Ancient Greek for all! Course

No previous requirements

Teacher: Professor Frederico Lourenço

September 21 to October 2, 2020

The Ancient Greek for all! Course, on one hand, responds to all those who wish to enrich their formation on matters of culture. On the other hand, it also responds to those about to pursue a bachelor's degree on culture, as well as those about to engage with a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral course with Ancient Greek components and who see, in the ancient Greek language, a tool that is equal parts precious and useful to get started in a fascinating field of study.

Objective

Initiate in the ancient Greek language a heterogenous public (from 14 years of age onwards!) that wishes to explore the language that, alongisde Latin, became the great cultural language of Classical Antiquity and the language in which Christianity was born.

Programme:

• The Greek alphabet
• Introduction to cases
• The definitive article
• Declination of nouns and adjectives
• Flexion of the Greek verb: first notions
• Some prepositions and pronouns
• Fundamental vocabulary

Activities to develop during synchronous and asynchronous moments:

• Sentence reading and comprehension
• Exploration of grammatical and lexical dynamics
• Systematisation of contents
• Individual study: exercises to apply contents and textual production exercises (sentences)

Calendar

Students may frequent only the first week (September 21-25) or both weeks (September 25 to October 2).

Activities are split between: three weekly lessons in the online format (5h per week, as each lesson will last 1:40 hours); and individual, interactive platform activities (around 7h per week).

Price and registration:

1st week 80 Euros; both weeks 150 Euros

Students and UC staff can participate in both weeks for the price of one

Payment via bank transfer to the IBAN: PT50003502550021072963061

Send receipt and name, age, and literary skills to the address cech@ci.uc.pt