Culture of Ancient Greece and Rome (in ancient Greek and Latin texts)

Course: Classical Philology and English language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Culture of Ancient Greece and Rome (in ancient Greek and Latin texts)
Code
ННД.30
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
5 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 2. Process information effectively: collect relevant information from a variety of sources, including professional literature and electronic databases, critically analyze and interpret it, organize, classify and systematize it. PLO 6. Use information and communication technologies to solve complex specialized tasks and issues of professional activity. PLO 16. Know and understand the basic notions, theories and concepts of the chosen philological specialization, be able to apply them in professional activity.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
To gain basic knowledge of grammar and syntax of the Ancient Greek and Latin languages, skills of establishing cause-and-effect relationships between historical events and the analysis of their impact on cultural development, the ability to generalize.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to give students a holistic view of antiquity as the foundation of the entire European civilization, to reveal various sides and aspects of Ancient culture, such as Ancient literature, philosophy, theater, art, science, etc. Abstract of the academic discipline. Based on the reading of individual passages from the works of Ancient Greek and Roman authors (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch, Strabo, Eratosthenes; Caesar, Varro, Vitruvius, etc.), students get acquainted with the features of different periods of the history of Ancient culture, the factors of the cultural development of Ancient Greece and Rome since the birth of culture the ancient world before its decline. Attention is focused on outstanding personalities, traditions and innovations of each stage of the development of Ancient culture. Students develop a holistic view of antiquity as the foundation of European civilization, various sides and aspects of Ancient culture are revealed to them.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Ancient Greece: An Illustrated History. – Marshall Cavendish Reference New York, 2011. – https://sangu.ge/images/Ancient_Greece_An_Illustrated_History.pdf Graham Abigail, Kamm Antony. The Romans: An Introduction. – Routledge, 2020. – 382 p. Smarthistory guide to Ancient Greek Art by Dr. Jeffrey A. Becker, Dr. Renee M. Gondek, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis,Katarzyna Minollari, Dr. Erin zompson, and Dr. Steven Zucker. –https://www.dropbox.com/s/dycwc8t4r1x3o7m/Smarthistory-guide-to-Ancient-Greek-Art-1570549025.pdf?dl=0 Sowerby Robin. The Greeks. An Introduction to Their Culture. – Routledge, 2014. – 306 p. Балух В. О. Історія античної цивілізації : у 3-х т. : Підручник. – Чернівці : ТОВ «Видавництво « Наші книги», 2007. Балух В. О., Коцур В. П. Історія Стародавнього Риму. – Чернівці: Книги ХХІ, 2005. Історія Стародавнього світу. Ч. 1-2. / За ред. Ю. С. Крушкол. – К. : Вища школа, 1976.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures; video materials and presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint); abstracts of scientific articles; materials for the course from the website pinax.com.ua. Practical training; independent work (preparation of materials on a given topic); tasks for independent work; tests.
Assessment methods and criteria
The semester number of points is formed by the points received by the student in the process of assimilation of material from all topics of content parts and performance of independent tasks and individual creative works. The overall grade for the semester consists of points received for classroom and independent work. All types of work for the semester have as a result: in the maximum measure of 60 points, a minimum of 36 points. The final assessment is conducted in the form of an exam. The maximum number of points on the exam is 40, the minimum number of points is 24. The exam is conducted in the form of a written work with open answers to two theoretical questions, each of which is evaluated with a maximum of 20 points. A detailed description of the forms, criteria and organization of assessment is given in the working course program, published on the official website of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oleksandr Vadymovych Levko
Department of General Linguistics, Classical Philology and Neo-Hellenistics
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology