University of Athens 
The School of Greek as a Foreign Language of the University of
Athens forms part of the Interdepartmental Programme for the Teaching
of Greek as a Foreign Language. This Programme was founded in
1991 by the Department of Philology (Section of Linguistics and
Section of Modern Greek Literature) and the Department of Philosophy,
Psychology and Education. Apart from the teaching of Greek, it
is responsible for a postgraduate training course for teachers
of Greek as a Foreign Language, the first of its kind in Greece,
and for a number of research projects involving the production
of syllabuses, teaching and testing materials.
The teaching of Greek at the University started in 1950 as part
of the language programme of the University Club, which offered
a number of languages to students. The Greek course was designed
for foreign students who intended to study at the University of
Athens. The certificate which is awarded was a prerequisite for
their studies. It soon started accepting other students, who were
not necessarily intending to study at the University. After its
independence from the University Club and its integration with
the Interdepartmental Programme, the School started expanding
both in size and scope. It currently has 900 students and 35 members
of teaching staff. It is adapting its teaching, and accordingly
its testing, to the needs of its much wider public and to inter-European
demands and standards; it is gradually adopting the syllabuses
and curricula produced in the various research projects within
the framework specified by the Council of Europe and ALTE and
reforming its examination papers.
For further information contact:
Professor Sofia Papaefthymiou-Lytra
Centre for Language Testing and Certification
School of Philosophy, University of Athens
University Campus, Zografou
Gr-15784
Greece
Tel 003 210 7277672
Fax 003 210 7277673
Email spapaef@enl.uoa.gr
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