Module CLAS1571: INTERMEDIATE LATIN 1B

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS1571: INTERMEDIATE LATIN 1B

Prerequisites

• A-level Latin, or equivalent.

Corequisites

• For students taking Classics (Q801), Classical Civilisation (Q820) and Ancient History (V110): Intermediate Latin 1A.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To study in depth a selection of texts suitable for students with good command of Latin morphology and syntax but little experience of reading texts in the original.
• To introduce students to the concept of genre in Latin literature.
• To introduce students to a range of selected readings from Latin texts in different genres.

Content

• This module 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.
• This module will introduce students to a selection of passages from texts in different genres, and the rhetorical and stylistic devices found in those texts.

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 understanding of how genre shapes Latin texts and of generic play within texts.

• 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 at the end of their first year in Higher Education.

• 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 and effective way of teaching.
• Language classes will prepare students for the broader literary questions appropriate to the summative essay. The classes will develop students' skills in using scholarly resources, including reference grammars, published commentaries, scholarly dictionaries and secondary literature.
• Students will learn through regular preparation for the classes and through interaction with the teacher and each other.
• The course will be assessed through (i) an exam paper, which will be designed to test the topics and questions addressed in the classes at a level appropriate to those in their first year of study and (ii) a summative essay.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Homework in the form of translation to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests in class on translation/linguistic issues and commentary-style questions. One formative commentary for homework and one formative essay. 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