In the presentation titled “Greek Language in Times of Crisis and Digital Dominance,” the position and role of the Greek language are examined in an era of successive trials and crises (economic/memorandum, refugee, pandemic, climate, energy, etc.), as well as a deeper cultural crisis, within a context of digital dominance. Special reference is made to the resemanticization of the content and meanings of words, aiming at manipulation and imposition. Furthermore, the influences affecting the Greek language in the environment of globalization, the intensive use of social media, and broader technological expansion are discussed. The challenges and opportunities created by the digital era for the dissemination, teaching, and strengthening of linguistic heritage are highlighted. The importance of cultivating critical thinking is emphasized, particularly in relation to literacy and the critical interpretation of texts, especially within the public sphere. Finally, in the pursuit of innovation, ways are proposed through which the Greek language can remain alive, creative, and dynamic in the contemporary global environment.
Greek Language in Times of Crisis and Digital Dominance
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Nikoletta Tsitsanoudis MallidisDean of the School of Education, University of IoanninaN. Tsitsanoudis-Mallidis is Professor of Linguistics and Greek Language at the Department of Early Childhood Education of the University of Ioannina and Dean of the School of Education. She has served as an Associate in Linguistics and as a member of the Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University, as well as a member of the Circle of Hellenic Academics in Boston. She is the author and/or editor of 20 books, some of which are used as university textbooks. The book Fovoglossa (co-authored with N. Prevelakis) has been adopted as a textbook in courses at Boston University and Macquarie University. She received the “Distinguished Researcher and Reviewer” Award from the Untested Ideas Research Center. She has served as a visiting lecturer in the Harvard – Olympia Program. She is the founder and director of the International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture and Media”. She organized and directed training programs for executives of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) and the Training Unit of the Laboratory for the Study of Social Issues, Media, and Education. Her monograph Greek Media Discourse: From the Reconstitution of Democracy to the Memorandums of Understanding was published by the Hellenic Studies Monograph Series of the Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University and is distributed by Harvard University Press. She serves as Vice President of the Committee for the Greek State Awards for Children’s Books.