922-111 LaTrobe-Greek Beginners 2B

Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and further details.

922-110 LaTrobe-Greek Beginners 2A or an approved equivalent.

In this subject students should learn to talk and write in Greek about a wide range of aspects of modern Greek culture and society in an informed and coherent manner, and to interpret short literary texts. Vocabulary and knowledge of grammar is systematically extended in the course of these readings and discussions. Linguistic skills will also be extended through projects developed and reported on in class, and involving interaction with the local Greek community.

Regular assignments and class exercises totalling 1000 words, two essays of 500 words in Greek, two 1-hour written tests, two 10-minute oral/aural tests, and two 10-minute oral class presentations.

Materials prepared by the department.

• D Demetra & D Papacheimona, Greek Now 2#2. Nostos, 1992.
• D Stavropoulos & A Hornby, Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary. OUP, 1982.
• D Stavropoulos, Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary. OUP, 1988.