LATN2110 Advanced Latin I

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Cultural Inquiry
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Latin
Offered in	LATN2110 will not be offered in 2011
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. In Semester 2 2009 the course will be 'The epistolary style: letter-writing in the Roman world (Cicero, Seneca, Pliny)'.
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. they will have become acquainted with three leading figures in Rome, and the worlds they lived in, through their letters. students will have reviewed and extended their understanding of the grammatical constructions of Latin and their Latin vocabulary.
Indicative Assessment	Exercises (20%), 2,000-3,000 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
Prescribed Texts	A brick will be made available to the class
Majors/Specialisations	Classics, Latin, and Ancient History
Academic Contact	Dr Elizabeth Minchin

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