LATN6110 Advanced Latin I
| Offered By | School of Cultural Inquiry |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Latin |
| Offered in | LATN6110 will not be offered in 2012 |
| 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)'.
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| 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 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 they will have extended their Latin vocabulary.
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| Indicative Assessment |
Weekly exercises (25%) Essay (20%) Mid-semester test (15%) Final examination (40%)
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| Workload |
Three hours in class; six hours out of class
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| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Classics and Ancient History |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
Assumed knowledge of LATN2101/6101 or HSC Latin or equivalent; no other skills required
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| Requisite Statement | LATN2101/6101 or equivalent |
| Corequisites |
No co-requisites
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| Incompatibility |
No incompatible courses
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| Recommended Courses |
No recommended courses
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| Prescribed Texts | A brick will be made available to the class |
| Preliminary Reading |
No preliminary reading
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| Technology Requirements |
No advanced technology needed
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| Academic Contact | Dr Elizabeth Minchin |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.
