Latin Intermediate I

Module Code:

MLAT0320

When Taught:

Michaelmas

Credit Points:

20

Method of Assessment:

Two 1-hour time tests (25% each), one 2-hour examination (50%)

Teaching Methods:

Language classes (residential students)

Availability

Distance and residential students

Lecturer:

Owen Hodkinson (res. and dist.)

Pre-requisite(s):

Latin Beginners I & Latin Beginners II, or GCSE Latin or equivalent

Contact hours:

30 to include 3 classes per week (residential students)

Syllabus:    

You will study adapted extracts from Cicero’s Verrine Orations and Sallust’s Conspiracy of Catiline taken from Reading Latin.  Study begins where the Latin Beginners course ended, usually at Section 4C or 4B.  The texts are specially graded to allow new pieces of grammar and syntax to be introduced at regular intervals, whilst at the same time consolidating your knowledge of more familiar elements.

You will be expected to translate these texts with the aid of a vocabulary list and the assistance of the lecturer where necessary.  The lecturer will also comment, where appropriate, on matters arising from the text to aid your appreciation of the subject-matter.  You will also be asked to complete a number of grammatical exercises to supplement the reading done in class, and to submit written translation exercises from time to time.

Learning outcomes:

This module seeks to enable students:

• to gain confidence in translating, understanding and handling the Latin language at post-beginners level.
• to consolidate and further their comprehension of Latin grammar and syntax through the reading of specially adapted versions of well-known Latin authors.
• to enhance their knowledge of Roman civilisation through study of the background and setting of the chosen extracts.

Transferable and other skills involved:

This module seeks to enable students:

• to develop analytical, critical and problem-solving skills through the study of an ancient language.
• to develop critical skills through the analysis of the style and content of Latin texts.
• to enhance the use of written English through linguistic studies.
• to manage your own programmes of learning with detailed tutorial guidance, and to seek and make use of feedback.

Main recommended texts:  

P. V. JONES and K. C. SIDWELL, Reading Latin, 2 vols (Cambridge University Press, 1986): Text, pb 0521286239; Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises, pb 0521286220.

Evaluation (including student evaluation):  

Students will be asked to complete a questionnaire at the end of the module. This will be used by the Department in its annual review of all its teaching to help evaluate the module’s success. The external examiner will also have the opportunity to make comments and results of the questionnaires will be discussed in the SSCC.