ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I (GK1005)

This is a course for beginners. By reading simple ancient Greek texts and trying to write (or, if you like, speak) some Greek yourself, you learn the first grammar essentials and acquire a basic vocabulary of c. 1000 words. Choice of a particular textbook and specialization on particular aspects, e.g. Greek for students of philosophy, is possible.

Code:

GK1005

Name:

ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I

Discipline:

GK (Greek)

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Credits:

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire a basic passive vocabulary of one-thousand Ancient Greek words and recognize derivaties of such words in English.
Students will acquire a basic understanding of Ancient Greek morphology and syntax: inflection and agreement; essential case grammar; the first three declensions; conjugation and use of thematic verb forms in at least two tenses and moods.
Students will be able to read Ancient Greek texts at the level of this course and translate them fluently and accurately into English.

ELEMENTARY ANCIENT GREEK I (GK1005)

Learning Outcomes

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