The Modern Greek Program at The University of Arizona

Department of Classics
Learning Services Building 203
1512 E. First St.
PO Box 210105
Tucson, AZ 85721-0105
Telephone: 520-621-1689
Fax: 520-621-3678

E-mail: gonda@email.arizona.edu

Director/Contact: Dr. Gonda Van Steen

Other Contacts: Dr. Eleni Hasaki (hasakie@email.arizona.edu)

Dr. Mary Voyatzis: (mev@email.arizona.edu)

Dr. Katerina Mavreli (mavreli@email.arizona.edu)

Regular Course Offerings in Modern Greek Language and Literature

1. Modern Greek 103: Modern Greek language for beginners (fall semesters).
2. Modern Greek 104: Elementary Modern Greek continued (spring semesters).
3. Modern Greek 203: Intermediate Modern Greek (fall semesters).
4. Modern Greek 204: Intermediate Modern Greek continued (spring semesters).
5. Independent Study: Greek 399, 499, and 599: options:

*Advanced Modern Greek language
* Modern Greek literature in the original (focus on poetry, prose, myth)
* Other language-specific or historical projects and special topics

The Greek Ministry of Education is currently sponsoring Katerina Mavreli to assist in the program’s Modern Greek language instruction during the academic years of 2007-2009.

Arizona in Athens

The Modern Greek Program, the Department of Classics, and the Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange are offering study tour options to Greece and Turkey, starting summer 2008. We hope to develop these options further to include a longer study program and living experience in Athens.

For information please contact:

Harmony DeFazio, Study Abroad Advisor, (defazioh@email.arizona.edu)

Dr. Bella Vivante, Assoc. Prof. Classics, (bvivante@email.arizona.edu)

Dr. Gonda Van Steen, Modern Greek Program Dir., (gonda@email.arizona.edu)

Academic Lectures and Outreach Activities

Students and faculty in the Modern Greek Program and interested community members benefit greatly from lectures sponsored by the University Seminars Program of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA). The Modern Greek Program invites other lecturers and guest-speakers to present topics in Greek language, literature, history, politics, and society to the academic and local community. We would be glad to hear of scholars or authors traveling to Arizona for whom we could (co)sponsor a lecture or seminar.

* Representatives of the Modern Greek Program participate annually in the Language Teachers Symposium and in the Southern Arizona Language Fair, both held at the University of Arizona.
* Students in the Modern Greek Program may apply for summer language program grants awarded by the Greek Ministry of Culture. (contact: gonda@email.arizona.edu)
* Strengthening the Department’s liaison with the Greek community of Tucson, faculty members and students actively participate in activities organized by the local Hellenic Cultural Foundation (HCF). This Foundation was instrumental in formally establishing the Modern Greek Program at the University of Arizona in 1984. In recent years, the HCF has continued to support the program in a variety of ways, most notably by offering annual scholarships to promote excellence in the study of Greek language and culture (both ancient and modern). Scholarships are available to students enrolled in the Modern Greek Program or majoring in Ancient Greek Language or Civilization.

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