LaTrobe-Greek Beginners A

Subject 922-040 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Two 2-hour practical language classes per week
Total Time Commitment: 4 contact hours/week , 4 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: None
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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Contact

Ms Maria Herodotou
Phone: 8344 5145
Subject Overview: In this subject students should acquire practical skills in understanding and expressing basic information (such as personal details, needs, wishes, likes/dislikes) in speech and writing. Relevant aspects of contemporary Greek society and culture are also introduced. The emphasis throughout is on practice at listening, reading, speaking and writing Greek in everyday situations and various audio-visual aids are used for this purpose.
Objectives:
  • be able to understand authentic Greek speech and writing conveying basic information (personal details, needs, wishes, likes/dislikes, etc. ) and to communicate such information effectively.
Assessment: Weekly assignments and class exercises of 1200 words 40% (due throughout the semester), a 1-hour written test 10% (due mid-semester), a 1-hour written test 20% (due at the end of semester) and a 30-minute oral/aural test 30% (due at the end of semester).
Prescribed Texts: Materials prepared by the department.
  • Greek Today: A course in the modern language and culture.   (P Bein et al)  Dartmouth College Press
  • Oxford English-Greek Learner's dictionary   (D Starnopoulos & A Hornby)  OUP 1982
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • have enhanced their oral-aural and literacy skills in standard Modern Greek and their capacity to function in communities whose culture is encoded in this language, whether in Australia or overseas;
  • have acquired the essential cultural knowledge required for effective communication, the linguistic means to explore Modern Greek culture, and an appropriate understanding of the structure of the language;
  • be trained to communicate in a different linguistic and cultural code which should enhance their mental agility and their awareness of cultural diversity.
Notes: Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and further details. Previously available as LaTrobe- Greek Beginners 1A. Students who have completed Greek Beginners 1A are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Modern Greek Major

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