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*1* GREE 113 TRIMESTER 2 2010 CLASSICS, GREEK, AND LATIN VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON SCHOOL OF ART HISTORY, CLASSICS, AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES GREE 113 Elementary Greek TRIMESTER 2 2010 12 July to 13 November 2010 Trimester Dates Teaching Dates: 12 July – 15 October 2010 Mid-trimester Break: 23 August – 5 September 2010 Study Week: 18‐22 October 2010 Examination/Assessment Period: 22 October – 13 November 2010 NB: Studenst who enrol in courses with examinations must be able to attend an examination at the University at any time during the formal examination period. Withdrawls/Refunds: This information may be found at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/payments/withdrawlsrefunds.aspx
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CLASSICS,GREEK,ANDLATINVICTORIAUNIVERSITYOFWELLINGTON
SCHOOLOFARTHISTORY,CLASSICS,ANDRELIGIOUSSTUDIES
GREE113ElementaryGreek
TRIMESTER2201012Julyto13November2010
TrimesterDatesTeachingDates:12July–15October2010
MidtrimesterBreak:23August–5September2010StudyWeek:18‐22October2010
Examination/AssessmentPeriod:22October–13November2010NB:StudenstwhoenrolincourseswithexaminationsmustbeabletoattendanexaminationattheUniversityatanytimeduringtheformalexaminationperiod.
Withdrawls/Refunds:Thisinformationmaybefoundathttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/payments/withdrawlsrefunds.aspx
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1.CourseOrganization1.1LecturerDr.DavidRosenbloom,officeOK516,ph.463‐5478,e‐mail,[email protected];officehourTh11:00‐12:00andbyappointment.1.2LectureTimeandPlace9:00‐9:50,Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,FridayOK523.1.3LectureDatesLecturestakeplacefrom12Julyto15October.
2.LearningObjectivesandContent2.1CourseDeliveryInthiscoursethereare48highlyvariableclasses.Someclasseswillbemainlylectures;otherswillbemainlystudenttranslation,problem‐solving,anddiscussionofgrammaticalconceptsandstrategiesoftranslation.
2.2AdditionalInformationAnyfurtherannouncementsconcerningthecoursewillbepostedonBlackboard.
2.3LearningObjectivesandContentGREE113isthesecondpartofathree‐partintroductiontoancientGreek.Itstresseslearningthevocabulary,morphology,grammar,andsyntaxofancientGreek,andaimstoenablestudentstoreadancientGreekproseandpoetrywiththeaidofadictionaryandgrammarasquicklyaspossible.Studentswhosuccessfulcompletethiscourseshould:—
1. Havelearnedthebasic,vocabulary,morphologyandgrammarandAncientGreek.2. Beabletoreadelementarytextswiththeaidofadictionaryandgrammar.3. HavetheabilitytoapplylinguisticconceptsderivedfromthestudyofancientGreektoa
varietyoflanguagesandlinguisticsettings.4. BepreparedtocontinuethestudyofancientGreekinGREE215.
2.4ExpectedWorkloadThisisa20‐pointcourse,whichmeansthatan‘average’studentshouldspendabout200hoursonit.Spreadover12weeks,thiscomesto162/3hoursperweek;spreadover18weeks(thefullterm)itcomesto11hoursperweek.Thisisanexceptionallycrudeguideline.Obviously,somestudentsmayneedlesstime,othersmore.Ingeneral,however,thefollowingruleapplies:themoreyouputintothecourse,themoreyouwillgetoutit,asmeasuredbothintermsofyourlearningandunderstanding,andintermsofyourgrade.3.Readings3.1RequiredTextsM.BalmeandG.Lawalleds,AthenazeBookIandAthenazeBookII(NewYork:OxfordUniversity
Press,2003,2ndedn).AthenazeBookIIwillcontinuetobeusedinGREE215.3.2OptionalandSupplementaryReadingsandResourcesAdictionaryandreferencegrammararenotrequiredforthiscourse,butareindispensableforstudentswhointendtostudyancientGreekfurther.
1. ThebestdictionaryforbeginningstudentsisH.GLiddellandR.Scott,AnAbridgedGreekEnglishLexicon(Oxford:ClarendonPress,1935),affectionatelycalled“LittleLiddell.”Ithasrubricsforirregularlyinflectedformsthatwillallowyoutofindtheirprincipalpartsandmeaningsmorequickly.
2. H.G.Liddell,AnIntermediateGreekEnglishLexicon(Oxford:ClarendonPress,1945,7thedn)(“MiddleLiddell”)andH.G.Liddell,R.Scott,andS.Jones,AGreekEnglishLexicon(Oxford:ClarendonPress,1996,9thedn)(“GreatScott”)arebothavailableinsearchable
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formonlineat(http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi‐bin/resolveform).Thelatteristhe1940edition,butstillanexcellentresource.
3. TheTextKitwebsite(GreekandLatinLearningTools,http://www.textkit.com/)isahelpfulresourceforstudentsofGreekandLatin.FromhereyoucandownloadfreecopiesofGreektextsinpdfformataswellasW.W.Goodwin’sGreekGrammar(Boston:Ginn&Company,1900)(http://www.textkit.com/learn/ID/100/author_id/38/)andW.G.Rutherford’smorebasicFirstGreekGrammar(Syntax)(London:MacMillan,1912).
4. TheUniversityofVictoria,Canada,hasputexercisesforAthenazeontheweb.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulforreviewingvocabulary,grammar,andreadingexercises.TheURLhttp://web.uvic.ca/hrd/greek/.PleasenotethatyouwillneedtoinstallaunicodeGreekfontonyourcomputertousethisresource.
