LATN1102 Continuing Latin
First Year Course
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Latin |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course introduces students to the study of classical Latin and to the work of the Roman comic writer Plautus, whose plays had a profound influence on the comic writing of Shakespeare and Moliere. The course consists of a series of carefully graded readings from there of Plautus' plays. As students work through these readings they become acquainted with the Roman comic tradition and, at the same time, they are introduced to the fundamental principles that underpin Latin and to a working vocabulary. |
| Learning Outcomes | By the end of the semester students will have encountered approximately 50% of the grammar and syntax required for fluent reading of Latin texts. The vocabulary they have learned will enable them to cope with simple passages of Latin with the aid of a dictionary. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Final examination (50%), tests (25%) and exercises done throughout the semester (25%). |
| Workload |
Four hours in class per week for 52 hours |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
Basic knowledge CLAS1001 required; no other required skills |
| Requisite Statement |
CLAS1001 Traditional Grammar or permission of Convener |
| Corequisites | CLAS1001; no co-requisites |
| Prescribed Texts |
P. Jones and K. Sidwell, Reading Latin 2 vols (CUP, 1985) |
| Majors/Specialisations | Latin, Classics, and Ancient History |
| Academic Contact | Dr Jessica Dietrich |
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