Chances for Classics Grad School admission- little language experience

warblersrule
Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:02:48 +0000

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Though the university may indeed offer Greek, the issue is that OP is abroad for only one semester. Each introductory Greek course is taught at a different pace, using a different textbook, learning different vocabulary, etc., making it very difficult to transition from Greek I at School A to Greek II at School B. Some elementary Greek courses spend the entire fall semester focusing on drilling declensions and paradigms into students’ heads, for example, whereas other courses introduce basic sentences and inductive learning from the get-go. Years ago I was advised to spend a full year at CYA in Athens rather than just a semester for precisely that reason.

That’s not to say it’s impossible. OP probably could jump into Greek II at his/her home institution, but it’d require a fair amount of work over winter break getting caught up to speed.

In any case, not every college offers introductory Greek every year, so there’s a possibility it’s not offered this year at both OP’s study abroad school and home institution.