Comparative typology of ancient and modern Greek languages (4th semester)

Course: Classical Studies and West-European Language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Comparative typology of ancient and modern Greek languages (4th semester)
Code
ВБ.1.7
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
12 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PLO (Program learning outcomes) 1. To evaluate one's own educational, scientific and professional activities, to build and to implement an effective strategy of self-development and professional self-improvement. PLO 6. To apply knowledge about expressive, emotional, logical language means and speech technique for the planned pragmatic result achieving and for the successful communication organizing. PLO 8. To evaluate the historical heritage and the latest achievements in literary studies PLO 10. To сollect and to systematize linguistic, literary, folklore facts, to interpret and to translate texts of various styles and genres in classical and English languages.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
The discipline Comparative Typology of Ancient and Modern Greek Language is a component of the cycle of disciplines in ancient Greek and modern Greek languages. The course is based on the knowledge of ancient Greek language, modern Greek language, Greek hermeneutics, history and dialectology of ancient Greek language, Greek language of Hellenistic koine, introduction to linguistics, general linguistics, topical problems of modern linguistics, structural and typological comparative studies of classical languages. While mastering the course, the knowledge of certain aspects of these disciplines is detailed and deepened, what contributes to the effective value of the course, improves both the language and the professional training of graduates in general.
Course content
Objectives of the discipline – to form the knowledge and ideas about the main typological features of the ancient and modern Greek languages; to know common and distinctive features in the system of linguistic units and phenomena of the compared languages in the typological aspect; to study the formation of the Greek linguistic and cultural environment at different stages of historical development. The course is based on theoretical and practical understanding of the structure of the Greek language in the diachronic aspect; revealing and analysis of common and distinctive features in the system of linguistic units and phenomena of the compared languages in the comparative and typological aspects in regard to constant language units. The issues of the systemic language changes, language norm changes, variability of language forms and language heredity are considered in comparison with the data of the language history. The characteristics of the modern Greek language system are presented in regard to the functioning of the language: to the presence or change of some linguistic phenomena and the loss of others, the social nature of the language norm is stressed.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Browning R. Η ελληνική γλώσσα, μεσαιωνική και νέα. Αθήνα, 1995. 2. Encyclopedic dictionary of classical languages. К., 2017. 552 p. 3. Fundamentals of Balkan linguistics. Languages of the Balkan region - Part 1. New Greek, Albanian, Romance languages. L., 1990. 295p. 4. Holton D, Mackridge P., Philippaki-Warburton I. Greek: a comprehensive grammar of the modern language. London, New York, 1998. 5. Olischuk R.L., Makar I.S. Ancient Greek language. Chernivtsi, 2015. 496 p. 6. Triandafillidis M.A. Small grammar of the New Greek language. Thessaloniki, 2003. 262 p. 7. Ukrainian Hellenistics: a collection of research papers/ Klymenko N.F., Ponomariv O.D., Savenko A.O. et al. К., 2010. 608 p. 8. Zvonska L.L. Ancient Greek language. К., 2019. 682 p. 9. Zvonska L.L. Greek language of the New Testament. К., 2017. 368 p. 10. Zvonska L.L. History of the Greek language. К., 2011. 384 p. 11. Μπαμπινιώτης Γ., Κλαίρης Χ. Γραμματική της Νέας Ελληνικής. Αθήνα, 1995.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures; audio and video materials, presentations (Microsoft Power Point); Practical lessons; independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment.The scores for the semester comprise the points for the mastering of the materials for the entire course. The total score for the semester consists of the points for the classwork (which provides for independent work with the theoretical materials for the classwork: oral answers, reports on abstracts, giving presentations, writing tests) and for independent work (writing abstracts, preparing presentations). All types of activities for the semester are estimated as follows: 100 points maximum, 60 points minimum. Final score for the discipline is defined as the sum of points for activities during the semester and final test. The final score for the dicipline (60/100) consists of the points for the activities during the semester (48/80) and final test (12/20). Final assessment: credit test.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Mykolaivna Koshchii
Department of General Linguistics, Classical Philology and Neo-Hellenistics
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology