• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Greek
  • Areas of interest Classics and Ancient History
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Dr Tatiana Bur
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Second Semester 2024
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This course continues the study of this key Classical language as students consolidate the elements covered in Intermediate Ancient Greek I.  Students will expand their working vocabulary while reading through a variety of  texts chosen to introduce them to the grammatical principles that underpin the literature of Ancient Greece. Upon completion of the course, students should have sufficient expertise to read texts of moderate difficulty with minimal assistance. Students who complete this course are eligible to progress to Advanced Ancient Greek.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. recognize and translate most morphological forms and grammatical structures found in Ancient Greek texts;
  2. read and translate at sight passages of Ancient Greek containing an extensive range of grammatical structures and a broad range of vocabulary;
  3. read and translate a range of passages in Ancient Greek with the aid of a dictionary and/or grammatical reference; and
  4. discuss in-depth and with authority aspects of Ancient Greek literature and grammar.

Indicative Assessment

  1. Take-home assignments (approx. 1000 words total) (20) [LO 1,3,4]
  2. Mid-semester test (1 hour) (30) [LO 1,2,4]
  3. Final examination (2 hours) (40) [LO 1,2,4]
  4. Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact in language classes over 12 weeks.
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed GREK2121or GREK6121 or with permission of the convenor. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed: GREK6122, GREK2101, GREK6101, GREK2125, GREK3125, GREK6125.

Prescribed Texts

JACT, Reading Greek, 2nd edn. 2 vols, CUP, 2007

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

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Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $4080
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2024 $5280
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
7624 22 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024 31 Aug 2024 25 Oct 2024 In Person N/A

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