Examination System

The examination system is still under review, as the School adapts to the division into the five ALTE levels, with the new syllabuses and teaching materials which are currently being prepared in several research projects. At the moment the School offers three different tests which correspond to the Waystage, Threshold and Level 5.

The old Certificate of Proficiency (Veveosi Elinomathias), which was necessary for the matriculation of foreign students in the University of Athens, corresponded roughly to what is now known as the threshold level; it has now been modified and enriched to correspond more precisely to the specifications for this level.

The first experimental tests for the Waystage and for Level 5 were implemented last year and a revised version will be distributed this year. The former was developed for Erasmus students with no prior knowledge of Greek, who spend a semester in Athens attending courses in other languages, the latter for advanced learners who intend to teach Greek as a Foreign Language in their own countries.

Entrance to the Threshold examination is unrestricted, subject to the payment of a fee. The other two examinations are open for the moment only to those who have attended the corresponding courses offered by the school. All three examinations can only be taken on the premises of the School of Philosophy.