Greek 1: Course Description

Greek I is a one-year elective introductory course in reading Greek for students of Classes I and II. Readings consist of ancient authors in order to encourage reading skills while learning about Greek history and culture. Texts include, but are not limited to, the Dialogues of Plato; the comedies of Aristophanes; The Odyssey of Homer; and works by Herodotus. Other readings, as well as film and the internet, will examine Greek art, archaeology, and politics from the ancient world. Field trips will likely include plays and performance, special exhibits, and lectures. The possibility of a trip to Greece in 2009 or 2010 will be discussed during the year. Students are expected to take the National Attic Greek I Exam (NGE) in the spring; and will have the option to elect Greek II for the following fall. The text for the class will be: Reading Greek, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2007. No application is required.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Greek I students will be able to …
--read, with appropriate assistance, adapted Attic Greek
--translate selected seen passages
--translate an unseen passage of Attiic Greek
--demonstrate comprehension of both seen and unseen passages
--identify substantives by case form and function in context
--identify finite and non-finite verb forms and uses
--identify principal types of subordinate structures

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