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ATS2750 - Ancient Greek B/2

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Centre for Ancient Cultures

Coordinator(s)

Dr Andrew Connor

Offered

Clayton

Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit is designed to increase students' knowledge in Ancient Greek gained in ATS2748. The students make significant progress in their understanding of ancient Greek grammar and syntax and acquire an extensive vocabulary in the language. Emphasis is also placed on ancient Greek dialects and the students are introduced to Homeric and Doric Greek.

Outcomes

By the completion of this unit students will be:

able to understand a wide variety of texts in ancient Greek
have solid knowledge of grammar and syntax
be aware of a number of literary genres in ancient Greek and their conventions

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Exam: 60%

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.