| Course ID: | GREK 5001E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Reading Greek Prose |
Course
Description: | Reading Greek prose develops and enhances the student’s ability
to translate works of several authors typically encountered by
undergraduate major courses. Authors typically covered include
Xenophon, Lysias, Herodotus, and Plato. |
| Oasis Title: | READING GREEK PROSE |
| Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | STUDENTS SHOULD LEARN:
•TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ELEMENTS OF CLASSICAL GREEK PROSE
THROUGH SELECTIONS FROM THE WORKS OF STANDARD GREEK PROSE
WRITERS
•TO TRANSLATE CLASSICAL GREEK PROSE AT THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
AND ABOVE WITH FACILITY
COURSE WORK WILL CONSIST OF DAILY TRANSLATION, BOTH PREPARED AND
AT SIGHT. STUDENTS WILL ALSO READ SECONDARY LITERATURE ABOUT
THE WORKS BEING TRANSLATED AND WILL HAVE SOME WRITTEN
ASSIGNMENTS. |
| Topical Outline: | WEEKS 1-4: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM THE WORKS OF XENOPHON
WEEKS 5-8: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM THE WORKS OF LYSIAS
WEEKS 9-12: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM THE WORK OF HERODOTOS
WEEKS 13-15: TRANSLATION OF SELECTIONS FROM THE WORKS OF PLATO
TRANSLATION ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY WEEKLY QUIZZES
AND PERIODIC TESTS |