POS MATOME GRIKO
Progress Report
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Public Part
Pos Matome Griko
Project information
Project acronym:
GRIKO
Project title:
POS MATOME GRIKO
Project number:
511495-LLP-1-2010-IT-KA2-KA2MP
Sub-programme or KA:
Key Activity 2 (KA2) Languages Multilateral Projects
Project website:
www.e-griko.eu
Reporting period:
From
01/01/2011
To
30/11/2011
Report version:
1
Date of preparation:
28/12/2011
Beneficiary organisation:
Agenzia per il Patrimonio Culturale
Euromediterraneo
Project coordinator:
Mr. Mauro Martina
Project coordinator organisation:
Agenzia per il Patrimonio Culturale
Euromediterraneo
Project coordinator telephone number:
+39 0832 301484
Project coordinator email address:
[email protected]
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission
cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained
therein.
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The document may be freely copied and distributed provided that no modifications are made, that the
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Executive Summary
GRIKO: What is Griko?
Griko is a minority language, spoken in one of the two linguistic islands of Southern Italy,
in the area known as Grecìa Salentina, in Apulia. It is composed by Doric words that prove
its derivation from ancient Greek, as well as from medieval and Modern Greek.
Griko is currently taught in primary and secondary schools of the area. Nevertheless, this
minority language, for several economic and cultural reasons, is disappearing. We believe
that it must be protected and preserved as precious heritage of the common Mediterranean
culture.
The project Pos Matome Griko strives to enhance a new interest for Griko language,
making its teaching and learning easy and interesting through the development of a modern
and innovative teaching methodology, supported by multimedia tools applied to language
teaching.
The project team is composed by high profile international partners, with long experience in
projecting and executing initiatives aiming at preserving and improving the value of EuroMediterranean Cultural Heritage. They are: Agenzia per il Patrimonio Culturale
Euromediterraneo (IT); British Hellenic Educational And Development Association (Gr),
Alpha Publications (Gr); University of Cyprus (CY); Istituto Culture Mediterranee (IT).
With the contribution of all the involved partners and with the Community funding we have
projected an all new educational material, with innovative concept and methodology. The
traditional educational tools as vocabularies, books, language courses for children and
adults, are, in fact, supported by modern ICT applied to education: The website, the elearning platform and the educational software are essential parts of the method and have
been studied and designed to involve and catch the attention of younger people.
Nevertheless, we have not forgotten adults who will have access to a comprehensive and
integrated educational system for learning Griko at all levels.
The availability of modern teaching materials and the development of specific educational
curricula are the main tool of the project to raise awareness on the important cultural and
historical role played by Griko in everyday life and behaviour of the Griko speaking
population. For this reason this language can and must be protected and preserved.
Outcomes of the project
Griko Language Curricula for adults and children (6-15 years); Levels A1-A2 B1-B2
C1-C2
Griko language Book for children; Levels A1-A2, Griko Language Book for adults;
Levels B1-B2
Vocabulary Griko - Greek – Italian
Website: www.e-griko.eu
E-learning platform and educational software
Our actions
Development of specific teaching methods (through the implementation of curricula)
and educational material for teaching modern Griko;
Design and development of an internet portal for Griko and of an e-learning platform
that will offer free access to educational material and information on programs and
courses.
Courses for children and adults.
Cultural workshops and seminars on Griko language and culture.
Involvement of schools and municipalities in the Griko Speaking area of Salento.
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Table of Contents
1.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES .................................................................................... 5
2.
PROJECT APPROACH ...................................................................................... 6
3.
PROJECT OUTCOMES & RESULTS................................................................. 8
4.
PARTNERSHIPS .............................................................................................. 10
5.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE .............................................................................. 11
6.
CONTRIBUTION TO EU POLICIES ................................................................. 13
7.
A LOOK AT THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL .................................................14
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1.
