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Overview

In this subject students learn to talk and write in Greek about a wide range of aspects of modern Greek culture and society in an informed and coherent manner and to interpret short literary texts. Vocabulary and knowledge of grammar are systematically extended in the course of these readings and … For more content click the Read more button below.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Humanities and Social Sciences

Subject coordinator

Stephie Nikoloudis

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 2 - UG

AQF level

Level 6 - Advanced Diploma

Available as elective

Yes

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

Subject instances

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Learning resources

Prescribed - Book - Oxford Greek-English learner's dictionary

Prescribed - Book - Communicate in Greek 2

Prescribed - Book - Oxford English-Greek learner's dictionary

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Collaborate with a partner or in a group to perform oral dialogues and oral tests.
2.
Evaluate diverse perspectives in an argument of relevant social and/or cultural nature.
3.
Interact with Greeks with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in accordance with socio-cultural differences. Understand the Greek world and what shapes it.
4.
Perform critical analysis and synthesis, and develop and evaluate arguments. Use a bilingual and monolingual dictionary correctly.
5.
Understand texts that consist of high-frequency language; understand contemporary factual and literary texts and write concisely and critically on contemporary factual and literary topics.

Learning activities

Team oral presentations, oral tests. Class discussions and debates, essay, written tests