Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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This module aims:
1. To further develop students' linguistic skills, as applied to reading and translating original literary texts in Greek;
2. To further develop students' skills in interpreting and analysing Greek literary texts.
3. To familiarise students with a range of resources (traditional and digital) employed in the advanced study of Greek literary texts.
Students taking this module will work on selected literary texts in the original Greek joined under a particular
theme, with a focus on further developing skills of interpretation and analysis.
1. To read, understand, translate and critically comment on Greek texts;
2. To consolidate and put into practice knowledge of Greek grammar and vocabulary;
3. To understand literary works and their historical/cultural context;
4. To show an awareness of the process and methodologies of translation.
1. To translate Greek texts fluently and accurately into clear and appropriate English;
2. To analyse and critically reflect upon literary texts in their original language;
3. To use a range of resources required for scholarly study of ancient Greek texts;
4. To recognise patterns (whether linguistic, stylistic, thematic or conceptual);
5. To apply learned knowledge and skills (selectively, where appropriate) in the completion of the module’s different assessment components.
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 42 | 1:00 | 42:00 | N/A |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 50 | 1:00 | 50:00 | N/A |
Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 8 | 1:00 | 8:00 | Part of student contact hours |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 57 | 1:00 | 57:00 | Module reading and resource list Wider self-identified resources |
Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 22 | 1:00 | 22:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 3 | 1:00 | 3:00 | Assessment preparation and feedback sessions |
Total | 200:00 |
Small group teaching classes are highly interactive and provide the opportunities to collaboratively read, review and discuss the prescribed text(s), while further refining existing skills in:
- identifying and understanding a range of Greek linguistic and syntactical features;
- translating Greek into clear and fluent English;
- literary analysis;
- debate and discussion.
Workshops are used to ensure the assessment aims are clearly articulated and understood by students ahead of their submissions, and provide focused instruction and practice in developing specific skills: structuring an argument, finding relevant bibliographical sources, referencing classical texts, etc. They also allow for student-teacher dialogue on expectations, marking criteria, and feedback.
Structured guided learning activities provide students with the opportunity to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding of broader themes, ideas and contexts (whether literary, historical, philosophical, socio-cultural);
- prepare for weekly sessions;
- further refine discipline-specific technical skills.
Guided independent study is intended as time for:
- skills practice;
- directed reading and research;
- preparing and completing any formative and summative assessments.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Essay | 1 | M | 40 | 1500 word commentary exercise |
Written exercise | 1 | A | 60 | 2500 word research project |
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Prob solv exercises | 1 | M | Discipline-specific technical skills quizzes |
Summative assessment is designed to assesses students' knowledge and interpretative understanding of the texts studied, with particular reference to the application of their linguistic knowledge, and their skills in presenting their views and analyses of key issues regarding the set text(s).
Formative assessment is designed to review, revise and consolidate key features of grammar and vocabulary on a continuous basis.
Study-abroad, non-Erasmus exchange and Loyola students spending semester 1 only are required to finish their assessment while in Newcastle. Where an exam is present, an alternative form of assessment will be set and where coursework is present, an alternative deadline will be set. Details of the alternative assessment will be provided by the module leader.
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