Unit name | Greek Language Level A1 |
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Unit code | CLAS12311 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Lyndsay Coo |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit is designed for those who have little or no previous knowledge of ancient Greek, and aim to teach students the techniques of reading straightforward original Greek texts with the aid of a dictionary and reference grammar. Students unused to the workings of an inflected language and the grammatical terms used to analyse it will be given special help.
Aim:
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
2 x 2-hour language seminar weekly
1 x 45-min class test (33%) [ILOs 1 &3]
1 x 90-min exam (67%) [ILOs 1-3]
J. Morwood, Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek (Oxford University Press)
J. Taylor, Greek to GCSE: Parts 1 and 2 (Bloomsbury)