Unit name | Latin Language Level B1 |
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Unit code | CLAS30033 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. O'Gorman |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Latin Language level A1 and A2, or equivalent. |
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 ca. 400-450 lines from an unadapted ancient Latin text, to be chosen by the unit tutor. 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.
Aims:
To develop students’ knowledge of the Latin language through the reading of classical Latin prose; to introduce students to techniques of independent reading of Latin, such as use of dictionaries and commentaries; to introduce students to issues of translation and interpretation of Latin literature.
By the end of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
3 x one-hour classes per week
One 2000 word written assignment (50%), which will assess ILOs 3-5, and one 90 minute exam (50%) which will assess ILOs 1-2.
C.T. Lewis, Elementary Latin Dictionary (Oxford University Press)
Benjamin H. Kennedy, The Revised Latin Primer (London: Longman's, Green & Co., 1906)