ANCIENT 221 is the second of a three-semester sequence (ANCIENT 211, 221, 311) designed to bring you to the point of being able to read ancient Greek authors competently in the original language.
Our focus during this second semester is to continue building a strong foundation through the learning of further forms and vocabulary, along with learning and reinforcing basic grammatical constructions.
By the end of the semester you will have (i) learnt by heart a range of noun and adjective declensions and verb conjugations, and a range of common vocabulary, (ii) understood some basic principles of ancient Greek grammar (grammatical terms, parts of speech, and the function of inflected word endings and agreement), along with some simple rules of phrase, clause and sentence construction, and (iii) read a series of passages in Greek written to exemplify and reinforce your understanding and remembering of the above.