environment and in a relaxed way. “To experience and learn through cultural
adventure and real emotion”, this is the motto of our team.
Our team
Ikaria Holidays agency is organizing the
project with the kind help of highly experienced specialist language teachers
and cultural mediators, who shall help us get in the real adventure of
exploring a language and its culture.
Christiana Katsarou shares
three lifelong passions, Greek language, Greek dance and Ikaria: this Project
promises that she combines them all!
She is an adult trainer of language and culture holding degrees in Greek
philology, in Theatre Studies and a M.Sc. in Anthropology - Greek Culture and
Folk Studies. She did her research on the feasts of Ikaria. As a dance trainer
she has conducted many workshops in cultural associations including LIKEIO TON
ELLINIDON IKARIAS and E.TE.PO in Greece and numerous cultural associations in
Europe, Canada and Israel animating workshops on Greek dance culture. She has
been a language trainer of Greek as L2, a researcher in EU funded language
projects and currently a trainer of the Youth and Life Long Learning Foundation
for Erasmus+ (National Agency of Greece). She is an examiner for the Greek
language certification for immigrants (Greek
General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning).
She is the cultural coordinator of Ikaria Holidays cultural projects: the
IKARIADANCE PROJECT (www.ikariadance.blogspot.gr) and the Chorotragoudo Project. She speaks English, French and German.
Effie Stergiou is an enthusiastic and highly qualified Greek language teacher and adult trainer!
She
received her degree in Greek philology from University of Crete and her M.Sc.
in Adult Education from the Greek Open University. She is certified as an adult
trainer by the Greek National Organization for the Certification of
Qualifications and Vocational Guidance and she has attended many specialized
seminars about teaching Greek as a foreign language (L2).
Effie has gained a Grundtvig scholarship from
the Greek Scholarship Foundation (IKY) and she has attended seminars in adult
education in Malta and in Latvia. Over the last 10 years Effie has worked as
Greek teacher to adults in private and public organizations and has also specialized
in teaching ancient Greek and “Katharevousa”. Since 2009 she is examiner for
the exams about the certification of knowledge of Greek language by immigrants
organized by the Greek General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning. In addition
to teaching, Effie has actively participated in many conferences on adult
education and she is a member of Hellenic Adult Education Association (HAEA). She
speaks English and Italian.
Nikos Kouvaris originates from
Karavostamo of Ikaria and is an enthusiast of his island’s culture. He holds degrees
in electrical studies and in nursing and health studies. He has worked in the
National Electricity Company and the Hospital of Ikaria. He loves greatly
cooking, traditional dancing and nature. He has danced many years in the Likeio
ton Hellinidon Ikarias and he belongs in the team of Ikaria Dance Project. He
has also been involved in several projects of Ikaria-Holidays in the field of
cultural tourism.
Αntigoni Riga is a young enthusiast of
Drama in Education as well as her island of origin: Ikaria!
She holds degrees in Theatre Studies (Athens
University) and in Acting and Performing Arts (Kimouli Drama School). She has
also studied classical and modern dance in the Greek National School of Dance. As
an actress and dancer she has participated in many theatre and dance
performances (“Perses”, “Aloides”, “Romeo and Juliette” etc.) Since 2009 she is
a member of the Zero Point Theatre Group. As a drama in education trainer she has worked in public schools and
recently in the Athens University Museum’s educational projects. She speaks
English and French. 
Layla Luffman has moved from UK to
Greece more than twenty years ago. She has lived on Ikaria for the last eight
years and she loves it! She teaches English, Greek and Spanish to both children
and adults. She is a linguist with a degree in language studies from the
university of Cardiff and is currently studying for a Master degree in applied
linguistics at the UK Open University. She enjoys teaching and she has almost
twenty years of experience. She also works part time for the University of
Cambridge as an oral examiner.
Her hobbies are collecting herbs and cooking.
She has been running a ‘kantina’ on the lakeside in Fragma Mounte Ikarias for
three years now where she enjoys cooking as well as running art workshops for
children. She speaks English (native speaker), Greek, Spanish and Italian.
Information / Registration
For information upon fees and registration,
please contact us at:
ikariagreekproject@gmail.com
