Introduction to Modern Greek 3700-FN-1-WN-OG

The subjects vary from year to year, but they aim at covering a range of cultural phenomena, presented in a form of "crash course", such as historical periods and Hellenic topography, music, dance, customs, cuisine, but also a guide to a basic bibliography for a beginner neohellenist,

Type of course

general courses

Course coordinators

Przemysław Kordos

Learning outcomes

Knowledge: students completing the course will be familiar with and understand
- philology’s place in the system of fields of learning and the distinctness of its subject matter and methodology
- the existence of (historical, cultural and other) ties between Poland and Greece
- contemporary Greek cultural life (elementary familiarity)
- the history of modern Greece and the transformations of modern Greek society

Skills: students completing the course will be able to
- autonomously retrieve, evaluate and use information from different written and electronic sources, with due consideration for intellectual property protection
- present orally or in writing, in Polish or Modern Greek, simple research problems, also using different sources and critically referencing the literature of the subject

Social competences: students completing the course will be ready to

- realize the limited extent of their own knowledge and skills
- realize that there is an ethical aspect to scientific research and their own work, and see the importance of protecting intellectual property rights
- work on a team and assume different roles within it; they will be able to give an oral presentation of teamwork results
- ensure proper work and work station organization and take care to keep physically fit; they will be able to undertake autonomous professional actions

Assessment criteria

Final written work

Bibliography

Gminna pieśń Greków. Antologia (seria „Arcydzieła Literatury Nowogreckiej” tom II), wybór, przekład, wstęp i komentarz M. Borowska, Warszawa 2004.
Kazantzakis N., Raport dla El Greca, Wrocław 2012.
Nikos Dimos, Nieszczęście bycia Grekiem, Wrocław 2016.
Wrazas Ilias, Dyskomfort (nowo)Greków, Wrocław 2010.
film "Nigdy w niedzielę" (reż. J. Dassin, 1961).
Materiały dostarczane przez prowadzącego.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

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