Module CLAS2171: Advanced Greek 2A

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS2171: Advanced Greek 2A

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To study in depth a selection of verse 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 understanding of Greek culture.

Content

• This module introduces students to a selection of ancient Greek texts appropriate to readers with a good command of grammar, some experience of reading texts in the original language, and a good understanding of Greek culture.
• Authors may include Hesiod, Solon, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes.
• All texts will be linked by a theme which will provide the focus for the module.
• The emphasis will be on poetry.
• Examples of themes may be: the hero in fifth-century Athens, the myth of Prometheus, poetry and politics, etc.

Learning Outcomes

• A knowledge of ancient Greek morphology, syntax, and verse-forms sufficient to form the basis of an independent appreciation and understanding of a selection of Greek verse authors; a knowledge and understanding of a selection of works from a selection of Greek verse 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 verse 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, in relation to verse texts.

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 knowledge and interpretation of the set texts at Advanced level 2.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment