Unit information: Latin Language Level B2 in 2016/17

Unit name	Latin Language Level B2
Unit code	CLAS30034
Credit points	20
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Dr. Laura Jansen
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

Description including Unit Aims

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.

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:

1. facility with a good range of Latin morphology and syntax;
2. the ability to translate from Latin to English a high number of vocabulary items;
3. the ability to use large lexicons and (where available) commentaries both for understanding and for literary interpretation;
4. the ability to interpret Latin texts with increasing sophistication;
5. explain and discuss critically the literary style, historical contexts, political or philosophical ideas found in the text set in the unit.

Teaching Information

3 x one-hour classes per week.

Assessment Information

One 2000 word written assignment (50%) which will assess ILOs 4-5, and one 90 minute exam (50%) which will assess ILOs 1-5.

Reading and References

C.T. Lewis, Elementary Latin Dictionary (Oxford University Press)

Benjamin H. Kennedy, The Revised Latin Primer (London: Longman's, Green & Co., 1906)