Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convener
Malcolm Choat
Contact via 9850 7561
W6A 504
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(39cp at 100 level or above) including (AHIS268 or AHIS269)
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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 unit is an in-depth study of a selection of Coptic texts in Sahidic (Shenoute and other monastic literature, homiletic or hagiographical texts), and an introduction to the other major Coptic dialects (Bohairic, Fayumic, Mesokemic, Lycoplitan, Achmimic).
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Submission and Extensions
Assignments are to be submitted online, using Turnitin. In-class tests will be closed book.
Extensions are available on medical grounds and may be requested under other special circumstances. Apply direct to the Convener.
Penalties for Late Submission
A penalty of 2% per day (including weekends) will be imposed for late submission of assessment tasks unless medical grounds or other special circumstances apply.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 10% | No | 24/3/17 |
Assignment 2 | 10% | No | 7/4/17 |
Palaeography test | 10% | No | 21/4/17 |
Assignment 3 | 10% | No | 5/5/17 |
Assignment 4 | 10% | No | 19/5/17 |
Assignment 5 | 10% | No | 2/6/17 |
Assignment 6 | 10% | No | 16/6/17 |
Exam | 30% | No | Second week of Exam period |
Due: 24/3/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment will consist of a short text in Sahidic which students will be required to translate and comment upon.
The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and completeness of answer in addressing grammatical points.
Due: 7/4/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment will consist of a short text in Bohairic which students will be required to translate and comment upon.
The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and completeness of answer in addressing grammatical points
Due: 21/4/17
Weighting: 10%
The test will consist of a short passage from a manuscript, which students will be required to transcribe and indicate word divisions.
The assessment criterion against which this task will be assessed is accuracy.
Due: 5/5/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment will consist of a short text in Fayumic which students will be required to translate and comment upon.
The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and completeness of answer in addressing grammatical points.
Due: 19/5/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment will consist of a short text in Achmimic which students will be required to translate and comment upon.
The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and completeness of answer in addressing grammatical points.
Due: 2/6/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment will consist of a short text in Lycopolitan which students will be required to translate and comment upon.
The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and completeness of answer in addressing grammatical points.
Due: 16/6/17
Weighting: 10%
This assignment will consist of a short text in Mesokemic which students will be required to translate and comment upon.
The assessment criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and completeness of answer in addressing grammatical points.
Due: Second week of Exam period
Weighting: 30%
There will be an exam in the second week of Exam period: further details will be provided in the course of the semester.
Lecture times and locations
There will be one two-hour lecture per week; for time and location contact the convener.
Required and recommended resources
Texts for reading and Coursenotes
Texts, vocabulary, and coursenotes to accompany the recorded lectures will be distributed on the iLearn page for this unit each week.
Resources
Sahidic:
For a review of Sahidic Coptic see the textbook for Coptic I and II (Sahidic): Thomas O. Lambdin, Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon 1983, 2nd edition 1992.
Bohairic:
The standard grammar for Bohairic Coptic is Alexis Mallon, Grammaire copte: bibliographie, chrestomathie et vocabulaire, 4 éd. revue par Michel Malinine, Beyrouth 1956. The 2nd ed. (1907) is available here. A more advanced work, A. Shisha-Halévy, Topics in Coptic syntax : structural studies in the Bohairic dialect (Leuven: Peeters, 2007) is available in MU library.
There is no English language textbook available to introduce students to Coptic dialectology. Students with a reasonable command of German are encouraged to look at Walter Till, Koptische Dialektgrammatik, mit Lesestücken und Wörterbuch, 2nd ed. Munich 1961.
Dictionaries
A very good investment for this unit is a Coptic dictionary. Walter E. Crum, Coptic Dictionary, Oxford 1939 available in a reprint (see http://wipfandstock.com/store/A_Coptic_Dictionary). There is a version of the dictionary online at http://www.tyndalearchive.com/TABS/Crum/, but I would strongly recommend anyone seriously interested in Coptic to buy a hard copy. Crum only contains words of Egyptian origin. It needs to be supplemented by a Greek lexicon for the words of Greek origin. The most comprehensive is H. G. Liddell and R. Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon. New (Ninth) Edition Completed 1940, with a Supplement 1968, Oxford, Oxford University Press 1976. This is available online at the Perseus Project: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3atext%3a1999.04.0057, and also via the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae: http://www.tlg.uci.edu.simsrad.net.ocs.mq.edu.au/lsj/.
Further resources and notes, including bibliographies for Coptic grammars, and guides on using dictionaries will be available on iLearn.
iLearn
There is an iLearn page for this unit, via which all required unit materials will be provided.
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
For an overview of the content to be covered in the unit, see the unit iLearn site.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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