Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.   

This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.

To be very clear:

•            Unless you have applied for special consideration and had your application approved, for each day your assignment is late, 5 marks will be deducted. For example, if you submit your assignment 7 days late, 35 marks will be deducted.

•            If your assignment is more than 7 days late (including weekends), you will get 0 marks for your assignment.

These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.

If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration’

CLASSES

For current updates and class times please consult the MQ Timetables website: https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2023/

Both of the weekly lessons will be recorded. Weekly recordings will be uploaded within 48 hours and could be accessed in Echo360.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND RECOMMENDED MATERIALS

Required Coursebook and Workbook

• K. & F. Arvanitakis, Communicate in Greek for Beginners, New Edition, Deltos Publications, Athens 2002 (You can purchase the Course textbook online from the Bilingual Bookshop, https://bilingualbookshop.com.au/learn-greek/)
• K. & F. Arvanitakis, Communicate in Greek for Beginners Workbook Two, New Edition, Deltos Publications, Athens 2002 (You can purchase the Workbook online from the Bilingual Bookshop, https://bilingualbookshop.com.au/learn-greek/)

Other recommended books:

• CONCISE MODERN GREEK GRAMMAR, by Manolis Triantaphyllidis, tran. by J. B. Burke, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 1997.
• GREEK: A COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE, by David Holton, Peter Mackridge and Irene Philippaki-Warburton. Routledge, London, 1999.

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Online Unit

All unit information, weekly recordings, homework, assessment tasks, additional vocabulary, grammar exercises, texts, materials and potential changes to the due dates or weekly classes will be regularly announced and updated on the unit’s iLearn.  It is essential to familiarise yourself with access to iLearn as you will on a weekly basis find the homework and the tasks. It is recommended that you visit the page at least twice a week. 

Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

Is my unit in iLearn?: https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/ilearn_unit_status/ to check when your online unit will become available.

Technology

Students are required to have access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links.

Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.

• For central technical support go to:  http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/

For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to:  https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/tools-and-resources/ilearn/ilearn-quick-guides-for-students

In both weekly lessons (practical and tutorial) students will be introduced to new grammar patterns and vocabulary of Modern Greek language and practice their speaking, listening, reading and writing and will be engaged in Modern Greek texts with everyday topics and aspects of Greek culture.

Week 1: Asking for and giving information about the existence or not of something/ someone in an area – Indefinite article/ pronoun – Adverbs of place – Ordering in a café

Week 2: Asking for and giving information about prices and quantity – plural of nouns and adjectives – Fruits, cheeses, meats in Greek

Week 3:  Expressing information when buying – Expressing likes and dislikes – Adjectives of nationality – Clothe sand shoes in Greek

Week 4: Endings of Greek verbs Type A in Simple Future tense (e.g., κάνω) – Talking about future actions - Exchanging information about travelling – Means of transportation

Week 5: Endings of Greek irregular verbs and verbs Type B1 (e.g., μιλάω) in Simple Future tense – Ordering in a taverna

Week 6: Ordinals – Accomodation - Names of various levels in a building

Week 7: Expressing necessity, request, possibility, desire, planning – Introduction to Simple Subjunctive mood in Greek

Week 8: Simple Subjunctive mood in Greek verb Types A1, B1, B2, Γ1, Γ2 – Greek words and phrases in phone calls

Week 9: Endings of Greek irregular verbs and verbs Type A in Simple Past tense (e.g., κάνω) – Talking about past actions – Weak forms of personla pronouns

Week 10: Talking about the weather – Exchanging information about duration – Use of accusative in time expressions

Week 11: Comparing people and objects – Describing people

Week 12: Revision  - Oral test

Week 13: Revision – Final test

This unit provides advanced learners with the opportunity to work towards language skills at level A2, the second level on the six-level scale of competence laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Through engagement with the Greek language in a range of contexts, the unit invites you to develop the ability to

• understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
• communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
• describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.