FF:REBcSZk B. A. State Exam - Course Information

REBcSZk B. A. State Exam in the Modern Greek Language and Literature

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: SZK (final examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Petros Marazopoulos, PhD (lecturer)
PhDr. Konstantinos Tsivos, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Nicole Votavová Sumelidisová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Bc. Kateřina Bočková Loudová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

In order to be admitted to the Bachelor's state examination, a student must a) obtain the number of credits prescribed by his or her study plan; b) submit Bachelor’s thesis, if he or she is a student of major or single-study (completus) study plan. The student of a major/minor studies study plan has not only to fulfil all requirements of a given study plan, but simultaneously has to accomplish of no less than two thirds of the minimum credit value of the given studies (Section 24.1 of the MU study and examination regulations).

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Modern Greek Language and Literature (programme FF, B-RE_) (3)

Course objectives

The aim of the Bachelor's state examination is to prove whether a student has reached learning outcomes of the Bachelor's programme Modern Greek Language and Literature as prescribed by his or her study plan.

Learning outcomes

A successful student should be able to:
- use his/her language skills independently and actively when writing and speaking (normative grammar and syntax of Modern Greek, relevant vocabulary);
- understand longer talks, lectures and complicated discourses among native speakers of Standard Modern Greek on topics the graduate is acquainted with;
- understand Modern Greek texts, translate from Greek into Czech and vice versa (with the help of a dictionary), and perform a basic textual analysis;
- understand Modern Greek literature in its original language with the help of a dictionary;
- use basic linguistic and literary terminology; independently search for information and bibliography concerning Modern Greek studies;
- comprehend major trends in the development of Greek literature from the age of Byzantine empire up to the present (with focus on the literature of 19th-21st century) and set them in the context of world literature;
- characterise the works of significant Greek authors and set them in the context of world literature;
- analyse and interpret basic works of Greek literature in given historical periods;
- be well informed about historical development of Modern Greece in 19th and 20th centuries and set the knowledge of Greek history in the context of world history;
- be familiar with Modern Greek life and customs, understand the cultural and historical context;

Requirements differ according to the study plan chosen by the student.

Syllabus

• Final State Examination B.A. consists of a diploma thesis defence (with diploma studies) and an examination according to paragraphs 22, 23 and 24 of the Study and Examination Regulations.
• Final bachelor state examination consists of a written part and an oral part; both of the parts must be taken in the same examination period. Students can only take the oral part of the examination after they have successfully passed the written test.
• Contents of the Final State Examination B.A.:
• Written test:
• The student demonstrates his/her knowledge of Modern Greek normative grammar without the help of dictionary (within the scope of grammar studied and required in the courses Modern Greek Grammar I-IV (minor study plan) or, Modern Greek Grammar I-IV and Modern Greek Syntax (major and one-field study plan). The written test consists of 3 parts:
• - listening
• - grammatical part
• - passive translation
• - active translation (only major and one field study plan)
• Oral part of the examination consists of the following parts:
• - conversation in Modern Greek on a given topic. The conversation topics are based on Greek cultural and historical life and customs discussed within the scope of courses "Askisis me lektora I-VI", "Greek Culture I", "Neoellinikos politismos II" (one field study plan); "Askisis me lektora I-VI" (major study plan); "Askisis me lektora I-IV" (minor study plan);
• - good knowledge of Byzantine and Modern Greek literature within the scope of courses "Greek Literature of the Middle Ages and Modern Period" (minor study plan) or "Greek Literature of the Middle Ages and Modern Period", "Greek Literature of the 19th Century" and "Greek Literature of the 20th and 21st Century" (one field and major study plan);
• - being well-read in Byzantine and Modern Greek literature, both in original and in translations, at least within the scope of compulsory readings (the student submits his/her reading list at the written test); the ability to interpret one selected Greek literary work and set it in the context of world literature within the scope of the course "Literary seminar I-II" (one field study plan);
• - general knowledge of the history of Greece of the 19th and the 20th centuries including life and customs (within the scope of the course "Greek History of the 19th-20th Century");
• - good knowledge of methodology applied in Modern Greek philology, good knowledge and application of linguistic and literary terminology within the scope of basic theoretical courses "Introduction into Linguistics", "Introduction to the Theory of Literature", "Introduction to Modern Greek Studies").

Literature

• DOSTÁLOVÁ, Růžena and Aikaterini FRANC. Eisagógí sti neoellinikí glóssa. Praha: Set out, 2004, 498 s. ISBN 8086277399. info
• For other literature, see the annotations of the compulsory subjects, from which the students have to obtain the credits to sit the final bachelor state examination
• Literatura je podrobně vypsána u jednotlivých povinných předmětů, jejichž úspěšné absolvování je k této zkoušce požadováno

Teaching methods

Written and oral exam, defence of Bachelor's thesis in case of one field (completus) or major study plan.

Assessment methods

Assessment by the examination board.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.

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