Modern Greek Section

Modern Greek in Part IB

Please note that from October 2011 only Paper Gr. 3 will be available at Part IB

• Part IB for ex ab initio candidates
• Part IB for post A-level candidates
• Courses on language, literature and history
• Lecture courses and classes

Ex ab initio candidates

Candidates who have taken the Option A papers in their first year must take the following papers:

• Language Papers:
  • Paper GR B1: Use of Modern Greek.
  • Paper GR B2:Translation from Modern Greek and Oral B.
• Scheduled Paper:
  • Paper Gr 1: Greek literature, thought and history since 1880.

Post A-level candidates

Candidates who have taken Option B in their first year take the following language Paper:

• Paper GR B3: Translation into Modern Greek and Modern Greek through audio-visual media

These candidates have a free choice of scheduled papers. The former papers Gr. 2 and Gr. 4 have been amalgamated to create a new Paper Gr. 4 for Tripos 2011. Paper Gr. 2 is suspended until further notice. Paper Gr. 3 is a special paper which may only be taken by candidates at Part IB or Part II who have not offered Modern Greek papers in Part IA or Part IB. Papers Gr. 4-7 can be taken in either the second or the fourth year, but not all of them will be taught in every year. Students must indicate their choice of papers by the end of May for the following academic year.

For a description of Papers Gr 2-7 click here.

Courses on language, literature and history

The language courses for Paper GR B3 (for post A-level candidates) take the following form. For Papers GR B1 and GR B2 (for ex ab initio candidates) see under Year 1, post A-level.

Michaelmas	Lent	Easter
Translation into Greek (fortnightly)	The same continued	The same continued
Greek through audio-visual media	The same continued	The same continued

The following lecture courses will be given in 2010-11

Michaelmas	Lent	Easter
Prof. D.W. Holton Greek literature since 1880 (Gr 1) (weeks 3-8)	Dr L. Giannkopoulou, Mr N. Papdogiannis Greek literature, thought and history since 1880 (Gr 1)
Mr N. Papadogiannis Introduction to Modern Greek history (Gr 1) (weeks 4-8)
Prof. D.W. Holton and others Crete and Cyprus in the Renaissance Period (Gr 4)	The same continued

The detailed timetable will be arranged at the beginning-of-term meeting.