GREEK 5
GST3005
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students' skills in Greek are consolidated and extended through exercises in understanding a variety of authentic spoken and written materials and through practice at speaking and writing. Due attention is given to grammatical accuracy and appropriate usage. The materials used also serve as an introduction to Greek society and culture and aspects of modern Greek history.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Maria Herodotou
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: GST2004 or GST2BEB or GST1BE4 or GST2BE4 or GST3BE4
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: GST1BE5, GST2BE5, GST3BE5, GST3BEA
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Communicate in Greek 3 | Prescribed | Arvanitakis, k. and Arvanitakis, F. | DELTOS 2010. |
| Readings | Oxford English-Greek learner's dictionary | Prescribed | Stavropoulos, D. and Hornby, A. | OUP 1982. |
| Readings | Oxford Greek-English learner's dictionary | Prescribed | Stavropoulos, D. | OUP 1988. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Ability to apply acquired knowledge to a broad range of situations; ability to extrapolate information from different media sources and use it to formulate an argument.
- Activities:
- Written language assignments, essay and written test.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Ability to apply acquired knowledge to a broad range of situations; including extrapolating information from different media sources to formulate an argument.
- Activities:
- Written language assignments, essay and written test.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
03. Ability to express themselves fluently and spontaneously; ability to formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate these to the contribution of other people.
- Activities:
- Active participation in class discussions. Oral presentation on a given topic. Oral/aural tests.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
04. Ability to formulate an opinion on a wide range of topics, including abstract ideas, and to discuss critically longer written texts and films.
- Activities:
- Class discussions and debates. Essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
05. Ability to interact with Greeks with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in accordance with socio-cultural differences.
- Activities:
- Oral test; in-class discussions.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
06. Ability to understand longer, more complex, factual and literary texts and films to appreciate distinctions of style.
- Activities:
- In-class discussion and written work, including an essay.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
07. Ability to work as part of a team in class discussions and debates.
- Activities:
- Team oral presentations; group online quizzes.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
08. Participation in an intercultural dialogue with the Greek world.
- Activities:
- Essay with an annotated bibliography and group presentations. In-class debate.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Writing(Writing)
09. Write argumentative and evaluate texts on studied topics using correct language structures.
- Activities:
- Regular language assignments including online quizzes, class exercises, an essay and written tests.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maria Herodotou
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 days lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one oral-aural test (600-word equivalent) | 15 | 01, 04, 06, 07 | |
| one project (800-word equivalent) | 20 | 02, 09 | |
| one written test (1,600-word equivalent) | 40 | 02, 06, 09 | |
| regular written and oral assignments (1,000-words equivalent) | 25 | 02, 09 |