Ancient Greek 6

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

170 hours

Students should have passed two of the following or an approved equivalent:

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This subject is designed for students who have completed Ancient Greek 1, 2, 3, 4, and preferably have also completed Ancient Greek 5. Students translate and discuss the interpretation of a selected work of a Greek poetic genre (e.g., drama or lyric poetry). In tutorials, further work is undertaken on grammar and syntax, revising and consolidating knowledge acquired in Ancient Greek 5. Students will also undertake work in Ancient Greek literary and textual criticism. 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.

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

• read an Ancient Greek text in the original;
• consolidate their knowledge of grammar and syntax, and extend their vocabulary (including dialects used in drama, such as Doric), and learn Greek metres used in drama;
• gain knowledge of classical Greek history and culture;
• develop critical thinking skills and be able to think in theoretical terms;
• become familiar with the communication conventions of another culture.

Fortnightly translations tests, equivalent to 200 words 5%; weekly tutorial exercises, equivalent to 1200 words, 30%; a 50-minute assessment test, equivalent to 800 words 20% (held in the middle of the semester), a textual analysis presentation of 1000 words, 25% (due in week 10), and a 1-hour examination, equivalent to 800 words 20% (held during the examination period).

Hurdle requirement: students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials (9 out of 12) and complete the assessment text and examination in order to pass this subject. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day; after five working days, no late assessment will be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Subject readings will be available online

Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary (OUP)

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

• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

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.