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):
The expected outcome of this course is that the students acquire knowledge of the rules of grammar and syntax of Greek at an intermediate level and the ability to understand the language and content of texts of medium difficulty; that they are able to autonomously tackle the linguistic-grammatical analysis of texts of increasing difficulty; that they are able to argue the analysis and translation choices with the teacher and the other course participants. The specific objectives are:
- consolidation of previous notions of Greek grammar;
- knowledge of 3rd declension, 2nd class 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 effectively to 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;
- knowledge of a large part of the basic terminology and related cultural aspects.

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 it useful to own the Greek-Italian dictionaries by F. Montanari (Loescher) or by 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 second module of 'Introduzione alla lingua greca' there will be a final written exam. It will consist of:

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 a short text; dictionaries will be allowed but not grammars or other books.

The exam will take place over 3 hours.
The highest score for both parts is 30/30. In order to obtain a pass certificate, students must score at least 18/30 in each part of the exam.

During the last week of the course a mock exam text will be uploaded on Moodle.

written

The assessment will be based on checking the level of knowledge of the grammatical rules covered in the course, understanding of the proposed texts and the ability to competently translate Greek into a meaningful Italian rendering. More specifically:
- the test is considered sufficient (18-22/30) if the student is able to answer at least half of the questions correctly and produce translations that, albeit with some errors, make complete sense and demonstrate sufficient reflection on the rules of Greek.
- the test is considered good (22-26/30) if the student is able to answer more than half of the questions correctly and produce translations which, with only a few minor errors, make sense and show adequate reflection on the rules of Greek.
- the test is considered excellent (27-30/30) if the student is able to answer almost all the grammar questions correctly and produce translations that are correct in grammatical aspects and accurate in their rendering into Italian.
- the test is considered excellent (30/30 cum laude) if the student not only answers all the grammar questions correctly and produces translations that are correct in grammatical aspects but also has a particularly elegant rendering in Italian.

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.

Italian

The name of the lecturer in charge of the course will be announced in the course of the A.A. For information, please contact olga.tribulato@unive.it.