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Modern Greek 1A

MDG1AA1

NQF level: 6

NQF credits: 16

Content:

Alphabet, grammar and translation and reading exercises

Grammar and translation and basic conversation

Purpose:

To introduce the learner to the basic phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics of Modern Greek.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Write and read simple phrases and to communicate on subjects pertaining to daily life
  

(e.g. greeting, weather, shopping, accommodation) using around 400 Modern Greek words.

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Modern Greek 1B

MDG1BB1

NQF level: 6

NQF credits: 16

Content:

Grammar, translation, conversation, and introduction to Modern Greek literature and culture

Purpose:

To introduce the learner to the further basic phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics of Modern Greek. To introduce the learner to elements of 20^th century Greek literature and culture.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Write and read simple phrases and to communicate on subjects pertaining to daily life
  

(e.g. greeting, weather, shopping, accommodation) using around 800 Modern Greek words.

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  Translate basic passages from Modern Greek to English and vice versa.
  
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  Have basic knowledge of basic Modern Greek literary and cultural aspects of the
  

twentieth century.

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Modern Greek 2A

MDG2AA2

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 16

Content:

Grammar and the practical handling of Modern Greek; literature: after 1821; culture: from Byzantium to Tourkokratia

Grammar and the practical handling of Modern Greek with historical and literary background (after 1821); culture: from Byzantium to Tourkokratia; and the Greek revolution (1821)

Purpose:

To skill the learner in an intermediate level of phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics of Modern Greek. To introduce the learner to selections of Greek literature after 1821, and the interpretation thereof. To introduce the learner to an overview of Greek history from the End of Byzantium to the Beginning of the Modern Greek State.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Read, write and comprehend texts of a more abstract nature (attitudes of people, and
  

mentality).

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  Interpret on a basic level a selection of Greek prose and poetry.
  
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  Have a general knowledge of Greek history from the end of Byzantium to the Beginning of the Modern Greek State.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Modern Greek 2B

MDG2BB2

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 16

Content:

Grammar and the practical handling of Modern Greek with historical and literary background; from Tourkokratia to Venizelos; and a selection of authors (19-20^th Centuries)

Grammar and the practical handling of Modern Greek language with historic-cultural and literary background; Venizelos; ideologies; and selected authors and poets

Purpose:

To further skill the learner in an intermediate level of phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics of Modern Greek. To continue introducing the learner to selections of Greek literature after 1821, and the interpretation thereof. To introduce the learner to aspects of Greek History of the nineteenth century.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Continue to read, write and comprehend texts of a more abstract nature (attitudes of
  

people and mentality).

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  Continue to interpret on a basic level a selection of Greek prose and poetry.
  

have a general knowledge of Greek history of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century.

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Modern Greek 3A

MDG3AA3

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 22

Content:

Modern Greek linguistics and translations. Byzantine literature and culture (capita selecta). Contemporary literature (selected authors and poets)

Purpose:

To skill the learner in an advanced level of phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics of Modern Greek. Detailed study of selective contemporary authors of prose and poetry. Introduction to Byzantine literature, culture and history.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

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  Read, write, translate and comprehend advanced Modern Greek literary and other texts.
  
• 
  Interpret a selection of Modern Greek, and Byzantine prose and poetry.
  
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  Have a general knowledge of Greek history of the late Byzantine period.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%

Modern Greek 3B

MDG3BB3

NQF level: 7

NQF credits: 22

Content:

Modern Greek language study and translations; Byzantine and post-Byzantine literature and culture; contemporary literature and demotic tragoudia; and Cretan Renaissance

Modern Greek language study and translations; Byzantine and post-Byzantine literature and culture; contemporary literature and demotic tragoudia; and Cretan Renaissance

Purpose:

The application of Modern Greek linguistic skills, which have been acquired already.

A continued detailed study of selective contemporary authors of prose and poetry.

Further study of Byzantine literature, culture and history.

Outcomes:

Upon completion of this module learners should be able to:

• 
  Read, write, translate and comprehend advanced Modern Greek literary and other texts.
  
• 
  Interpret a selection of Modern Greek, and Byzantine prose and poetry.
  
• 
  Have a general knowledge of Greek history of the late Byzantine period.
  

Calculation criteria:

Minimum Full Period Mark for Examination Admission – 40%

Full Period Mark Weight – 50%

Examination Mark Weight – 50%