150-168 Informal and Colloquial Modern Greek

Note

Available as 150-268 at 2nd-year level, 150-368 at 3rd-year level, 150-468 at 4th-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

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

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Study of the theory of differences between spoken and written language, informal and formal style and register, and practice in appropriate use of varieties of Modern Greek. Students enrolled in 150-168 will also study the socio-cultural context and historical background to contemporary usage.

Assessment

150-168: Regular written language work up to 2000 words (30%); one essay up to 2000 words (25%); oral test (10 minutes, 5%) and a 2-hour written examination (40%).150-3668/368: Regular written language work up to 2500 words (35%); mid-semester class test (30 minutes, 10%); oral test (10 minutes, 5%) and a 2-hour written examination (50%).150-468: Regular written language work up to 2000 words and one project up to 2000 words (65%); and a 2-hour written examination (35%).

Prescribed Texts

• Mackridge P, The Modern Greek Language. Oxford or Patakis.
• Dangitsis K, Lexiko tis laikis. Athens.
• Demiri-Prodromidou E et al, I glossa ton idiotismon ke ton ekfraseon. University Studio Press.
• Thessaloniki. Kondosopoulos N, Dialekti ke idiomata tis neas ellinikis. Athens.
• Stavropoulos D and Hornby A, Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary. OUP.
• Stavropoulos D, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary. OUP.
• Cloff, R, A Concise History of Greece. CUP.