KRBcA13 Classical Greek I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
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 12:30–14:05 B2.34
Prerequisites
!NOWANY( KRBcC03 Introduction to Classical Greek )
Knowledge of the Greek alphabet is an advantage.
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
The course provides students with the knowledge of normative grammar of the Attic Greek dialect of the Classical period to a degree which is necessary for understanding Greek texts. At the end of the course students should be able to: reproduce at heart nominal and verbal paradigms studied during the course (see syllabus of the course); explain grammatical rules studied in the course; recognize grammatical categories of the morphological forms studied in the course; translate Greek sentences and simple texts into Czech; describe the grammatical structure of a clause.
Syllabus
  • 1. the alphabet, pronunciation of Greek, diacritical and punctuation marks 2. grammatical structure of Greek 3. O-stem declination 4. conjugation of non-contracted vowel verbs and consonant verbs in present tense active and mediopassive 5. accusative-with-infinitive constructions 6. A-stem declination 7. imperfect tense active and middle voice, the augment 8. expressing irreality 9. A-stems: masculine and a impurum 10. present mediopassive participle, absolute genitive construction 11. present indicative of the verb to be, formation of adverbs 12. nominative-with-infinitive construction
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
  • VLACHOS, V. P. Ta rimata omala ke anomala tis archeas ellinikis. Gutenber Athina, 1990. 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 and translation), reading of simple Greek texts, drill. During the semester it is obligatory to do homework-tests in e-learning course.
Assessment methods
Students' active attendance during classes is necessary. Credits are obtained by passing the written test, which presupposes the knowledge of the first 5-6 lessons of the textbook Lexis. The test consists of a translation of sentences from Greek into Czech, identifying verb forms exercise and a translation of verb forms, declension of nouns and adjectives. Pass mark = 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět povinný (A kredit) pro studenty klasické archeologie a dvouborové latiny, pro studenty ostatních oborů je volitelný (B kredit).
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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