| CODE | CLA1013 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Greek Texts | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Classics and Archaeology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit comprises the reading and translation of texts from Greek authors. The excerpts could be either original ones, or adapted to better meet the level reached by the students. The study-unit also involves a short performance, partly or wholly in Greek, as a collaborative and creative effort by the students themselves. This will eventually be performed to Departmental students, relatives and friends. Study-unit Aims The aims of the study-unit is to provide the students with an opportunity to read and translate graded excerpts from various Greek authors, in prose or in verse. This will ease the transition between the reading of simple beginners' prose and that of original Greek texts. The performance offers students the unique chance to act in Ancient Greek, while at the same time provide opportunity for greater teamwork and creative collaboration towards a common goal. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Analyze, read and translate adapted and/or original passages from Ancient Greek authors. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: Apply in other ventures and situations in life the experience gained in the collaborative production of a performance in Ancient Greek. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Balme, M. and Lawall G. (1995) Athenaze, an Introduction to Ancient Greek, Book 1. 2nd revised edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press Balme, M. and Lawall G. (1995) Athenaze, an Introduction to Ancient Greek, Book 2. 2nd revised edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press Other hand-outs will be provided by the lecturer. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | In TAKING THIS UNIT YOU CANNOT TAKE CLA1113 OR TAKE CLA1213 | ||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Reassessment is 100% Oral Examination (20 mins) Pre-requisite Qualifications: Some knowledge of Greek |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carmel Serracino |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2026/7. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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