Culture

The Cultural Committee goal is to promote Hellenic culture, language and history within the U.S. and beyond by providing information to Hellenic communities and by organizing events addressed to Hellenic youth.

Our activities will include:
•    Organizing a series of culture awareness events on various topics such as: Ecumenical Patriarchate and Cyprus Issues, Pontian Greek Genocide, the Macedonian Name Issue, Northern Epirus, Voting Laws for Hellenes abroad, Visa waiver program, etc.
•    Creating of a Centralized Library which will include books, magazines, DVD’s on all topics that related to Greek culture
•    Promoting of the Greek language tutorial “Odyssey”
•    Hosting A 2010 SAE USA YOUTH Dance conference with instructors from Greece teaching traditional dancing, presentation of various musical instruments and live performances. More information to follow on the location. 

 

Learning Greek:

The Odysseas Language Project is an interactive learning program designed to teach the Greek language and culture on the Internet using electronic learning principles and advanced user interface technology.

The tutor is designed to emulate how an actual personal tutor would instruct a student. It provides several examples and no-risk quizzes so that students are familiar with the exam format ahead of time. After each exam the student receives customized feedback based on his/her performance. Odysseas also tracks the progress of students through several exams to ensure that they are making steady progress.

The program was developed by the Hellenic Studies Media Group (SFU) in co-operation with the Center for Online and Distance Education (SFU) and is funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Course Specs:

This is an introduction to the Greek language for students with no prior experience. The aim is to introduce basic grammatical structures and to develop your ability to interact in basic communications. The course also covers writing, speaking, and cultural context.

All you need is a computer with a microphone, speakers, an Internet connection and the latest version of Adobe Flash Player. (Can be downloaded from the Tutor). The online course is optimized for Microsoft Internet Explorer 7+, Mozilla Firefox 2+ and Apple Safari 2+.

For registration go to:  http://sae.greeklanguagetutor.com/signup/