Course syllabus

GREEK 200: Ancient Greek Language Acquisition: Intermediate

SEMESTER 1, 2018

15 points

 
Course Convenor: 

Dougal Blyth - dougal.blyth@auckland.ac.nz

Course delivery format:

Three lectures + tutorial / wk

(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

 Summary of Course Description:              

This semester-long course is the third of a three-semester sequence (GREEK 100, 101 and 200) designed to bring you to the point of being able to read ancient Greek authors competently in the original language.

Course outcomes:

By the end of this semester you should have (i) completed your learning of verb conjugations, (ii) finished learning the main syntactic uses of forms of verbs, (iii) extended significantly your knowledge of common vocabulary, (iii) developed the ability to translate and explain complex sentences, and (iv) read an extended sequence of increasingly unadapted passages in Greek from two famous 4^th century BC court speeches, Against Neaira and Demosthenes 47 (Against Mnesiboulos and Euergos), which will both reinforce the grammar you have learnt and introduce you to the study of Greek literature.

 Assessment Summary:

Best five of seven set assignments 40%;

Worst two set assignments 10%;

Final two hour examination 50%.

Prescribed Texts:

The set text for the whole three-semester sequence is Reading Greek (Cambridge, 2^nd ed. 2007), which consists of two separate volumes: (1) Text and Vocabulary and (2) Grammar and Exercises.

For the Course Outline and all other information see under Files here.

 Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:           

The University of Auckland's expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. Students should manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Deadlines for coursework are set by course convenors and will be advertised in course material. You should submit your work on time. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you may be required to provide supporting information before the assignment is due. Late assignments without a pre-approved extension may be penalised by loss of marks – check course information for details.