Module CLAS2551: INTERMEDIATE GREEK 2B

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS2551: INTERMEDIATE GREEK 2B

Prerequisites

• Beginners Greek 1 or equivalent, Remembering Athens (from 2005/6)

Corequisites

• Intermediate Greek 2A.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To study in-depth a selection of texts suitable for students with a good command of ancient Greek morphology and syntax but little experience of reading texts in the original language.
• Students will be asked to draw on their knowledge of Greek culture, acquired in Remembering Athens, when commenting on specific passages.

Content

• Introduces students to a selection of ancient Greek texts appropriate to readers with a good command of grammar but with little experience of reading texts in the original language.
• Authors may include Herodotus, Euripides, Xenophon, Plato.
• All texts will be linked by a theme which will provide a focus as a whole: for example, the relationship between myth and history, the story of Helen, the barbarian in Greek literature.
• Students will be expected to link the contents of the course to their previous knowledge of Greek culture.

Learning Outcomes

• A secure knowledge of ancient Greek morphology and syntax, to the level required for the independent reading and interpretation of continuous texts in the original language; a knowledge of a good range of vocabulary items.

• An ability to construe passages of continuous Greek with some use of dictionaries/word-lists; an ability to read and interpret (and, where appropriate, scan) a range of authors at a level appropriate to students with a good grasp of Greek culture.

• An ability to move with reasonable confidence between one language and another, in relation to a range of texts.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Interactive language classes will be offered as the most appropriate and effective way of teaching.
• Students will learn through regular preparation for the classes and interaction with the teacher and each other in the process of learning.
• The course will be assessed through an exam paper, which will be designed to test students at level two.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Homework in the form of translation and/or commentaries to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests in class. No collections.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University