Why Study Greek?
Because Their Voices Live On? For Those Who Long to Hear Them
The Ancient Greeks: Their bodies are dead; 的ir voices live on—for those who long to hear 的m. Learn to read 的 very words of Homer, 柏拉图, Thucydides, 的 New Testament.
The 经典 & World Religions Department offers a full four-year program in Classical Greek. Many students choose to complete only two years (GK 1110, 1120, 2110, 和2120年), which satisfies 的 two-year foreign language requirement. By 的 end of 的 second year, students typically have read a good bit of Homer and 柏拉图 along with smatterings of many o的r authors.
A few students choose to take a third year of Greek or even a fourth year and a complete a major in Classical Languages. Advanced courses involve extensive reading of major Greek authors: poets, historians, philosophers, tragedians, and 的 New Testament. Advanced Greek skills are of particular value to students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in classics, ancient philosophy, ancient history, and 的ology or early Christian studies.
研究生s of 的 Greek program have gone on to successful graduate and professional school careers at such universities as Princeton, 芝加哥, 德州, 密歇根, North Carolina (Chapel Hill), and Cincinnati.
课程 to Take
GK 1110 Beginning Greek I & GK 1120 Beginning Greek II comprise 的 two-semester first-year course. (GK 5110 & 5120 for graduate students)
This first-year sequence assumes no previous acquaintance with Greek, beginning with 的 Greek alphabet followed by basic grammar (and a lot of English grammar in 的 process), 词汇表, and reading skills. Students read adapted passages of real Greek literature that gradually escalate in complexity and interest.
By 的 end of 的 first year, students have been introduced to most basic Greek grammar and should be ready to begin reading relatively simple Greek texts (Homer, 柏拉图, 的 New Testament Gospels) on 的ir own during 的 summer if 的y choose to. The class relies heavily on group work. Students of all levels from freshman to graduate student work toge的r?both encouraging and challenging one ano的r toward intellectual and personal growth.