Project Objectives
Our goals and our intentions
Promotion and enhancement of Griko
Promotion and support of linguistic and cultural diversity through the promotion of a
minority language and its cultural and sociological influences in the territories where it
is spoken
Improving the educational resources of all institutions that are interested in the
teaching of Griko
Development of an innovative teaching method, result of a synthesis of tradition and
technology.
Improving the use of ICT in education, increasing interest, motivation and learning of
the target groups (including students).
In fact, the problems which we will try to solve are: the absence of teaching language
Programme for adults, the absence of economic subvention for realizing a curriculum for all
Griko schools, respecting the CEFR knowledge language level.
The existing material lacks a specific methodology, does not cover all the language levels, it
is not attractive. The development of innovative Griko learning material and of a modern
teaching programme will contribute to overcome the above mentioned difficulties.
The target groups of our project are:
-students of primary and secondary schools in Apulia (6-15 years old)
- adults living in Apulia (till 65 years old)
- teachers of Griko language
Moreover, all the schools of the area will be involved: the 9 local schools (Cutrofiano,
Martano, Carpignano, Zollino, Corigliano d’Otranto, Sternatia, Soleto, Melpignano, Calimera,
Martignano, Castrignano dei greci, ), the students and their teachers - for a total amount of
about 54.000 inhabitants.
The main project activities, in which the target groups are involved in, are the pilot lessons
and the seminar. The total number of students that will take part to the pilot lesson will be
200. The total number of adults that will take part to the pilot lessons will be 200. Lesson will
have duration of 48-60 hours for 15-20 people. The total number of teachers that will take
part to the seminar will be 10-15. The principal objective of the seminar will be the
presentation of the curricula and the discussion about the methods for teaching Griko both
for students and for adults. In fact, the Griko teachers will cooperate with the partners’
scientific team for the evaluation of the results and the new methods for teaching and
learning Griko will be tested at the Griko schools. The students will take part to the cultural
events during which they will present their work and cultural activity.
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2.
Project Approach
Approach for the development of the curriculum
The curriculum is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
learning, teaching, assessment (we took into account the six levels: A1 – A2 basic user; B1B2 independent user; C1-C2 proficient user). The object was to clarify what type of material
is appropriate for each level. The curriculum will be used by the teachers of Griko and other
institutions in Italy. Our goal is to create a coherent and integrated methodology (notably
through the creation of curricula for both children and adults) in order to increase the number
of schools that teach the language but also the number of people who will attend classes.
Methodology for the development of the educational material
•
Each level will be completed in 160-180 teaching hours. It means that each unit of the
book will have to include didactical material for 10 teaching hours (or for 1 week if it is
easier using this subdivision)
• Texts that must be used: the best would be using original texts;
As far as levels A1-A2 are concerned, we made two different choices:
a. Registered dialogues (there will be the possibility to allege the cd to the materials will
be produced by ALPHA)
b. Original texts, part of which could be insert in more than one unit;
When the partners will not be able to use any one of the two options, the texts created
by the experts will be used, according to the grammar and the communicative situation we
intend to present;
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The transcription of the comments on the exercises or the titles of the different part of the
books ( es. Part A: Texts, part B: Grammar ect) we decided to use little icons that partner
APHA will suggest. The meaning of this little icons will be précised in the introduction,
and explained in greek , griko and italian
Revision units: they will be two for each unit, with grammar and vocabulary
summarization, without texts. It means that it there will be 4 summarizing unit for each
book;
The structure of the unit for each of the two book will be the following:
2-3 original text
o List of words with the original form of the word and no other translation or
information ( a list under each text)
o Grammar principle, with no transcription but using list and examples;
o 10 grammatical and vocabulary exercises;
o The activities (elaboration of the oral and written words, comprehension of the
written words) will be based on an inedited text put at the end of the unit. If it will
be difficult finding texts, it will be possible using the texts of units “modifying”
them.
