History of Ancient Greek and Roman Literature

Course: “Foreign Literature and the English Language: Theory and Methodology of Teaching”

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
History of Ancient Greek and Roman Literature
Code
OK 01.01.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PLO 15, PLO 16, PLO 17, PLO 22, PLO 25. The full list of Programme learning outcomes is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The knowledge of the general information about the historical and cultural context of the age, the qualificative features of the art of the Ancient Greece and Rome, formed from the subjects of "Foreign Literature" and "World History" in the school's main course. The ability to use the basic terminology and conceptual apparatus of the literary studies. The mastery of the basic skills of literary analysis and text interpretation.
Course content
The course acquaints students with the main phenomena of the oldest literary tradition in Europe. The course is aimed at building the integral notion of Ancient Greek and Roman literatures (as the basis for cultural and literary development of Europe). Cultural and historical analysis in the course is combined with the analysis of the defined literary tradition, and study of the key representatives of the stated literatures. Special attention is paid to the reception of this literary tradition in world arts and literature. Comparative analysis of both literatures is accentuated. The course is designed to develop general skills in literary critical analysis, as well as the ability to interpret the literary material of the age.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The educational activities include answering at the seminars, the writing of an essay and passing the final test. The work program of the discipline includes the implementation of lectures and seminars, as well as students' independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final assessment mark for the course is formed by the sum of the marks of the current and final control. The forms of current control encompass the answers on the seminars (max 35/ min 21 points), preparing an essay (max 15/ min 9 points). When is sum, the forms of the final control make up max 60/ min 36 points. The form of the final control is the exam with max 40/min 21 points for the mark. For the access to the exam the student needs to accumulate at least 36 points. To receive a positive mark for the course, the mark for the exam must be at least 24 points. Correlation scale According to 100-point scale Mark according to national scale 90–100 5 Еxcellent 85–89 4 Good 75–84 65–74 3 Satisfactory 60–64 35–59 2 Fail
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Hanna Oleksandrivna Kanova
Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Foreign Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology