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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at its meeting of April 7, 1981 and by the Senate Committee on Academic. 

Planning at Its meeting of June 10, 1981 gives rise to the following 

motion. 

MOT I ON: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the 

Board of Governors, as set forth in S.81-101, 

the proposed new courses: 

GRE. 100-3 Ancient Greek I; 

GRE. 101-3 Ancient Greek II." 

Some time ago, the Department expressed strong support for courses 

such 

teaching 

as these 

personnel. 

but they 

That 

were 

situation 

not developed 

at present 

because 

is

of

overcome. 

non-availability 

There is 

of

indication of considerable interest in these courses by a number of students. 

The rationale Is included in the support documentation now provided. 

The Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies has approved waiver of 

the normal time lag requirement in order that GRE. 100-3 may be first offered 

in Fall 81-3, provided the course is approved by Senate and the Board of 

Governors. 

RATIONALE: Proposal for New Courses- Ancient Greek 100 and 101 

In October 1972, the then DML was considering establishing 4 courses 

in the Classical languages - Latin 100 and 101 and Greek (Ancient) 100 and 

101. However, due to obvious lack of faculty time availability, we had to 

decide to establish one course only, viz Latin 100, primarily in order to 

see what student demand there would be and secondarily to initiate what we 

hoped would eventually be a series of offerings linking with English, History, 

Archaeology, etc. courses. 

Recent developments within SFIJ leading to a Humanities programme and 

increased interest in our Department, History, English, Archaeology, etc., 

together with the appointment of Prof. R.D. Sullivan aid the obvious 

popularity of and further demand for Classical languages courses from 

students, justify the immediate formal proposal to the University of the 

establishment of Ancient' Greek 100 and 101. 

its own 

The DLLL, because of persisting lack of availability of/faculty time 

to offer these courses regularly and in an optimal manner, strongly supports 

the request from 

other

Departments and Programmes that Ancient Greek 100 and 

101 courses be established at SFU. The introduction of the Classical languages 

was openly and fully endorsed by the Dean of Arts at the last General Meeting 

of the Faculty of Arts. 

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VTHE RATIONALE FOR ITIE AND 

GREEK

SFU

A strong case for offering these two languages is now possible here. 

The high

enrollment 

(53)

In Latin 

100

in the 

Fell term, 

1980,

demonstrates unusual student 

interest. Many of these have 

asked 

for a course 

in the Spring ter'i, 

1981,

and it would 

be good to assure them that 

at least 

by next 

year it 

would be possible to complete 

the

nsual sequence for 

first-year 

Latin. That 

would provide those wishing it 

transfer 

credit to U.B.C., whereas no 

provision exists there 

for

recognizin 

g

a one-half course, 

as is the present Latin 100. 

Greek should also attract sufficient enrollment 

to justify its 

being offered, 

and for the same reason as Latin it ought to 

have a 101-level semester 

as veil. 

Developments in several departments here make Latin and Greek increasingly 

attractive. The new Humanities Minor begins with my HUM 302, "The Golden Age of 

Greece". A number 

of students in 

that course are also taking Latin 100 and others 

have expressed an interest 

In

Greek. The Humanities brochure for next year will 

list Latin 100 and 101 as well as Greek 100 and 101 if they are passed; they would 

constitute part of the "core" from which Humanities students are encouraged to draw. 

Two new history courses, History 105 and History 216, now 

deal with 

the

Ancient World. History 

105

drew an enrollment of about 130 this year, its first. 

History 

216

("The Ancient World") Is expected 

to have 

55

or more students. Both 

of these should "feed" courses in Latin and Greek. 

In the Spring, 1981, I shall offer Archaeology 3314, "Introduction 

to Classical 

Archaeology". Students taking that course, as well as sonic graduate students 

in

the

Department of Archaeology, will compose part of the group from which members will be 

drawn for the Naukratjs Project 

in

Egypt. As the Director of the Canadian team for 

this joint 

Canadian-Aerican expedition, I will encourage those 

Interested in long- 

tern service on the project to take Greek and probably Latin. Naukratis was a Greek 

city, with as well a long history in Roman times; its recovered artifactS include 

a

large number of Greek inscriptions, as well as a few Latin ones. 

Students interested in Greek papyrology, 

a

ramification of this work, will be 

able to study Greek papyri with me should they develop sufficient knowledge of Greek. 

In 1977 I brought to Canada the International Photographic Archive of the papyri, so 

research materials 

are

potentially available in plentiful amounts. This would of 

course require far more coursevork than D.L.L.L. would at this point wish to consider, 

In Greek, but the 

availability 

of long-range goals might induce a number of students 

to begin the language. 

