new testament greek intermediate course assessment and delivery outline (cdl) 2012

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AP 2012 - 2014

LAIDLAWCOLLEGETE WANANGAAMORANGI

105.615 New Testament Greek: Intermediate

Course Assessment and Delivery Outline - CDL

NQF Level: 6Credit Value: 15

Centre for Distance Learning Semester 2, 2012

CONTENT OVERVIEW:Duff chapter

1. 3rd Declension - Part 2 13

2. Participles 14

3. The Passive and Voices 15

4. The Perfect Tense 165. The Subjunctive 17

6. Using Verbs 18

7. Extra Verbs 19

8. Final Pieces 20

9. Koine Greek Reader




ASSESSMENT TASKS AND DUE DATES:

Online QuizzesLearning Outcomes: a, b, c, dDue Dates: Midnight Sunday end of Semester Weeks 3, 6, 9, 12Percentage Weighting: 20%Length: 15 minutes

The student will be required to complete four

quizzes, worth 20% of the final grade. Thequizzes will test material covered up to the due date. You will have 15 minutes to completethe quiz. Each quiz can be attempted multiple times with the best score being recorded.

Weekly Translations on Moodle Discussion ForumLearning Outcomes: a, b, c, dDue Dates: Midnight Sunday end of Semester Weeks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7,8Percentage Weighting: 10%

In the weeks shown above students are required to post a short translation on theappropriate online discussion forum on Moodle. These will be taken from the section B orC exercises at the end of the appropriate chapters of the textbook (Duff). The tutor willinform students of the exact details for each translation exercise. In the other weeks

students are still welcome to submit an optional translation. The tutor will grade alltranslations submitted, and the best 6 grades out of all translations submitted will be thoserecorded as the final grade for this assessment.


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AssignmentsLearning Outcomes: a, b, c, d, fDue Dates: Assignment part 1: Midnight Sunday end of Semester Week 10

Assignment part 2: Midnight Sunday end of Semester Week 11Assignment part 3: Midnight Sunday end of Semester Week 12

Percentage Weighting: 30%There will be one major assignment of three parts during the semester. This assignmentapplies the grammar and syntax learned during the year to a passage in the Koine GreekReader. It also familiarises the student with exegetical resources.

The assignment must be handed in 3 parts. This will enable adequate feedback andlearning regarding translations for students before the exam.

ExamLearning Outcomes: a, b, c, d, e, f

Percentage Weighting: 40%Length: 1 hoursThere will be a 90 minute exam covering all aspects of the course during exam week.More information about the exam will be provided by your lecturer/tutor closer to the time.

GRADING CRITERIA

Online Quizzes

Demonstrated accuracy in learning vocabulary and grammar

Weekly Translations on Moodle Discussion Forum Effort to wrestle with the Greek text

Accuracy of translation

Assignments

Demonstrated growing familiarity with the key aspects of Greek grammar and vocabulary

Exam

Demonstrated knowledge of Greek vocabulary and grammar Demonstrated ability to translate from the Greek text into English

LEARNING HOURSTask HoursGuided study hours (2 blocks of 2 hours per week) 48 hoursIndependent study (about 3 hours per week) 38 hoursWeekly translation on Moodle discussion forum 10 hoursOnline quizzes 8 hoursAssignment 24 hoursExam

150 hours22 hours

Although this guideline regarding learning hours is not intended to be applied rigidly, it should

help ensure a balanced workload.


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TEXTBOOKS

All students are required to have their own copy of both of the following two text books

J eremy Duff, The Elements of New Testament Greek (Cambridge: University Press,2005)

Rodney J . Decker, KoineGreek Reader(Grand Rapids; Kregel, 2007).

Students are strongly advised to purchase a UBS Greek New Testament (4th revised edition).

The Book Depository (http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/) usually has the best prices.Otherwise Amazon or Koorong are also recommended.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Other reference books which may be consulted

Abbott-Smith, G. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. 3rd edn. Edinburgh: T. & T.

Clark, 1973

Carson, D. A. Exegetical Fallacies. 2nd edn. Grand Rapids; Baker, 1996

Danker, Frederick W. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and other early ChristianLiterature. 3rd edn. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. [This book is in theReference Collection in the Library.]

Louw, J .P. and Eugene A Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on SemanticDomains. 2nd edn. New York: UBS, 1989.

Mounce, W. D. The Morphology of Biblical Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994

Wallace, D. B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1995

Wallace, D. B. The Basics of NT Greek Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000

Wegner, Paul D. A Students Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006

There are considerable benefits in having access to software with the Greek New Testament inelectronic format. For those who intend to go further with the language this will ultimately becomeessential. There are several software packages available, and your tutor is available to advise you.

The Libronix Original Languages Library can be purchased at a discount through Laidlaw College.Details will be posted on Moodle when the discount is available.

Students are required to download and install the Tyndale fonts. The fonts are freely available with

installation instructions fromwww.tyndalehouse.com/Fonts/index.htm.
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