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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)
Module CLAS3441: HIGHER GREEK 3A
Department: Classics and Ancient History
CLAS3441: HIGHER GREEK 3A
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 3 | 20 | Available in 2010/2011 | None. | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- Advanced Greel 2A OR Advanced Greek 2B.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- To study in depth a selection of verse texts suitable for experienced readers of ancient Greek with a broad and in-depth knowledge of Greek culture.
- This is a third-year module.
Content
- This module introduces students to a selection of ancient Greek texts appropriate to experienced readers and interpreters of Greek texts in the original language.
- Authors may include Sappho, Pindar, Callimachus, Apollonius, Theocritus.
- The emphasis will be on poetry.
- All texts will be linked by a theme which will provide the focus for the module as a whole.
- Examples of themes: love and the lyric voice, Medea from Pindar to Apollonius, Hellenistic appropriations of epic, etc.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- A knowledge of different aspects of a selected ancient Greek text (or texts) of some length and/or complexity: aspects which include the varieties of reading and interpretation of that text (or texts), ancient and modern; its origins and antecedents; its genre and cultural location; issues of transmission; textual problems; reception.
Subject-specific Skills
- An ability to investigate a given text in depth, using and further developing linguistic, interpretative and other skills acquired in the previous two years of study, especially but not exclusively in Intermediate and Advanced Greek modules.
Key Skills
- A critical understanding of what goes to make a 'text', as an artefact and as a potential source of meaning, and of both the cultural processes and the interpretative issues involved.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Interactive classes will be offered as the most appropriate and effective way of teaching the module.
- Students will learn through regular preparation for the classes and interacting 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 the topics and questions addressed in the classes.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars (language classes) | 44 | 2 per week | 1 hour | 44 | Yes |
| Preparation and Reading | 156 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 100% | one three-hour paper | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Homework in the form of translations and/or commentaries to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests in class. No collections.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.