Summer Intensive Intermediate Ancient Greek
Course Code
GREK 20123 10
Course Description
Summer Intensive Intermediate Greek combines extensive reading of texts with a comprehensive review of Classical grammar and syntax; it prepares students for advanced courses in Greek and for the use of Greek texts in their research. Texts studied are taken from a variety of representative and important Classical authors, and include prose works from e.g. Plato, Herodotus, Lysias or Thucydides, and poetry works from e.g. Euripides, Sophocles or Homer.
The course also involves the intensive review of basic grammar and regular practice with reading at sight.
The program combines daily synchronous and asynchronous activities. Students are responsible for considerable amounts of class preparation in the evenings, requiring a full-time commitment for the duration of the course. This course equips students to continue with advanced coursework or independent reading in ancient Greek in all its varieties. Summer Intermediate Greek corresponds to a full year's worth of instruction at the University of Chicago.
Course Criteria
Students who wish to take Intensive Summer Intermediate Greek must have completed at least one year of ancient Greek. The course assumes an understanding of grammar such as found in e.g. Hansen and Quinn’s Greek: An Intensive Course, Keller and Russell’s Learn to Read Greek or Mastronarde’s Introduction to Ancient Greek. In addition to this knowledge, some prior reading experience is strongly encouraged.
Instructor(s)
Christopher Simon
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Summer Intensive Introductory Ancient GreekSummer Introductory Ancient Greek comprises a thorough introduction to the Classical Greek language in eight weeks. This intensive course includes daily class meetings, review sessions, sight reading, homework assignments, and quizzes. We will begin reading simple Greek on the first day, and by the end of the eight-week course you will have read unadapted Greek prose and poetry from Plato, Homer, Herodotus, Euripides, Demosthenes, and other authors. This course is the equivalent of a full year of college Greek and prepares you for second-year text-based Greek courses at UChicago and elsewhere.
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