GREK2117 Advanced Ancient Greek P - Reading course

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Cultural Inquiry
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Greek
Offered in	Second Semester, 2012
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. Students will select an appropriate text in consultation with the convener.
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	Major 3,500 word essay (50%) and three-hour examination (50%) in Greek or English.
Workload	One one-hour meeting and nine hours of associated study time per week.
Areas of Interest	Classics and Ancient History
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	Assumed knowledge of GREK2101 or HSC Ancient Greek or equivalent; no other skills required
Requisite Statement	GREK2101 Intermediate Ancient Greek, or HSC level Ancient Greek, or permission of Convener.
Majors/Specialisations	Ancient Greek
Academic Contact	Professor Elizabeth Minchin

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