Undergraduate - UnitATS1242 - Modern Greek introductory 2

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Modern Greek Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2015
Coordinator(s)	Dr Sarah McDonald

Synopsis

The unit continues to introduce more advanced linguistic phenomena of Modern Greek to students who have previously attended and successfully been examined on Modern Greek 1 (ATS1241/2010). It explores grammatical and syntactic structures suitable to the post-Beginners level, and explores the Modern Greek language and culture in greater depth.

Outcomes

Expand on the understanding of Modern Greek grammar and syntax already taught in the first semester (ATS1241/2010)
Develop substantially the students' store of Modern Greek vocabulary
To be able to read more complex texts in Modern Greek
To advance their oral skills in Modern Greek and feel more confident in taking up conversations in Greek
To have a more thorough appreciation of Modern Greek society

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 70%
Exam: 30%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Kalliopi Kouroupi

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Modern Greek