gst1001 greek 1

GREEK 1

GST1001

2020

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.

SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorStephie Nikoloudis

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG

Available as ElectiveNo

Learning ActivitiesN/A

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsGST1BEA OR GST3BE1 OR GST2BE1 OR GST1BE1

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Learning resources

Oxford English-Greek learner's dictionary

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorStravopoulos, D. and Hornby, A.

Year1982

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherOUP

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Communicate in Greek 1

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorArvanitakis,K. & Arvanitakis,F.

Year2010

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherDELTOS

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Oxford Greek-English learner's dictionary

Resource TypeBook

Resource RequirementPrescribed

AuthorStravopoulos, D.

Year1988

Edition/VolumeN/A

PublisherOUP

ISBNN/A

Chapter/article titleN/A

Chapter/issueN/A

URLN/A

Other descriptionN/A

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Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply acquired knowledge to new situations; ability to use a bilingual dictionary correctly and to apply grammatical rules in the interests of self-expression and meaningful interaction with others.
02. Collaborate with a partner or in a group to perform oral dialogues and written tasks.
03. Communicate and process information in day-to-day situations through spoken Greek.
04. Express a simple opinion and to express likes and dislikes.
05. Read short, simple texts and to find specific information in everyday material such as advertisements, menus and timetables.
06. Ability to write short texts relevant to their daily lives using different tenses, cases, singular and plural, adjective and noun agreement, etc.
07. Initial awareness of the Greek world and what shapes it.

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephie Nikoloudis

Class requirements

PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
Two 2.00 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 elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*
One oral-aural test (1,000-word equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO7
Regular assignments and class exercises (1,400-word equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO6
Two written tests (1,600-word equivalent)N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO5, SILO6