gst2004 greek 4

GREEK 4

GST2004

2015

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students learn to talk and write in Greek about a wide range of aspects of modern Greek culture and society in an informed and coherent manner and to interpret short literary texts. Vocabulary and knowledge of grammar are systematically extended in the course of these readings and discussions.

SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorMaria Herodotou

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites GST2BEA or GST1BE3 or GST2BE3 or GST3BE3 or GST2003

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects GST2BEB, GST1BE4, GST2BE4, GST3BE4

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsCommunicate in Greek 2PrescribedArvanitakis,K. & Arvanitakis,F.DELTOS, 2010
ReadingsOxford English-Greek learner's dictionaryPrescribedStavropoulos, D. and Hornby, A.OUP 1982.
ReadingsOxford Greek-English learner's dictionaryPrescribedStavropoulos, D.OUP 1988.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Ability to collaborate with a partner or in a group to perform oral dialogues and written tests.

Activities:
Team oral presentations.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Teamwork(Teamwork)
Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Writing(Writing)
Speaking(Speaking)

02. Ability to evaluate diverse perspectives in a argument of relevant social and/or cultural nature.

Activities:
Class discussions and debates.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Speaking(Speaking)
Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)

03. Ability to interact with Greeks with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in accordance with socio-cultural differences.

Activities:
Oral test.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Speaking(Speaking)
Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)

04. Ability to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers of Greek; ability to present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects; ability to present a viewpoint on a topical issue.

Activities:
Class participation and oral/aural tests.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
Teamwork(Teamwork)
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Speaking(Speaking)

05. Ability to perform critical analysis and synthesis, and to develop and evaluate arguments. Ability to use a bilingual and monolingual dictionary correctly.

Activities:
Regular written language assignments; written test.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Writing(Writing)
Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)

06. Ability to understand texts that consist of high-frequency language; ability to understand contemporary factual and literary texts.

Activities:
Reading comprehension tests
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)

07. Ability to write medium texts relevant to their daily lives using different tenses, cases, singular and plural, adjective and noun agreement, etc., as well as the ability to write concisely and critically on literary and abstract topics.

Activities:
Regular language assignments including online quizzes, class exercises, an essay and written tests.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Writing(Writing)
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)

08. Understanding of the Greek world and what shapes it.

Activities:
Group presentations. In-class debate.
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
Writing(Writing)

Subject options

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMaria Herodotou

Class requirements

PracticalWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
"These are Practical Language classes."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
one 800-word essay in Greek2005, 06, 07
regular assignments and class exercises (800-word equivalent)2005, 07
two oral-aural tests (800-word equivalent)2001, 02, 03, 04
two written tests (1,600-word equivalent)4005, 06, 07