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Evaluation strategy
In order to assure the project’s efficiency and evaluation different types of evaluation are
planned during the lifetime of the project. An evaluation committee was established at the
beginning of the project to ensure effective management and internal evaluation. The main
tools for the evaluation of the project include: internal progress reports in a five month basis,
self evaluation questionnaires, and product evaluation forms.
In addition, external evaluation of the project’s outcomes is planned at the beginning of the
second year by an external evaluator, as well as trough the pilot lessons.
Finally, an external evaluation will take place at the end of the project.
Dissemination and exploitation strategy
The major focus of the dissemination strategy is to ensure that the project’s processes and
outcomes are widely disseminated to the appropriate target groups, at appropriate time and
via appropriate methods.
The dissemination and exploitation plan produced at the beginning of the project provide
useful to endorse the sustainability of Pos Matome Griko initiatives such as:
Definition of the essential marketing tools and the elaboration of an effective plan
for disseminating project results.
Planning and scheduling of communication activities to ensure wide visibility and
identification of the project as part of a marketing driven dissemination campaign.
Dissemination activities will be conducted in order to actively engage all Partner
organization
These actions include:
Design of Pos Matome Griko project logo
Realization and implementation of a website and of an e-learning platform (www.egriko.eu)
Production and distribution of promotional and informational material such as:
brochures, flyers, posters, etc.
Organization of pilot seminars and courses addressed to pupils, adults and teachers ;
Launch of a communication campaign and of a on-going press office activity: featured
articles in magazines, forums, mailing lists, press releases
Organization of meetings, info-days, conferences and cultural events
Participation in seminar and conferences on issues relative to Greek language and its
dialects etc.
Creation of a group in social network tools (facebook)
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Project Outcomes & Results
Curriculum of Griko language
The development of the Curriculum is based on the Common European Framework of
Reference for languages: learning, teaching, assessment for the following levels:
A1-A2 basic user,
B1-B2 independent user,
C1-C2 proficient user
Pos Matome Griko: Educational material
Educational material for children
Communicational
Grammar
circumstances
Level A1
Greetings, what’s your
Articles,
name
Nouns (nominativeaccusative, 3
Where are you from?
genders, singular)
Family (special
To have, to be
vocabulary)
Revision unit
Weather - climate
Verbs - Present
Pronouns
Clothes - Colours
Nouns (nominativeHome (special
accusative, 3
vocabulary)
genders, plural)
Revision unit
School (special
Revision - Completing
vocabulary)
the level
Level A2
Direction in the street
Holidays, vacations,
Nouns
trips
Pronouns
Interrogative form
Human characteristics description
Revision unit
Food The form: “Do you like
Verbs - Present
to...?”
(more verbs)
Negative form
How much
Verbs - Past
Free time
Revision unit
Revision - Completing
Holidays and wishes
the level
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Educational material for adults
Communicational
Grammar
circumstances
Level B1
Songs - Music
Recipes of cooking
Tourism
Revision unit
Correspondence
Emotions
Orthography - types
of writing
Summarizing:
Articles and pronouns
Verbs - Present & Past
Adjectives (table of
categories)
Verbs - special cases
Revision unit
Myths - Fairy tales
Revision - Completing the
level
Level B2
Architecture (crypt)
Olive presses
Several Traditions
(wedding)
Revision unit
Nouns irregular Adjectives
Verbal forms with gerund
Religion - customs
Traditional
professions
Education
Revision unit
Myths - Fairy tales
Clauses
Revision- Completing the
level
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Brochure
The brochure of the project includes a
general description for the project, the
outcomes, the objectives and the target
groups.
P1 - lead partner - and P5 also produced
an Italian – English version of a leaflet
used during the public events realized in
Martignano (presentation of the project to
griko teachers on 30th of September).
Website of the project: www.e-griko.eu
The website includes basic information
about the project, the activities and is
continuously updated with news and other
useful material.
During the second year the forum and the e-learning platform will be available and the users
will have access to the educational material. Moreover, through the forum the end users will
be able to communicate. Our aim is to create an online community where people interested
in Griko language and culture can communicate and exchange ideas.
