39th International Summer School for Greek Language, History & Culture, 31 July - 28 August 2011, Greece

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39th International Summer School for Greek Language, History & Culture
31 July - 28 August 2011
Institute for Balkan Studies
Thessaloniki, Greece

Daily programme
Participants in the 39th International Summer School for Greek Language, History and Culture will follow an intensive language teaching programme for four hours daily, six days a week.

Language classes are obligatory; they are offered at many levels and in small groups, so that beginners and advanced students may practise both the written and spoken word more effectively. There is also a special literature class in which students study contemporary Greek prose and poetry.

The Greek language courses take place daily from 8.00 to 11.30 at the Xenia Helios Hotel.

Lectures on Greek history and culture
As well as language classes, the International Summer School offers participants three series of lectures in Greek history and culture:
Ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek Culture
- Classical Archaeology
Byzantine Greece
- Byzantine History and Art
Students will visit the most important Byzantine churches in Thessaloniki, where classes will be held.
Modern Greece
- Contemporary Literature
- History of the 19th and 20th Centuries
- Relations between Greece and other Balkan States
- Folklore, Folk Art

Parallel activities
The programme includes visits to Amphipolis, Philippi & Kavala, Western Macedonia, and Pella, Aigai (Vergina) & Dion.
Details of other cultural and recreational activities (lectures, discussions, folk-dancing classes, museum visits, guided tours, shadow theatre, etc.) are included in the printed programme which students will receive on arrival.

Students Accommodation
Summer School students will stay in twin-bedded rooms at the Xenia Helios Hotel, Peraia, Thessaloniki, which is located at the seaside.

Fees
The total cost of participation in the International Summer School is €2,500.
This covers all expenses: hotel accommodation, full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner), tuition, excursions and guided tours.

Find more information at the Summer School's website