Units: Greek Language and Culture

GS101 Modern Greek (Beginners)
This unit is offered for students with little or no knowledge of the Modern Greek language. Emphasis will be placed on active participation by the students. Students will be encouraged to interact with each other and increasingly to build upon their previous knowledge. The learning of a language should be a pleasant experience, and approached as such. Students will be supported and encouraged to speak and write in Greek and to develop those skills required for the acquisition of language proficiency.

GS102 Modern Greek (Beginners)
The main purpose of this unit is to help students become acquainted with the other equally significant part of modern Greek language - traditional Greek culture. Greek folk songs (Dhimotika Traghoudia), contemporary cinema, Greek cuisine, the continuation of Greek customs and their important social role are investigated and analysed in this unit.

GS103 Modern Greek (Beginners)
This unit is designed for students who have completed GS101 and/or GS102 for those with little or no previous knowledge of Modern Greek. The unit aims to help students accomplish a sound, basic knowledge of both the spoken and the written language, which should be useful in itself as well as forming a basis for further study. The main emphasis is on achieving practical proficiency in everyday situations - for example, obtaining goods and services in a Greek speaking environment, or writing a simple letter to a Greek friend. Some simple literary texts are read towards the end of the year.

GS201 Modern Greek (Intermediate) (Consult with Greek Lecturer through the College of Arts)
For students with TEE Greek or its equivalent. This unit introduces students to 20th century Greek literature. It aims to acquaint students with representative works from this period, and to help them to analyse them from a variety of perspectives. Students undertaking this unit will enrich their understanding of contemporary Greek literature and familiarise themselves with the inspirational context leading to the production of such works.

GS202 Modern Greek II (Intermediate) (Consult with Greek Lecturer through the College of Arts)
This unit aims to help students to consolidate their proficiency in modern Greek in the domains of aural comprehension, speaking and writing. The unit will treat in depth texts selected according to students' interests, including short stories, listening comprehension and brief presentations on relevant topics.

GS301 Modern Greek (Advanced) (Consult with Greek Lecturer through the College of Arts)
This unit is offered for students who have undertaken secondary education studies in the Modern Greek language, or who have by other means acquired a good command of speaking, writing and understanding the language. It aims at developing to a significant degree an overall proficiency in the use of Modern Greek, and at offering an introduction to representative subjects and themes of Greek literature. Students will be supported and encouraged to speak and write in Greek and to develop those skills already acquired.

GS302 Advanced Greek - Translation (Consult with Greek Lecturer through the College of Arts)
Extracts from modern literature, current news and contemporary cultural abstracts will be offered for translation from Greek to English and English to Greek. Special emphasis will be devoted to syntax and grammar aiding in the accurate and meaningful interpretation of pre-selected texts. The main problems encountered by translators will be extensively discussed.

GS303 Modern Greek Language & Literature
An introductory overview of Modern Greek poetry and prose, which involves the study of predominantly 20th century Greek literature. The poetry section deals with the development of Modern Greek poetry, with special attention given to Solomos, Palamas, Cavafis, Seferis, Elytis and Ritsos. The prose section traces the development of Modern Greek prose in the period 1920-1960, through a detailed study of some of the most representative literary texts.
The introduction of the GS 303 was considered necessary in an attempt to offer to students of the advanced level the choice to undertake a unit which its structure and objective aim to familiarise them with modern Greek literature. This unit reflects the teaching of a language other than English as a multi-dimensional approach investigating and developing its rich cultural aspect.

GS121 Ancient Greece: Origins and Developments
This unit offers an opportunity for students to explore and analyse the origins of the ancient Greeks and of ancient Greek society. The emergence of the world of Ancient Greece will be traced through surviving documents and monuments.

GS 231/331 Modern Greece and the Global Economy (Consult with Greek Lecturer through the College of Arts)
This unit introduces students to a study of the economy of Modern Greece. Particular emphasis will be placed on the important role of Hellenic Merchant Shipping, Greece's most dynamic factor of national economy. Modern Greece has one of the world's longest continuous traditions of maritime trade, both domestically and abroad. Links with Australia - especially Western Australia - will be examined. Close consideration will also be given to the nation's tourist industry and other dynamic sectors of the Greek economy, such as banking, telecommunications and information technology, fish farming, etc. The course should be of significant value to students contemplating a career in commerce, trade and international relations.

GS401 Greek/Australian Literature and Society
For students whose language proficiency is at our near native speaker level. The unit introduces some techniques and methods useful for advanced studies in the field. It includes the following segments: the Modern Greek language (including studies on bilingualism/diglossia) and aspects of the life of the Australian-Greeks in Australia and more specifically in Western Australia. It provides an intensive study of Greek society and culture in Australia, as well as some of the most representative literary texts (prose, poetry and drama) written in Australia in Greek language between 1960 and the present. One of the three hours will be spent in developing skills at a high level of sophistication in speaking and understanding, requiring students to work on regular oral and written assignments and to participate in group discussions. The other two hours will concentrate more on developing accuracy in the use of grammatical and syntactical structures and on developing advanced writing skills in Modern Greek.

GS402 Modern Greek Language and Literature II
This unit is offered as a continuation of the GS401 and is introduced in order to meet students needs in regard to their exposure to Modern Greek novels and, more specifically, the novels of Nikos Kazantzakis. Pre-requisite: GS401