Greek courses for Fall 2012
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GREK 015-050 | MODERN GREEK (LEVEL:1ST SEMESTER OF 1ST YEAR) | This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of the modern Greek Language. Instructions are theme based and is supported by a Textbook as well as other written or audiovisual material. It provides the framework for development of all communicative skills (reading, writing, comprehension and speaking) at a basic level. The course also introduces students to aspects of Modern Greek culture that are close to students' own horizon, while it exposes them to academic presentations of Greek history, arts, and current affairs. Quizzes, finals and short individual work with presentation are the testing tools. The completion of this unit does NOT satisfy the language requirement. |
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GREK 015-680 | ELEM MODERN GREEK I | TSEKOURA, DIMITRA |
WILLIAMS HALL 843 WILLIAMS HALL 843 |
M 0500PM-0700PM W 0400PM-0600PM |
This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of the modern Greek Language. Instructions are theme based and is supported by a Textbook as well as other written or audiovisual material. It provides the framework for development of all communicative skills (reading, writing, comprehension and speaking) at a basic level. The course also introduces students to aspects of Modern Greek culture that are close to students' own horizon, while it exposes them to academic presentations of Greek history, arts, and current affairs. Quizzes, finals and short individual work with presentation are the testing tools. The completion of this unit does NOT satisfy the language requirement. |
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GREK 101-301 | ELEM CLASSICAL GREEK I | NISHIMURA-JENSEN, JULIE | WILLIAMS HALL 201 | MWF 0100PM-0200PM | Intensive introduction to Classical Greek morphology and syntax. This course includes exercises in grammar, Greek composition, and translation from Greek to English. Emphasis is placed upon developing the ability to read Greek with facility. |
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GREK 115-680 | GREEK/HERITAGE SPKRS I: GREEK/HERITAGE SPKRS I | TSEKOURA, DIMITRA | TR 0130PM-0330PM | 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. |
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GREK 203-050 | INTERMEDIATE GREEK | This course is for those who have completed Ancient Greek 102, Greek 112 or equivalent. You are now ready to begin reading real Greek! We will read a selection of passages from Greek prose authors, focusing on language and style. FALL 2014, XENOPHON'S ANABASIS. Selected readings from Xenophon's narrative of the Ten Thousand, the Greek mercenaries who were stranded in Mesopotamia and then marched a thousand miles back to "The Sea! The Sea! |
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GREK 203-301 | INTERMED GREEK: PROSE | MOWBRAY, CARRIE | WILLIAMS HALL 317 | MWF 0100PM-0200PM | This course is for those who have completed Ancient Greek 102, Greek 112 or equivalent. You are now ready to begin reading real Greek! We will read a selection of passages from Greek prose authors, focusing on language and style. FALL 2014, XENOPHON'S ANABASIS. Selected readings from Xenophon's narrative of the Ten Thousand, the Greek mercenaries who were stranded in Mesopotamia and then marched a thousand miles back to "The Sea! The Sea! |
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GREK 309-301 | Euripides and the Aftermath of Troy | MURNAGHAN, SHEILA | WILLIAMS HALL 307 | TR 0300PM-0430PM | In this course we will read a selection of the corpus of hexameter poems known as the Homeric Hymns, familiarizing ourselves with the style and form of these poems and with their narratives about specific Olympian gods , sometimes canonical and sometimes unorthodox. We will also compare the hymns with Homer and Hesiod and with Greek lyric and tragic poetry in order to get a better sense of the overall range of Greek mythic poetry. In fall 2014, we will read a selection from the comic satirical prose writer Lucian, looking at a selection of his fantastic, proto- science fiction journeys to the moon and beyond, as well as his funny dialogues featuring gods, philosophers, dead heroes and poets. |
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GREK 540-301 | GREEK LANGUAGE LAB: ADVANCED GREEK SURVEY | MURNAGHAN, SHEILA | FISHER-BENNETT HALL 24 | W 0200PM-0500PM | What do we need to read texts in ancient Greek? In this course we read just one prose text and one poetic text, or a very limited number of texts and passages, with a focus on language and formal analysis (such as diction, grammar, stylistics, metrics, rhetoric, textual criticism). A range of exercises will be used to develop these skills, including composition, lexical studies, recitation, memorization, exegesis, written close-readings, and sight-translation. |
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GREK 600-301 | GRADUATE SEMINAR: GREEK POETRY TRANSLATION | WILSON, EMILY | DAVID RITTENHOUSE LAB 4N30 | M 0100PM-0400PM | 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. |
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