Module CLAS3681: Intermediate Latin 3A

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS3681: Intermediate Latin 3A

Prerequisites

• A mark of 60 or above in CLAS2032 Beginners' Latin 2, or equivalent.

Corequisites

• For students taking Classics (Q801), Classical Past (Q803), and Ancient History (V110): CLAS3691 Intermediate Latin 3B.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To offer in-depth and intensive training in Latin accidence, grammar and syntax.
• To provide students in the third-year of their degree with the opportunity to extend their knowledge of Latin in ways that might enhance their studies more widely, and, in particular, benefit them in the writing of their final year dissertation (if taken within Classics and Ancient History).

Content

• Provides in-depth analysis of accidence, grammar and syntax, which will enable students to have a good active and passive command of the Latin language.
• By the end of the course, students will be able to translate from English into Latin.
• Students will be trained in relevant linguistic, morphological and philological areas in order to widen their understanding of how the Latin language works and how it developed over time.
• Students will be given the opportunity to research and discuss key aspects of the idiom and usage of the Latin language.

Learning Outcomes

• A 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 significant range of vocabulary items.
• Knowledge and understanding of Latin idiom and usage.
• Knowledge of key terms used in the analysis, discussion and interpretation of Latin.

• A comprehensive understanding of Latin accidence, grammar and syntax and their usage.
• The ability to apply this knowledge of Latin accidence, grammar and syntax to the reading of texts by a range of authors.
• An ability to engage with language in ways that might enhance study at level three of the student’s degree programme, including in relation to the final year dissertation (if taken within Classics and Ancient History).

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

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.
• Seminars will allow students the opportunity to discuss in detail key issues raised in language classes.
• 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 the topics and questions addressed in the classes at a level appropriate to those in their third year of study.
• Level 3 students who are post-Beginners’ rather than post A-Level (or equivalent) will be given additional support in teaching and assessment where appropriate.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Homework in the form of language exercises to be prepared in advance of every class. Formative tests and presentations 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