GREEK LANGUAGE
LINGUA GRECA
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2023/2024 | 12 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Ruggiero Lionetti | by appointment via email |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course is designed for students without any previous knowledge of ancient Greek, and its objective is to provide the necessary competences to allow a direct reading of ancient Greek texts. Knowledge of Greek language is an essential educational objective for students of Classics and for teaching.
Program
The course will be held in two parts: the first part (I semester) will focus on the basic elements of Greek concerning phonetic and morphology of ancient Greek language (article; declension of nouns and adjectives; pronouns; conjugation of the verb; elements of syntax); in the second part (II semester) the acquired competence will be tested and developed through the reading and analysis of a selection of medium-level texts.
Bridging Courses
None.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Knowledge and ability to understand: students are expected to demonstrate a good basic knowledge of the morphological structures of the Greek language and a sufficiently broad basic lexicon to undertake the reading of a text.
Applied knowledge and understanding: students will have to demonstrate mastery of these elements and ability to apply them in order to perform reading, translation, and comment of Greek texts of medium difficulty level.
Autonomy of judgement: students will have to demonstrate to be able to achieve both an overall understanding of Greek texts at first sight, and to produce an in-depth analysis of the morphological structures of ancient Greek in close reading.
Communicative skills: at the end of the course students will have to demonstrate, by reading and commenting on texts, to be able to identify, understand and analyze the main morphological structures of the Greek language by means of the acquired technical skills.
Ability to learn: students will have to demonstrate to be able to apply the acquired morphological and syntactic skills through the reading and commenting of Greek texts, and to have developed the necessary learning skills to continue and deepen the study of the Greek language with a high degree of autonomy.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
None.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures.
- Attendance
Attendance is recommended. Attending students must attend at least two thirds of the lessons.
- Course books
For the study of ancient Greek language: 1) Textbook: P. Agazzi - M. Vilardo, Hellenistì. Corso di lingua e civiltà greca. Manuale, 4th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2018; 2) Exercises: P. Agazzi - M. Vilardo, Hellenistì. Corso di lingua e civiltà greca. Esercizi 1, 4th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2018 .
- Assessment
Individual preparation is ascertained through a final test at the end of the course, consisting of an oral interview, and two intermediate tests, which will be held in written form at the end of the second quarter (= December) and at the beginning of the fourth quarter (= April). The overall evaluation will be given by the average of the marks obtained in the final exam and in the intermediate tests.
Oral exam. Students are expected: 1) to demonstrate a good knowledge of the basic elements of Greek morphology, firstly through reading, translation and morphological analysis of the texts explained in the class during the year; 2) to demonstrate a good knowledge of the Greek grammar textbook indicated in the program; 3) to demonstrate their ability to understand by translating a simple text in prose at first sight.
In the exam these three factors will be evaluated, each weighting equally in the calculation of the examination score. The final score will be the average of the scores given in each of the three parts in which the assessment of the preparation is made.
Tests in which students will show - in addition to a sound knowledge of the Greek grammar and of the texts read and commented on during the lessons – also the ability to apply a correct methodology to the translation of a simple text at first sight will be rated as good to excellent (25-30 cum laude); tests in which students will only show a basic knowledge of the Greek grammar and of the texts read and commented on during the lessons, and a minor but still sufficient ability to face the translation of a simple text at first sight will be rated as sufficient to satisfactory (18-24).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Individual study.
- Attendance
In addition to reading and commenting on the texts (provided in duplicate) students who choose not to attend lectures will be required to prepare a selection of texts.
Non-attending students are required to contact the teacher at least two months before the start of the exam sessions.
- Course books
For the study of ancient Greek language: 1) Textbook: P. Agazzi - M. Vilardo, Hellenistì. Corso di lingua e civiltà greca. Manuale, 4th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2018; 2) Exercises: P. Agazzi - M. Vilardo, Hellenistì. Corso di lingua e civiltà greca. Esercizi 1, 4th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2018 .
- Assessment
Oral exam. Students are expected: 1) to demonstrate a good knowledge of the basic elements of Greek morphology, firstly through reading, translation and morphological analysis of the texts assigned by the teacher; 2) to demonstrate a good knowledge of the Greek grammar textbook indicated in the program; 3) to demonstrate their ability to understand by translating a simple text in prose at first sight.
In the exam these three factors will be evaluated, each weighting equally in the calculation of the examination score. The final score will be the average of the scores given in each of the three parts in which the assessment of the preparation is made.
Tests in which students will show - in addition to a sound knowledge of the Greek grammar and of the texts assigned by the teacher – also the ability to apply a correct methodology to the translation of a simple text at first sight will be rated as good to excellent (25-30 cum laude); tests in which students will only show a basic knowledge of the Greek grammar and of the texts read and commented on during the lessons, and a minor but still sufficient ability to face the translation of a simple text at first sight will be rated as sufficient to satisfactory (18-24).
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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