After some opening remarks on the financial crisis in Greece and the problems it caused to education, my talk will introduce the educational system in Greece and the main courses of Greek that are included in the school curriculum. Subsequently, it will focus on recent changes in the school system of Greece, differentiations to teaching purposes and their impact to the learning of ancient Greek. It will also discuss current debates in Greece about the value of ancient Greek and its relation to Modern Greek. At the end, I intend to present the opinions of some significant intellectuals who affected the directions of teaching and learning Greek in contemporary Greece.
Duo-presentatie, samen met Efstathios Kessareas (The “Ancient Greek” Controversy: Ideological Aspects)