ANCIENT GREEK WORKSHOP - INTERMEDIATE

The 'Beginners' Greek' classes are intended for those students who do not have previous knowledge of Ancient Greek or wish to refresh it starting from the grammar traditionally taught at high school level. The classes are for those who wish to attain a level of proficiency suitable for the study of ancient and Medieval Greek literature, philosophy, archaeology, ancient history, palaeography and epigraphy.
There are two different levels taught during the year (Beginners and Intermediate): second period (Beginners), Second semester (Intermediate). Students can enrol in the level appropriate to their knowledge of Greek.
***Students are expected to attend regularly and to complete assigned home-works before each class, there is no programme for non-attending students.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL (Second Semester):
- consolidation of previous notions of Greek grammar;
- knowledge of III declension, class II adjectives, pronouns, numerals, athematic verbs, subjunctive and optative of the present tense;
- intermediate skills of analysis and translation of short texts in medium complexity language;
- understanding of the elementary-intermediate structures of the Greek language and ability to effectively translate them into Italian.
- thorough knowledge of the Greek verbal system: present, aorist, future, perfect, active, middle and passive diathesis;
- knowledge of all the rules of the syntax of the period, with particular attention to the subordinate propositions and the use of the participle;
- ability to analyse and translate texts of medium complexity;
- knowledge of a large part of the basic terminology and related cultural aspects.
- understanding of the Greek linguistic structure and ability to effectively translate it into Italian.

Students who intend to attend the intermediate level must have successfully attended the beginners' level (second period) or have a basic knowledge of classical Greek acquired during high school or self learning courses.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL:
- Morphology and phonology of 3rd declension nouns and 2nd class adjectives
- Personal, demonstrative, relative, interrogative and indefinite pronouns; possessive adjectives;
- Comparatives and superlatives;
- Numerals;
- Morphology of the present subjunctive and optative;
- Syntax of the participle, the subjunctive and the optative;
- Consecutive and relative clauses;
- Conditional clauses.
- How to form and analyze the stem of the present, imperfect, aorist, future, and perfect
- Rules for the formation and conjugation of aorist, future, perfect (active, passive, middle) and their use in context
- Elements of advanced syntax

The required coursebook is:

P. Agazzi - M. Vilardo, Hellenisti. Hellenisti. Corso di lingua e cultura greca. Quarta edizione. Zanichelli 2018. (3 vols.).

Students will also find useful to own the Greek-Italian dictionaries by F. Montanari (Loescher) or L. Rocci (Dante Alighieri Editrice) or to consult the paper or online version of the Greek-English dictionary by Liddell-Scott-Jones (http://stephanus.tlg.uci.edu/lsj/#eid=1&context=lsj ).

At the end of the course of the third and final module of 'Esercitazioni di greco per principianti' there will be a final written exam. It will consist in

1) A number of questions verging on phonology and morphology topics targeted during the course, and on the 'decipherment' of Greek verb forms: during this part of the examination grammars, dictionaries and other sources will not be allowed.

2) the translation of 5 short sentences, or a short text; dictionaries will be allowed but not grammars or other books.

The exam will take place over 2 hours. The highest score for both parts is 30/30. The final mark will be expressed according to the grades: ottimo, buono, discreto, sufficiente, insufficiente.
During the last week of the course a mock exam text will be uploaded on Moodle.

The teaching is organized in traditional classes, which consist in short presentations by the lecturer concerning new topics of Greek grammar, followed by individual or group exercises through which the students will learn how to translate and consolidate their knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary. Homework will be assigned.

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For further information, please, contact: alessandra.bucossi@unive.it

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