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4.
Partnerships
The Consortium is composed by 5 partners representing Italy, Greece and Cyprus. The
partners have all the necessary skills for the realization of the project.
The lead partner, Euro-Mediterranean Cultural Heritage Agency, has participated in projects
for the enhancement of the Greek language and holds managerial skills for the
administration of the project. People who develop the scientific part of the project have
already taught Griko and have participated in various conferences on the Griko teaching.
British Hellenic College (P2) has participated in several European projects related to
language teaching, mainly the Greek language, in collaboration with the Hellenic Language
School "Alexander the Great." So P2 has acquired experience, knowledge and skills that are
required for the development of curricula and teaching material. P2 has also participated in
activities that concern Griko. We highlight, in particular, the collaboration between schools in
Athens and in Grecìa Salentina, with the aim to emphasize the elements the two regions
have in common.
The collaboration with the University of Cyprus (P4) is very important and can be the basis
for the development of a similar material also for less widely spoken languages. The
teachers who will deal with project have already worked with issues concerning dialects and
with Griko, in particular.
The Working Group of the Institute for the Mediterranean Culture (P5) has skills and
knowledge about the development of teaching material and strives for the dissemination and
preservation of Griko.
Finally, ALPHA Publications (P3) has the technological knowledge for the development of the
website and the electronic products of the project, as it is experienced in the field of elearning.
It is important that the partners have complementary competences which they will use in
order to implement the project.
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Plans for the Future
The activities which the partnership will undertake during the next period in order to
accomplish the aims and objectives of the project include the following:
Development of the educational material
The educational material will be based on the curricula already produced. Each
module will be based on texts originating from the history, folklore, and customs of
Apulia. Each educational module will include vocabulary, grammar and word games.
a. Educational book for children
18 modules for the first two levels (A1-A2) which will cover approximately 180
teaching hours
b. Educational book for adults.
18 modules for the intermediate level (B1-B2) which will cover approximately
180 teaching hours
c. Vocabulary (Griko, Italian, Greek)
The introductory units of the two books, the introduction and the speech exercises will
be available in IT, EL and Griko.
Website – forum and e-learning platform
The website will include basic information about the program, the results and the
project activities and it will be the primary mean for disseminating the project. The
website will be continuously updated with news about the teaching of Griko, cultural
events in the region of Puglia, articles and other material. The e-learning platform will
host the on-line courses. The forum of the website will start to operate in order to
create an online community where the members will have the opportunity to
exchange ideas. Finally, the educational material will be available on the e-learning
platform and the end users will have access through login.
Production of the Educational Software
The educational material to be developed will also be available as educational
software. Thus, the end users will have the opportunity and motive to use the new
technologies as a learning tool, following their own rhythm and way of learning. The
educational units of the books will be presented in multimedia didactical software.
The sound, video, animation and graphic will contribute to the interaction between the
user and software, indicating the mistakes or the right answers.
Exploitation of the results
a. Pilot testing of the educational material addressed to pupils and adults
The lessons will be based on the six first units of the book.
200 pupils and 200 adults
Each group: 15- 20 pupils
Duration of each course: 48- 60 hours
b. Seminars addressed to teachers
The main aim of the seminars will be to present the new curriculum and the
educational material and to increase the possibility of using them in their lessons.
Dissemination and exploitation activities
In order to achieve the anticipated impact in terms of the number of end users of the
project’s outcomes, as well as in terms of people informed, the partnership will adopt
different dissemination and exploitation activities.
The main activities for the second year of implementation include:
• Press releases, announcements, meetings, info days, articles etc
• Promotion through other websites
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Presentation of the program and results in schools in the region
Articles - published in magazines and other printed media
Participation in seminars and conferences on issues of Greek and Italian
languages and their dialects, of language teaching, etc.
Distribution of brochures, newspapers and other informational material
Distribution of educational material (curriculum, books, educational software)
Organization of the Final Conference in Lecce. Speakers will be the
professors of the partnership and five external speakers. Total speakers: 13.
