This paper illustrates the contents and teaching methods adopted for the Modern Greek language and translation courses at the Advanced School for Interpreters and Translators of the University of Trieste. The translation courses are based on mandatory grammar classes that help students take their first steps in modern Greek. Both BA and MA students have the possibility to attend the course which is divided into beginner, INTERMEDIATE and advanced levels. The students of the former reach an A2 level after the first year and deal with passive translation of tourism texts from Greek into Italian while the latter may reach a B2 level after the second year and a basic knowledge in active translation of commercial texts from Italian into Greek. Although Greek is one of the official languages of the European Union, it is taught in very few faculties for interpreters and translators. The main aim of this project is to change this trend, giving students the chance not only to learn a “niche language” but also to be able to add modern Greek as a working language for their future as translators or interpreters.
