- UCAS course code
- Q800
- UCAS institution code
- M20
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Bachelor of Arts (BA)
BA Classics
Explore the language, literature and culture of the Greek and Roman worlds in this richly varied course.
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: Q800 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study with a language
- Typical A-level offer: ABB
- Typical contextual A-level offer: BBC
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: BBC
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 34 points overall with 6,5,5 at HL
Course unit details:
Intensive Greek 2
| Unit code | CAHE30162 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 20 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | Yes |
Overview
This course continues from CAHE20151 Intensive Greek 1.
Pre/co-requisites
Pre-Requisite: At least 40% achieved in the course unit CAHE20151. Students who, previous to starting Intensive Greek, had achieved a qualification in Greek higher than GCSE (for example, AS-level, Scottish Higher, International Baccalaureate), are expected to have audited CAHE20151 and may now take CAHE30162 for credit. No student may enter Intensive Greek 2 without having achieved at least 40% in CAHE20151.
Aims
To complete the study of Greek grammar and syntax begun in CAHE20151; to reach the stage where students can read Greek texts unaided.
Syllabus
This course is intended in the first instance as a continuation of CAHE20151. It completes your introduction to the basics of Greek grammar and syntax, it develops your active and passive competence in the Greek language, and it introduces in the course of language teaching more aspects of Greek culture and literature. Above all, it brings you to the point at which you can begin to read unmodified Greek texts with confidence and accuracy and enjoyment. It is based on John Taylor's Greek to GCSE: Part II, of which you must have a copy before the start of teaching. This course comprises a variety of Greek texts, some adapted from original sources, coupled with grammar, vocabulary and exercises.
Knowledge and understanding
By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:
- consolidation of the material of CAHE20151 Intensive Greek 1;
- completion of the student’s introduction to the essentials of Greek syntax and vocabulary, with further development of active and passive competence in the Greek language;
- enhanced reading knowledge of the language to a point at which students can begin to read unmodified Greek texts with accuracy, confidence, and enjoyment.
Intellectual skills
By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:
- as for CAHE20151 Intensive Greek 1, but at a more advanced level of language-awareness.
Practical skills
By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities (see below for specific skills):
Transferable skills and personal qualities
By the end of this course students will have developed the following abilities:
- as for CAHE20151 Intensive Greek 1, but at a more advanced level of language-awareness.
Employability skills
- Other
- The course supports the development of a large number of important employment skills, most notably the ability to understand, commit to memory, and successfully deploy the elements of a complex communication system. Conscientious study of an ancient language enhances understanding of English grammatical structures and broadens vocabulary, thereby enhancing the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and eloquently. Students of ancient languages also learn how to extract key elements from complex information and to identify, make sense of, and solve associated problems.
Assessment methods
Test - 40%
Exam - 60%
Feedback methods
Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
Weekly feedback on formative homework exercises | Formative |
Written feedback assessments | Formative and summative |
Additional one-to-one feedback (during the consultation hour or by making an appointment) | Formative |
Oral feedback in seminars | Formative |
Recommended reading
Compulsory purchases:
- J. Taylor, Greek to GCSE Part II. Revised Edition, 2016
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 22 |
| Seminars | 22 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 156 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| John Taylor | Unit coordinator |