The length of the presentations is estimated at five hours. Cultural events by
students and teachers (dance, music, recitations, painting) will also take place
during the Conference.
Info Day in Athens “Griko: the Greek origin
dialect spoken in Apulia and its teaching”,
The Hellenic Language School “Alexander the Great”
(department of British Hellenic College) is organizing an Info
Day, “Griko: the Greek origin dialect spoken in Apulia and its
teaching” in collaboration with ODEG (Organization for the
Dissemination of the Greek Language).
The event is taking place at the frame of "Money Show
Athens '11", 17th of December 2011, at Hilton Hotel, in
Athens.
The Info Day will be divided in three parts:
1st Part: Presentation of the project «Pos Matome
Griko»
2nd Part: Griko Language and People
3rd Part: Music and Songs of Southern Italy
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6.
Contribution to EU policies
We believe that the project directly addresses the European linguistic diversity policy, as it
is described in the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages, as well as in
article 3 of the European Union Treaty, according to which the Union “…shall respect its rich
cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe's cultural heritage is
safeguarded and enhanced”. The European Union has granted Griko “endangered language”
status, while UNESCO characterise it as “severely endangered”. Our project has exactly the
aim to disseminate Griko and enhance its teaching, so as to contribute to the efforts of
sustaining the culture it embodies.
We also address both the priorities of Life Long Learning, as our project aims not only in the
general promotion of the Griko through websites, social networks, info days etc (awareness
raising), but in the actual development of teaching method, curricula and teaching material
for this language (development and dissemination of language learning material).
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A look at the educational material
Extract from the dictionary Griko – Greek – Italian
Griko
adèa
andra
aspro
cerò
chrono
èrkome
ferno
filì
gala
glossa
gramma
jinèka
kalà
kardìa
kosmo
krasì
leo
liko
pleno
pornò
stefanònno
tàlassa
trecho
triti
zoì
Greek
ιδέα
άνδρας
άσπρος
καιρός
χρόνος
έρχοµαι
φέρνω
φιλί
γάλα
γλώσσα
γράµµα
γυναίκα
καλά
καρδιά
κόσµος
κρασί
λέω
λύκος
πλένω
πρωί, πρωινό
στεφανώνω
θάλασσα
τρέχω
Τρίτη
ζωή
Italian
idea
marito, sposo
bianco
tempo
anno
venire
portare
bacio
latte
lingua
lettera
donna
bene
cuore
mondo
vino
dire
lupo
lavare
mattina
sposare
mare
correre
martedì
vita
Extract from Unit 1- for children
Title: Greetings and Introductions
1. Dialogue
Maria:
Silvia:
Maria:
Franco:
Silvia:
Maria:
Pos cui?
Kalimera. Pos kui?
Kalimera. Ikuo Silvia. Ce isù pos kui?
Ivò ime i Maria.
Kalimera. Ivò ikuo Franco. Ce isì, pos kùete?
Kalimera, Franco! Ivò ikuo Silvia ce cini ikui Maria.
Kalimera, Franco!
2. Vocabulary
Griko
kalimera
pos
Ikuo
ce
isù
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ivò
ime
isì
cini
εγώ
είµαι
εσύ
(ε)κείνη
+
Pos istèi?
Pos pame?
-
Steo kalì, kalò
Io s’io
Poddhì kalì/kalò
Kalà
Ndè poddhì kalà
Sìrnume
3. Exercise
Fill in the gaps:
Ikuo, kui, pos, cini, isì
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Kalimera. Pos ……………………
Ivò …………………… Maria.
……………………, pos kui?
Cini …………………… kui?
…………………… kùete Maria ce Silvio
1. Kalimera. Pos …………………… Sìmberi.
2. …………………… kalà
3. I Maria stèi …………………… .
4. ‘E pame …………………… kalà
5. O Andrea stèi …………………… .
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P___
K___
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