LATN2108 Advanced Latin G

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Humanities
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Latin
Offered in	LATN2108 will not be offered in 2009
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Topics for study may include: epic, historiography, satire, oratory, personal poetry, art, architecture, Roman philosophy and religion, early imperial society, Medieval Latin; authors may include Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, Martial, Cicero, Caesar, Livy, and Pliny the Younger. In studying the chosen text (or collection of texts) and its political, social, and literary context, students continue their study of the Latin language.
Learning Outcomes	by the end of semester students will have increased their ability to read Latin with pleasure and understanding: some texts at sight, any texts with the aid of dictionaries, grammars, translations, and textual notes. students will have become acquainted with a particular author or set of authors, the world they lived in, and the literary genre in question. students will have reviewed and extended their understanding of the grammatical constructions of Latin; and they will have extended their Latin vocabulary.
Indicative Assessment	Exercises (20%), 2,500 word essay (25%), mid-semester test (15%) and final examination (40%).
Workload	Three hours in class per week for 39 hours
Areas of Interest	Classics and Ancient History
Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills	Assumed knowledge of LATN2101 or HSC Latin or equivalent; no other skills required
Requisite Statement	LATN2101 Intermediate Latin, or HSC level Latin, or permission of Convener
Corequisites	LATN2101 or equivalent; no co-requisites
Majors/Specialisations	Latin, Classics, and Ancient History
Academic Contact	Dr Jessica Dietrich

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