Greek I (Beginners)
0
2019-2020
01012880
Área Científica do Menor
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Elective
1st Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
NA
Teaching Methods
Reading, analysis and discussion of expressions/simple sentences/texts designed for educational purposes, through constant assistance to students and comparison with Portuguese. The material will be categorized by the expressions/sentences/texts studied, and eventually through research carried out by students.
Learning Outcomes
- read expressions/sentences/texts in Greek;
- understand the morpho-syntactic structure ot Greek;
- translate sentences/short texts from Greek to Portuguese;
- translate back into Greek;
- connect Portuguese to the Greek roots, thus enriching Portuguese vacabulary
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Phonetics and prosody
1. 1. Alphabet and pronunciation
1. 2. The idea of quantity
1. 3. Breathings and accents: rules for their placement; enclitics
1. 4. Punctuation marks
II. Morphology
2. 1. Cases and their functions
2. 2. Nouns: the idea of root, theme and desinence; the 1st and 2nd declensions; introduction of the 3rd declension
2. 3. The article: inflection and functions
2. 4. The adjective: adjectives of the 1st class
2. 5. The pronoun: inflection of personal and demonstrative pronouns
2. 6. Verbal inflection: idea of root, theme, thematic vowel, characteristics and declension; first and second tenses; active, medium and passive voices. Verbs in –w not contracted; the verb eimi.
2. 7. Some invariable words: adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, some particles
III. Syntax
3. 1. The use of certain circumstantial complements
3. 2. The passive agent
III. Lexicon
3. 1. Etymological relationships between Greek and Portuguese vocabulary in various domains
Head Lecturer(s)
Susana Maria Duarte da Hora Marques Pereira
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Mini Tests: 25.0%
Orality: 25.0%
Exam: 50.0%
Bibliography
Bailly, A. (2000), Dictionnaire Grec-Français. Paris.
Balme, M. G. (1980), Athenaze, I-II. Oxford.
Fonseca, C. A. L. (1987), Iniciação ao Grego. Coimbra.
Freire, A. (1987), Gramática Grega. Braga.
Goodwin, W., (1989) A greek grammar. London.
Magueijo. C. (1999), Grego Básico. Lisboa.
Marques, S. (2001),“Fábulas: I – A galinha dos ovos de ouro”, Boletim de Estudos Clássicos 36 (Dezembro) 19-24.
Marques, S. (2002), “Fábulas: III – A cigarra e as formigas”, Boletim de Estudos Clássicos 38(Dezembro):