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2020/2021

Modern Language I (Modern Greek)

Code: 100044 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2500239 Art History OT 3 0
2500239 Art History OT 4 0
2500240 Musicology OT 3 0
2500240 Musicology OT 4 0
2500241 Archaeology OT 3 0
2500241 Archaeology OT 4 0
2500243 Classics OT 3 0
2500243 Classics OT 4 0
2500245 English Studies OT 3 0
2500245 English Studies OT 4 0
2500246 Philosophy OT 3 0
2500246 Philosophy OT 4 0
2500247 Catalan Language and Literature OT 4 0
2500248 Spanish Language and Literature OT 3 0
2500248 Spanish Language and Literature OT 4 0
2500256 Social and Cultural Anthropology OT 3 0
2500256 Social and Cultural Anthropology OT 4 0
2500501 History OT 4 0
2501002 Geography and Spatial Planning OT 3 0
2501002 Geography and Spatial Planning OT 4 0
2501801 Catalan and Spanish OT 3 0
2501801 Catalan and Spanish OT 4 0
2501902 English and Catalan OT 3 0
2501902 English and Catalan OT 4 0
2501907 English and Classics OT 3 0
2501907 English and Classics OT 4 0
2501910 English and Spanish OT 3 0
2501910 English and Spanish OT 4 0
2501913 English and French OT 3 0
2501913 English and French OT 4 0
2502758 Humanities OT 3 0
2502758 Humanities OT 4 0
2503702 Ancient Studies OT 4 0
2503710 Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning OT 4 0
2503998 Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics OT 4 0
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Daniel Ramon Garcia
Email:
Daniel.Ramon@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
Yes
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

Prerequisites

None.

Objectives and Contextualisation

- to introduce the students in the Greek modern language and his culture
										
											
										
											- to give students the basic knowledge of morphology and lexicon 
										
											
										
											- to achieve fluid interaction in basic communicative situations
										
											
										
											- to approach students to modern Greek culture (literature, music, gastronomy, landscapes, idiosyncrasies ...)
										
											
										
											- to enjoy the learning of the oldest living language in Europe
 

Competences

    Art History
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Musicology
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Classics
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    English Studies
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate effectively both in your mother tongue and in other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Philosophy
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Catalan Language and Literature
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Spanish Language and Literature
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Social and Cultural Anthropology
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    History
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Geography and Spatial Planning
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Catalan and Spanish
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate effectively both in your mother tongue and in other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    English and Catalan
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate effectively both in your mother tongue and in other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    English and Classics
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate effectively both in your mother tongue and in other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    English and Spanish
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate effectively both in your mother tongue and in other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    English and French
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and knowing how to communicate effectively both in your mother tongue and in other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills in order to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Humanities
  • Developing critical thinking and reasoning and communicating them effectively both in your own and other languages.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Ancient Studies
  • Be able to express oneself orally and in writing in the specific language of history, archaeology and philology, both in one’s own languages and a third language.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
    Geography, Environmental Management and Spatial Planning
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Communicate in the studied language in oral and written form, properly using vocabulary and grammar.
  2. Communicating in oral and written form in the studied language, properly using vocabulary and grammar.
  3. Communicating in the studied language in oral and written form, properly using vocabulary and grammar.
  4. Develop an organized and correct oral and written speech, in the corresponding language.
  5. Expressed in the target language, orally and in writing, using the vocabulary and grammar properly.
  6. Identifying main and supporting ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
  7. Preparing an oral and written discourse in the corresponding language in a proper and organized way.
  8. Present works in formats tailored to the needs and personal styles, both individual and small group.
  9. Submitting works in accordance with both individual and small group demands and personal styles.

Content

- The Greek alphabet. Pronunciation of the letters. Diftongs and consonantal groups.
										
											
										
											- Basic nominal morphosyntax. Declensions (the cases). Gender and name. The article.
										
											
										
											- The adjective. The adverb
										
											
										
											- Basic verbal Morphosyntax. Present active and passive. Future and subjunctive.
										
											
										
											- Basic vocabulary
										
											
										
											- Culture: brief recent history of Greece; literature and music; landscape and gastronomy

Methodology

This course aims to be an introduction to the learning of the modern Greek language, based on the acquisition of basic grammar and basic vocabulary, in order to provide students with the necessary tools to achieve basic vocabulary and sufficient grammatical knowledge 
The oral aspect will be important.
 

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Introduction into basic grammar 46.75 1.87 7, 3, 6, 9
Type: Supervised      
Audiovisuals 29 1.16 7, 6
Oral expression 20 0.8 7, 3, 6, 9
Vocabulary 20 0.8 7, 3, 9
Writting and reading 30 1.2 7, 4, 3, 6, 9

Assessment

There will be two partial exams. The first one at the end of October with half of the subject of the course. The second at the beginning of January with the second half of the subject. 
The second test will also have the revaluation value of the first one. The first exam will have a value of 30%, the second one of 35%. There will also be an oral test of 20%, and 15% of regular activities and participation.

In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.

In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.

 

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Partial Exam 1 30% 1.5 0.06 7, 4, 3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 9, 8
Partial Exam 2 35% 1.5 0.06 7, 3, 6
Participation at class 15% 1 0.04 3, 6, 9
oral test 20% 0.25 0.01 7, 3

Bibliography

Arvanitakis (2002) Epikinoniste Elliniká I. Thessaloniki.

Makridis-Olalla (2005) El Nuevo Diccionario Griego-Español.

Atenas Iordanídou (1992). Ta rímata tis Neas Ellinikís.