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Last Updated: 08/10/2026

Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
GRE203 - Ancient Greek Language I	III. SEMESTER	3 +0	5.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Required Courses
Course Instructor(s)	DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ NECMETTİN ERAYDIN
Mode of Delivery	This course is delivered exclusively through face-to-face instruction.
Place of Delivery	On Campus
Used Educational Platforms	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended	There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources	1. Taylor, J., Greek to GCSE, Parts 1–2.2. Balme, M. and Lawall, G., Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, Books I–II.3. Mastronarde, D. J., Introduction to Attic Greek.4. Ancient Greek grammar notes, reading passages, and translation exercises prepared by the instructor.
Work Placement	N/A
Aims of the Course	To teach students the Ancient Greek alphabet, fundamental grammatical rules, noun and verb inflections, and basic sentence structures; to develop their ability to read, grammatically analyse, and translate elementary Ancient Greek texts into Turkish.

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1	LO-3	Ancient Greek Alphabet: Uppercase and lowercase letters, names of the letters, pronunciation of the letters, long and short vowels, and diphthongs.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 2	LO-3	Breathing marks in Ancient Greek: Rough breathing (Spiritus Asper) and smooth breathing (Spiritus Lenis). Their pronunciation and rules of usage.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 3	LO-3	Exercise I: Reading, writing, and pronunciation exercises on the Greek alphabet, vowels, consonants, diphthongs, and breathing marks.	Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 4	LO-1 LO-4	Verbs in Ancient Greek: Verb stems and personal endings, verb conjugation, augmentation (augment), and the imperfect tense.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 5	LO-1 LO-2	Negation in Ancient Greek: The use of the negative particles οὐ (οὐκ, οὐχ) and μή; the function of the negative prefixes ἀ- and ἀν- in word formation. Basic rules of usage and examples.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 6	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	Exercise II: Grammar, reading, and translation exercises on Ancient Greek verb stems, personal endings, verb conjugations, augmentation, the imperfect tense, and negative prefixes.	Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 7	LO-1 LO-4	Nouns in Ancient Greek: Nominative and vocative cases, singular and plural forms. Introduction to the basic grammatical features of nouns with examples.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 8	LO-1 LO-4	Noun declension in Ancient Greek: Classification of nouns according to gender, number, and case; introduction to the general characteristics and basic rules of noun declension, with examples.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 9	LO-1 LO-4	First Declension of Feminine Nouns Ending in α (Alpha) and η (Eta).	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 10	LO-1 LO-2 LO-5	Simple sentence structure in Ancient Greek: Subject, predicate (verb), and object; basic sentence elements, word order, subject-verb agreement, and grammatical analysis of simple sentences.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 11	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	Exercise III: Grammar, reading, analysis, and translation exercises on gender, number, and case of Ancient Greek nouns, noun declensions, nominative and vocative cases, first-declension feminine nouns, and simple sentence structures.	Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 12	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	Active Voice in Ancient Greek: Basic characteristics of the active voice, personal and number endings of active verbs, active verb conjugations, and their use in simple sentences. Grammatical analysis through examples.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 13	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	Declension of masculine nouns in Ancient Greek: Basic characteristics of masculine nouns belonging to the first and second declensions, their singular and plural forms, case endings, and declension rules. Grammatical analysis and translation exercises using examples.	Lecture Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop
Week - 14	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	Exercise IV: Grammar, reading, sentence analysis, and translation into Turkish, focusing on the active voice, personal and number endings of verbs, first and second declensions of masculine nouns, singular and plural forms, and case endings in Ancient Greek.	Question & Answer Practice/Practical Work/Workshop

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
	Quamtity	Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Toplam (%)		100