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Courses in Modern Greek (Division 433)

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MODGREEK 101. Elementary Modern Greek.: (Elementary Courses); Graduate students should elect Modern Greek 501. I. (4). (LR).; An introduction to the reading, writing, and speaking skills of modern demotic Greek, approached through oral-aural training and systematic study of grammar.
MODGREEK 102. Elementary Modern Greek, II.: (Elementary Courses); Modern Greek 101. Graduate students should elect Modern Greek 502. II. (4). (LR).; A continuation of Elementary Modern Greek 101 with readings from demotic prose and poetry.
MODGREEK 201. Second Year Modern Greek I.: (Elementary Courses); Modern Greek 102. Graduate students should elect Modern Greek 503. I. (4). (LR).; Designed to improve the speaking, reading and writing as well as listening skills of students.
MODGREEK 202. Second Year Modern Greek, II.: (Elementary Courses); Modern Greek 201. Graduate students should elect Modern Greek 504. II. (4). (LR).; Focuses on expanding vocabulary through reading more complex journalistic prose and literary texts (20th century poetry and prose) and discussion of those texts. Special attention is paid to the historical depth of the language through etymology.
MODGREEK 214. Introduction to Modern Greek Culture.: (culture courses); (3). (SS).; Designed to introduce students to the culture of contemporary Greece, this interdisciplinary course examines cultural, religious, social, and political trends as reflected in literature, music, folklore, popular culture, and ideology. Emphasis is given to the last two centuries but the survey begins with the late Byzantine and Ottoman eras.
MODGREEK 301. Intermediate Modern Greek I.: (Elementary Courses); Modern Greek 202. Graduate students should elect Modern Greek 505. (3). (Excl).; Selections from Modern Greek poetry and prose with grammar review and discussion of cultural content.
MODGREEK 302. Intermediate Modern Greek II.: (Elementary Courses); Modern Greek 202. Graduate students should elect Modern Greek 506. (3). (Excl).; Selections from Modern Greek poetry and prose with grammar review and discussion of cultural content.
MODGREEK 318 / AMCULT 318. Greek-American Culture.: (culture courses); (3). (Excl). (R&E).; This course explores questions of ethnicity, race, gender, and social class in the United States over the last two centuries as reflected in Greek-American history and culture. The objective is to encourage reflection on the cultural diversity of identity and awareness of racism, discrimination, and intolerance in our world.
MODGREEK 340 / COMPLIT 340. Travels to Greece.: (culture courses); (3). (HU).; The course examines the literature of modern travel to Greece and the issues it raises about antiquity, modernity, ethnography, otherness, exoticism, orientalism, and Western identity. Readings include works by British, French, German, American, and Greek authors. Art, film, and the media are also used to provide different measures of comparison.
MODGREEK 499. Supervised Reading.: Permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be elected three times for credit.; Undergraduate supervised study in Modern Greek literature

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