Summer School for Byzantine and Modern Greek, Ottoman Turkish

A very special summer school begins in Bahcesehir University. Three languages spoken in this territory,namely Byzantine Greek, Modern Greek and Ottoman Turkish will be learned and developed in Imroz Summer School of Bahcesehir, with the priviliged environment of Imbros Islands. In the intensive summer school which has been opened in Imbros Islands by Bahcesehir University, there will be intensive courses upon Byzantine Greek, Modern Greek and Ottoman Turkish. The participants will be able to obtain courses upon Ottoman Turkish in elementary, intermediate and advanced levels, Byzantine Greek in intermediate and advanced level and Modern Greek in elementary and intermediate levels. The ones who participate to the courses will be able to read Byzantine Greek and Ottoman Turkish in both printed or manuscript versions and the ones who wish to learn Modern Greek will be able to develop in this language to some extent in order to have the opportunity to further develop within this language. The participants will be able to obtain reading skills for the scripts that were written in different eras.

To Learn Within an Island Life

In Imbros Summer School of BAU(BAU-IYO), In Agridia Village(Tepeköy) of the island and “Rum İlkokulu” building. The participants will take classes for the selected courses while living an island life. There will be nature and village tours along with the visits to archeological sites. There will be a full-time open studying room provided for the participants who wish to further study or do their homeworks in “Agridia Rum İlkokulu” building.

Applications will be closed on 15.06.2015

INTENSE SUMMER COURSES FOR BYZANTINE GREEK, MODERN GREEK AND OTTOMAN TURKISH

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Courses:

09.00-11.00  Byzantine Greek, Intermediate

11.30- 13.30 Byzantine Greek , Advance

09.00-11.00  Ottoman Turkish; Modern Greek, Elementary

11.30-13.30  Ottoman Turkish; Modern Greek, Intermediate

14.30-16.00  Seminars on Byzantine Greek and Ottoman Turkish with guest lecturers. (Three times in a week; Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday)

Pre-Conditions for Participation

Elementary level in Byzantine Greek and intermediate level in Modern Turkish and Arabic are necessary and will be taken into consideration for the acceptance.

BAU-İYO Coordinators

Assistant  Prof. Dr. Feryal Tansuğ

Assistant  Prof. Dr. Suna Çağaptay

e-mail : [email protected], [email protected]