| Unit name | Latin Language Level B1 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CLASM0034 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Priestley |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The aim of this unit is to develop and reinforce students’ skills in the independent critical reading of Latin literary texts. In the unit, you will read selections from Ovid’s Heroides (covering 600 lines in Latin and the remainder in English translation). Grammatical and syntactical knowledge of Latin will be revised and reinforced. You will also develop a range of key skills for the reading and literary analysis of Latin texts, including the independent use of commentaries and dictionaries (in particular, the Oxford Latin Dictionary), and contemporary theoretical perspectives relevant to the interpretation of Ovid’s poem. Methods of Assessment: Mode of assessment for First, Second, Third years and MAs will be as follows: 1 assessment exercise in practical criticism on a chosen piece of text 35-40 lines in length, with guidance questions from unit director. 1,500 words. Weighted at 50%. 1 class test (45 minutes) on grammatical/syntactical knowledge, on two pieces of text amounting to a total of 15 lines in length (50% of test mark each). Use of dictionary will be allowed in this test. Weighted at 25%. 1 class test (45 minutes) on prepared text translation (10-12 lines, 40% of test mark) and context/interpretation knowledge (60% of test mark), with guidance questions from unit director, on one piece of text 20 lines in length. No reference texts will be allowed in this test. Weighted at 25%.
Every student must own the following books: C.T. Lewis Elementary Latin Dictionary, Oxford University Press Kennedy's Revised Latin Primer, Longman Peter E. Knox Ovid, Heroides: Select Epistles, Cambridge University Press 1995 To be read in Latin: Selections of Heroides (600 lines: exact selections to be confirmed at the start of the unit). Student should also read all of the Heroides in English.
