Unit information: Greek Language Level A2 in 2016/17

Unit name	Greek Language Level A2
Unit code	CLASM0059
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
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

Description including Unit Aims

The two units at this level (Greek A1 and 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 some 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. During the year students should progress to an intermediate level of proficiency (equivalent to about 'AS' level).

Aims:

Students will be introduced to the basic knowledge of Greek and the terms and procedures of grammatical analysis.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. demonstrate a vocabulary of about 500 Greek words
2. demonstrate skills in the process of translating straightforward Greek into good English (by the end of A2 students should have read at least 250 lines of Greek, of which at least 150 lines should be un-adapted)
3. relate this new knowledge of Greek to their existing skills in the analysis of literary or historical texts

Teaching Information

Seminars

Assessment Information

1 x 90-minute exam (66%) [ILOs 1-3] and one practical criticism exercise of 2500 words (33%) [ILOs 1-3]

Reading and References

Set Text:

Introduction to Attic Greek, Donald J. Mastronarde, University of California Press (Berkeley 2013).

Teaching Block 2: Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, Liddell and Scott, Oxford University Press