REBc01 Introduction to Modern Greek Studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 A24
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 aim of the course is to present to the students the contents of the field of Modern Greek studies as a scholarly discipline and its auxiliary disciplines; it informs the students about the main scholarly literature and subsidiary instruments necessary for philological work (dictionaries, bibliographies, electronic information resources etc.); it provides the students with skills to search the relevant titles for the special problems of the discipline; it provides basic characteristics of the development of Modern Greek language; it provides information about the history of the field of study and about translations of the Modern Greek literature; further it offers instructions for writing scholarly texts and citation conventions.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to characterize the aim of the Modern Greek Studies and have an overview of its auxiliary disciplines; to be well informed about the basic scholarly literature and subsidiary instruments for philological work; to search the relevant titles for the special problems of the discipline. The students will be informed about the translations of the Modern Greek Literature and about the history of the field of study. They will be oriented in the development of Modern Greek language. They will know how to write a scholarly text and how to cite scientific works according to citation conventions.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic information about the aim of Modern Greek Studies and their position within the framework of Greek Studies.
  • 2. Auxiliary and subsidiary disciplines.
  • 3. Basic scholarly literature and subsidiary instruments for philological work (dictionaries, encyclopaedias, journals and series, bibliography).
  • 4. Electronic resources, online databases of Modern Greek texts
  • 5.-7. Problems of the development of Modern Greek language, its relation to other Balkan languages.
  • 8. History of Modern Greek studies abroad and in the Czech Republic.
  • 9. Translations from Modern Greek.
  • 10.-13. How to write a student paper; citation conventions; transcription and transliteration rules for Greek alphabet.
  • Lectures will be supplemented by practical tasks concerning the discussed themes.
Literature
  • MASTRODĪMĪTRĪS, Panagiōtīs D. Eisagogi sti neoelliniki filologia. 7i ekdosi. Athina: Domos, 2005, 803 s. ISBN 9603531251. info
  • HORROCKS, Geoffrey C. Greek : a history of the language and its speakers. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, xx, 505. ISBN 9781405134156. info
  • BROWNING, R. Medieval and Modern Greek. London, 1964. info
  • KUBÁTOVÁ, Helena and Dušan ŠIMEK. Od abstraktu do závěrečné práce : jak napsat diplomovou práci ve společenskovědních a humanitních oborech : praktická příručka. 4., přeprac. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2007, 90 s. ISBN 9788024415895. info
  • KAHN, Norma B. Jak efektivně studovat a pracovat s informacemi. Translated by Hana Kašparovská. 1. vyd. Praha: Portál, 2001, 149 s. ISBN 80-7178-443-5. info
  • ŠANDEROVÁ, Jadwiga and Alena MILTOVÁ. Jak číst a psát odborný text ve společenských vědách : několik zásad pro začátečníky. Vydání první. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2005, 209 stran. ISBN 9788086429403. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminar, homeworks.
Assessment methods
Passing the final written test (min 65 %) aimed at testing the student’s insight into the topics discussed during lectures, active participation in lessons, completion of homeworks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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