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Modern Greek A' Level
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There are four topics to choose from: (click on them to go there) Do beware, gone is the luxury of being able to write your paper in English, you MUST now not only read the books in Greek but be able to discuss their contents in Greek as well. Thankfully the board got rid of a rather ridiculous 'Art' topic and replaced it with the geography option (3) below. Got a query? e-mail me: Stelios. Good luck to all of you! Stelios Jackson
2. The History of Cyprus since 1878
3. An Area of Greece or Cyprus
4. The Individual and Society in Greece 1900-1960, as seen through Literature.
This is the syllabus for the Modern Greek A' Level for the Year 2002
Grammar:
Candidates at both AS and Advanced GCE will be expected to know the following:
Morphology:
The case system (nominative, accusative and genitive forms in both singular and plural) for all parts of speech which decline.
Terminations marking gender in the definite and indefinite articles, all declensions of nouns, all classes of pronoun, all classes of adjective including comparative and superlative forms, demonstratives, possessives, interrogatives and the relative opoioS and those numerals which decline
The Formation of Adverbs:
Stems and endings of all verb forms, active and passive, in all tenses and in both aspects. The gerund and the participles. Defective, deponent and impersonal verbs. Augmentation
Syntax:
Agreement in number, gender and case. Uses of the article. Combinations and order of elements within the noun phrase. Appositional constructions. Mood and modality. The syntax of copular verbs. All subordinate clauses formed with na. All subordinate clauses formed with mhn. All other forms of subordinate clauses. Word order in main and subordinate clauses. Prepositions and the cases which they govern. Measurement of space, time and quantity. Conjunctions
All the conventions of standard orthography and accentuation
For the explanation, illustration and analysis of the above, candidates are recommended to consult:
D. Holton, P. Mackridge and I. Philippaki-Warburton - Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language (Routledge, 1997) Paperback £23.95 Order this book. It is also available in Greek.
Vocabulary:
Canditates at both Advanced GCE and AS Level will expected to have developed an abstract and concrete vocabulary for the discussion of day to day matters, the institutions and values of the contemporary society, the working world, the environment and the international context. They should also be able to express a full rang of standard intellectual and emotional processes and to construct arguments expressing causes, conditions, concessions, purposes and consequences.
Canditates at Advanced GCE will also be expected to have developed a specialist vocabulary appropriate to their topic or text.
Candidates should write tandard Modern Greek. Dialect Forms may NOT be used in active production, although more common variants may occur for recognition.
Topics (For Unit 2 section 2)
1. Modern Greek History Back to top
Canditates will be expected to have studied the following topics:
* The Metaxas Regime
* Greece and the Second World War
* Causes and Effects of the Civil War
* The Junta 1967-74
* The re-establishment of Democracy 1974-85
Suggested Bibliography:
BAKALOPOULOU - NEOELLHNIKH ISTORIA 1204-1985 . Only available in Greek
CLOGG, R (trans. Papadaki,L.) SUNOPTIKH ISTORIA THS ELLADAS Also available in English, though currently reprinting. NEW EDITION
The recommended reading will provide canditates with an appropriate vocabulary and the relevant basic 'facts'.
2. The History of Cyprus since 1878 Back to top
Candites will be expected to have studied the following topics:
* The Relationship between Cyprus, Britain and Turkey 1878-1914
* Political and Economic Issues 1914-1931
* The Re-emergence of the 'Cyprus Question' and the struggle for Liberation
* The Cypriot Republic 1960-1974
* The Turkish Invasion of 1974 and its effects on Cypriot Society
Suggested Bibliography:
PANTELH,S. NEA ISTORIA THS KUPROU Also available in English
ISTORIA THS KUPROU MESAIWNIKH Not available
3. An Area of Greece or Cyprus Back to top
The Geography, economics and culture of one of the following areas:
* The Cyclades
* The Dodecanese
* The Peloponnese
* Thessaloniki and the North
* Cyprus
Suggested Bibliography:
ELATE NA GNORISOUME THN KUPRO Also available in English
GEOGRAFIA ELLADAS - OEDB Please e-mail us about this book hellenicbooks@btinternet.com
Any good Greek encyclopaedia contains comprehensive information and details on regions of Greece and Cyprus. Go to a good library or look on the internet; encyclopaedias cost a fortune!
4. The Individual and Society in Greece 1900-1960. as seen through Literature Back to top
They will be expected to discuss the presentation of the following themes:
* Moral Values and Individual Conduct
* The Family and Marriage
* Gender Issues
* Social Conformism
* Urban Life
They will need to have a general knowledge of the relevant historical and social background. For this the recommended source book is:
BAKALOPOULOU - NEOELLHNIKH ISTORIA 1204-1985
Literary texts which reflect these issues are:
K. Tactsi. To Trito Stefani. Also available in English
K. Cristomanou. H Kerenia Koukla.
TEXTS:
K.Kabafh Poihmata £16.95 This link is to the 2 volume annotated version, which is the recommended A' level one. There is also a single volume edition available without notes here and a translation into English
K. Polith Stou Hatzhfragkou
G. Iwannou H Sargofagos
A. Sanarakh H Kontra
