{"id":8128,"date":"2023-06-22T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gdia.uth.gr\/optional-courses\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T09:56:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T06:56:18","slug":"optional-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gdia.uth.gr\/en\/optional-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Optional courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8128\" class=\"elementor elementor-8128 elementor-7625\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0857ed5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0857ed5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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COURSES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b00c371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b00c371\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517f80e\" data-id=\"517f80e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3683c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3683c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optional Foreign Language Academic Skills Courses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5762c84\" data-id=\"5762c84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf67bfe elementor-accordion-style-style_1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"cf67bfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2171\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2171\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">\u0391\u03941930 : English for academic purposes<br>( 5 ECTS )<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2171\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2171\"><p>The course aims at developing academic skills in the English language, familiarizing students with academic texts, as well as developing receptive and productive skills in English as an academic language. It focuses on study skills, familiarization of students with the structure of academic articles, the conventions of academic writing, basic academic writing skills and strategies (such as note-taking, summarizing, paraphrasing, paraphrasing). In addition, the syllabus of the course includes writing professional e-mails, CVs and cover letters as well conducting oral presentations in academic and professional fields. The teaching material is based on authentic academic texts and on topics related to the main academic subjects of the Department&#8217;s studies so that students become able to effectively work with international literature in English, understand and produce academic texts in English in the context of their scientific fields, focusing on the contact of languages and cultures as well as on transnational and intercultural communication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutors<\/strong> Anastasia Gaidartzis<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gdia.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ad1930.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COURSE OUTLINE<\/a><\/strong> <i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2172\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2172\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">\u0391\u03942936 : English for intercultural communication<br>( 5 ECTS )<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2172\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2172\"><p>The course aims to develop language skills in English as a (Multi)Lingua Franca as well as intercultural awareness and competence in order to enable students to communicate effectively in multicultural environments. Through the multilingual approach of English as ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) and the CLIL method, the Content and Language Integrated Learning, language skills in English for intercultural communication will be developed through the parallel study of relevant concepts and issues involved. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to function in the international landscape of modern superdiversity appropriately, having developed awareness and skills of an intercultural speaker and communicative competence in English as a (multi)lingua franca. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutors<\/strong> Anastasia Gaidartzis<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gdia.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ad2936.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COURSE OUTLINE<\/a><\/strong> <i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2173\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2173\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">\u0391\u03943930 : Writing the research paper in english <br>( 5 ECTS )<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2173\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2173\"><p>The course aims to develop more targeted academic skills in the English language which concern conducting a research paper. It focuses on the structure and writing of research papers, using sources from literature and reference systems \u2013 conducting critical literature review, formulating research questions, writing and presenting results and conclusions as well as avoiding plagiarism in accordance with research ethics principles. The teaching material includes topics directly related to the Department&#8217;s scientific subject\u03c2 permeated by the intercultural dimension and aims to support students in conducting and writing bibliographic essays and research papers within the context of their scientific fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutors<\/strong> Anastasia Gaidartzis<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gdia.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ad3930.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COURSE OUTLINE<\/a><\/strong> <i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2174\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2174\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">\u0391\u03944936 : Terminology in language and intercultural studies<br>( 5 ECTS )<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2174\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2174\"><p>The course aims to introduce and familiarize students with basic terms and specific vocabulary in English in the context of the subjects of their studies within the scope of English for Specific purposes (ESP), using also CLIL. 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcca90f\" data-id=\"bcca90f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ff647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4ff647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Optional Digital Skills Courses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e26de02\" data-id=\"e26de02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3156b32 elementor-accordion-style-style_1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3156b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5171\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5171\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas 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and use distant learning platforms, install and use Office 365 and alternative open-source softwares, manage files and folders, both online and offline, perform basic numerical calculations, store data and present their results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0394\u03b9\u03b4\u03ac\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2:<\/strong> Evangelos Karamoustos<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gdia.uth.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/cs1030.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COURSE OUTLINE<\/a><\/strong> <i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5172\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5172\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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