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Elementary Modern Greek I

GREK 015 (M/W 6.30-8.45, Williams Hall 705)

Syllabus for Elementary Modern Greek II, Spring 1998: GREK016

Instructor: Eleni Miltsakaki

Office: Williams Hall 708

Office Hours: M/W 5.30-6.30pm

The aim of the course

GREK 015 is an integrated four skills course. The aim of the course is to provide ample practice opportunities for the development of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Greek.

To that effect, audio material will be used in each class to expose the students to a variety of Greek accents and familiarize them with Greek intonation patterns. Class participation is essential for the development of the speaking skill and role play will be highly exploited. Reading and writing sections will be included in each class but students are also expected to do extra work at home.

At the end of the course students will be able to talk and write about simple everyday routines, past experiences and future plans. They will also be equipped with a range of colloquial expressions and vocabulary needed to survive as visitors in Greece!

Who is it for?

The course can be taken by all undergraduate and graduate students to fulfill their language requirement, and by everyone else who wants to learn Greek. No previous exposure to the language is required.

Textbook

The title of the textbbook is ELLINIKA TORA 1+1, accompanied by an exercise book and is available at the Penn bookstore. ELLINIKA TORA 1+1 will also be used in the Spring Term for GREK 016. In addition to that, photocopied material will be provided in each class so students are advised to purchase a ring binder.

(The photocopied material is based on work done at the University of Crete. )

Testing

There will be a mid term and a final exam. The exam consists of 5 parts:

Part 1: reading comprehension

Part 2: writing

Part 3: grammar

Part 4: listening comprehension and

Part 5: oral

All parts of the exam will be strictly based on the material that has been covered and practised in class.

Syllabus GREK 015: Fall '97

Weeks Grammar Syntax Communication
Week 1

Sept 3
  • the alphabet
  • stress
  • to be, to want, to do
  • the definite article
  • negation
  • introductions
  • greetings
Week 2

Sept 8/10
  • to be, to want, to do
  • negation
  • prepositions (where are you from)
  • giving personal details, ID
  • jobs
  • countries/nationalities
  • Song 1: "Good morning, how are you?"
Week 3

Sept 15/17
  • to be, to have: past tense (1)
  • present tense
  • nouns (1)
  • the definite article: plural
  • prepositions+articles
  • expressing surprise
  • numbers
  • ask about age
  • telling the time
  • colours
  • shopping
  • Song 2: "The Colours"
Week 4

Sept 22/24
  • adjectives
  • past tense:active (2)
  • irregular verbs (2)
  • strong and weak personal pronouns
  • I like
  • nouns (2) & (3)
  • conjunctions: and, but, for
  • travelling
  • seeking confimation (question tags)
Week 5

Sept29/Oct1
  • interrogative pronouns (1)
  • weak possessive pronouns
  • imperfective: active (1)
  • deponent verbs (present/imperfective)
  • Indirect Speech (1)
  • agreeing/disagreeing
  • recognizing things
  • the days of the week
  • the months of the year
  • the seasons
  • Song 3: "The Moon is Red"
Week 6

Oct 6/8
  • imperfective (2)
  • past tense (3)
  • irregular verbs (2)
  • interrogative pronouns (2)
  • nouns (5)
  • weak possessive pronouns
  • Indirect Speech (2)
  • family tree
  • body/face
  • furniture
  • invitation to dinner
  • praising
  • hesitating
  • going to a restaurant
  • fruit
Week 7

Oct 13 (no class)/15

 REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW
  • Song 4: "Of the Little North Wind"
Week 8

Oct 20/22

 MID TERM EXAM MID TERM EXAM MID TERM EXAM
Week 9

Oct 27/29
  • past tense (4)
  • subjunctive (present/past)
  • demonstrative pronouns
  • want to, intend to, be able to clauses
  • prepositional phrases of place
  • adverbs
  • education: University of Athens
Week 10

Nov 3/5
  • the indefinite articles
  • impersonal weather verbs
  • impersonal verbs
  • talking about the weather
  • expressing sympathy
  • expressing dissatisfaction
  • education in Greece
  • Song 5: "The Little Kids"
Week 11

Nov 10/12
  • future (simple & continuous)
  • ast tense (5)
  • imperfective
  • irregular verbs (3)
  • prepositional phrases of time
  • expressing opinion
  • social issues
Week 12

Nov 17/19
  • emphatic possessive pronouns
  • that clauses
  • that clauses with impersonal verbs
  • interviewing
  • asking for opinion
  • making wishes
Week 13

Nov 24 (Nov 26-30:Thanks Giving)
  • present/past
  • emphatic possessive pronouns
  • that clauses (review)
  • environmental issues
  • Song 6: "The Numbers"
Week 14

Dec 1/3

 REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW
Week 15

Dec 8
  • Project Presentation
  • Project Presentation
  • Project Presentation