Unit name | Greek Language Level B1 |
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Unit code | CLAS30036 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Lyndsay Coo |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Greek Language Level A1 and A2, or at least AS level Greek |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The aim of this unit is to develop and reinforce students' skills in the independent critical reading of Greek literary texts. In the unit, you will read ca. 400-450 lines from unadapted ancient Greek texts, to be chosen by the unit tutor. Grammatical and syntactical knowledge of Greek will be revised and reinforced. You will also develop a range of key skills for the reading and literary analysis of Greek texts. Authors studied may included Lysias, Plato, Xenophon, or Euripides.
Aims:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
This unit will involve a combination of independent investigative activities, long- and short-form lectures, and discussion. Students will be expected to engage with materials and participate on a weekly basis. Feedback will be provided for both formative and summative assessments, and this will be supported by meetings with tutors.
1. 2,000 word collaborative commentary (formative). [ILOs 1-3 & 5] 2. Exam (summative) (100%). [ILOs 1-5]
Liddell, H. G. and R. Scott. 1963. Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford.
Morwood, J. 2001. Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek, Oxford.
Sarah Ahbel-Rappe, Socrates: a Guide for the Perplexed (Bloomsbury, 2009)
The following is for use throughout B1 and B2:
Morwood, J. and Anderson, S. 2014. A Little Greek Reader. Oxford