GREEK 1

GST1001

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject complete beginners acquire practical skills in understanding and expressing basic information, such as personal details, needs, wishes, likes and dislikes in speech and writing. Relevant aspects of contemporary Greek society and culture are also introduced. The emphasis throughout is on practice at listening, reading, speaking and writing Greek in everyday situations, with various audio-visual aids being used.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Maria Herodotou

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: GST1BE1, GST2BE1, GST3BE1, GST1BEA

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsCommunicate in Greek 1PrescribedArvanitakis,K. & Arvanitakis,F.DELTOS, 2010
ReadingsOxford English-Greek learner's dictionaryPrescribedStravopoulos, D. and Hornby, A.OUP 1982
ReadingsOxford Greek-English learner's dictionaryPrescribedStravopoulos, D.OUP 1988

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maria Herodotou

Class requirements

PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
Two 2.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
"These are Practical Language classes."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
one oral-aural test (1,000-word equivalent)25
regular assignments and class exercises (1,400-word equivalent)35
two written tests (1,600-word equivalent)40