Superintensive Greek Courses – Online, In-Person & Hybrid

The Superintensive Greek Courses at Philoxenia Greek Language School provide a concentrated three-month pathway for adults who can commit to Greek lessons on five weekdays. By keeping new material and guided practice close together, the programme helps learners build continuity across speaking, listening, reading and writing. The complete cycle covers the curriculum for two consecutive CEFR levels; individual attainment and examination results depend on each learner's starting point, participation and independent practice.

In-person groups meet in Thessaloniki, while live online and hybrid attendance may be available within a suitable group. Published intake periods indicate planned course windows, not confirmation that every level or attendance format will run. Register your interest so we can review your level and the appropriate available group.

Who Is a Three-Month Superintensive Greek Course For?

This format is intended for learners who need a focused study period and can attend regularly throughout the working week. It may suit people preparing to relocate to Greece, international students, professionals who need Greek in everyday or workplace situations, and learners who prefer frequent guided practice rather than a longer weekly timetable.

More frequent lessons do not mean that the programme is automatically the best option for everyone. Students with a full-time job, an unpredictable schedule or limited time for revision should consider whether they can maintain daily attendance. Our eight-month Intensive Greek Courses provide another route through two consecutive CEFR curriculum levels at a different weekly pace.

How a Three-Month Superintensive Greek Course Works

From the First Weeks to the Final Course Stage

At the beginning of a course cycle, lessons establish or consolidate the language required for the group’s starting level. Subsequent work builds on those foundations through increasingly varied listening, reading, speaking and writing tasks. Teachers revisit important patterns as new structures are introduced, making regular attendance and revision especially relevant in a course that meets on consecutive weekdays.

Covering Two Consecutive CEFR Levels

The full three-month curriculum addresses two consecutive levels within one track: A1–A2, B1–B2 or C1–C2. Learning objectives and materials differ by track. For example, a beginner works towards handling familiar everyday exchanges, whereas a B1–B2 learner works with more extended interaction, explanations and increasingly complex texts.

Curriculum Coverage Is Not a Guaranteed CEFR Result

Completing the planned syllabus is different from demonstrating a particular level of independent language proficiency. Outcomes depend on previous knowledge, consistency, opportunities to use Greek outside class and progress in individual skills. Official Greek language certification requires the relevant examination through an authorised body; it is not automatically awarded by course participation.

What Happens During Daily Superintensive Greek Lessons?

Introducing Grammar Through Communicative Tasks

Our teaching approach combines structured explanations with contextual use. A lesson may introduce a grammatical pattern through an everyday exchange, explore how it works, and then reinforce it through supported dialogue, short writing tasks or collaborative activities. These are illustrations of the learning approach rather than a fixed activity sequence promised for every class.

Developing Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

Students work with language for realistic purposes, such as requesting information, describing experiences, expressing preferences or interpreting written messages at a suitable CEFR level. Listening and speaking activities create opportunities to respond without preparing every sentence in advance; reading and writing practice help learners notice structure, accuracy and register. Teacher feedback supports improvement without implying identical progress for every participant.

How to Manage Learning Greek Five Days a Week

Reviewing New Material Without Falling Behind

In a high-frequency course, short and consistent review matters. Learners can revisit the day’s vocabulary, practise a few examples aloud, listen again to level-appropriate material and note which structures need clarification. Asking about an uncertainty promptly is often more useful than allowing several lessons of new material to accumulate on top of it.

Balancing Daily Classes, Independent Study and Rest

Daily attendance requires time and attention beyond the lessons themselves. A manageable routine allows for focused revision while leaving space to rest and process new information. If the pace becomes difficult, students should tell their teacher or our academic team early so that the learning difficulties and possible support options can be discussed; additional private teaching, if requested, is arranged and charged separately and is subject to teacher availability.

Babylonia Language Lab – Free Digital Learning Support

All enrolled Philoxenia students receive free access to the Babylonia Language Lab, our supplementary digital learning resource. Its self-paced practice can help students revisit vocabulary and grammar and reinforce reading and listening work between daily lessons. It supports, rather than replaces, participation in the live course. Required textbooks are purchased separately.

How We Support Language Development During an Accelerated Course

Understanding Uneven Progress Across Language Skills

Students do not always develop speaking, listening, reading and writing at the same rate. Someone may understand a grammatical explanation yet hesitate during conversation, or read confidently while finding natural-speed speech challenging. Sharing these difficulties with the teacher helps make feedback more focused and can guide realistic independent practice.

Using CEFR-Based Tasks to Review Progress

Progress can be discussed through practical abilities: understanding a suitable message, maintaining a level-appropriate exchange, explaining an opinion or writing for a familiar purpose. CEFR descriptors provide a useful reference for such tasks, while teacher feedback helps identify strengths and areas to revisit. They do not constitute a promise of a particular examination result or an invented school-wide scoring system.

CEFR Levels, Starting Points and Placement

We follow the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, from A1 beginner to C2 proficiency. A1–A2 learning centres on basic and routine communication; B1–B2 expands independent discussion and comprehension of more complex information; C1–C2 develops greater precision, flexibility and control across contexts. The appropriate track depends on the learner’s actual starting knowledge and on group availability.

Complete A1 beginners do not need a placement test automatically, even if they already know the alphabet or a few words. If you have studied Greek before, our Greek placement test can help us review which group is most suitable. Assessment supports a recommendation; it does not guarantee that a specific group will be available.

Learning Greek in Thessaloniki or Attending Live Online

In-person Superintensive Greek lessons take place in Thessaloniki. Students living in the city can practise expressions from class in everyday situations, for example when shopping, ordering food, asking for information or taking part in local conversations. These are opportunities to extend classroom learning; ordinary group attendance should not be confused with a separately organised city-activity programme.

Live online participation follows the teaching format of the relevant group rather than an independently scheduled online intake. Hybrid arrangements depend on the actual group organisation. We confirm group availability, attendance arrangements and precise class times before participation; we cannot assume that every advertised intake will have every level or delivery mode.

Registration, Tuition and Next Steps

Our Superintensive courses are offered within published winter, spring and autumn intake windows. The course facts and tuition table on this page show the applicable duration, teaching load, intake dates and fees. The 15% full prepayment discount is explained in the pricing section below; students can also use the stated monthly instalment option. The full three-month curriculum covers 120 academic teaching hours, with affected public-holiday classes rearranged where necessary.

You can submit your registration online or contact us about the available group for your level and preferred attendance mode. In-person enquiries may be made at Egnatia 45, near Venizelou metro station, Thessaloniki, or by telephone at 231 053 5444. After receiving your enquiry, we can advise you about placement, the group timetable and next steps. See the payment methods for payment information.