Module manager: Roger Brock
Email: r.w.brock@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
GCSE Ancient Greek or equivalent
| CLAS3835 | Advanced Ancient Greek |
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module is approved as a skills discovery module
In this module you will complete your study of Ancient Greek grammar. One of the main motivations for learning Ancient Greek is to be able to read and appreciate unadapted literary texts. The Hellenic literary tradition offers some of the most influential World Literature, appreciated for centuries in both the original and in translations.
The module has three objectives: to complete the main grammatical syllabus in ancient Greek, to translate and read unadapted ancient Greek texts in prose and verse and to comment on the literary and stylistic features of the selected authors. It will begin with grammar tuition, following directly on from Intermediate level, to develop the required level of competence for reading Ancient Greek texts in unadapted form, just as the authors wrote them. Through supported reading classes in first prose and then verse you will be guided on how to use your grammatical knowledge to create your own translations of selected authors. You will be introduced to using both grammatical and literary commentaries and trained on how to study texts independently by using scholarly editions appropriately at this level. In this way you will learn how to be an independent reader of original Greek and how to develop your appreciation of various genres and styles of classical literature.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Recognise and refer to vocabulary, grammar and syntax as appropriate to advanced level.
2. Translate and comment on the grammatical features of an unadapted Ancient Greek prose text.
3. Translate and comment on the grammatical features of an unadapted Ancient Greek verse text
4. Analyse the literary and stylistic features of the selected authors.
5. Situate the selected Ancient Greek prose and verse texts in the context of Greco-Roman literary culture
Skills Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
6. Communicate information effectively, in a form that observes defined parameters.
7. Define and frame a given problem accurately through gathering relevant and reliable information
8. Assess how well certain options will satisfy the demands of a given problem and identify, refine and present realistic solutions.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Practicals | 21 | 1 | 21 |
| Private study hours | 174 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 26 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Continuous formative feedback through homework and exercises done during weekly small-group teaching of language group.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | Prose translation and commentary assignment | 50 |
| Assignment | Verse translation and commentary assignment | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 9/10/2024
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