922-040 LaTrobe-Greek Beginners 1A

Note

Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts office for application forms and further details. Students intending to complete a major in Modern Greek are also required to take 922-102 LaTrobe-Greece & the Balkans in 20thC in Semester 2.

Availability

1st year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Ms Anna Chatzinikolaou

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 2-hour practical language classes per week

Subject Description

In this subject students should acquire practical skills in understanding and expressing basic information (such as personal details, needs, wishes, likes/dislikes) in speech and writing. Relevant aspects of contemporary Greek society and culture are also introduced. The emphasis throughout is on practice at listening, reading, speaking and writing Greek in everyday situations and various audio-visual aids are used for this purpose.

Assessment

Regular assignments and class exercises totalling 1200 words, two 1-hour written tests, a 30-minute oral/aural test, and class participation.

Prescribed Texts

Materials prepared by the department.

  • D Demetra & D Papacheimona, Greek Now 1+1. Nostos, 1992.
  • D A Hardy & T A Doyle, Greek Language and People. BBC Books, 1983.


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