Admission requirements
No formal requirements, but a background in linguistics or the study of an individual language is strongly advised.
Note: Extracurricular Elective for MA-students Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Description
This course is intended for MA students, non-native speakers of Georgian. Georgian is one of the world’s oldest languages. It is very important and interesting from a linguistic point of view, as well as from cultural and anthropological points of view. In this course some general issues of the modern Georgian verb will be analyzed, such as: 1. Subject person and number, 2. Object Person and number, 3. System of the Georgian Verb – Series and screeves (tenses), 4. Grammatical categories of the Georgian verb, among them, specific for Georgian: version and contact (causative) 5. Conjugation system of the modern Georgian verb: 5.1. I first conjugation; 5.2. II conjugation 5.3. III Conjugation, 5.4. IV Conjugation.
And as the course is intended as an introduction to modern Georgian verb, practical exercises will be presented as well.
Course objectives
To provide students with a general knowledge of the Georgian verb
To develop students’ necessary insights for analyzing Georgian verb data.
To make students practically use their Georgian speaking skills
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
- Seminar
Assessment method
- Exam
Assessment
2 written examinations, closed-ended and open-ended questions (50% each), the first in the middle and the second at the end.
Weighing
2 written examinations, closed-ended and open-ended questions (50% each).
Resit
In consultation with the teacher.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Compulsory readings: Howard I. Aronson, Georgian Reading Grammar, Slavica Publishers, Inc. 2nd edition 1990, for pdf version of this book see Georgian Reading Grammar
Additional readings: George Hewitt, Georgian: A Learner’s Grammar (Routledge Essential Grammars) 2nd edition,2005, for pdf version of this book see A Learner's Grammar
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about course and exam enrolment is available on the website.
Registration Contract teaching and Exchange
Information for those interested in taking this course in context of Contract teaching (with taking examinations), eg. about costs, registration and conditions.
For the registration of exchange students contact Humanities International Office.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Reuvensplaats Student Affairs Office for BA International Studies
Remarks
Not applicable.