Greek I (Beginners)

Year
0
Academic year
2018-2019
Code
01012880
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
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)

No

Syllabus

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):