In the track and field of National Examinations entered today, Friday 31 May 2024, the GEL candidates, claiming a place in Higher Education during the next academic year, 2024-25. The students were examined in Modern Greek Language and Literature (General Education course).

in collaboration with the “Diakrotima Tutoring Group” will publish the topics and their answers throughout the 2024 Panhellenic Exams.

See here the topics in Modern Greek Language and Literature

Put today’s issues

“The theme of the N. Hellinikan lesson was about the value of travel and its importance in people’s lives. The non-literary texts (The value of “traveling” by H. Hatzidimitriou and “Upper Egypt” by N. Kazantakis) are simple in terms of students’ understanding and help in the argumentation required for topic D .

The speeches are clear in wording and in line with the spirit of the subject bank exercises. The literary text is a poem by K. Palamas, ”the journey”, which, both in terms of language and meaning, has no degree of difficulty.

Topic D, apart from the fact that it concerns a unit that is considered expected (Travel, tourism, mental relaxation of the person) leaves room for the student’s personal position, making it easier for him to avoid standardized positions. according to Mrs. Irini Saranditi from the “Diakrotima Training Group”.

THE ANSWERS OF THE SUBJECTS

  • Subject A

The text highlights the importance of travel in human life. Traveling offers people experiences that cultivate them spiritually and mentally as they are a way of mental and physical well-being. With travel, man compensates for the soul-destroying and oppressive everyday life, deriving peace and pleasure. He conquers self-awareness by gaining experiences and memories, relaxes and evolves. Finally, the traveler comes into contact with other cultures, gets educated, opens his spirit and acquires a different way of thinking.

  • Topic B1

1b, 2b, 3a, 4a, 5c

  • Topic B2

A. a. The author’s intention in the second paragraph of the text is to convince readers of the value of travel in people’s lives in order to include it in their time. This intention of hers is served by organizing her thinking with the method of justification by quoting her arguments (And this, why travel… and finally to be happy).
B. so that : result
although: opposition – opposition
or: uncoupling
as well as: addition
in conclusion: conclusion

  • Topic B3

The experiential nature of the text is highlighted by the following characteristics. A) first person singular (I go, I think), which gives a personal and subjective tone to the narrative. B) narration of personal experiences and description of images he saw (We arrived at Thebes), thus illuminating his personal thoughts and feelings. C) 1st person plural that captures the collective experience of the narrator with the rest of his fellow travelers (We are entering, close to us).

  • Topic C

The poetic subject wishes to travel in order to escape from the emotional impasse he experiences. In particular, speaking in the first person singular (to feel) and in a confessional mood, he reveals his emotional world. The simile (like a noose around the neck) captures the feeling of suffocation, as grief chokes him like a noose. He wishes for an endless journey without any social contact so that he does not feel or think of anything that can hurt or betray him (soul not to be found.. and mute). With the use of pessimistic images and disjointed shape (vast wilderness, closed houses, extinguished fireplaces…) he reveals his emotional charge and senses his desire for redemption from the thwarting of his dreams. He hopes to be in a place away from the person who hurt him to whom he addresses in the second person and in the future tense (I will not have … from you to perish) expressing his need to move away from the source of his frustration.

The emotional state of the poetic subject forces an escape from the reality he experiences. The solution he thinks of is a trip away from everyone and everything. If I were in his position I would probably choose to travel to forget and spend time with myself. However, I know that the solution to problems does not lie in running away, so after taking time, I would face the situation head on.
In the personal opinion each student can formulate his own position with sufficient documentation.
Additional textual indicators:

  • Transportation: I’m sick of it
  • Repeat: to pull, to pull
  • Punctuation: get lost!
  • Subject D

EP: ARTICLE
– Title
– Reference function of language
Tentative title: The healing power of “travel”
Indicative excerpt from a current report on the summer period that follows after the end of the exams, on vacations and on trips.
First Request: the student is expected to express his agreement with the author’s point of view, as:
– trips are unique experiences with an invaluable spiritual, mental and social contribution to the traveler.

