Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Elizabeth Kefallinos
Contact via elizabeth.kefallinos@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp at 200 level including MGK206
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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 designed to develop students' oral competence and proficiency by concentrating on the study of phonological, lexical, morphological and syntactical features of the language. In addition, part of the unit is devoted to the study of Greek literary texts carefully selected and chosen for their linguistic, social, historical and literary interest. The unit is assessed by class tests, assignments and formal examinations.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Grammar test | 25% | No | Week 6 |
Literature assignment | 20% | No | Week 9 |
Participation/Presentation | 15% | No | Week 12 |
Final test | 40% | No | Exam Period |
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 25%
Test on ability to understand, express and write complex long, grammatical structures as well as to examine the ability to comprehend different literary or other linguistic registers.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 20%
This assignment (written in Greek or English, 1000 words) on various, social, philosophical or pedagogical topics; critical analysis in literary or other topics that will need research and bibliographical evidences.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 15%
Participation/Oral presentation in class (or online for External students) on a prepared topic. This focuses on speaking skills; examination on student's ability to express clear, sophisticated and articulate utterances in standard Greek.
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 40%
Final summative test on the completion of the unit, covering grammatical structures, understanding of different textual registers, writing in a complex, critical and argumentative way.
Lecture times and locations
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Stream 1 |
Lecture |
Thur: 10-12 W6A 104 |
Practical |
Wed: 11-1 W6A 206 |
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
It is required:
Various texts will distributed in the class, plus Anthology of Greek-Australian literature.
It is highly recommended:
That students both purchase and have all the time with them the OXFORD GREEK-ENGLISH, ENGLISH-GREEK Dictionaries, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
It is recommended:
That students familiarize themselves with the LEXICON OF THE MODERN GREEK LANGUAGE, by G. Babiniotes.
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