Philosophy and Religion 495 Seminar
Research Tools: Greek
Fall Semester, 2008
Course Syllabus
Instructor:
Dr. George T. Zervos
Office: Bear Hall, Room 270
Office Hours: MW 4-5 pm
E-mail: zervosg@uncw.edu
Textbooks:
PAR 495 Course Pack
Mastering Greek Vocabulary, 2nd Edition, T. A. Robinson
Attendance Policy:
Roll will be taken consistently to enhance personal interaction between the instructor and the students and to reward students with excellent attendance (No more than two absences for the semester). More than two absences for the semester will have an incrementally detrimental effect on final grades.
Students who come to class late will NOT be counted as present.
Grading: Ten Point Grading System - Plus and Minus Will Be Used:
5 Grammar Tests: 33%
10 Vocabulary Tests: 33%
Final Exam: 34%
| Dates | Assignments | Themes |
| Aug. 20W | Introduction - Overview | Why Learn Greek? - Methodology - History and Significance of the Greek Language |
| Aug. 25M/27W | Phonology Test 1: Alphabet/Transliteration |
Alphabet (Upper & Lower Case) - Transliteration |
| Sep. 3W | The Hymn to the Logos | Phonology - Division of Letters (Aristotle)
- Diphthongs - Accents - Breathing - Punctuation |
| Sep. 8M/10W | Morphology - Hymn to the Logos Pre-Suf-fixes List (MGV pp. 142-43) |
Roles of Words in Sentences - Inflection - Prepositions vs. Cases - The Nominal System |
| Sep. 15M/17W | Morphology - Hymn to the Logos Prepositions Practice Quiz |
What is Language? Communication of
IDEAS LOGOS as Mind, Thought, Word, Sentence |
| Sep. 22M/24W | Syntax - The Hymn to the Logos Test 2: Prefixes/Suffixes |
The Nominal System - Case Endings of 1st & 2nd Declensions |
| Sep. 29M/Oct. 1W |
Ephesus Panoramas
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The Nominal System - Case Endings of 1st & 2nd Declensions |
| Oct. 8W |
Test 3: The Nominal System
Vocabulary Quiz #2 (MGV pp. 14-21) |
The Verbal System |
| Oct. 13M/15W | Syntax - The Hymn to the Logos Vocabulary Quiz #3 (MGV pp. 22-29) |
The Verbal System |
| Oct. 20M/22W | Vocabulary Quiz #4 (MGV pp. 30-37) | The "I am's" of John's Jesus |
| Oct. 27M/29W | Test 4: Personal Pronouns/"To Be"
Vocabulary Quiz #5 (MGV pp. 38-45) |
The "I am's" of John's Jesus |
| Nov. 3M/5W | Vocabulary Quiz #6 (MGV pp. 46-53) | The Slot Machine You are - He/She/It is |
| Nov. 10M/12W | Vocabulary Quiz #7 (MGV pp. 54-61) | The Slot Machine You are - He/She/It is |
| Nov. 17M/19W |
Textual
Criticism Exercise Vocabulary Quiz #8 (MGV pp. 62-69) |
Slot Machine/Verb Endings You are - He/She/It is |
| No Class | Test 5: Verb Endings Vocabulary Quiz #9 (MGV pp. 70-77) |
Verb Endings - Hymn to the Logos You are - He/She/It is |
| Dec. 1M/3W | Vocabulary Quiz #10 (MGV pp. 78-85) | Participles - Hymn to the Logos You are - He/She/It is |
| Friday, Dec. 5 7-10 PM |
Final Examination | TBA |
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodation in this course, you should inform the instructor of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (962-3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with the instructor to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter.