My Greek Teacher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think?

Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian that suggest the answer is a resounding yes.

"The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000."

How Language Shapes the Way We Think | Lera Boroditsky | TED There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we thin...

9th February: International Greek Language Day! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

Upcoming Norwich Events calendar! 💌

09.02.2026 International Greek Language Day 🇬🇷

12.02.2026 East Anglian Book Award 📚

20.02.2026 Greek Adult Dances 🕺💃

22.02.2026 Social Greek Club ☕

01.03.2026 International Lit Book Club 🌍

07.03.2026 Love Languages Day 💗🗣️

Have a look & pm me for more information!

if you join any of these, please come and say 'Hello' -
I would love to meet you!

Mavra xx

Why Greek?

Greek is one of the official languages of the EU and is spoken by about 11 million people in Greece, Cyprus, and in various communities throughout the world. 🌍

By the end of the course, you will be able to deal with a variety of basic tasks such as ordering food, socialising, and shopping.
You will be able to read and write using the Greek alphabet! 🇬🇷

Pm me for more information or visit UEA website:
https://share.google/d2ku7lI8WAD5SxeWe

Social Greek meet-up!

This month we are meeting again for some friendly chats in Greek
sharing our experiences and thoughts, meeting other Greek learners and have fun!

Conversational prompts, quizzes and a mystery gift up for grabs!
See you all there! 😎

Time: 13.00-15.00
Day: Sunday 22nd February 2026
Place: Red Lion Bishopgate in Norwich
Fee: £2

Love Languages Day!

To Σάββατο, 7 Μαρτίου 2026 το University of East Anglia (UEA) και το The Forum, Norwich διοργανώνουν μια μεγάλη γιορτή με τίτλο 'Love Languages Day 2026'!

Το προγράμμα θα είναι γεμάτο:
- δραστηριότητες και παιχνίδια,
- παρουσιάσεις και taster διάφορων γλωσσών,
- ανάγνωση παιδικών βιβλίων σε διάφορες γλώσσες (και ελληνικά!)

και πολλά άλλα από το πρωί στις 10.00 έως τις 4.00 μ.μ.

Εγώ θα είμαι εκεί - ελπίζω να τα πούμε!😊

Love Languages Day // The Forum Norwich Students, lecturers and tutors from the Department of Language and Communication Studies at UEA will deliver interactive and fun activities at The Forum in Norwich.

Καλημέρα!

Για όσους τους αρέσει η λογοτεχνία, την επόμενη Πέμπτη στις 6.30 μ.μ. το National Centre of Writing στο Dragon Hall του Norwich γιορτάζει και βραβεύει τους συγγραφείς από όλη την Ανατολική Αγγλία-East Anglia! 👇
https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved/writers/eaba/

Ήδη έχουν ανακοινωθεί οι νικητές από τις εφτά κατηγορίες, αν ψάχνετε να διαβάσετε κάποιο καινούριο βιβλίο φέτος ☺️

The 2025 category winners are:
Biography & Memoir: Named: A Story of Names and Reclaiming Who We Are by Camilla Balshaw (Bedford Square Publishers)
Debut Novel: Silver Harvest by Daryl Fraser (Story Machine)
History & Tradition: Finding the Wayfarer: Physical, Spiritual and Poetic Survival by Emma Rose Barber (Tandem Publishing)
Poetry: Buying the Farm by Eliza O’Toole (Shearsman Books)
Fiction: Florrie: A Football Love Story by Anna Trench (Jonathan Cape)
Children’s Books: Ghost Tide by Jim Cockin (Lightning Books)
General Non-Fiction: Flint Country: A Stone Journey by Laurence Mitchell (Saraband)

Εγώ θα είμαι εκεί, αν θέλετε να έρθετε στείλτε μου μήνυμα!

East Anglian Book Awards Founded in 2008, the East Anglian Book Awards recognise and celebrate the books and writers who have been shaped by, and have helped shape, the literary culture of our region.

Are you interested in the Greek language and culture and looking for the opportunity to meet like-minded people?

I'm delighted to welcome you in our Conversation Group the last Sunday every month to practise some Greek chit-chatting in a relaxed atmosphere!

The goal is to practise your speaking skills with non-native speakers who also wish to improve and have a nice time.

This month we are meeting Sunday the 25th, at 13.30 @ The Red Lion Bishopsgate pub in Norwich / Fee: £2
(79 Bishopsgate, NR1 4AA).

See you all there!
xx
Mavra

Do you watch the TV show 'Traitors' every year on BBC1? 👺

Let me say that there is a Greek version of this show! Yes! Excited?

It's called 'Προδότες' and has a slightly... smaller budget, but it is worth to binge this for a while just for fun and learning purposes, of course!

Here is the link: https://www.antenna.gr/oiprodotes/videos

If you do watch it, tell me what you think on the comments!!!😃

New meet-ups coming 😎 Come and join us!

Let this academic year begin... Happy to see you all back! 🥰