Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
Code | Title |
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CAG3001 | Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts |
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1. To further develop and refine students' linguistic skills, as applied to reading and translating original literary texts in Greek;
2. To further develop students' independence in interpreting and analysing Greek literary texts.
3. To put into practice a range of resources (traditional and digital) in the advanced study of Greek literary texts.
Students taking this module will read an Ancient Greek literary text, with a focus on refining skills of interpretation and analysis. The text(s) studied will be determined on a yearly basis, taking into account staff expertise and the need to avoid overlap between a student's Stages 2 and 3.
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 engage with the process and methodologies of translation;
5. To engage with key debates in modern scholarship in relation to the chosen set texts.
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 at a high level;
3. To independently use a wide range of resources in the scholarly study of ancient Greek texts;
4. 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 | 60 | 1:00 | 60:00 | For all assessment components |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 45 | 1:00 | 45:00 | Selections from Module Reading List / weekly assigned reading |
Structured Guided Learning | Academic skills activities | 18 | 1:00 | 18:00 | Discipline-specific technical skills revision |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 33 | 1:00 | 33:00 | N/A |
Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 44 | 1:00 | 44:00 | General consolidation activities |
Total | 200:00 |
Code | Title |
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CAG2002 | Level 2 Greek: Special Study |
CAG8002 | MA Greek: Special Study |
Weekly small-group teaching is student-led, and provides the opportunity 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.
Structured guided learning activities provide students with the opportunity to:
- review 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 assessment.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Essay | 2 | M | 40 | 1 x 1500 word essay (set list of questions) |
Written exercise | 2 | A | 60 | Portfolio of literary analysis and language work: 2,500 words. |
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Portfolio | 2 | M | Short (500-word) exercise building towards one component of portfolio |
Formative assessment is designed to practice skills which will be essential for the completion of any summative assessment, and to enable feedback at a crucial stage of the planning process. 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).
The essay allows students to engage in depth with their set text(s) on a specific question of interpretation, while practicing the fundamental academic skill of constructing an argument.
Students taking this module will be set versions of the assessment tasks that, in comparison to CAG2002, require more advanced analytical skills and/or independent engagement, e.g. with scholarly commentaries or secondary literature.
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