Greek I

Teacher(s)

Delanaye Lysiane;

Language

French

Prerequisites

None

Main themes

This course is intended for "absolute beginners".
The course will aim at integrating the main notions of Greek morphology and syntax, in order to acquire the knowledge and skills essential for reading a simple text.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	decline or conjugate any Greek word;
2	understand and translate simple classical Greek texts into French;
3	translate simple French sentences into Greek (theme).

Content

The course for absolute beginners is made up of lessons each comprising a "theory" section and an "exercises" section.
After a brief introduction to writing and phonology, the lecture sessions gradually introduce declensions and conjugations using tables and translated sentences to illustrate the theory and syntactic facts.
Exercise sessions, organised in parallel, enable students to make active and individual progress in the lecture subjects under the guidance of a member of the teaching team.

Teaching methods

Alternating interactive class sessions and practical work.

Evaluation methods

The final mark includes :

• the results of the 4 assessments planned from september to december (30%);
• the results of the final written exam (70%).

Written exam in January and/or September. In September, only the mark from the written examination will be taken into account in the results for the session.
As Grec I is essential for the rest of the curriculum for CLAS students, the requirements will be higher than for students in other programmes, resulting in a separate exam. The different expectations will be explained during the course.

Online resources

Moodle website of the course with course materials:
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/search.php?search=L1770

Bibliography

• Cl. Obsomer, Initiation au grec, Louvain-la-Neuve et Namur, 2012.
• Cl. Obsomer, Textes choisis, Louvain-la-Neuve, 2013.
• D. Planque et alii, Grammaire grecque, 8e éd., Namur, 1977.

Teaching materials

• Syllabus "Initiation au grec"

Faculty or entity

> FIAL