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Competition honours the 200th Anniversary of The Greek War of Independence! The West Australian Modern Greek Language Teachers’ Association Inc. (WAMGLTA) is proud to announce this year’s participants and prize winners in its annual Speak Greek in June Competition. Offered for the third consecutive year, the competition invites students from Pre-primary to Year 12, who are studying the Modern Greek language in a formal capacity, to speak for up to 3 minutes on any of the listed topics on offer or on a topic of their choice, as approved by their teacher. This year, the topic was “The 200th Anniversary of The Greek War of Independence”. Students could choose from the following ideas related to the topic:
The aim of the competition is to promote the speaking of Modern Greek, which is often the most challenging part of learning a language. The entries are video-recorded and are submitted for judging, based on three criteria:
This year, there was a total of 23 participants across two schools (listed alphabetically);
The results of the competition are listed below: Immaculate Heart College – Primary School Non-background Speakers (Pair) Year 3: Logan Wimshurst and Year 4: Addison Leggett – Winning Entry St. Andrew’s Grammar – Secondary School Non-background Speakers (Pair) Year 9: Lamia Mohammed & Rianne Garcia Year 9: Lazar Jovanovic & Cleo Petrelis – Winning Entry Non-background Speakers (Group) Year 9: Tiffany Thet Lwin, Nooria Ranjbar & Yasmeen Abdulla Year 9: Andrei Muresan, Hussein Mantach & Leonardo Katan Year 9: Nickolas Pergamalis, Jordan Myintaye & Suraj Punia Year 9: Andjela Petkovic, Lamiya Ekic, Reeya Shah & Nina Novakovic Year 9: Georgia Kikiros, Leon Nguyen, Walter Ng & Yasmin Young – Winning Entry Once again, WAMGLTA wishes to thank its sponsor for this competition - Dr Con Berbatis and family. WAMGLTA values the monetary contribution made by the Berbatis family as it helps the Association in its efforts to support and promote the teaching and learning of Modern Greek in WA. Congratulations are extended to all the students who participated in this year’s competition; to their Greek language teachers, their schools, and their families! WAMGLTA encourages all students studying the Greek language to participate in the annual WAMGLTA Speak Greek in June Competition, which has been initiated to support the work that teachers do in the classroom. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis WAMGLTA Chairperson 2 December 2021
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 The West Australian Modern Greek Language Teachers’ Association Inc. (WAMGLTA) is proud to announce that Mrs Nina Stamatiou was this year’s recipient of the Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia (PTCWA) Outstanding Professional Service Award. Nina was honoured with the Award at the 2021 Presentation Ceremony, which took place on Wednesday 27 October at the Karrinyup Country Club. In attendance were the Chair of WAMGLTA, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, the Deputy Chair, Ms Maria Svarnou, and the Secretary, Mr Nino Raju. The Award was accepted by Dr Evangelinou-Yiannakis on behalf of Nina, who was on Maternity Leave at the time. Nina’s key contributions to WAMGLTA include:
WAMGLTA is indebted to Nina for her work on the website and congratulates Nina on her recent award from the PTCWA! Previous WAMGLTA recipients of the PTCWA Outstanding Professional Service Award are: 2017: Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis 2018: Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis 2019: Ms Irene Starr 2020: WAMGLTA 2021: Mrs Nina Stamatiou WAMGLTA looks forward to nominating more of its members for this prestigious award in the years to come. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis WAMGLTA Chairperson 29 November 2021 New CGL Examination Dates for 2021
The Centre for the Greek Language (CGL) in Thessaloniki, Greece, has announced the new dates for this year’s CGL Examinations, which were postponed from May as a result of COVID-19. The Examinations will take place in October and will be spread over 4 days to allow for social distancing in the examination rooms. Levels Date A1 (8-12 year olds) Monday 4 October 2021 A1 (adolescents & adults) Monday 4 October 2021 C2 Monday 4 October 2021 A2 Tuesday 5 October 2021 C1 Tuesday 5 October 2021 B1 Wednesday 6 October 2021 B2 Thursday 7 October 2021 *Please note that these dates fall in the second week of the school holidays in WA. The CGL Examinations will take place at St. Andrew’s Grammar, with details to be provided closer to the date. Registration Candidates who have already registered and paid for these examinations are in the system; however, a new window is now offered for othercandidates or those candidates who did not get the opportunity to register earlier this year. Interested candidates can now apply from Tuesday 1 June to Monday 28 June, by completing the attached forms and providing photographic ID. Fees have been set by Greece and are as follows:
Electronic transfer of payment is preferred and the details are as follows: Commonwealth Bank BSB: 06 6157 Account Number: 1034 5709 Forms Please read the Terms and Conditions of the Application 2021document and sign and date the relevant page; then complete in fullthe application form that follows, and the relevant Questionnaire document. The Examination Centre's number is 61002, already included on the form. You do notsupply your own code; the CGL does that. Once completed, please scan and email the forms to me at: angeliki_777@hotmail.com, or hand them to CGL Committee member, Mrs Katerina Reklitis, at St. Andrew’s Grammar. Your completed forms, which include the signed and dated Terms and Conditions, the Application form, and the relevant Questionnaire, as well as your fee payment, must be received by Monday 28 June, 2021. Please include photo ID; i.e., Student ID, Passport, Driver’s License, etc. Scanned documents are acceptable. If you are a previous candidate of the CGL, your ID forms are not needed. Thank you. Enquiries For enquiries regarding registration and payment, please contact the following CGL Committee members:
Registration commences on Tuesday 1 June and closes on Monday 28 June, 2021. The CGL Committee and I look forward to your participation in this year’s CGL Examinations. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Director of the CGL at St. Andrew’s Grammar (61002) 31 May 2021 To all prospective CGL Examination Candidates
Please note that the Centre for the Greek Language in Thessaloniki, Greece, has informed all centres around the world of the postponement of the May examinations due to the continuing effects of COVID-19. The ongoing critical situation regarding the pandemic in Greece, and in many countries around the world, has necessitated a review of the dates for this year’s CGL Examinations. To this end, the new examination period will be in the first week of October 2021 (4-8 October). Furthermore, and as was the case in 2020, the examinations will take place over four days and not three to allow for social distancing measures, as needed. As a result of this change in dates, there will also be a new registration period; that is, from 1 to 28 June 2021. The exact date and time for each CGL Examination Level will be announced in due course. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Director of the CGL at St. Andrew’s Grammar (61002) All interested persons are now invited to register for this year’s Centre for the Greek Language(CGL) Examinations to be held in May at St. Andrew’s Grammar (officially-recognised CGL Examination Centre). Prospective candidates of Greek and also non-Greek background are invited to test their written and spoken Greek language competency skills through these annual examinations. Successful candidates will be issued with a Certificate of Attainment in Greekfrom Greece’s Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, and the Centre for the Greek Language: Division for the Support and Promotion of the Greek Language(Thessaloniki, Greece). There are 7 levels on offer, catering to a full spectrum of Greek language competencies. These include a level for children aged 8-12 years old (children who are over8 years of age and below12 years of age on the 31stof May, 2021); a level for beginner adolescents and adults, through to a level for persons with excellent knowledge of the Greek language. Candidates younger than 16 are stronglyadvisedto avoid taking the examinations for levels B2, C1 and C2 as the examination content for these levels may require general knowledge and experience beyond their years. The full complement of levels on offer is as follows:
The 2021 CGL Examinations will be held on the following days:
Fees have been set by Greece and are as follows:
For more information regarding registration and payment, please contact the following CGL Committee members:
Registration opens on Monday 1 February and closes on Sunday 21 March, 2021. The CGL Committee and I look forward to your participation in this year’s CGL Examinations. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Director of the CGL at St. Andrew’s Grammar (61002) 30 January 2021 In 2020, the Centre for the Greek Language (CGL) Examinations, normally held in May each year, were postponed world-wide due to COVID-19. They were re-scheduled to take place in October and, with strict social distancing measures in place, the examinations took place over four days at St. Andrew’s Grammar. The following 18 candidates were successful in their respective level:
A1 (8-12 year olds) KOUTSAKIS Athina LIMNIOS Athanasios ROUKOUNAKIS Virginia SMYRNIOTIS Theodoros TRITAS Odysseas TSITIRIDIS Alexandros ZAFIROPOULOS Alexandra A2 COLYVAS Arthur CRISTOPOULOS Nicholas KERR Yiannis KOUTSOUVELIS Konstantinos B1 CRISTOPOULOS Lucas PAILA Kalliopi STERGIOU Filippos B2 KERR Tryphon KERR Vasilis STERGIOU Konstantinos C2 GEORGOULA Errika Statistically, the following grades were achieved overall: Excellent: 11 candidates (61.1%) Very Good: 6 candidates (33.3%) Good: 1 candidate (5.6%) Congratulations are extended to the candidates, their Greek language teachers and schools, and their families! I extend my thanks to the Principal, Mr Craig Monaghan, and staff of St. Andrew’s Grammar for accommodating the CGL Examinations at the School last year, as has been the case since the examinations were first offered in 2005. My special thanks go to fellow CGL Committee member, Mrs Katerina Reklitis, who assisted me over the four days with the invigilation of the examinations, and in co-marking the oral component. The examination papers were dispatched to Greece at the end of the examination week, where they were marked. The CGL in Thessaloniki, Greece, will send the certificates for the successful candidates in late March. The 2021 CGL Examinations are scheduled to take place on the following dates: Level A1 (for children 8-12) Tuesday 18 May 2021 Level A1 (for adolescents and adults) Tuesday 18 May 2021 Level A2 Tuesday 18 May 2021 Level B1 Tuesday 18 May 2021 Level B2 Wednesday 19 May 2021 Level C1 Wednesday 19 May 2021 Level C2 Thursday 20 May 2021 Registrations open on 1 February 2021 and close on 21 March 2021. More information will be imparted closer to the date. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Director of the CGL at St. Andrew’s Grammar (61002) 9 January 2021  ‘Outstanding PTCWA Member Professional Association’ Award for WAMGLTA The West Australian Modern Greek Language Teachers’ Association Inc. (WAMGLTA) has recently received recognition from two peak associations; the Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia Inc.(PTCWA) and the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australia(MLTAWA). On Wednesday 18 November, WAMGLTA was invited to attend the 2020 PTCWA Showcase Celebration Event at the State Library Theatre in Northbridge. The event was attended by numerous associations, including WAMGLTA, which was represented by its Chairperson, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis; Secretary, Ms Maria Svarnou; and Executive Committee Member, Ms Nina Battalis. During the course of the evening, WAMGLTA was introduced to the other associations via a brief PowerPoint Presentation and outline of its main objectives. WAMGLTA was then acknowledged with a certificate for being an “Outstanding PTCWA Member Professional Association”. ‘Outstanding PTCWA Member Professional Association’ Award for WAMGLTA On Saturday 28 November, WAMGLTA, as a new member of the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Western Australian, was invited to attend the MLTAWA Annual General Meeting (AGM), followed by the 90thBirthday Celebratory Event, both held at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle. The MLTAWA is the oldest Language Association and the oldest Learning Area Association in Australia! Its first meeting was held at the UWA premises in Irwin Street, Perth, in 1930, and it has continued to be the peak body advocating for languages since. The AGM was attended by all the Language Associations, including WAMGLTA, which was represented by its Chairperson, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis; and later by its Secretary, Ms Maria Svarnou. WAMGLTA was welcomed officially to the MLTAWA at the AGM, being one of two new members of the umbrella association. Later, in the follow-up celebration for the 90thBirthday of MLTAWA, WAMGLTA was warmly welcomed once again, this time in the presence of many dignitaries and guests, including WA Minister for Education and Training, the Honourable Sue Ellery MLC; and the Honourable Consul of Greece, Mrs Georgia Karasiotou.  WAMGLTA becomes a member of the MLTAWA, the peak association advocating for languages. A highlight of the 90thBirthday celebrations was the singing of the ‘Happy Birthday’ song in all the member languages, including Modern Greek where ten Year 8 students of St. Andrew’s Grammar wished MLTAWA ‘Happy Birthday!’ in Greek with the words: “ΧΡΟΝΙΑΠΟΛΛΑ, MLTAWA! ΝΑΤΑΕΚΑΤΟΣΤΗΣΕΙΣ!” Thanks are extended to Mrs Katerina Reklitis for preparing the students, whose voices were recorded specifically for this event.
As a relatively new association, WAMGLTA has made its mark, establishing itself as a worthy member of two peak associations in WA. Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis WAMGLTA Chairperson 30 November 2020 |
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