Course prescriptions for Modern Greek Extension 2025–2030
Students taking Modern Greek Extension study language and culture through prescribed themes and contemporary issues, via a range of prescribed texts. Find out more about these course prescriptions.
About course prescriptions
There are prescribed texts required for study in the Modern Greek Extension Stage 6 course. The HSC course prescriptions should be read in conjunction with the:
- Modern Greek Extension Stage 6 Syllabus and other support documents
- Record of changes for Modern Greek Extension Stage 6 Syllabus
The organisational focus of the Modern Greek Extension course is the theme:
- the individual and contemporary society.
A number of issues that exemplify aspects of the theme are prescribed for study. Students engage with the issues through the study of a prescribed text and related texts.
NESA reserves the right to make changes to the prescribed texts listed on this page.
Prescribed issues
| Impact of the past | Relationships | Identity |
|---|---|---|
Examples:
| Examples:
| Examples:
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Prescribed text
Text type: Film
Title: Roza of Smyrna
Director: George Kordellas
Extracts for study
There are 11 extracts set for study. Please note that indicated times are approximate.
| Extract | From | Opening with | To | Closing with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extract 1 | 0. 00 | The servant of God George is betrothed to the handmaiden of God Roza / Αρραβωνίζεται ὁ δοῦλος τοῦ Θεοῦ Γεώργιος τὴν δούλην τοῦ Θεοῦ Ρόζα | 8. 48 | A creaking door hangs the longest / Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει |
| Extract 2 | 9.24 | Guide (coming down the stairs) / Ξεναγός (Κατεβαίνοντας τη σκάλα) | 13.10 | Grandma, please / Γιαγιά σε παρακαλώ |
| Extract 3 | 20.30 | Opening of parcel in hotel room / Ανοίγοντας το δέμα στο δωμάτιο του ξενοδοχείου | 28.31 | I ask because there is an old family house on Evelxides Street, behind the Palace … / Ρωτάω γιατί υπάρχει ένα παλιό οικογενειακό ακίνητο στην Ευεξίλδου, πίσω απο τ’Ανάκτορα … |
| Extract 4 | 30.00 | My granddaughter is very excited to meet you / Η εγγονή μου περιμένει πως και π να σας γνωρίσει | 37.15 | We speak a different language / Μιλάμε άλλη γλώσσα |
| Extract 5 | 38.40 | Good morning / Καλημέρα | 42.42 | Where were you heading this time? / Πού γύριζες ως αυτή τη ώρα |
| Extract 6 | 43.20 | This is from 1955 when we came to Greece / Αυτή είναι του ‘55 όταν ήρθαμε στην Ελλάδα | 49.45 | My Marianna. She has done nothing wrong … / Η Μαριάννα,αυτή μου δεν φταίει σε τίποτα |
| Extract 7 | 55.00 | Dimitri and Omar are in Ismail’s house for the first time / Ο Δημήτρης κι ο Ομάρ είναι στο σπίτι του Ισμαήλ για πρώτη φορά | 55.35 | Now only old people like me remember / Τώρα μόνο οι γέροι σαν εμένα θυμούνται |
| Extract 8 | 1.03.00 | The calendar changed in ‘24 Yiorgo / Το ημερολόγιο άλλαξε το ‘24 Γιώργο | 1.10.41 | End of song in the background ‘to trust me’ / να μ’εμπιστευτείς |
| Extract 9 | 1.10.43 | I feel like Cinderella / Νιώθω σαν Σταχτοπούτα | 1.12.51 | Roza opening the letter in the hotel room ‘Rosa’ / ‘Ρόζα’ |
| Extract 10 | 1.15.46 | You shouldn’t have accepted it / Δεν έπρεπε να το δεχτείς | 1.17.55 | You shouldn’t be late / δεν κάνει να αργήσετε |
| Extract 11 | 1.25.36 | Ismail / Ισμαήλ … | 1.30.15 | My nanna … / γιαγιάκα μου |
Notes
- Students need to be familiar with the whole text.
- The prescribed issues are mandatory. The listed examples are suggestions only and give a sense of the scope of the prescribed issues.
- Study of the text prescribed for any Year 12 course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This exclusion applies to study in the Year 11 Modern Greek Extension course and to Year 11 courses in other subjects. It also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film adaptation of a novel.
- Where an extract of a film is included in the external exam, the transcription will be taken directly from the film.
Availability
Greek Bilingual Bookshop
180 Unwins Bridge Rd, St Peters NSW 2044
Phone: 0400 436 079