The 11th Biennial MGSA Workshop in Pedagogy

"The Future of Greek Language and Culture Pedagogy : New Challenges and Opportunities,” took place at Boston University on October 25th, 2025, with the collaboration and local support from the Department of Classical Studies and Modern Greek Program of Boston University.

The workshop provided a forum to share and compare pedagogies and curriculum development in Modern Greek in a low-stakes and collegial environment, offering hands-on knowledge sharing on practical and theoretical grounds. As this year’s workshop title intimates, language pedagogy and undergraduate teaching is rapidly evolving, due to the proliferation of new technologies, new learning styles, and an evolving undergraduate student body. Participants in the workshop discussed both challenges and opportunities that this shifting landscape presents to Modern Greek instruction. In particular, this workshop addressed three distinct but interrelated topics: 

Following the conclusion of the third panel, the Boston University Modern Greek Program organized a keynote panel, “Translating Modern Greek Literature and Thought: The Use of AI Technology and The Future of Language,” with Prof. Vilelmini Sosoni, Ionian University, Prof. George Mikros, Hamad Bin Khalifa University and Prof. Vasilis Manousakis, University of Patras.