CAG2001 : Level 2 Greek: Interpretation of Texts
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Nick Freer
- Owning School: History, Classics and Archaeology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module aims:
1. To further develop students' linguistic skills, as applied to reading and translating original literary texts in Greek;
2. To further develop students' skills in interpreting and analysing Greek literary texts.
3. To familiarise students with a range of resources (traditional and digital) employed in the advanced study of Greek literary texts.
Outline Of Syllabus
Students taking this module will work on selected literary texts in the original Greek joined under a particular
theme, with a focus on further developing skills of interpretation and analysis.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 55 | 1:00 | 55:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 66 | 1:00 | 66:00 | Two hours preparation per teaching hour |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 33 | 1:00 | 33:00 | N/A |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 46 | 1:00 | 46:00 | Engagement with scholarship (e.g. from the module reading list). |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Classes are largely student-led, and provide the opportunity to collaboratively read, review and discuss the prescribed text(s) by continuous monitoring of students' translation of the set text by round-the-class translation; practice in critical analysis and appreciation of the set texts; at the same time students will also further refine existing skills in:
- identifying and understanding a range of Greek linguistic and syntactical features;
- translating Greek into clear and fluent English;
- literary analysis;
- use of scholarly resources such as commentaries, apparatus criticus etc.
Structured learning activities will hone the students' ability to engage critically with scholarship on the set text and to discuss it in a constructive manner They will provide students with the opportunity to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding of broader themes, ideas and contexts (whether literary, historical, philosophical, socio-cultural);
- prepare for weekly synchronous sessions;
- further refine discipline-specific technical skills.
Guided independent study is intended as time for:
- skills practice;
- directed reading and research;
- preparing and completing any formative and summative assessments.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 90 | 1 | A | 50 | N/A |
Exam Pairings
| Module Code | Module Title | Semester | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 Greek: Interpretation of Texts | 1 | N/A |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 1 | A | 50 | 2000 word essay |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 600-word commentary exercise on (part of) seen text |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Summative assessment is designed to assesses students' knowledge and interpretative understanding of the texts studied, with particular reference to the application of their linguistic knowledge, and their skills in presenting their views and analyses of key issues regarding the set text(s).
Exam is the best way of assessing language skills.
Essay 1 assesses skills in interpretation, based on the text in the original.
Formative assessment is designed to review, revise and consolidate linguistic knowledge and/or tools for the interpretation of texts.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CAG2001's Timetable