Unit name | Greek Language Level A1 |
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Unit code | CLAS20006 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Knippschild |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The two units at this level (Greek A1 and Greek A2) are designed for those who have little or no previous knowledge of ancient Greek, and aim to teach students the techniques of reading straightforward original Greek texts with the aid of a dictionary and reference grammar. Students unused to the workings of an inflected language and the grammatical terms used to analyze it will be given special help. Where appropriate, the contexts of original Greek passages will also be studied in order to help students place the Greek language in its ancient cultural and literary settings.
Aim:
Students will be introduced to the basic knowledge of Greek and the terms and procedures of grammatical analysis.
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
2 x 2 hour seminars per week
One 45 min class test (33%) [ILOs 1-3]
One 90 min exam (67%) [ILOs 1-3]
James Morwood, Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek (Oxford University Press)
J Taylor, Greek to GCSE: Parts 1 and 2 (Bloomsbury)