Intermediate Greek (GREK2120)

Course overview

Intermediate course in the ancient Greek language, following on from GREK1110. Further Greek grammar and introduction to reading several Greek authors. This is not a course in modern Greek language.
NOTE: Instruction by small group teaching.

GREK2120 is a two-unit (#2) course, which emphasises reading skills and builds gradually upon the basic grammar and syntax of classical Greek learnt in GREK1110. There are 4 hours of classes per week. As with learning any language, regular attendance and study are vitally important.

Course requirements

Assumed background

Students must have completed and passed GREK1110 or equivalent before enrolling for GREK2120.

Prerequisites

You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:

GREK1110

Incompatible

You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:

GREK1120

Course contact

Course staff

Timetable

The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.

Additional timetable information

Please note that this is a language course. As such, a high level of participation is encouraged and highly recommended.

Aims and outcomes

GREK2120 continues to introduce students to the grammar and the syntax of classical Greek. The course emphasises learning through reading. By the end of second-semester Greek you should be able:

1. To read, analyse and translate the extracts in sections 7A-11C of JACT Reading Greek: Text and Vocabulary

2. To demonstrate, by means of exercises and parsing, an understanding of the morphology, the grammar and the syntax in the accompanying JACT Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment details

Grammar Exercises 1 (Sections 7A-C)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

 Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 2 (Sections 7D-F)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 3 (Sections 7G and 7H)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 4 (Sections 8A-C)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 5 (Sections 9A-E)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Mid-Semester In-Class Test (1 Hour)

• In-person

Mode

Written

Category

Examination

Weight

25%

Due date

Exam date will be available on Blackboard

Other conditions

Time limited.

See the conditions definitions

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Exam details

Submission guidelines

An in-class test.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to defer this exam.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment

Grammar Exercises 6 (Sections 9F and 9G)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 7 (Sections 9H-J)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 8 (Sections 10A and 10B)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Grammar Exercises 9 (Sections 10C-E)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Grammar Exercises 10 (Section 11A-C)

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Quiz, Translation/ Interpretation

Weight

25% Contributes towards total weighting of 25%

Due date

Due dates will be available on Blackboard

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Submission guidelines

To be handed in in the last class of the week in which the grammar exercise is set.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment -> Applying for an extension. 

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

End-of-Semester Exam (2 Hours)

• In-person

Mode

Written

Category

Examination

Weight

50%

Due date

End of Semester Exam Period

2/11/2024 - 16/11/2024

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L03, L04

Task description

Exam details

Submission guidelines

Deferral or extension

You may be able to defer this exam.

·       Extension applications must be via my.UQ –> Manage my program - > exams and assessment

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Additional course grading information

14.          Grammatical Exercise Assessment Criteria

Your grammatical exercises will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1.             Knowledge of vocabulary.

2.             Ability to recognize parts of speech and their properties.

3.             Ability to formulate grammatical constructions according to specified paradigms.

4.             Ability to apply knowledge of grammatical constructions in varying linguistic scenarios. 

To achieve a grade of 7 (High Distinction, 85-100%), your exercise should demonstrate that you have an exceptional knowledge of vocabulary, excellent familiarity with grammatical constructions, and that you are able to apply these constructions.

To achieve a grade of 6 (Distinction, 75-84%) your exercise should demonstrate that you have an excellent knowledge of vocabulary, very good familiarity with grammatical constructions, and the ability to apply most of these constructions.

To achieve a grade of 5 (Credit, 65 – 74%), your exercise should demonstrate that you have a proficient level of vocabulary, good familiarity with grammatical constructions, and are able to apply a large number of these constructions.

To achieve a grade of 4 (Pass, 50 – 64%), your exercise should demonstrate that you have a functional level of vocabulary, basic familiarity with grammatical constructions, and are able to apply most of these constructions.

To achieve a grade of 3 (Marginal Fail, 45 – 49%) your exercise should demonstrate that you have a superficial knowledge of vocabulary, basic familiarity with grammatical constructions, and have attempted to apply these constructions.

To achieve a grade of 2 (Fail, 25-44%), your exercise will demonstrate that you have a partial, faulty or clearly deficient level of vocabulary, that you are unfamiliar with grammatical constructions, and that you are unable to apply these constructions.

