CLMGK: Postgraduate Ancient Greek

Module code: CLMGK

Module provider: Classics; School of Humanities

Credits: 20

Level: 7

When you’ll be taught: Semester 1 / 2

Module convenor: Mrs Jackie Baines , email: j.baines@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2025/6

Available to visiting students: Yes

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 25 April 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

The course will be taught in four seminars each week for those of a Beginner Level and three seminars each week for Intermediate, Advanced I and Advanced II.

The purpose of the module is to build skills in reading competence in Ancient Greek, an understanding of grammatical forms and structures and the application of linguistic skills, at an appropriate level.

Students will be encouraged to participate in class activities and discussion.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Show significant progress in language proficiency, at an appropriate level in view of the student’s previous learning in that language. This will include an enhanced reading competence and the understanding of Ancient Greek grammatical forms and structures.
2. Apply linguistic skills within their postgraduate studies, demonstrating a capacity for individual research.
3. Evaluate what they have learnt, demonstrating skills of analysis and criticism and a new perspective on their studies.

Module content

Ancient Greek studied dependent upon the following skill levels:

• Beginners
• Intermediate
• Advanced I
• Advanced II

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

The course will be taught in 2-3 seminars each week. Students will be encouraged to participate in class activities and discussion. Regular exercises will be set to test progress and understanding.

Study hours

At least 3 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Level 3 (i.e. foundation modules for Part 0) and Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Reassessment

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