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Apply acquired knowledge to new situations; use a bilingual dictionary correctly and apply grammatical rules in the interests of self-expression and meaningful interaction with others.
Collaborate with a partner or in a group to perform oral dialogues and written tasks.
Communicate and process information in day-to-day situations through spoken Greek.
Express a simple opinion and express likes and dislikes.
Read short, simple texts and find specific information in everyday material such as advertisements, menus and timetables.
Write short texts relevant to their daily lives using different tenses, cases, singular and plural, adjective and noun agreement, etc.
Acquire an initial awareness of the Greek world and what shapes it.
Past La Trobe University students who have completed GST1BE2 (Greek Beginners 2) or GST2BE2 (Greek Beginners 2) or GST3BE2 (Greek Beginners 2) or GST1BEB (Greek Beginners 1B) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
In this subject we continue from 'Greek 1' with students learning to handle common interpersonal transactions in Greek with confidence as well as to understand and produce (in speech and writing) simple descriptions, narrations and expressions of attitudes and opinions. Relevant aspects of contemporary Greek society and culture are also introduced. The emphasis continues to be on practice at listening, reading, speaking and writing Greek in everyday situations, but students are also introduced to the structure of the language.