LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS  

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 (including 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. 

The granting of extensions is subject to the university’s Special Consideration Policy. Extensions will not be granted by unit conveners or tutors, but must be lodged through Special Consideration: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration

REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER  

Macquarie University operates a Grade Appeal Policy: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/appeals/grade-appeal

CLASSES

Tuesday (9am-11am) – 25WW C230 Language Learning

Friday (11am-1pm)) - 25WW C227 Language Learning

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

REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

Required Course books

·                K. & F. Arvanitakis, Επικοινωνηστέ ελληνικά 3,  New Edition, Deltos Publications, Athens 2002.

·                K. & F. Arvanitakis, Επικοινωνηστέ ελληνικά 3 WORKBOOK 3, New Edition, Deltos Publications, Athens 2002.

You can purchase the Course Book and the Wordbook from the Bilingual Bookshop (Add: 180 Unwins Bridge Rd, St Peters NSW 2044) (mob: 0410 324 328).

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 classes will be regularly announced and updated on the unit’s iLearn.  It is essential to you 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.

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 the weekly practical students will be introduced to new grammar patterns and vocabulary of Modern Greek language and practice their speaking, listening, reading and writing.

In the weekly tutorial students will be engaged in Modern Greek texts/ articles with everyday topics and aspects of Greek culture such as Greek traditions, literature, environment/ ecology, entertainment/ leisure time, music, work.

Further information can be found on the iLearn site for the unit.

This unit aims to enable students to become independent users of the Greek language. It seeks to develop students' skills in reading, writing, comprehension and speaking in Greek at an advanced level and provides students with an opportunity to study Greek culture extensively. The unit aims to bring students' language skills to B2+/ towards C1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).

Through engagement with the Greek language in a range of contexts, the unit invites you to develop the ability to

·       understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.

·       interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

·       produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.