Finally, courses in translation offering Greek and Latin literature exist or are 

proposed in a number of areas. English 226 is now offered downtown as well as here on 

ampus; a course in mythology has been considered; Humanities may widen its offerings 

and in any 

case has other courses using classical materials; Philosophy has tvo courses 

offering translated ancient texts Fine Arta is considering a course 

in

Greek drama. 

These will surely feed any courses in Latin and Greek that D.L.L.L. wishes to offer. 

If courses 

in classical literature In translation are 

to be added to current offerings 

here, perhaps they should come through D.L.L.L.--but that is another question. 

In sum, the climate on campus has become right for Latin 

and Greek. 

Since I'll 

be here at least three years, I'd be happy to teach them, if D.L.LL. 

427

wishes. 

Dr. Richard D. Sullivan 

Professor of History 

APR 7 81 

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NEW COURSE PROPOS,\L FORM 

1.

Calendar Information ? 

Department: ? 

DLLL 

Abbr.v1stion Code:GRE. 

_'Course Number: 

00

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Credit Hours: 

3 ?

Vector: 0-3-0_ 

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Titid 

of Course: 

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Ancient Greek I 

Calendar 

Description of Course: 

Introductory Ancient Greek language course 

Nature 

of Course Classes are actually 

combination Lecture/Tutorial-type, as best 

suited 

tQ nature of the course. 

Prerequisites 

(or sp.cial instructionsj: 

None 

What course (courses) if any, 

is being dropped from the 

calendar if this cou*- is 

approved: ? 

None 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

Once a year, Fall Semester 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Fan. 1981 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed of fcrin, 

possible? R. Sullivan 

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3. Obectiveaof the Course 

Basic instruction in Ancient Greek - grammar, vocabulary, use of dictionaries and 

grammars etc. to achieve ability in reading various types of Ancient Creek texts 

after completing acquisition of knowledge of fundenta1sof Greek grammar. 

4. Budgetary

ad Space Requirements (for 

information only)

What 

additional

resources will be required in the 

following areas:

Faculty Sessional appointment or part of load/responsibility of appointment in 

Staff NoneHistory or Humanities. (zee attached -emo from Prof. H. Johnston.) 

I.Irary None 

Audio 

Visual None 

Space Teaching space 

Equipment None 

S. Approval

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Date:

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S)epertment Chairman ? 

Dean 

sce

73-36b:- (Wiwn completing this form, for instructions ace Ilemorandum SCUS 13 

363. 

Au ack cotarse out Line). 

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Structure of GREEK 100 

Introduction to Ancient Greek 

Text: First 40 lessons of 

BEGINNING GREEK A Functional Approach 

by Stephen W. Paine, New York Oxford. University (1961) 

Structure of GREEK 101 

Continuation of GREEK 100 

Text: Second half of the text used in CREEK 100 

BEGINNING GREEK ETC. 

Rate: ca. one chapter per two sessions 

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1.

C.lendar Infortion 

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Department: 

?

DLLL 

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Abbreviation Code: 

GRE. 

?

Course

Number: 

101

?

Credit Hours: 

3

?

Vector: 

0-3-0 

Title of Course: 

Ancient Greek II

Calendar Description of Course: 

Continuation, of Ancient. Greek I 

Nature of Course Classes are actually combination Lecture/Tutorial-type, as best 

suited to the nature of the course. 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

Ancient Greek 100 or permission of the Department 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this 

couif-41

is

approved: None 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? 

Once a year, Spring Semester 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? 

Spring, 1982 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make 

-

the proposed offering 

possible? 

R. Sullivan 

,

3. Objectives of the Course 

Continuation of instruction In Ancient Greek grammar and vocabulary, use of 

dictionaries and grammars to enable students to go-beyond this final course. 

Aim - to achieve ability in reading various types of Ancient Greek texts after 

completing acquisition of knowledge of fundamentals of Ancient Greek grammar. 

4. Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following' 

areas:

Faculty 

Sessional appointment of cart of load/responsibility of expected 'appointment 

in History - Humanities (see attached memo from Prof. H. Johnston). 

Staff None 

Library No 

Audio Visual None 

Space 

Teaching 

space 

.Equipment None 

S. ARaoval 

Date7-L. 1 g

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tment Chairman 

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Dean 

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/I.Chairman, 

APR 7 

SCUS 73-34b:- 

(When completing this form, for instructions ccc 

hlcinorandum SCUS 73- )6a. 

AL! ch course 

out Line). 