Welcome to Beginning Greek

Greek 1

MWF 11:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

Baskin 372

J. Lynn

Black-figure lekythos in the Metropolitan museum of Art depicting women weaving

Attic Black-Figure Lekythos, attributed to the Amasis Painter, c. 550-530 BC; MMA 31.11.10

Texts

The only text you'll need to begin with is Athenaze: an Introduction to Ancient Greek, second edition, which is available at the Bay Tree Bookstore.

Class Requirements

Be in class every time, on time, with all assignments prepared. We will have frequent quizzes on vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. Grades will be based on quizzes (25%), midterm (20%), final (25%), and class participation and preparedness (30%). Assignments will be posted regularly on our assignments page.

Office Hours and Contact Info

Office hours will be Tuesday 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. in 240 Cowell, and by appointment. The best way to reach me outside of office hours is by email, at jklynn@ucsc.edu.

ADA Info

If you qualify for classroom accommodations because of a disability, please get an
Accommodation Authorization from the Disability Resource Center (DRC) and submit it
to me in person outside of class (e.g., office hours) within the first two weeks of the
quarter (sooner is better!). Contact the DRC at 459-2089 (voice), 459-4806 (TTY), or http://drc.ucsc.edu for more information on the requirements and/or process.

More Links

Everyone in the class should try quizlet.com and join our Slug Greek group.

Hear spoken Greek from Princeton's Classical Language Instruction Project; try Plato for prose, Homer (in both Erasmic and reconstructed-with-pitch versions) and Pindar for poetry.

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