Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
2	GRE 302	Basic Greek II	1+4+0	3	5	30.10.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Lisans Dil Dersleri
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	This course builds upon the knowledge and skills acquired in Basic Greek I. It aims to further develop students’ understanding of basic grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills in Ancient Greek. In particular, it enables students in the field of History to engage directly with ancient texts and gain fundamental reading and comprehension skills.
Course Content	This course builds upon the foundations of Basic Greek I. It aims to strengthen students’ reading, translation, and comprehension skills in Ancient Greek. Throughout the semester, grammatical knowledge is reinforced through exercises and short texts, leading to guided readings from original sources by the end of the course.
Course Methods and Techniques	The course is conducted through lectures, practical exercises, reading and translation activities. Students are encouraged to participate actively, and the learning process is supported through in-class discussions.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	( GRE 301 )
Course Coordinator	Asist Prof.Dr. Muhammet Furkan Alpat
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. MUHAMMET FURKAN ALPAT
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Donald J. Mastronarde, Introduction to Attic Greek (1993 edition).
Course Notes	Course notes and selected short texts prepared by the instructor will be used. Supplementary materials will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
Documents	Donald J. Mastronarde, Introduction to Attic Greek (1993 edition).
Assignments	Ödevler
Exams	Ara Sınav (1), Yarıyıl Sonu Sınavı (1)

Course Category

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	5	14	70
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	4	14	56
Assignments	3	5	15
Presentation	1	3	3
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Improves basic knowledge of Ancient Greek grammar and vocabulary.
2	Reads and comprehends short and simple Ancient Greek texts.
3	Gains fundamental translation skills using learned grammatical structures.
4	Develops awareness of linguistic structures and meaning relations in ancient texts.
5	Understands how Ancient Greek contributes to the study of history, culture, and thought.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Course introduction, general overview, and review of topics from previous semester
2	Participles: Formation and declension. Use of the participle I
3	Uses of the participle II; “oida”
4	Contract verbs in “ao” and “oo”; Further uses of genitive and dative; Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
5	The subjunctive and the optative moods
6	Optative of contract verbs; Indirect discourse with “oti”; Indirect questions
7	Simple, general, and future conditions
8	Aorist and future passives, contrary-to-fact conditions, indicative with “an”; correlatives
9	Perfect system, object clauses with verbs of effort, subordinate clauses in indirect discourse, attraction
10	Temporal clauses with “eos” and similar; “prin”, assimilation of mood, imperative mood
11	Pluperfect and future perfect, irregular perfects, contract vowel declension, attic declension, verbal adjectives in “tos” and “teos”
12	Readings and analysis of original primary texts I
13	Readings and analysis of original primary texts II
14	Overall course review and final evaluation

Sustainable Development Goals

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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