The StaEllinika Language series of mobile apps are made for beginner learners of Greek. These apps offer a culturally rich experience for young learners featuring the ability to learn and practise skills, earn rewards and track progress. These apps can be used both online and offline! There are no ads and are completely free!
The learning materials include small stories based on fairy tales and contemporary life, as well as simple songs that introduce the vocabulary for each module. Videos promote interaction, through repetition or music-kinetic activities that accompany the linguistic component, thereby reinforcing the retention of vocabulary. The stories are carefully animated, in order to provide visual reference for every language element. Songs use repetitive patterns and simple lyrics, to maximize their effectiveness as a study material. Major characters for the videos include fairy-tale figures and anthropomorphic animals.
StaEllinika is a collaboration between the General Secretariat for Greeks Αbroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of Greece) and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University / Ready Labs Inc. in Vancouver, Canada and made possible thanks to generous support from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.