922-189 LaTrobe-Professional Modern Greek

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

922-044 LaTrobe-Greek Intermediate 1B or an approved equivalent.

In this subject students' ability to use Modern Greek in professional and academic contexts is enhanced by studying material such as professional, academic and scientific literature, broadcasts, documentaries, and through practical application of the higher and technical registers of Modern Greek. Professional fields covered include education, law, medicine, social services, science, engineering, trade, banking, accounting and tourism. Advanced Greek grammar, syntax and appropriate vocabulary is studied and practised. Linguistic skills will also be extended through projects developed and reported on in class, and involving interaction with the local Greek community.

• have gained an enhanced understanding of significant aspects of Modern Greek culture and developed skills in analysis of them and in critical assessment of existing views of them;

• have developed written and oral skills in discussion of the issues raised and also have a heightened awareness of cultural diversity.

Regular assignments and class exercises of 1500 words 30%, a 750-word project 15% (due in week 10), a 2-hour written test 40% (due at the end of semester) and a 15-minute oral/aural test 15% (due at the end of semester). Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second year students.