Unit name | Latin Language Level B2 |
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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 |
This course 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.
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 4-5, and one 90 minute exam (50%) which will assess 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)