Language Resources

Multimedia Materials Development Projects

The materials used for the projects below have been collected and produced for educational purposes only and may not be reused without prior written authorization from Yale University.

Electronic Pictionary
The project is based on the flash-cards method of vocabulary acquisition and has Greek-English and English to Greek pathways. Besides the basic vocabulary the database includes pictures for most nouns, sentences for all verbs, as well as audio reinforcement of both vocabulary and sentences. Students are able to pick and choose from the entire database according to

1) chapter units
2) part of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.)
3) thematic units (family, travel, public services, food, etc.)
4) Alphabetical index

The project is intended for students of Elementary Modern Greek. A database (LEXIS2) for intermediate students is also under development and available but with limited features.

www.cls.yale.edu/lexis
www.cls.yale.edu/lexis2

Conceived and designed by George Syrimis and assisted by Christina Katsougiannopoulou-Ewald and Gerasimus Katsan.

Video Clips Set "IKONES"
The project contains twelve short five minute video selections in Greek from Greek cinema and television. Assignments focuses on comprehension with multiple choice questions and on writing where students are asked to respond to specific questions. Students are provided with extra vocabulary lists for each clip as needed. The project is intended for students of Intermediate Modern Greek.

NOTE: Please do not email your answers to the questions to the instructor. At this point any responses will go to our instructor at Yale.

www.cls.yale.edu/ikones

Conceived and designed by George Syrimis and assisted by Christina Katsougiannopoulou-Ewald. Technical assistance from Vincent Cangiano at the Center for Language Study at Yale University.

Dynamic Images of Byzantine Church Interiors
A collection of three-dimensional images of interiors of Byzantine churches in Greece. The collection will be part of the website for the course "crossroads of European Civilization," taught by Maria Georgopoulou.

Click here to visit Greek Byzantine panoramas (currenlty available to Yale students, staff and faculty only).

Conceived and designed by Maria Georgopoulou and assisted by Vassilis Marinis.

CRAFT: Themata
Intended to supplement both elementary and intermediate courses in Modern Greek language, the Themata project utilizes a software template designed to facilitate independent structured study of authentic materials on the web. On the elementary level the project allows students to expand their development of vocabulary, reading and comprehension through assignments chosen to compliment the basic level of their language knowledge. On the intermediate level the purpose of this approach is to develop reading, comprehension, research and analytical skills in the language, as well as to expose students to a range of theme-based material that serve as an introduction to contemporary Greek culture. Modules include topics such as geography, art, literature, history, food, tourism, folk-culture, music, immigration, economics, current events, and politics. Assignments focus on analytical thinking, synthesis and expression or understanding of complex ideas. The project is currently only available to members of the Yale community.

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