KRBcA15 Classical Greek

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Steklá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 M22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KRBcA14 Classical Greek || KLBca22 Ancient Greek II || LJBcA14 Course: Greek II || OJ556 Course: Greek II || RLB117 Classical Greek II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Continuation of the normative grammar of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek. The main aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of Ancient Greek grammar.
At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze complex Greek sentences; explain the use of concrete grammatical features in Greek sentences; understand authentic Greek texts with the use of dictionaries.
Syllabus
  • 1. Revision: passive aorist and future tense. 2. Noun declination: nt-stems. 3. System of Greek participles. 4. Principles of vowel contraction in Greek.Contracted –e verb stems. 5. Noun declination: s-stems. 6. Contracted –a verb stems. 7. Formation of subjunctive, use of conjunctive in main clauses. 8. Contracted –o verb stems. 9. Conjunctive in conditional, purpose and time subordinate clauses. 10. Noun declination: -i and –y vocalic stems. 11. Supplement to irregular comparison of adjectives. 12. The optative mood, basic information on sequence of tenses 13. A short introduction to perfect tense in Greek
Literature
    required literature
  • HEILMANN, W. and K. ROESKE. Lexis. Einführung in die griechische Sprache. Frankfurt am Main, 1972. info
  • NIEDERLE, Jindřich, Václav NIEDERLE and Ladislav VARCL. Mluvnice jazyka řeckého. Ve Vyšehradu 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 288 s. ISBN 8070212837. info
    recommended literature
  • LEPAŘ, František. Nehomérovský slovník řeckočeský. V Mladé Boleslavi: Karel Vačlena, 1892, 1181 s. info
  • BORNEMANN, E. and E. RISCH. Griechische Grammatik. Frankfurt, 1978. info
    not specified
  • FÜRST, Kamil. Cvičebnice jazyka řeckého : pro 5. a 6. třídu gymnasií. 2., nezměněné vyd. V Praze: Profesorské nakladatelství a knihkupectví, 1947, 208 s. info
  • Řecko-český slovník. Edited by Václav Prach. Praha: Scriptum, 1993, 588 s. ISBN 80-85528-22-3. info
  • MENGE, H. Repetitorium der griechischen Syntax. Wolfenbüttel, 1914. info
  • SCHWYZER, E. and A. DEBRUNNER. Griechische Grammatik. München, 1939. info
  • SCHULZ, Jaroslav Gustav. Attické tvary slovesné : podle nápisů a rukopisů (Přív.) : Řecko-český slovník ; Attické tvary slovesné : podle nápisů a rukopisů. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 1988, 135 s. info
  • LIDDELL, H. G. and R. SCOTT. A Greek-English Dictionary. Oxford, 1951. info
  • PAPE, Wilhelm. Dr. W. Pape's Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache : in vier Bänden. Edited by Maximilian Sengebusch. 3. Aufl. Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, 1880, 1424 s. info
  • PAPE, Wilhelm. Dr. W. Pape's Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache : in vier Bänden. Edited by Maximilian Sengebusch. 3. Aufl. Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, 1880, xviii, 154. info
Teaching methods
Planned learning activities and teaching methods consist of lectures, practice (grammar exercises), reading of Greek texts, drill. During the semester it is obligatory to do homework-tests in e-learning course.
Assessment methods
Students' active attendance, including homework, is necessary. Credits are obtained by passing a written test. The test consists of a short Greek text translation, a translation of sentences from Greek into Czech, morphological identification of verb forms, declension of nouns and adjectives. Pass mark = 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
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