Module CLAS3241: Higher Latin 2

Department: Classics and Ancient History

CLAS3241: Higher Latin 2

Prerequisites

• CLAS2191 (Advanced Latin 2A) OR CLAS2121 (Advanced Latin 2B)

Corequisites

• CLAS3231 (Higher Latin 1)

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To study in depth a selection of texts suitable for experienced readers of Latin with a broad and in-depth understanding of Roman culture.

Content

• This module involves close study of one or more Latin texts.
• The selection of text(s) will vary from year to year, but will be appropriate to experienced readers and interpreters of Latin texts in the original language.
• The module will involve not just reading and translating, but also criticism and analysis, including (where appropriate) textual criticism.

Learning Outcomes

• A knowledge of different aspects of a selected Latin text (or texts) of some length and/or complexity: aspects which include the varieties of reading and interpretation of that text (or texts), ancient and modern; its origins and antecedents; its genre and cultural location; issues of transmission; textual problems; reception.

• An ability to investigate a given text in depth, using and further developing linguistic, interpretative and other skills acquired in the previous two years of study, especially but not exclusively in Intermediate and Advanced Latin modules.

• A critical understanding of what goes to make a 'text', as an artefact and as a potential source of meaning, and of both the cultural processes and the interpretative issues involved.
• The ability to produce detailed and critical analysis of complex texts in very concise form.

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

• Interactive classes will be offered as the most appropriate and 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 module will be assessed through commentary exercises, which will allow students to demonstrate their linguistic and analytical skills These exercises might focus on (for example) critical comparison of translated passages, literary analysis, linguistic analysis, textual criticism; each of the summative exercises will normally have a different focus.
• The restricted length of the summative exercises allows students to demonstrate the key skill of precise and concise analysis of texts.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ 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