Greek 101: 12:20 MWF Fall 2015
Office Hours:
2:30 MWF, 1pm TTh ...... 115 Siceluff, 836-4831
Texts and Materials: Balme & Lawall, Athenaze 2nd edn.(or later);
additional readings and exercises will be provided in handout and online.
Contributing to Cultural Competence.
Objectives and Requirements: The chief aim of this course (and its sequels)
is to build a basic reading knowledge of Greek, both for classical authors and koinκ (New Testament). To this end, the
text Athenaze will provide extensive
practice in reading continuous prose, with daily passages gradually increasing
in length and sophistication. And as we progress, we will work in additional
readings from New Testament. This approach lightens the burden of traditional
grammar-based instruction and gives interesting background on ancient society.
At times it will look like a lot of material but each lesson proceeds without
any great increase in difficulty.
You will need to
become comfortable with pronunciation for reading aloud: Just recognizing the
written characters visually, without a sense of how it sounds, will not build a
good command of the language. Students will have to read and respond in Greek
daily. As an aid to pronunciation most of the early lessons are linked to audio
clips in the schedule below.
The course grade will be the average of 4 quizzes (50%), homework and in-class exercises
(25%); and Final Exam (25 pts.). See also the general Policy Statement.
You are encouraged to study together, but homework must be your own work: any
evidence of copied homework will be treated as plagiarism. Any academic
dishonesty will be subject to sanctions (as listed in Student Academic
Integrity, pp.4-5) proportionate to the value of the work.
Special considerations: We strongly
support University policies to accommodate students with disabilities and to
prevent or remedy discrimination of any kind. If you have a concern or special
need, please advise the instructor.
In regard to disabilities, you may also contact Disability Services
(836-4192) http://www.missouristate.edu/disability;
regarding discrimination, the Equal
Opportunity Officer (836-4252) or go to http://www.missouristate.edu/human/eoaa.htm.
Thorough preparation and active participation day-by-day is essential.
Schedule:
chapters are indicated as Ath.1a,
etc.; exercises as ex.1β, etc. In Windows the font
(Eng. & Greek) is Palatino Linotype
(Unicode extended.) For most Mac
Users the Greek will appear as Times or Lucida Grande on Safari or
Firefox. Audio files are in mp3 format and may be copied.
ἐν
ἀρχῇ ἦν
ὁ λόγος
Aug. 17. . . Intro: Homer to the
Gospels; the Greek
alphabet and pronunciation.
Aug. 19-21. . .Athιnaze 'Introduction' vowels and
diphthongs; ....consonants &
practice.
and reading (audio) Ath.1a
Aug. 24. . .Ath. 1b: vocab & notes; reading1b... exx. 1β-γ
Memorable Beginnings (pronunciation
practice)
Aug. 26
Ex. 1β, 2-4 & 1γ2-4hand-in!
Prepositions in Space-Time . . . Verb Practice (with vocab and grammar for ch. 2a)
Aug. 28 ... Ath 2a Optional hand-in: ex 2β-γ VerbPrax2
Aug. 31....Ath. 2b : Study vocab & grammar pp.
18-20; do Cases;
then read the passage, p. 18-9, Xanthias (cont.)
Sept. 2... Exx. 2 ζ- η, written; Practice
for Quiz 1 Recitation
(from 'Memorable Beginnings')
Fri. Sept.
4 . . . Quiz 1.
Sept. 9
Read Ath
3α; Warm-up with plurals; exx 3α-β (atp, not handin).
Sept. 11
pp. 31-2; exx. 3γ-δ. Read Ath 3β.
Sept. 14
Practice with
Plurals Exx.3
ε-ζ written handin
Sept. 16
Meet We. Ath 4a helpsheet; A-stem Practice.
Sept. 18
Sentence
Graph
. trouble with
grammar jargon?
Study vocab, pp. 36-7 and
begin Reading Ath 4α
Sept. 21
Reading Ath 4α . . . Study
the A-stem oddities in Ath 4b (vocab and
grammar).
Then do Practice with Adjectives
Sept. 23
(1) Reading Ath 4β: be prepared for brief questions
on content (like the exx. on p. 51).
(2) Ex. 4λ handin.
Sept. 25
Practice Quiz 2; Memoranda, p. 53.
Epitaph for Nikoteles. Luke 6.45.
Sept. 28
Quiz 2.
Sept. 30
A-stem Verbs.
Oct. 2
Reading Ath 5α. Ex. 5δ
(written handin).
Oct. 5
Reading Ath 5β
(the Wolf); in-class exercise (reading comprehension)
Oct. 7
(1) Study Pronouns,
pp. 65-8, with exx. 5ζ-η. (2) Read ὁ Ἄργος, pp. 69-70, with ex. 5θ.
(3) Begin reading from John
2, Wedding at Cana. Anacreontic Τέττιξ
(p. 71)
Oct. 9
Middle
Voice. Study grammar pp.
74-78; exx. 6γ and ε. Begin Reading Ath 6α.
Oct. 12
Finish reading 6α; exx. 6α, η, θ . Practice with the Middle
Oct. 14
Reading passage Ath 6β;
exx. 6 ι-μ.
Oct. 16
Exx. 6ν 6-10, 6ξ 2-4, written handin.
Memorables (p. 93): Marriage
Luke 13.10-16
Oct. 19 Practice for Quiz 3 Vocab (as time permits, pp. 91-2, Theseus leaves Ariadne)
Oct. 21
Quiz 3.
Oct. 23 ... Study grammar pp. 96-9, with '3rd declension simplified'; ex. 7β.
Oct. 26 ... Reading Ath 7α; Comprehension Questions; exx. 7γ-δ.
Oct. 28 ... Reading Ath 7β; Comprehension Questions:
Oct. 30 ... Written
homework handin: finish practice '3rd declension'; ex. 7ε, 5-10.
Begin reading p. 110 (atp).
Nov. 2 ... Begin
with Intro-to-Participles;
Study vocab and grammar, pp. 112-16; plus ex. 8β
(and 8γ atp).
Nov. 4 ... Assignment
for Ath 8α.
Nov. 6 ... Study vocab and
grammar, pp. 122-6; read passage Ath
8β, attn to participles & 3rd declension.
Nov. 9 ... Written handin:
exx. 8δ 3-10 and 8ε 1-7. Memorable passages 3 (pp. 121, 131).
Prep for Quiz 4: Study pp. 128-9; ex. 8η 1-7. Begin reading p. 130
(atp)
Practice with 3rd
declension & participles.
Nov. 11 . . .
Quiz 4
Nov. 13 ... Ath 9α: study grammar, pp. 135-7;
read the passage, with ex. 9α (ID active participles); Exercise.
Nov. 16 ...
Exx. 9β & γ (all), plus 9δ 1-3 (p. 137); Πᾶς &
Participle-endings.
Nov. 18-20
... Study grammar, pp.
145-7; read passage Ath 9β... Ath 9β cont.
[[Nov. 23-27
Thanksgiving/Fall Holiday]]
Nov. 30 ... Written
handin: exx. 9ε (all) & 9ζ 4-11 (pp. 146-7). Odysseus & Circe (p. 149).
Memorable passages (p. 151): Simonides 76; Luke 6.31-3; Luke 6 cont.
Dec. 2 ... Review and Luke 2 cont. Reading
Aloud. ... Practice for translation on
Final.
Noun Chart ... Early Christian Hymn (3rd c. AD?).
Final Exam
... Mon. Dec 7 at 11am.