Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Other Staff
Elizabeth Kefallinos
Contact via elizabeth.kefallinos@mq.edu.au
Unit Convenor
Patricia Koromvokis
Contact via patricia.koromvokis@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This is an introductory Modern Greek language unit designed for beginners or near beginners. Its chief objective is to assist students in the acquisition of elementary oral and written skills in Modern Greek. The vocabulary and grammatical concepts covered in this unit aim to develop a solid foundation in the language, so that students may confidently and correctly construct simple sentences. The context in which vocabulary and grammar are taught also exposes students to important aspects of Greek culture. The unit is offered both on campus and externally.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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On-going weekly homework | 15% | Weekly |
Mid-semester class test | 10% | Week 7 |
Presentation | 10% | Week 12 |
Oral test | 10% | Week 13 |
Participation | 5% | Weekly |
Examination | 50% | Exam Period |
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%
On-going weekly homework: students are required to engage in small and medium length paragraph writing involving a variety of everyday situations; they will be asked to develop their communication skills in order to interact with Greek-speaking people at the elementary level; finally, their reading comprehension is supposed to be enhanced and elaborated to make it possible for them to understand diverse speech contexts.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 10%
Mid-semester class test (semi-summative): students are going to be tested as to their ability to write, and comprehend everyday Greek in a variety of situations; emphasis will be on specific and fixed formulas of speech.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 10%
Presentation: students will be asked to present orally their communicative skills in everyday Greek -either freely or based on a preprepared topic- in order to demonstrate their efficiency in a creative and innovative use of language patterns.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 10%
Oral test: students are asked to reply on set questions regarding diverse situations as prsented in their handbooks.
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 5%
Participation: all students are urged to prepare their homework, answer to in-class questions, and engage critically with the issues that come up in each week's seminar.
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 50%
End of Semester Examination: this is the final assessment of all grammatical knowledge and comprehension skills regarding the various topic of Greek delineated during the semster.
Lecture times and location
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Stream 1 |
Lecture |
Tue: 9-11 W6B205 |
Practical |
Thur: 11-1 W6B 205 |
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Required and recommended texts
Other texts recommended are:
iLearn: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Please refer to your online unit for the unit schedule - ilearn.mq.edu.au
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