This section meets with G301 on MTWR from 2:30P-3:20P in BH 149

Greek 100/301
											
This course (and its continuation G150/302) is designed for all
students (undergraduate and graduate) who want to learn the
fundamentals of Ancient Greek.

In this class you will learn to read Classical Greek by reading a lot
of it.  The passages you read form a story-line with recurring
characters, plotlines, etc., so you will have a context for everything
you read; each Chapter also has an essay to provide more background on
ancient Greek history, society, culture, etc.   The Greek passages
will be very simple at first, and only gradually get more difficult;
at first you will be reading made-up Greek, but as you continue in
G100/301 (and later in G150/302) there will increasingly be material
adapted from actual ancient authors.  The approach to
language-learning used in Athenaze is "inductive" (rather than
"analytical").  This means that you will not get a formal explanation
of new grammar until you have been exposed to examples of it and had a
chance to infer the rules for yourself.  A lot of the work will be
done orally, partly because this will help you learn it,and partly
because Greek culture was oral, even for a long time after the
language had a written alphabet (in fact, no one read silently).
There will also be frequent written assignments, which I will collect,
mark, and grade (+,  , -). Your course grade will be based 50% on
written homework, quizzes, and daily class participation, and 50% on
five tests.

Text Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek (Book 1), by Maurice
Balme and Gilbert Lawall (revised edition, Oxford University Press)