Advanced Ancient Greek A

Subject 107-480 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 4 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Three hours per week
Total Time Commitment: 3 contact hours/week , 5.5 additional hours/week. Total of 10 hours per week.
Prerequisites: CLAS20013 (Intermediate Ancient Greek A) , CLAS20015 (Intermediate Ancient Greek C) and CLAS20016 (Intermediate Ancient Greek D) , or an approved equivalent, or admission to the postgraduate diploma or fourth-year honours in classics.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Coordinator

Assoc Prof Christopher John Mackie

Contact

Chris Mackie

cjmackie@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview: This subject consists of reading and discussion of literary and non-literary texts and advanced linguistic topics. Students should have read a number of Ancient Greek texts in the original, consolidating their knowledge of grammar and syntax and extending their vocabulary. Students should also have encountered a range of textual styles and genres, both literary and non-literary.
Objectives:
  • have read a number of Ancient Greek texts in the original, consolidating their knowledge of grammar and syntax and extending their vocabulary;
  • have encountered texts in a variety of styles and genres.
Assessment: For 3rd year students: A 1-hour in-class test, equivalent to 1000 words 20% (held in the middle of the semester), a second in-class test, equivalent to 1000 words 30% (held at the end of semester), and a 2-hour examination, equivalent to 2000 words 50% (held during the examination period). For 4th year students: A 1-hour in-class test, equivalent to 1000 words 20% (held in the middle of the semester), a second in-class test, equivalent to 1000 words 20% (held at the end of semester), a research assessment task of 1000 words 20% (due during the examination period), and a 2-hour examination, equivalent to 2000 words 40% (held during the examination period).
Prescribed Texts: A subject reader will be available.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • possess critical thinking skills;
  • be able to think in theoretical terms;
  • be familiar with the communication conventions of another culture.
Notes: Formerly available as 107-350. Students who have completed 107-350 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Arts (Ancient Languages)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Classical Studies && Archaeology
Classical Studies and Archaeology
Classical Studies and Archaeology
Classical Studies and Archaeology
Classical Studies and Archaeology
Classics

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