Week 1 (30/7/12-03/8/12)
A choice of either Latin or Greek language,Ancient Egyptian culture,or short courses in Sanskrit and Akkadian
LATIN AND GREEK LANGUAGE (Beginner,Intermediate,Advanced)
Both Latin and Greek are being offered at three levels,all taught in small groups with experienced staff:
Beginner is suitable for those with no prior experience of the language,or for those who want to refresh the basics –teaching will be through a mixture of written tasks and interactive sessions which aim to give an understanding of how the language works at a fundamental level. By the end of the week,students will be able to form simple sentences and read short passages of adapted Latin or Greek. The text books used will be from Oulton’s,So you really want to learn Latin? (Latin) or JACT,Reading Greek (Second edition) (Greek).
Intermediate introduces students to more complex structures and vocabulary,building on the basics. As with Beginners,sessions will be a mixture of written and oral work which aim to reinforce students knowledge and work towards reading original texts.
Advanced is for those with a reasonable working knowledge of the language;students will read portions of original,unadapted texts throughout the week,discussing and revising grammatical points as appropriate. The choice of texts will be announced early in the Spring.
If you are unsure of which level is suitable for you,please contact Dr Amy Coker (a.coker@liv.ac.uk).
EGYPTOLOGY:FROM AMARNA TO DEIR EL-MEDINA:CURRENT NEW KINGDOM RESEARCH AT LIVERPOOL
Our EGYPTOLOGY course for 2012 is ‘FROM AMARNA TO DEIR EL-MEDINA:CURRENT NEW KINGDOM RESEARCH AT LIVERPOOL’
This week will comprise individual presentations by our lecturing staff on their current research. As well as making their cutting edge discoveries accessible to you,you will gain a detailed knowledge of this period of Egyptian history. Topics to be covered include excavations at a fortress of Ramesses II,new scientific research into Tutankhamun’s life and death,insights into the ancient tomb robbery trials,geophysical surveys at Saqqara,foreign relations,and lots more. As much of this work is ongoing,you’ll have a privileged look at some cutting edge and as-yet unpublished research.
For a provisional schedule of the week,click here.
For further details,please contact Dr Glenn Godenho (ggodenho@liverpool.ac.uk).
SANSKRIT AND AKKADIAN
We are also excited to be offering this year beginner courses in SANSKRIT and AKKADIAN;the timetable has been arranged so that you may take a full week in Sanskrit,or Akkadian,or a combination of both.
Sanskrit is available as a full week (5 days),or a short course (3 days,Mon-Weds). Sanskrit is the language of classical Indian civilisation. We will be looking at its basic grammatical structure and syntax. By the end of the course,students will be in a position to read simple sentences and proceed to further study. Coulson’s Teach Yourself Sanskrit is the recommended text for this course.
Akkadian is offered as a 2 day course (Thus-Fri). Akkadian is the language of the Babylonians,a Semitic language written on clay tablets in cuneiform script. During this short course,you will learn the basics of Old Babylonian grammar with a view to translating portions of the Law Code of Hammurabi. There will also be the opportunity to practice your cuneiform skills on some modern clay tablets.
Please contact Amy Coker (a.coker@liv.ac.uk) if you have any queries about these two courses.
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Week 2 (06/8/12-10/8/12)
A choice of either Hieroglyphic language,or Ancient History and Archaeology
HIEROGLYPHS (Beginner,Intermediate and Reading)
As ever,the Hieroglyph courses will be led by Dr Mark Collier (Senior Lecturer in Egyptology,author of the best selling How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs,and Head of SACE),Dr Roland Enmarch (Lecturer in Egyptology and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology) and Dr Glenn Godenho (University Teacher in Egyptology) will also be teaching. All three members of staff teach hieroglyphs at all levels in the University. We will also be assissted by Hayley Meloy,one of our PhD students who also provides teaching support to our undergraduate language teaching.
The Beginner and Intermediate courses will teach students how to read a fascinating and rewarding group of ancient Egyptian monuments – funerary inscriptions,coffins and tomb scenes. We aim to introduce you to the hieroglyphic script and the ancient Egyptian language at Beginner level,and teach you to read from a fascinating selection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts. The beginner course is suitable for anyone with no prior knowledge of hieroglyphs,but will also be useful as a refresher course for those who have studied the basics and who plan to take the intermediate course too. You can take Beginner &Intermediate Hieroglyphs together from Monday to Friday,Beginner Hieroglyphs runs Monday to Wednesday only,and Intermediate Hieroglyphs runs Wednesday to Friday only. If you joined us for Intermediate Hieroglyphs last year,we are offering a more advanced Reading level this year.
For a provisional schedule of the hieroglyph week,click here.
For further details,please contact Dr Glenn Godenho (ggodenho@liverpool.ac.uk).
ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY:THE ANCIENT BODY
This course for 2012 will be centred around the theme of the human body and what this means to specialists in different areas with Archaeology,Classics &Egyptology at Liverpool. Through examination of physical and textual remains,covering a period from the Neolithic through to ancient Britain,Greece,Rome and the Near East, sessions will be a mix of lectures,amd interactive sessions,including the chance to handle ancient material and see how the scientific practice can inform what we know about the ancient world. The programme will include sessions on:
- The evolution of the human form
- Ancient sewage
- The body in Cycladic and Greco-Roman art
- Adorning the body:Roman cosmestics
- Votive offerings and the body
- Greek and Roman ‘body language’
For the schedule of the week (subject to alteration),click here.
Further details of these courses and announcements will follow soon,so keep checking back.
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Week 3 (13/8/12-15/8/12)
Introduction to Coptic
INTRODUCTION TO COPTIC
Coptic was the language of Christian Egyptians. It is the last phase of the Ancient Egyptian language and the only one to be recorded in an alphabetic script showing vowels. This short course will introduce you to the basics of the script and teach you how to read excerpts of real Coptic texts,opening the door to an understanding of early Coptic Egypt (Late Roman/Byzantine Egypt). No prior knowledge of the language is necessary,but this would be particularly suitable for those who have studied hieroglyphs with us before. You will be taught by Dr Glenn Godenho,who teaches the department’s Coptic courses to undergraduates.
For further details,please contact Dr Glenn Godenho (ggodenho@liverpool.ac.uk).
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The University of Liverpool is a leading international centre for the study of the ancient world – from the archaeology of human evolution,through ancient Egypt and the Near East to Greek and Roman history,culture and literature,and Iron Age Europe.
For more details of our programmes,go to www.liv.ac.uk/sace