Elaborations

• interacting with Greek speakers, for example, with students from a sister-school, reflecting on how language choices might be interpreted by Greek speakers and making adjustments to convey intended meaning
• sharing Greek language and cultural experiences with peers and others, for example, reporting on in-country experience, and exploring the reciprocal nature of intercultural communication
• reflecting, such as in discussions, blogs and journals, on incidents and repair strategies in the course of learning and using Modern Greek, for example, when encountering misunderstandings in communication
• examining reactions to different perceptions and expectations around similar and different cultural practices in the Australian and Greek contexts, for example, the concept of personal space, or head tilting to indicate ‘no’