Dr Juan Coderch
Senior Language Tutor in Greek and Latin
jc210@st-andrews.ac.uk
01334 462611
Room: C27
Research Interests
Anything related to both classical languages and their grammar, especially composing in both of them (translation from English into Greek or Latin).
Select Publications
Articles (in Spanish)
- “The similes used by Apollonius Rhodius”, published by the Univ. Autònoma of Barcelona, 1995.
- "Differences and similarities between similes used by Apollonius Rhodius and by Homer”, published by the Univ. Autònoma of Barcelona, 1996.
- “The alien texts used by Aristotle in his Poetica”, published by the Univ. of Las Palmas, 1996.
- “The evolutions of Telemachos and Achilles”, published by the Univ. of Cádiz, 1996.
- “Purgation and madness in Greek tragedy”, published by the Univ. of Las Palmas, 1997.
- “Questions about the minor episodes of The Argonautica”, published by the Univ. of La Laguna (Tenerife), 1997.
Books
- Diccionario Español-Griego (Madrid, 1997). About 17.000 entries.
Current Projects
Teaching methods
I am currently writing a Greek Language course. This is designed to take students from zero to the point where they can deal with actual texts. Its final part will give special attention to the difficulties which students face when they have finished the basic study of grammar and want to read ancient authors in the original. This will cover more difficult aspects of the language not dealt with usually in elementary language courses, but which students will face as soon as they try to read an original Greek author. I am also planning a parallel course for Latin, but as a result of the kind of teaching I undertook during 4 years working in Oxford, I started with the Greek one. Together the two courses will offer a new and comprehensive approach to ab initio language teaching at University level.
Translation
- Translations from modern authors into Ancient Greek: for instance, a case of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (“The Case of the Three Students”), a story of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi (“The Procession”), etc., for the sake of offering to my students some examples of the use of Ancient Greek as a live language.
- Maintenance of a web site of World News and articles in Ancient Greek (Akropolis World News - www.akwn.net), analogous to Nuntii Latini (Helsinki, Bremen and Warsaw).
Teaching
Greek and Latin languages at all levels.
Academic Career
Studies
- Graduate (5-year degree) in Classical Philology (1985, Univ. of Barcelona)
- Master of Arts in Greek (1986, Univ. of Sheffield)
- Ph.D. in Classical philology (1991, Univ. of Barcelona)
Jobs
- Lector in Greek and Latin (2003-2007, Language Teaching Team, Univ. of Oxford)
- Lecturer in Greek in Merton College, Univ. of Oxford (2005-2006, simultaneously with the position of Lector)
- Senior Language Tutor in Greek and Latin, Univ. of St. Andrews (since 2007)