GREEK 010: TNT GREEK
(Traditional and New
Testament)
|
Radcliffe
G. Edmonds III Office:
Thomas 245 Office
Phone: 526-5046 redmonds@brynmawr.edu |
Carpenter 15 M-F 9:00-10:00 Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 or by appointment |
Teaching
Assistant: Jennifer Hoit (jhoit@brynmawr.edu)
Required Text: Luschnig, An Introduction to Ancient Greek: A Literary
Approach
Course Description:
Greek
010 is designed to introduce the student to the elements of basic Greek grammar
and syntax, building the vocabulary and comprehension of the basic structures
of the language in order to prepare the student for the reading of real ancient
Greek prose. In addition to laying
out the structures of the language, the course also provides the student with
experience in reading simple Greek sentences and prose passages to facilitate
the process of reading continuous prose.
Course Requirements:
Class participation:
Participation,
of course, includes attendance, since you cannot participate if you are not in
class. If, for some reason, you
cannot attend class, please inform me in advance. In each class session, we will translate aloud, either from
the textbook drills and exercises or from the portions of the text assigned for
the week. Please be prepared to
translate any of the readings or exercises specified in the previous class
session. If, for some reason, you
cannot prepare for class, please attend anyway - you will be better prepared
for the next class.
Participation
also includes the homework assignments, which will be due in the class after
they are assigned. Since the
purpose of these assignments is rather for practice than for evaluating
progress, you should make sure to ask about any difficulties you encountered in
the assignment before turning in the papers. Exercises may be typed or handwritten, but, if the latter,
please ensure that they are legible.
Quizzes:
There
will be a short (15 minute) quiz every Monday on the material covered in the
previous week. One quiz may be
missed without penalty, but there are no make-up quizzes. If no quiz is missed, the lowest quiz
grade may be dropped. The quizzes
are intended to ensure that you keep up with the new concepts being introduced
and to give you further practice to build your Greek syntax and vocabulary.
Exams:
There
will be a mid-term and a final for this class on all the materials covered to
that date in class. The midterm
will be at the end of the week before the fall break, while the final exam will
be self-scheduled during exam period.
Grade Distribution:
Class
Participation 25%
Quizzes 40%
Midterm
Exam 15%
Final
Exam 20%
Tentative
Course Plan
Week 1. 8/31-9/4
– Introduction and Lesson I
Introduction
to the class – logistics and grammar review
Greek
alphabet – vowels and consonants
accents
and syllables
Sophias
Hymn
verbs
- present indicative
Week 2. 9/7-11
– Lesson I
ω
verbs - present indicative (active and middle-passive voices)
nouns
- 1st (-η) and 2nd (-ο) declensions
articles
prepositions
and particles
Week 3. 9/14-18
– Lesson II
ω
verbs - imperfect indicative (active and middle-passive voices)
irregular
verbs – εἰμί
adjectives
- -ος, -η, -ον & -ος, -ον
relative
pronoun
articular
infinitive; accusative and dative of respect
Week 4. 9/21-25
– Lesson III
ω
verbs - future indicative (active and middle voices), principal parts
1st
declension variations
demonstrative
adjectives and pronouns
genitive
of separation and agent; uses of ὑ¹ό
Week 5. 9/28-10/2
– Lesson IV
ω
verbs - aorist indicative (active and middle voices)
1st
and 2nd aorists; principal parts
compound
verbs
irregular
verbs – φημί
indirect
statement
Week 6. 10/5-9
– Lesson V
nouns
– 3rd declension (consonant and vowel bases)
review
midterm
Week 7.
10/12-16 Fall Break
Week 8. 10/21-23
– Lesson VI
adjectives
– 3rd declension (-ης, -ες types and 3rd/1st/3rd
declension types)
adjectives
– irregular types
result
clauses (actual and intended)
temporal
and conditional clauses
Week 9. 10/28-30
– Lesson VII
participles
– definitions and forms
participles
– uses and constructions (genitive absolute)
Week 10. 11/2-6 – Lesson VIII
pronouns
– interrogative, indefinite, relative indefinite, & reciprocal
verbs
– perfect active system (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect), fourth
principal part
Week 11. 11/9-13
– Lesson IX
pronouns
– personal, reflexive; possessive adjectives, dative of possession
verbs
– perfect middle-passive system (perfect, pluperfect, future perfect),
fifth principal part
dative
of agent
time
constructions with genitive, dative and accusative
Week 12. 11/16-20
– Lesson X
adjectives
– comparisons
adverbs
– formation and comparison
declension
of numbers
verbs
– aorist and future passive; sixth principal part
Week 13. 11/23-27
– readings and review
Thanksgiving
Week 14.11/30-12/4
– Lesson XI
contract verbs
– accent, forms of –αω, -εω, -οω
verbs
contract nouns
– accent, forms
Week 15. 12/7-11 -
Review
Final Exam - self-scheduled