RESZk M. A. Final Exam in the Modern Greek Language and Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: SZK (final examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Kulhánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Konstantinos Tsivos, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Nicole Votavová Sumelidisová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Kulhánková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Students are eligible to sit the final master state examination if they have obtained all the compulsory and facultative subjects credits, they have obtained the credits from the subjects which are compulsory for all students of the Faculty of Arts at Masaryk University and they have submitted their diploma thesis.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The final master’s state examination consists of an examination in Modern Greek language and literature and a defence of a master’s thesis . At the master’s thesis defence, students present their thesis and its aims and outputs, respond to comments from their supervisor and the opponent, and answer questions and remarks from the committee.
The final master’s state examination consists of a written and an oral part; both must be taken during the same exam period. Students sit the written part first; students who do not successfully pass the written test cannot sit the oral part of the examination. The exam content is based on both the fundamental theoretical profile core courses (Z) and the profile core courses (P).
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:
explain the main tendencies of the development of Greek literature from the Middle Ages to the present and to place them explain the development of the Modern Greek language from Hellenistic Koine to the present
understand cultural and linguistic events in Greece from the Middle Ages to the present day within their historical context speak fluently and write correctly in Modern Greek (level C1 of the European Reference Framework)
translate any text adequately from Czech to Modern Greek and vice versa, including the ability to use specialized dictionaries for translating more demanding texts
characterize the oeuvre of most significant Byzantine and Modern Greek authors
read and interpret Byzantine and Modern Greek literature, including texts in the Katharevousa
write a scholarly informed text based on the newest scholarly outcomes and documents the abiliy of the aboslvent to pursue an independent research.
Syllabus
  • In the written exam, students demonstrate their command of Modern Greek at the C1 level (primarily from the courses Practical Language – Advanced and Writing in Modern Greek, but language skills are improved in all of the courses taught in Greek). The exam consists of a short translation from Greek to Czech and from Czec to Greek and an essay on a given topic.
  • The oral part examines the students’ knowledge in the following fields:
  • – Spoken Greek (from Practical Language and other courses),
  • – Byzantine and early Modern Greek literature and theoretical approaches to literature (from Introduction to Byzantine Literature, Greek Literature of the 15th –18th Centuries, and text interpretation seminars),
  • – Byzantine and Modern Greek literature, both in the original and in translation (the reading list is required),
  • – The development of Greek from Hellenistic Koine up to the present and the ability to read and understand the texts included (from History of the Modern Greek Language I and II, Classical Greek for M. A.), and
  • – General knowledge of history of Greece of the 15th–18th centuries (from History of Greece of the 15th – 18th centuries).
Literature
  • Literatura je podrobně vypsána u jednotlivých povinných předmětů, jejichž úspěšné absolvování je k této zkoušce požadováno
  • For the literature, see the annotations of the compulsory subjects, from which the students have to obtain the credits to sit the final master state examination
Teaching methods
Students can only take the oral part of the examination after they have successfully passed the written test.
Assessment methods
Written test, oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022.
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