Helix – A Bilingual Illustrated Dictionary for Greek Heritage Learners

By December 19, 2024,
Page 597-607
Author Elina Chadjipapa, Zoe Gavriilidou
Title Helix – A Bilingual Illustrated Dictionary for Greek Heritage Learners
Abstract The recent development of the Curriculum for Teaching Greek as a Heritage Language: A Framework for Teachers (Gavriilidou & Mitsiaki, 2022) underscored the need for a dictionary to serve as supplementary material during the curriculum’s implementation at Greek Community schools in the USA. This presentation aims to introduce the Greek Heritage Language Learners’ Illustrated Lexicon (Helix), an online, bilingual, illustrated dictionary designed for Greek Heritage Learners aged 5-10 years living in USA, Canada, Australia, etc. Helix is intended to enhance the teaching resources available to educators who teach Greek as a heritage language. It provides word definitions based on the linguistic competence of heritage speakers of Greek, facilitating efficient vocabulary acquisition and the development of students’ language skills. Specifically, it aims to serve as the primary dictionary for Greek Heritage students, whether used in the classroom or outside, to practice their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
Session Talk
Keywords Greek heritage speakers; heritage learners; dictionary making; pedagogical lexicography; lexicographic protocol
BibTex 
@inproceedings{euralex_2024_paper_48,
address = {Cavtat},
title = {Helix – A Bilingual Illustrated Dictionary for Greek Heritage Learners},isbn = {978-953-7967-77-2},
shorttitle = {Euralex 2024},
url = {},
language = {eng},
booktitle = {Lexicography and Semantics. Proceedings of the XXI EURALEX International Congress},
publisher = {Institut za hrvatski jezik},
author = {Chadjipapa, Elina and Gavriilidou, Zoe},
editor = {Despot, Kristina Š. and Ostroški Anić, Ana and Brač, Ivana},
year = {2024},
pages = {597-607}
}
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