Learning Outcomes
With the successful completion of this course the students will be able to:
1). Realise that the establishment of three Foreigner Languages in the Greek educational system was achieved after a long process.
2). Conceive that the establishment of foreigner languages in the education was dictated by the world policies and the economic and social conditions after B΄ World War and mainly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the foundation of European Union in 1992.
3). Comprehend that the teaching of Foreigner Languages was the result of the European linguistic educational policy and the Greek foreign languages educational policy.
4). Conceive the conditions and the way in which the foreign language teachers are educated in the Greek Universities from 1951 till 2010.
5). Compose a scientific paper based on their personal interests.
Course Content (Syllabus)
- The purpose of this course is to examine:
- the issue of the integration of foreign language teaching in Greek education,
- the Greek language education policy from the founding of the Greek State until 2010,
- political actions for the academic education of Foreign Language teachers,
European language education policy from the establishment of the EEC and the EU until 2010.