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GREK6108 Advanced Ancient Greek G

Offered By School of Cultural Inquiry
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Greek
Offered in GREK6108 will not be offered in 2011
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

Topics for study may include: Homeric epic, drama (Euripides and Sophocles), historiography (Herodotos, Thucydides, Xenophon, oratory (Lysias, Demosthenes), art, architecture, Athenian society, Plato and Aristotle, Hellenistic Alexandria, New Testament, the novel. In studying the chosen text or texts and its political, social, and literary context, students continue their study of Ancient Greek language.

 

Learning Outcomes * By the end of semester students will have increased their ability to read Ancient Greek with pleasure and understanding: some texts at sight, any texts with the aid of dictionaries, grammars, translations, and textual notes.

* Students will have become acquainted with a particular author or set of authors, the world they lived in, and the literary genre in question.

* Students will have reviewed and extended their understanding of the grammatical constructions of Ancient Greek; and they will have extended their Ancient Greek vocabulary.

 

Indicative Assessment

Weekly exercises (25%)

2000-3000 word essay (20%)

Mid-semester test (15%)

Final examination (40%)

 

Workload

Three hours in class; six hours out of class

 

Course Classification(s) AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. and TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest Classics and Ancient History and European Languages
Assumed Knowledge and
Required Skills

Assumed knowledge of GREK2101/6101 or HSC Ancient Greek or equivalent; no other skills required

 

Requisite Statement

GREK2101/6101 or equivalent

Corequisites

No co-requisites

 

Incompatibility

No incompatible courses

 

Recommended Courses

No recommended courses

 

Preliminary Reading

No preliminary reading

 

Technology Requirements

No advanced technology needed

 

Academic Contact Dr Elizabeth Minchin

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.

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