Course: Greek Language 2

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Course title Greek Language 2
Course code KKF/RJ2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Leonte Florin, Ph.D.
Course content
Practise in morphology and syntax of ancient Greek. Excurses in comparative grammar included. Greek grammar will be exercised on short texts selected from textbooks and greek authors (Aesopus, Xenophon, Homer, Plato, New Testament etc. 1. Greek morphology (continuation). 2. Greek syntax (continuation).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide students with access to rudiments of Greek phonology, morphology and syntaxis. Through translations of short elementary texts (like Aesop or some passages from New Testament), the students will approach the ancient Greek literature.
Upon the successful completion of the course they will be able: 1.To acquire basic knowledge of ancient Greek. 2. To translate some short passages from ancient authors. 3.To appreciate through etimology some roots for european common words like "scena".
Prerequisites
Conditional subject: Greek 1,1. Basic Knoledge of English language.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

Credit based on the knowledge of realized lessons.
Recommended literature
  • Erhart, A. 1962. Úvod do jazykovědy. Praha..
  • Erhart, A. 1982. Indoevropské jazyky. Srovnávací fonologie a morfologie. Praha..
  • Heilmann, W., Roeske, K., Walter, R. 1976. Lexis.Úvod do řeckého jazyka. Překlad a dodatky.
  • Joint Association of Classical Teachers' Greek Course. (2007). Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary. Cambridge.
  • Liddell, H. G., Scott, R. 1951. A Greek-English Dictionary. Oxford..
  • Niederle, J., Niederle, V., Varcl, L. 1993. Mluvnice řeckého jazyka. Praha..
  • Prach, V. 1993. Řecko-český slovník. Praha..


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