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Deree Event
Jul
13
CL 1002
Ancient Greek Language I
- US Credits: 3/0/3
Catalog Description
An introductory course for students who wish to study elementary ancient Greek. The course covers the essentials of vocabulary, grammar and syntax through oral and written exercises so that students can begin to translate ancient Greek into English. Practice in reading, writing and translating from ancient Greek into English, with excerpts from Greek literature.
Rationale
The study of ancient Greek will be useful to students of all majors, especially in the humanities, who desire to learn the fundamentals of this language and culture, or who intend to continue with further study of ancient Greek at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of taking this course, the student should be able to:
- Recognize the grammatical function of ancient Greek words.
- Analyze the basic syntax of Greek.
- Make sure of basic vocabulary in ancient Greek.
- Translate into English simple excerpts of ancient Greek literature or passages from the exercises.
- Experiment with writing simple sentences in ancient Greek.
- Read and pronounce ancient Greek
Regular class attendance and participation are required. Class time is spent on presenting, elucidating and testing the material covered. Exercises in grammar, syntax, and translation form part of a portfolio of work covered over the term. The material studied is tested in quizzes in class as well as in review tests and exams.
Summative:
| Midterm | 25% |
| In-class performance | 5% |
| Portfolio (homework and quizzes) | 35% |
| Final examination | 35% |
Formative:
| Regular and meaningful class participation achieved through close study of each work assigned. Contribute to class discussion based on the assigned reading. | 0% |
The formative assessment aims to prepare students for the examinations and written work.
The Summative assessments test Learning Outcomes 1- 6.
REQUIRED READING:
n/a
RECOMMENDED READING:
Liddell and Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Smyth, H. W. Greek Grammar. Harvard University Press, 1956. ISBN 0-674-36250-0.
Effective oral and written communication in English.
General Resources:
- Ancient World Online: http://ancientworldonline.blogspot.gr/
- Online resources for classicists: http://www.tlg.uci.edu/index/resources.html
- Perseus Project: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
Special Sites:
- Virtual Classics Community: http://www.vroma.org/
- Theater: http://didaskalia.berkeley.edu/
- The Virgil Project: http://vergil.classics.upenn.edu/
Organizations:
- American Classical League: http://www.aclclassics.org/
- SCS: http://www.apaclassics.org/
We will cover approximately the first half of the material in the textbook. Assignments will be distributed evenly throughout the semester, allowing for reviews of the material covered.
