Greek Beginners II

Module Code:

MGK0220

When Taught:

Lent

Credit Points:

20

Method of Assessment:

2-hour exam in May/June (50%); two 1-hour time tests in Lent term (25% each)

Teaching Methods:

Language classes (residential students)

Availability

Residential students and distance students

Lecturer

Mirjam Plantinga

Pre-requisite(s):

Greek Beginners I, or equivalent.  You must NOT have Greek GCSE or equivalent.

Contact hours:

40 to include 4 classes per week (residential students)

Syllabus: 

In this module we will continue to work through the textbook Athenaze, finishing Athenaze I and starting Athenaze II.  We will begin where we left off in Beginners Greek I (usually about unit 11) and continue as far as unit 19.  Like its predecessor, this course will consist of a mix of grammar, translation and comprehension exercises.  We will also read passages of adapted text from Herodotus.

High marks will be scaled down in order to bring them in line with non-linguistic marking.

Learning outcomes:

This module seeks:

• to provide students with no previous knowledge of the language with further grounding in Greek grammar and syntax.
• to enable students to read adapted passages of increasing difficulty during the year and to prepare and give them the tools to tackle straightforward, unadapted texts in the original on their own with the help of a commentary and dictionary by the end of the course.

Transferable and other skills involved:

This module seeks to enable students:

• to develop analytical, critical and problem-solving skills through the study of an ancient language.
• to enhance the use of written English through linguistic studies.
• to be able to manage your own programmes of learning with detailed tutorial guidance, and to seek and make use of feedback.

Main recommended texts:

M. Balme and G. Lawall (1995) Athenaze:  An Introduction to Ancient Greek, Book I, Special UK Revised Edition, New York & Oxford:  Oxford University Press (0199122199)

M. Balme and G. Lawall (1995) Athenaze:  An Introduction to Ancient Greek, Book II, Special UK Revised Edition, New York & Oxford:  Oxford University Press (019912202)

Evaluation (including student evaluation):  

Students will be asked to complete a questionnaire at the end of the module. This will be used by the Department in its annual review of all its teaching to help evaluate the module’s success. The external examiner will also have the opportunity to make comments and results of the questionnaires will be discussed in the SSCC.