Postgraduate Course: Elementary Greek (PG) 2 (PGHC11089)
Course Outline
School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course is the continuation of an intensive yearlong introduction to Ancient Greek for postgraduate students. |
Course description |
This course is the second half of a one-year intensive introduction to ancient Greek language for those with no previous knowledge of Greek. The course emphasizes consolidation and expansion of language skills primarily through reading ancient texts, prose and poetry.
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 12 |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 44,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework (weekly exercises) (20%) Supplementary coursework (10%)
Two hour exam (70%)
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Feedback |
Not entered |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- recognise and translate the basic morphology of Classical Greek;
- recognise and translate the basic syntactical constructions of Classical Greek;
- translate basic sentences from Greek into English and from English into Greek;
- translate Greek texts from one area of Greek Literature, for example, oratory;
- understand the basic literary critical, socio-historical, political, or ethical issues raised in studying these texts.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Special Arrangements |
Jointly taught with Greek 1B (GREE08004) |
Keywords | ElGreek2 Elementary |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Benjamin Harriman
Tel: (0131 6)50 9110
Email: Benjamin.Harriman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Mel Baker
Tel: (0131 6)50 4030
Email: mbaker3@ed.ac.uk |
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