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• Offered for Year: 2022/23

• Module Leader(s): Dr Stephanie Holton

• Owning School: History, Classics and Archaeology
• Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus

Semesters

Aims

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.

Outline Of Syllabus

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.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities

Jointly Taught With

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

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.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment

Formative Assessments

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

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). This has been updated for 22/23 to avoid overlap with CAG2001/2 in both assessment type and content.

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.

The commentary exercise enables students to collaborate on a project which is explicitly linked to their set text and the learning outcomes of the module. It also builds skills in project management and delivery: students will (with support) investigate the best medium and format for creating and disseminating their commentary, before undertaking a detailed linguistic and interpretative study of the set text. Students will work on the project for the duration of the course, completing a formative in-class presentation mid-semester to outline their initial plans for feedback and reflection, and submit the final version during the assessment period.

Reading Lists

• CAG3002's Reading List

Timetable

• Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
• CAG3002's Timetable