Module CLAS2181: ADVANCED GREEK 2B

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS2181: ADVANCED GREEK 2B

Prerequisites

• For students taking Classics (Q801), Classical Civilisation (Q820) and Ancient History (V110) Intermediate Greek 1A.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• The principle of progression means that if you have studied Advanced Greek 2A in a previous academic year, you cannot then study Advanced Greek 2B/3B, but must progress to one or both of the Higher Greek modules.

Aims

• To study in depth a selection of prose texts suitable for students with a good command of ancient Greek morphology and syntax, some experience of reading texts in the original and a good knowledge of Greek culture.

Content

• This module introduces students to a selection of ancient Greek texts appropriate to readers with a good command of grammar and some experience of reading texts in the original language.
• Authors may include Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, Lucian, Lysias.
• All texts will be linked by a theme which will provide the focus for the module.
• The emphasis will be on prose.
• Examples of themes are: ancient literary criticism, rhetoric and seduction, the figure of Socrates, etc.
• Students will be expected to relate the topics treated to their understanding of Greek culture.

Learning Outcomes

• A knowledge of ancient Greek morphology and syntax sufficient to form the basis of an independent appreciation and understanding of a selection of Greek prose authors; a knowledge and understanding of a selection of works from a selection of Greek prose authors; a knowledge of vocabulary appropriate to a student with a year's post-Intermediate study and experience of the Greek language.

• An ability to construe some Greek prose texts with dictionaries; an ability to read and interpret these texts in relation to a knowledge of Greek culture.

• A grasp of the differences between two Indo-European languages, one ancient and one modern, and of the issues relating to moving between them.

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.
• 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 and a summative essay, each of which will be designed to test understanding of the set texts at a level appropriate to students at an Advanced level of undergraduate study.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Homework in the form of translations and/or commentaries to be prepared in advance of every class.

■ 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