MGRK2602: Semester 2, 2023

Units MGRK2602 Semester 2 2023 [Normal day]

Unit outline_

MGRK2602: Modern Greek 4

Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

This unit is a continuation of MGRK2601, and builds upon the knowledge and skills acquired during Semester 1.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	MGRK2001 or MGRK2601
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	MGRK1502 or MGRK2002
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Anthony Dracopoulos, anthony.dracopoulos@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Small continuous assessment	Writing tasks n/a	30%	-	equivalent to 1200 words
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Small test	In class assessment n/a	20%	Multiple weeks	900wd
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Tutorial quiz	Grammar quizzes n/a	10%	Multiple weeks	equivalent to 500 words
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Online task	Oral presentations Presentations	10%	Multiple weeks	equivalent to 400 words
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Small continuous assessment	oral test n/a	10%	Week 13 Due date: 31 Oct 2023 at 17:00	equivalent to 500 words
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Online task	Final quiz Quiz	20%	Week 13 Due date: 30 Oct 2023 at 17:00	equivalent to 1000 words
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Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to the two components of the unit	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 01	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Introduction Recapitulation Grammar: past continuous and simple past	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	Lecture: The beginnings of modern Greek literature. Before the fall of Constantinople (11-15 ce) After the fall of Constantinople (15-17 ce) Folk songs Tutorial: Choice of presentations The Bridge of Arta	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Στην αγορά The names of food, vegetables, fruits and drinks	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	Lecture: European and Greek Enlightenment The Greek Diaspora Tutorial: Rigas: War Hymn	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 03	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Ο χρόνος, οι εποχές, οι μήνες The months, the seasons How to tell the date Greek religious and national holidays	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 04	Lecture: Romaticism and Neoclasicism Poetic competitions The Eptanisian school Tutorial: A. Kalvos: Zante	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 04	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Ο καιρός Weather terms	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 05	Lecture: Solomos and Kalvos The Athenian School Tutorial: D. Solomos: Temptation, On Psara	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 05	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Ο κύριος Γιάννης Δημητριάδης	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Lecture: New Athenian School K. Palamas and the national poet The Great Idea and its cultural relevance The linguistic turn in Modern Greek Literature. Tutorial: K. Palamas: Digenis Akritas, Verses in my country	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 06	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Η Αντιγόνη ετοιμάζεται για το πανεπιστήμιο Directions Town - buildings	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 07	Lecture: Greek Symbolism and its descendants Attempts to modernity Tutorial: K. Karyotakis: We are..., Optimism	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 07	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Η Αντιγόνη ετοιμάζεται για το Πανεπιστήμιο (cont)	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Lecture: C.P. Cavafy and the Greek diaspora Tutorial: C.P. Cavafy: God forsakes Antony, Waiting for the Barbarians	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 08	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Δύοφίλοισυζητούν «αν...»	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 09	Lecture: The generation of 1930's G. Seferis: Hellenism and Modernism Tutorial: G. Seferis: In the Manner of G.S.	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 09	Labor day NO MONDAY CLASSES	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 10	Lecture: The generation of 1930's (cont.) Y. Ritsos . Poetry and Ideology - Marxist aesthetics Tutorial: O. Elytes: Helen	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 10	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Ο κύριος Σμιθ μαθαίνει ελληνικά	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 11	Lecture: The German occupation The civil war Post - war developments in poetry Tutorial: Y. Ritsos: Motionless Swaying, N. Eggonopoulos: Poetry 1948	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 11	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Τι λέει ένας Άγγλος περιηγητής για την αρχαία Ελλάδα	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	Lecture: Post - war developments in poetry Tutorial: M. Anagnostakis: Thessaloniki, Days of 1969 A.D., Young Men of Sidon1970	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 12	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Προετοιμασίες για ένα ταξίδι	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)
Week 13	Lecture: Post - war developments in Greek poetry Poetry and reality Tutorial: M. Katsaros: My last Will and Testament	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 13	LANGUAGE COMPONENT Revision - Test	Lecture and tutorial (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: According to Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are expected to attend 90% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.
Lecture recording: Most lectures (in recording-equipped venues) will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.
Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours’ preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. use the Greek language in a range of contexts
LO2. demonstrate spoken communication (speaking, listening) and written communication (reading, writing) skills in order to exchange information express ideas, opinions and feelings in Greek
LO3. demonstrate a critical understanding of the main events and personalities that shaped the political, social and cultural life in Modern Greece
LO4. demonstrate critical awareness of contemporary Greek and cross-cultural issues
LO5. demonstrate analytical and critical abilities, written and oral communication skills.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

No major changes have been made since this unit was last offered

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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