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  1. 150-169/269/369/469 Modern Greek, Faculty of Arts.
  2. 150-169/269/369 Greek, Faculty of Educ(Parkville).

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150-169/269/369/469 Reading the Past: KatharÉ Vousa

Availability: Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997.

Credit points: 18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th years

Coordinator: Associate Professor E Gauntlett.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Modern Greek B or Advanced Modern Greek 2 or equivalent.

Contact:

150-169:
Up to six hours per week.
150-269/369/469:
Up to three hours per week.

Objectives:

Students on completion of the subject should be able to read a range of Puristic Modern Greek documents and works of literature with a high degree of comprehension and appreciation of their textual features.

Content:

The distinctive phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of Katharé vousa documents and literature; comparison with Demotic Greek. Students enrolled in 150-169 will also study the socio-cultural context and historical background to contemporary usage.

Assessment:

150-169:
Regular written language work up to 2,000 words (30 per cent); one essay up to 2,000 words (25 per cent); and a 2-hour written examination (45 per cent).
150-269/369:
Regular written language work up to 2750 words (40 per cent); mid-semester class test (30 minutes, 5 per cent); oral test (5 per cent) and a 2-hour written examination (50 per cent).
150-469:
Regular written language work up to 2,000 words and one project up to 2,000 words (70 per cent); and a 2-hour written examination (30 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

1. Modern Greek, Faculty of Arts (v3, p135) : Next:150-171 | Prev:150-168

2. Greek, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p118) : Next:150-171 | Prev:150-168

150-169/269/369 Reading the Past KatharÉ Vousa

Availability: Not offered in 1996; expected to be offered in 1997.

Credit points: 18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator: Associate Professor E Gauntlett.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Modern Greek B or Advanced Modern Greek 2 or equivalent.

Contact:

150-169
Up to six hours each week.
150-269/369
Up to three hours each week.

Objectives:

Students on completion of the subject should be able to read a range of Puristic Modern Greek documents and works of literature with a high degree of comprehension and appreciation of their textual features.

Content:

The distinctive phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of Katharé vousa documents and literature; comparison with Demotic Greek. Students enrolled in 150-169 will also study the socio-cultural context and historical background to contemporary usage.

Assessment:

150-169
Regular written language work up to 2,000 words (30 per cent); one essay up to 2,000 words (25 per cent); and a 2-hour written examination (45 per cent).
150-269/369
Regular written language work up to 2750 words (40 per cent); mid-semester class test (30 minutes, 5 per cent); oral test (5 per cent); and a 2-hour written examination (50 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

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2. Greek, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p118) : Next:150-171 | Prev:150-168 

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