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| Overview: |
| Enhance your skills in reading and conversation. Participants develop a basic knowledge of Greek, review grammar and build vocabulary through writing exercises. |
| Prerequisites: |
| Introductory Greek I (GREE1151E), or equivalent. |
| Additional Information: |
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| Syllabus: |
Syllabus, Graduate School, USDA
Objective
To introduce the student to new vocabulary and grammatical topics in Greek, while providing continued practice in reading, writing and speaking modern Greek.
Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to hold basic conversations in Greek incorporating new grammatical concepts and vocabulary while further gaining an increased understanding of modern Greek culture.
Instruction
Major topics covered in the course will include a review of the Greek alphabet; singular and plural possessive case of masculine, neuter and feminine; the
adjective - μερικοί,
μερικές, μερικά; the verb ζω; plural of neuters ending in -μα and -ος;
past continuous tense of verbs in the first and second conjugation and of the
auxiliary verbs - είμαι and έχω; the adjectives - πολύς,
πολλή, πολύ;
the preposition - για; past simple
tense (aorist) of the four conjugations; subjunctive; future simple tense;
declining a noun accompanied by an adjective; forming the comparative degree of
adjectives; adverbs of place; the elision; conjugation of five tenses of the
verbs - χρειάζομαι,
αγοράζω, and βρίσκω; and the imperative
and present perfect tense. Vocabulary
topics will include seasons; dates; family; numbers 70 - 1,000,000; weather
terms and phrases; colors; shapes; food; travel and geography. Methods of instruction include lecture,
discussion, classroom exercises, case studies, role playing, problem solving,
oral participation/proficiency, quizzes, and mid-term and final examinations.
Vocabulary topics will include seasons; dates; family; numbers 70 - 1,000,000; weather terms and phrases; colors; shapes; food; travel and geography.
Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, classroom exercises, case studies, role playing, problem solving, oral participation/proficiency, quizzes, and mid-term and final examinations.
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