Greek 2Hb (U03878)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-GLANG2HB

This course is intended to enable those who have taken Greek 1Ha and 1Hb to advance their knowledge of the language, and also so that those who have taken Greek 1a and 1b in their second year are not prevented from studying the language at Honours level. The course will include reading and language classes and linguistically based tutorials on subjects including prose composition; students will have further tutorials relating to the subjects of their terminal essays.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : A Pass in either Greek 1A (U02579) and Greek 1B (U02583), or Greek 1Ha (U03125) and Greek 1Hb (U03126). Greek 2Ha (U03877) should also have been completed.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Students taking this class for honours credit will be required to produce an essay which conforms to Honours class standards, in length, quality and bibliography.

? Costs : Students will be required to purchase basic grammars and dictionaries.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Greek, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 4 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Occasional Wednesday tutorials.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate in tutorial discussion and exercises, in an Honours-level essay and in a written examination that they have:
Read and understood the set texts of the semester;
Possess a sound knowledge and understanding of these texts in their literary (and historical and intellectual) context; and of the scholarly literature dealing with them;
Have developed an adequate acquaintance with Greek grammar and vocabulary to read and translate passages of moderate difficulty without a dictionary, or to translate simple English passages into Greek.

They should also have developed their skills in:
Reading independently;
Identifying and assessing relevant secondary literature.