Literary texts provide the student of Modern Greek as L2 with information concerning syntactic structures, common in oral and written discourse, in journalistic and scientific discourse. Literature comprises a sample of authentic discourse and functions as a source of information for natural speakers’ way of thinking, cultural and social features, writers’ attitudes, aspects of creativity in language and a rich vocabulary for teaching purposes. Course books for vantage and advanced levels include prose and poetry extracts, which serve as a means for interactive exchanges in class, through a series of related socio-cultural parameters.

Authors

Thanassis Agathos, Vassiliki Giannakou, Barbara Dimopoulou, Machi Montzoli, Nikolaos Roubis, Aliki Tsotsorou

Publication

10th International Conference of Greek Linguistics, Democritus University of Thrace