Entry Category: Language, Literacy & Multilingualism

The Virtual Museum of Greek Migration to Canada

The Virtual Museum of Greek Immigration to Canada is one component of Immigrec, a multifaceted project on Greek diaspora undertaken by McGill University in Montreal as part of the first phase of the university’s new Center for the Study of Greek Immigration and Diaspora. This project aims to explore the history and language of Greek

The teaching of the mother tongue of foreign language learners at school: A long-term effort with positive results

The article presents a multi-year educational intervention implemented under the responsibility and coordination of the Teaching Staff Association of a multicultural school in central Athens. The initiative focused on the instruction of the native languages of non-native students. Despite the broad participation and the well-documented pedagogical benefits for the entire student body, the initiative faced

“Schools need to open in the afternoon to be schools”: teaching Greek to parents and community members in a public school in Athens.

This study explores, through qualitative methodology, the pedagogical goals and practices of primary school teachers who teach Greek to adult migrant parents and community members in a public school in Athens. It examines instructional approaches, the dynamic interaction with learners, and the formation of an inclusive educational space, where communication and coexistence with the formal