Particularly:

  1. they offer the possibility of contact with the natural environment and the beauties of each place.
  2. they are an opportunity for mental relaxation and rejuvenation through a change of performances, escape from everyday life and elimination of the stress created by the stressful, modern lifestyle.
  3. they contribute to the traveler’s physical well-being as they allow rest and replenishment of physical strength or satisfaction from physical exercise.
  4. they enhance socialization through interaction, building relationships with other people and strengthening ties with familiar faces.
  5. they contribute to the contact and acquaintance with the cultural achievements of each people, its history, monuments and traditions. In other words, they are a factor in broadening intellectual horizons.
  6. they contribute to overcoming prejudices and racist stereotypes and to the cultivation of respect and acceptance of the other.

Second Request: the student is expected to support whatever point of view he considers appropriate as long as it is substantiated, and expressions that reflect his personal position are evaluated positively (“in my opinion”, use of the second person)
more specifically:

  1. reference to sports and in general to physical training that lead to physical well-being and the joy of participation by discharging the person.
  2. reference to engagement with Art and artistic activities that broaden and cultivate a broader aesthetic perception by stimulating mind and emotion.
  3. reference to reading books that allows people to travel to other times, expand their horizons and imagination, calm down and escape from everyday life.
  4. reference to the contact with the natural environment and with nature in general (walks, excursions, environmental actions) which is a carrier of mental balance and tranquility and indicates moderation and harmony.
  5. reference to hobbyism, i.e. engaging in other creative activities such as e.g. constructions, modeling, etc. that give way to imagination and ingenuity.
  6. time for introspection and self-criticism that contribute to self-improvement and reconciliation of man with himself.
  7. cultivating interpersonal relationships and communication with others that allows the exchange of thoughts and feelings as an antidote to loneliness and alienation.

Travel, as a way of mental relaxation and rejuvenation, was today’s topic of the Panhellenic students during the first day of the exams, in the course of Modern Greek Language and Literature.

The texts on which candidates were tested were an extract from the book “Traveling”, by Nikos Kazantzakis, in which the linguistic idiosyncrasy of the text was preserved, the poem “The journey” by Kostis Palamas and a text by Electra Hatzidimitriou, from the internet (12-08-2016), slightly adapted for the needs of the examination.

Applicants were asked to write a 350-400 word essay, to be published on their school’s website, about the ways they choose to seek personal peace and balance.

Regarding the General High Schools (GEL), the Tuesday June 4th the exams will be held for Ancient Greek (Humanities Orientation Group), Mathematics (O.P. Positive Studies and Economics and Informatics Studies) and Biology (O.P. Health Studies). On Thursday, June 6candidates will be examined in Latin (O.P. Humanities), Chemistry (O.P. Positive Studies and Health Studies) and Informatics (O.P. Economics and Informatics Studies).

There will be a gap in exams, due to the holding of the European Elections on June 9, and thus, the exams of the nationwide examined courses will be completed on Wednesday June 12, with the courses: History (O.P. Humanities), Physics (O.P. Positive Studies and Health Studies), Economics (O.P. Economics and Informatics Studies).

Accordingly, the program of the Panhellenic Courts for EPAL candidates is as follows:

On June 1, candidates will be tested in Mathematics (Algebra). They will follow, from 3 until June 17 the exams in specialty courses, with an intermediate gap, due to the European elections, between June 5 and 11.

The exam start time is set at 08:30 and thus, candidates should reach the examination halls by 08:00. The duration of the exam is three (3) hours.

The exam schedule for special courses is as follows:

  • Tuesday 18 June 2024: English
  • Wednesday 19 June 2024: German
  • Thursday, June 20, 2024: Free Draft
  • Friday June 21, 2024: Line Drawing
  • Saturday 22 June 2024: Music Perception, Theory and Harmony
  • Tuesday, June 25, 2024: Musical Performance and Interpretation
  • Wednesday 26 June 2024: French
  • Thursday, June 27, 2024: Spanish
  • Friday, June 28, 2024: Italian

Special courses and practical test for TEFAA

The examinations of the special courses will be held from 18 to 28 June 2024. Similarly, the conduct of the Health Examinations and Practical Test of the candidates (GEL and EPAL) for admission to the Departments of Science of Physical Education and Sports (TEFAA) from 17 to and June 28.