4.AssessmentRequirements4.1OverviewGiventhenatureoflearningancientGreek,assessmentmustbedoneatshortintervals.TherearefourtypesofassessmentinGREE113:
1. 7Quizzes,ofwhichthebest5countforagrade(20%).2. Anin‐classmid‐termtest(20%)3. Atake‐hometranslationassignment(10%)4. A2‐hourregistryfinalexam(50%)
Thefinalexamperiodis22Oct.13November2010.
4.2AimsofAssessmentAssessmentinGREE113isdesignedtodeveloplearningofthefollowingknowledgeandskills:—
1. Long‐termretentionofancientGreekvocabulary,grammarandsyntax.2. Understandingofgrammaticalandsyntacticalconceptsandtheirapplicationtoancient
Greek.3. AbilitytoreadancientGreek,usingstrategiesfordecodingthemorphology,grammar,
andsyntaxofthelanguage,andusingcontextasaguidetounderstanding.Quizzesassessknowledgeandskillsgainedovertheshort‐termandhelptoidentifyareasforfurtherimprovement.Themidtermtestsprogressoverthemedium‐termandstressesknowledgeofmorphology,grammar,andabilitytotranslatefromGreektoEnglish.Thetake‐homeassignmentisanexercisethatallowsstudentstoapplytheskillstheyhavedevelopedinthiscoursetothetranslationofanancientGreektext.Thefinalexamtestsknowledgeandskillsgainedovertheentirecourse.
4.5ExtensionsandPenaltiesforEssaysExtensions,forheathreasonssupportedbyamedicalcertificateorforsomeothernecessaryanddemonstrablereason,mustbeappliedforfromthecoursecoordinatorinadvanceoftheduedate.Extensionswillnotbegrantedifappliedforontheduedateorlater,exceptincaseofanunexpectedmedicalemergency,bereavement,orsomeothercatastrophe.Anassignmentsubmittedaftertheduedatewillincurapenaltyof5marksoutof100perworkday.
4.6MandatoryCourseRequirementsInordertopassGREE113eachstudentmust:
1. Sitaminimumof5quizzes.2. Sitthemid‐termtest.3. Submitatake‐hometranslationexercise.4. Sitthefinalexam.
4.7ClassRepresentativeAclassrepresentativewillbeelectedinthefirstclass.Thatperson’snameandcontactdetailswillbeavailabletoVUWSA,theCourseCoordinator,andtheclass.TheclassrepresentativeprovidesacommunicationchanneltoliaisewiththeCourseCoordinatoronbehalfofstudents.
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5.AcademicIntegrityandPlagiarismThefollowingistheuniversity’sstandardstatement:Academicintegritymeansthatuniversitystaffandstudents,intheirteachingandlearningareexpectedtotreatothershonestly,fairlyandwithrespectatalltimes.Itisnotacceptabletomistreatacademic,intellectualorcreativeworkthathasbeendonebyotherpeoplebyrepresentingitasyourownoriginalwork.AcademicintegrityisimportantbecauseitisthecorevalueonwhichtheUniversity’slearning,teachingandresearchactivitiesarebased.VictoriaUniversity’sreputationforacademicintegrityaddsvaluetoyourqualification.TheUniversitydefinesplagiarismaspresentingsomeoneelse’sworkasifitwereyourown,whetheryoumeantoornot.‘Someoneelse’swork’meansanythingthatisnotyourownidea.Evenifitispresentedinyourownstyle,youmustacknowledgeyoursourcesfullyandappropriately.Thisincludes:
•Materialfrombooks,journalsoranyotherprintedsource•Theworkofotherstudentsorstaff•Informationfromtheinternet•Softwareprogramsandotherelectronicmaterial•Designsandideas•Theorganizationorstructuringofanysuchmaterial
Findoutmoreaboutplagiarism,howtoavoiditandpenalties,ontheUniversity’swebsite:http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/plagiarism.aspx.Penalties:Anyworkcontaininganyplagiarismorfalsifiedevidencewillautomaticallyreceiveamarkofzero.
6.GeneralUniversityRequirementsStudentsshouldfamiliarisethemselveswiththeUniversity’spoliciesandstatutes,particularlytheAssessmentStatute,thePersonalCoursesofStudyStatute,theStatuteonStudentConductandanystatutesrelatingtotheparticularqualificationsbeingstudied;seetheVictoriaUniversityCalendarorgototheAcademicPolicyandStudentPolicysectionson:http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policyThiswebsitealsoprovidesinformationforstudentsinanumberofareasincludingAcademicGrievances,StudentandStaffconduct,Meetingtheneedsofstudentswithimpairments,andstudentsupport/VUWSAstudentadvocates.7.ProvisionalScheduleofMeetings Week Ἀθήναζε Assessment
1:12‐16July Ch.10β StartCh.11
2:19‐23July Ch.11‐12BPQuiz1:Th.23July
3:26‐30July Ch.12‐13 Quiz2:Th.30July
4:2‐6Aug. Ch.13‐14 Quiz3:Th.6Aug.
5:9‐13Aug. Ch.14‐15 Quiz4:Th.13Aug.
6:16‐20Aug. Ch.15‐16 Midtermtest:20Aug.
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AugustHolidays:23Aug.5Sept.
7:6‐10Sept. Ch.16‐17
8:13‐17Sept. Ch.17‐18 Quiz5:17Sept.
9:20‐24Sept. Ch.18‐19
10:27Sept.‐1Oct. Ch.19‐20 Quiz6:27Sept.
11:4‐8Oct. Ch.20‐21 Quiz7:8Oct.
12:11‐15Oct. Ch.22 Takehomeassignmentdue:15Oct.
