Module CLAS2531: INTERMEDIATE LATIN 2B

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS2531: INTERMEDIATE LATIN 2B

Prerequisites

• Beginners Latin 1, or equivalent; Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus (from 2005/6).

Corequisites

• Intermediate Latin 2A.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To study in depth a selection of texts suitable for students with a good command of Latin morphology and syntax but little experience of reading texts in the original.
• Students will be asked to relate the interpretation of specific passages to their understanding of Roman culture as acquired in Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus.

Content

• Introduces students to a selection of Latin texts appropriate to readers with a good command of grammar but with little experience of reading texts in the original language.
• Authors may include Nepos, Virgil, Caesar.
• All texts will be linked by a theme which will provide a focus: for example, ancient biography, theories of and justifications for conquest, etc.
• Themes will relate to the topics treated in Monuments and Memory in the Age of Augustus.

Learning Outcomes

• A secure knowledge of Latin morphology and syntax, to the level required for the independent reading and interpretation of continuous texts in the original language; a knowledge of a good range of vocabulary items.

• An ability to construe passages of continuous Latin with some use of dictionaries/word-lists; an ability to read and interpret a range of authors at a level appropriate to students with a good grasp of Roman culture.

• An ability to move with reasonable confidence between one language and another, in relation to a range of texts.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Interactive language classes will be offered as the most appropriate effective way of teaching.
• Students will learn through regular preparation for the classes and interaction with the teacher and each other in the process of learning.
• The course will be assessed through an exam paper, which will be designed to test students' understanding of Roman culture.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Homework in the form of translations and/or commentaries to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests in class. No collections.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University