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LFA Modern Greek Level 3 - LFA00196C

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  • Department: Language and Linguistic Science
  • Module co-ordinator: Information currently unavailable
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
    • See module specification for other years: 2022-23

Module summary

The course is aimed at those with a sound knowledge of the target language. Learners at this level should have completed a Level 2 course or have lived in Greece for some time. The language used in the lessons will be almost exclusively Greek.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22

Module aims

The key aim of this course is to further develop your four skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. You will be introduced to more aspects of the Greek language such as slang and idiomatic expressions.

Module learning outcomes

On completion of the course, you will be able to, among other things:

  • Communicate by phone.
  • Express a wish.
  • Recall actions from the past.
  • Describe pictures in detail.
  • Compare things, people, places.
  • Use the Present, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, and Future tenses accurately.
  • Use the Passive Voice of verbs.
  • Understand and use a variety of Greek expressions, idioms and proverbs.
  • Understand spoken Greek better.
  • Communicate in Greek more fluently.

Indicative assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled)
LFA Modern Greek Level 3		 8 hours 70
Oral presentation/seminar/exam
Oral		 N/A 30

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled)
LFA Modern Greek Level 3		 8 hours 70
Oral presentation/seminar/exam
Oral		 N/A 30

Module feedback

Students will receive feedback on their formative open paper no later than week 3 of term 2. Individual feedback forms convey information on levels of attainment and advice for improvement on each section of the exam: reading comprehension, grammar and writing.

In addition, regular homework tasks provide opportunities for individual ongoing feedback on achievement and progress.

Indicative reading

Custom-designed written and oral/aural materials; Internet-based materials; textbook.


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