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.

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.

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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.

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

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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, 5th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2023; 2) Exercises: P. Agazzi - M. Vilardo, Hellenistì. Corso di lingua e civiltà greca. Esercizi 1-2, 5th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2023 .

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).

MIDTERM EXAMINATION (OPTIONAL): Attending students can, on a voluntary basis, take an intermediate test, scheduled for the winter session of the academic year. The intermediate test will consist of an oral interview on the topics covered in the first semester. The interview will be divided into two equivalent parts. In the first, the student will be required to answer questions on the phonology, morphology, and syntax of Ancient Greek. In the second, the student will be asked to translate, with the help of the examiner, some short sentences of Greek prose. The grade of the intermediate examination will be averaged with that achieved in the final test.

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.

Teaching

Individual study.

Attendance

To allow non-attending students the opportunity to compensate with independent studying for what is done during lessons, the following materials referring to the same contents of the program are indicated to promote full understanding: a selection of Greek passages as indicated by the teacher.

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 1-2, 5th ed., Zanichelli, Bologna 2023 .

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.