Intermediate Ancient Greek: Oratory

Subject CLAS20014 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 2, Parkville - 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

On campus

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Three hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Total Time Commitment: 4 contact hours/week , 4 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites:

Students should have undertaken one of the following:

Beginners Ancient Greek B: CLAS10005 or CLAS20023 or CLAS30006

or

an approved equivalent
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 Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Dr Andrew Kelly

Contact

K.O. Chong-Gossard koc@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

In this subject students will translate and discuss the interpretation of a selected work by an ancient Athenian orator, such as Lysias or Demosthenes. In tutorials, further work is undertaken on grammar and syntax which revises and consolidates the beginners course. Students will also undertake work in Ancient Greek literary and textual criticism, and will become familiar with ancient Athenian law and the jury system. On completion of this subject, students should have consolidated their skills in working with Ancient Greek texts and have discovered some of the many important contributions which reading the original texts can make to understanding the ancient world.
Objectives:
  • have read a number of Ancient Greek texts in the original and consolidated their knowledge of grammar and syntax.
Assessment: Weekly translations tests, equivalent to 750 words 10% (held each week throughout the semester), weekly tutorial exercises, equivalent to 1250 words 30% (due each week throughout the semester), a 1-hour assessment test, equivalent to 1000 words 30% (held in the middle of the semester), a 1-hour examination, equivalent to 1000 words 30% (held during the examination period).

Hurdle requirement: students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day; after five days, no late assessment will be accepted. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Prescribed Texts:

Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary(OUP)

A subject reader will also be available.

Recommended Texts:

J Morwood, Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek (OUP)
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

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Generic Skills:
  • develop critical thinking skills.
  • be able to think in theoretic terms.
  • be familiar with the communication conventions of another culture.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Classical Studies and Archaeology
Classical Studies and Archaeology
Classics

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