Greek language and Culture

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

-Promote a considerate attitude, memory and inductive thought.
-Establish a connection between Greek Language and Portuguese Language.
-Explore the reciprocity between Language and Culture.
-Develop a functional reading,apprehending the global sense through the understanding of particular aspects.
-Instigate several tasks in order to build student’s autonomy regarding the creation of their own conceptual schedules and knowledge.
-Enrich the lexical inventory through etymological,semantic and ideological exercises.

Learning Outcomes

Learn the basic structure of Greek language
Provide the student with instruments and sources for an autonomous work
Understand the origin of Western Culture
Develop the language proficiency as expression of thought.
Understand the differences between Greek and Portuguese concerning the language use and application
Recognize the Greek contribution to neologisms creation in Portuguese:both in artistic and scientific domains
Confirm the close lexical-semantic connection between Portuguese and Greek
Underline the important elements of Greek culture in Portuguese contemporary art and literature
Competencies
General comprehension of Greek texts.
Capacity to analyze the morfo-syntatic elements in a Greek sentence.
Critical reflection concerning classical and humanistic values
Rigorous and meticulous method for analysis and interpretation.
Linguistic proficiency in Portuguese
Autonomy in philological work with new texts
Creation of conceptual structures in linguistic and ideological domains

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Indo-European origin
1.1 Greek influences above European modern languages:scientific,artistic and technical words.
1.2 The five periods of Greek Language
1.3 The Greek dialects
Greek culture
1. Textual fragments from Greek authors:analyses and translation
1.1 Esopo’s Fables:moral pedagogy
1.2 New Testament:St.Lucas
1.3 Xenophon
1.4 Homer
1.5 Théognis
Greek language
1. Phonetics
1.1 The Greek alphabet
1.2 Accentuation rules
2. Morphology
2.1 Word’s structure
2.2 Word’s creation
3.Nominal inflection
3.1 Nominal categories
3.2 Declensions
3.2.1 The article
3.2.2 Nouns
3.2.3 Paradigms of third declension
3.2.4 Adjectives
3.2.5 Pronouns
4.Verbal inflection
4.1 Verbal components:
4.2 Indicative and subjunctive mood
4.2.1 Principal tenses Tempos principais ou primários
4.2.2 Historical or secundary tenses
4.3 First conjugation: thematic verbs – ω
4.4 Second conjugation: athematic verbs – μι
5.Invariable words
5.1Prepositions
5.2Adverbs
5.3Conjunctions

Assessment Methods

Assessement
The evaluation is integrated in a continuous pedagogical activity and converted in descriptive and qualitative criteria. Many instruments such as tests, homework, and questionnaires will inform the students about acquired and developed competencies, fulfilling the objectives that are part of the teaching-learning process. : 100.0%

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