Unit name | Latin Language Level B2 |
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Unit code | CLAS12308 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Edwin Shaw |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit aims to introduce students to a range of skills in independent reading and analysis of Latin literature. Students will also be introduced to the different resources available for self-directed interpretation; lexica, translations, commentaries and word search tools. Emphasis will be on close analysis of specific passages, exploring the different links between grammatical understanding of the language and literary appreciation of the work of art. Texts of moderate difficult will be chosen; authors might include Catullus, Cicero, Livy, Ovid, Virgil, or Cornelius Nepos.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
2 x 2-hour language seminar weekly
Formative collaborative commentary/group practical criticism exercise [ILOs 1-6]
Summative 2 hour exam (100%) [ILOs 1-5]
Lewis, C. T. 1891. An Elementary Latin Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon). In lieu of this paper dictionary, students may prefer the dictionary package in the SPQR app.
Morwood, James. 1999. A Latin Grammar (Oxford: Oxford UP)