Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Richard Burchfield
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
AHIS268
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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 builds upon AHIS268. It offers students the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge of the Coptic language through a study of a range of Sahidic texts.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Submission
Assessment tasks are compulsory and must be submitted on time. All assessments are to be handed in in hard copy at the tutorial of the week they are due, except for the exam, which will take place during the university examination period.
Extensions
As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). All requests for extensions should go via ask.mq.edu.au and should be supported by appropriate documentation. Late submissions will be penalised by 2% for each day (including weekends) the assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Extensions are available on medical grounds and may be requested under other special circumstances.
Satisfactory Completion of Unit
In order to complete this unit satisfactorily students must gain a mark of 50% or more, and undertake all assessment tasks.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Vocabulary and Grammar Tests | 10% | Randomly during the session |
Translation Exercises | 25% | Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 |
Assignment 1 | 20% | Week 8 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | Week 11 |
Exam | 25% | University Examination Period |
Due: Randomly during the session
Weighting: 10%
Four short vocabulary and grammar Tests will be given during tutorials at random point throughout the session. Together these will be worth 10% of your final mark (i.e 2.5% each). The purpose of these assessments is to develop control over basic Coptic vocabulary and Grammar. You will be required to translate Coptic words and identify points of grammar.
The criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy and completeness of the information you present.
Due: Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
Weighting: 25%
There will be eight translation exercises during the session, in weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12. These will be handed out in the tutorial the week before they are due, and must be handed in at the following tutorial. These will consist of 5 short English sentences to be translated into Coptic. The purpose of these assessments is to develop control over Coptic vocabulary and grammar. Together these exercises are worth 25% of your final mark.
The criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy and completeness of the information you present.
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 20%
The purpose of this assessment task is to facilitate understanding of Coptic grammatical structures. You will be required to translate sentences and passages from Coptic into English and to answer questions relating to Coptic grammar. The content of the assessment is designed to test your control over concepts discussed in the lectures.
The criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy and completeness of the information you present.
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 20%
The purpose of this assessment task is to facilitate understanding of Coptic grammatical structures. You will be required to translate sentences and passages from Coptic into English and to answer questions relating to Coptic grammar. The content of the assessment is designed to test your control over concepts discussed in the lectures.
The criteria against which this task will be assessed are accuracy and completeness of the information you present.
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 25%
The will be an examination in the University Examination Period.
The unit will be taught every Tuesday from 9 am to 12 pm. The Lecture will be held in W5A 204 from 9-11 am, with the tutorial in W5C 221 from 11-12.
The textbook we shall be using is: Thomas O. Lambdin, Introduction to Sahidic Coptic, Macon 1983, 2nd edition 1992.
This book is a textbook, it is not a reference grammar. Students with previous knowledge of Coptic or those becoming interested, in the course of this class, in more advanced problems of Coptic grammar may want to consult the grammars indicated in the bibliography. From there they can obtain directions towards specialised studies on individual problems they may be interested in. In addition to the textbook, the unit website will make written coursenotes available, which summarise the most important points of the face-to-fact teaching in writing. Selected readings from books, journals, and encyclopedias may be used to complement the textbook and will be available in various forms:
The unit has an iLearn page which can be accessed at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/index.php. PC and internet access are therefore required. Basic computer skills (e.g., internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Material for this unit may be delivered via the unit iLearn page. The lectures for this unit will be recorded and the audio recordings will be available on the Echo 360 system.
See iLearn site.
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Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
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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