Greek courses for Spring 2012 | Department of Classical Studies

	Title	Instructor	Location	Time	Description	Registration Notes
GREK 018-680	INTERMED MODERN GREEK II	TSEKOURA, DIMITRA	WILLIAMS HALL 6	MW 0500PM-0700PM	Further attention to developing oral expression, reading, and writing skills for students with knowledge of Demotic Modern Greek.	ONE TERM COURSE
GREK 102-301	ELEM CLASSICAL GREEK II	NISHIMURA-JENSEN, JULIE	CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 204	MWF 0100PM-0200PM	Students complete their study of the morphology and syntax of Classical Greek. We begin the semester with continuing exercises in grammar and translation, then gradually shift emphasis to reading unadapted Greek texts.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
GREK 115-680	GREEK/HERITAGE SPKRS II	TSEKOURA, DIMITRA	CLAIRE M. FAGIN HALL (NURSING 108	TR 0100PM-0300PM	This course is intended to help Heritage Speakers or student with prior knowledge of conversational modern Greek (or even Ancient Greek) to refresh or enrich their knowledge of modern Greek and who would not be a good fit for the elementary or intermediate classes. A theme based textbook and instructions along with a comprehensive overview of grammar as a whole is presented while original text, songs, video and other media are used in order to augment vocabulary and increase fluency in modern Greek. Students are expected to properly use the language, do theme-based research on the themes examined and provide written work on various subjects and make conversation in class. Presentations on researched topics account for final exam.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE
GREK 204-301	INTERMED GREEK: POETRY	WAHLBERG, SARAH	FISHER-BENNETT HALL 322	MWF 0100PM-0200PM	This course is an introduction to reading Greek poetry, with an emphasis on the characteristics that differentiate the grammar, diction, and sentence structure of poetry from that of prose. The readings are primarily from Homer.	LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSE; ONE TERM COURSE
GREK 302-301	ATTIC ORATORS	MCINERNEY, JEREMY	CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 392	TR 1200PM-0130PM	This class on Attic oratory concentrates on Demosthenes' masterpiece On the Crown. Delivered in 330 BC towards the end of Demosthenes' career the speech has long been used as a valuable source of information on social, religious and political history, but it is also a pleasure to read for its clarity and vigour.	PRIOR LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
GREK 430-301	GREEK PROSE COMPOSITION	KER, JAMES	WILLIAMS HALL 319	W 0200PM-0500PM	This course will look intensively at the structure and characteristics of Greek prose, mainly through composition, but also through translation and reading of selected texts	UNDERGRADUATES NEED PERMISSION
GREK 600-301	GRADUATE SEMINAR	WILSON, EMILY		TBA TBA-	Topics will vary Fall 2014 topic: Through close reading of selected books of the Iliad, we will consider the range of approaches, from oral poetics to post-classical reception, that inform current interpretations of the Homeric epics.
GREK 602-301	Aristophanes and Old Comedy	ROSEN, RALPH	CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 237	F 0100PM-0400PM	Topics will vary