To achieve a grade of 1 (Low Fail, 0-24%) your exercise will demonstrate that you have not mastered your vocabulary, that you are unfamiliar with grammatical constructions, and that you are unable to apply these constructions.

15. Translation Exercise Assessment Criteria

Your translation exercises will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1.             Knowledge of the semantic range of the vocabulary of the original text.

2.             Ability to recognize grammatical and syntactical constructions in the original language.

3.             Awareness of the genre and generic features of the original text.

4.             Translated into good English. 

To achieve a grade of 7 (High Distinction, 85-100%), your translation should display an excellent knowledge of classical vocabulary, that you have the ability to recognize grammatical constructions, that you are very familiar with the genre of the author you are translating, and that you have excellent presentation and written expression.

To achieve a grade of  6 (Distinction, 75-84%), your translation should display a very good knowledge of classical vocabulary, that you have the ability to recognize grammatical constructions, that you are familiar with the genre of the author you are translating, and that you have very good presentation and written expression.

To achieve a grade of 5 (Credit, 65 – 74%), your translation should display a proficient knowledge of classical vocabulary, that you have the ability to recognize grammatical constructions, that you are familiar with the genre of the author you are translating, and that you have good presentation and effective written expression.

To achieve a grade of 4 (Pass, 50 – 64%), your translation should display a functional knowledge of classical vocabulary, that you have the ability to recognize grammatical constructions, that you are familiar with the genre of the author you are translating, and that you have satisfactory presentation skills and appropriate written expression.

To achieve a grade of 3 (Marginal Fail, 45 – 49%), your translation will show that you have only a superficial knowledge of classical vocabulary, a basic but flawed ability to recognize grammatical construction and that you are only superficially familiar with the genre of the author you are translating. Your presentation skills and written expression will be adequate.

To achieve a grade of 2 (Fail, 25-44%), your translation will show that you have a deficient level of knowledge of classical vocabulary, that you are unable to recognize the majority of grammatical constructions, that you are unfamiliar with genre of the author you are translating, and that you have poor presentation and/or written expression.

To achieve a grade of 1 (Low Fail, 0-24%), your translation will show that you have a clearly deficient level of knowledge of classical vocabulary, that you are unable to recognize grammatical constructions, that you are unfamiliar with genre of the author you are translating, and that you have very poor presentation and/or written expression.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is available for this course.

Additional assessment information

Failure to submit all major assessment items (those worth 15% and above) will result in a maximum grade of 3 (Fail).

By submitting work through Turnitin you are deemed to have accepted the following declaration:ﾠ‘I certify that this assignment is my own work and has not been submitted, either previously or concurrently, in whole or in part, to this University or any other educational institution, for marking or assessment’.

“All studentsﾠmustﾠensure they receive their Turnitin receipt on submission of any assessments. A valid Turnitin receipt will be the only evidence accepted if assessments are missing. Without evidence, the assessment will receive the standard late penalty, or after ten calendar days, will receive zero. In the case of a Blackboard outage, please contact the Course Co-ordinator as soon as possible to confirm the outage with ITS.”

Plagiarism is cheating and constitutesﾠacademic misconduct.See ECP Section 6.1

Feedback against the assessment criteria in the form of comments on your script will be provided through Turnitin. ﾠFor information on assessment remarks see:https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/querying-result

Supplementary Assessment

Supplementary assessment is an additional opportunity to demonstrate that the learning requirements for an eligible course have been satisfied and that the graduate attributes for the course have been attained.ﾠ

Supplementary assessment may only be granted where PPL 3.10.09 Supplementary Assessment – procedures allow. A grade of 4 (or P) is the highest grade that can be awarded in a course where supplementary assessment has been granted. For further information on supplementary assessment please see my.UQﾠhttps://my.uq.edu.au/

If you receive a grade of 3 for this course, you may be eligible for supplementary assessment depending on the reason that you have failed.ﾠ

If there is no practical assessment that can be offered to allow you to meet the minimum passing requirements then you will not be offered a supplementary. These circumstances may include failure based on: team-based assessment pieces; your peer assessment factor, or attendance or class participation requirements.

If the course coordinator determines that there is no practical supplementary assessment that can be offered to allow you to improve your grade, then you will not be offered supplementary assessment and your grade will remain unchanged.

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.

Additional learning resources information

Students should consult the GREK2120 Blackboard site regularly for announcements, Grammar exercises and so on.

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

• Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Examinations Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.