GRE 1130                  BEGINNING CLASSICAL GREEK            Dr. K.V. Hartigan

M-> F 7  FLG 285                                                                                          Spring 2005

                                                            Statement of Purpose:

The intent of Beginning Classical Greek is to gain proficiency in the language of ancient Greece.  The emphasis is on learning to read Greek, with all the attention to grammar and vocabulary that such an undertaking entails.  The long-range goal is to be able to read a play by Euripides by the second semester of the course.

  

Requirements and Grading

Text:  An Introduction to Ancient Greek: A Literary Approach.  By C.A.E Luschnig

 

Attendance:  DAILY CLASS ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. Should you miss class due to some DIRE emergency, you are still responsible for the work.

 

Assignments:  Daily assignments will be made in class.  Work will be checked in class and from time to time collected.  Since each class has special needs and goes at its own pace, no day by day syllabus is given out at the beginning of the term .uAweeklyoutlineis posted on the website. CHECK THIS EVERY DAY. We should be through Lesson 7 by the end of the semester.

 

Testing:  Hour tests will be given at the end of each major unit.  This will mean an hour test every 2-3 weeks, or about 5-7 major tests per term.       

            Quick quizzes will be given for learning purposes over smaller amounts of material.  These will usually be on Thursdays, but will be announced in class. Good quiz grades will add points to the hour exams.

             No Final examination: Just one more Hour Test.

        

Grades:  The scores on the Hour Tests will be averaged together. Quick Quiz grades will be taken into account.

             With the last two numbers of any range being a + grade, the scale is the standard  A = 90- l00, B = 80- 89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69.        

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            Grading in Beginning Classical Greek is entirely subjective.  Should you have good grades and one disaster, the out of line grade is discarded.  If the entire class fails to do well on any given test, a second opportunity is offered.  Mercy, Grace, and Generosity are shown to any student who tries to learn Greek.  The aim is to make possible that (truly noble) goal.

 

Professor K. V. Hartigan

Dauer 135

Office Hours:  Mondays 2:00-3:30   & Tuesdays  2:00-3:30

TA: Andy Nichols.

Office Hours TBA

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