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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Modern Greek

150-169/269/369/469 Reading the Past: Katharevousa

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd, 3rd and 4th year

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor E Gauntlett

Prerequisite/s:

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.

Subject Description:

Familiarisation with the distinctive phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of Katharevousa documents and literature; comparison with standard Modern 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 2000 words (30 %); one essay up to 2000 words (25 %); and a 2-hour written examination (45 %). 150-269/369: Regular written language work up to 2,750 words (40%); mid-semester class test (30 minutes, 5%) and a 2-hour written examination (50%). 150-469: Regular written language work up to 2000 words and one project up to 2000 words (70%); and a 2-hour written examination (30%).

Prescribed Texts:

  • Vostantzoglou Th, Analytikon Orthografikon Lexikon, Athens.
  • Roidis E I, Papissa Ioanna, Ermis.
  • Papadiamantis A I, Fonissa, Viper.
  • Embirikos A, Oktana, Ikaros.
  • Clogg, R, A Concise History of Greece, CUP.
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