Intensive Beginners Latin

Subject 107-149 (2009)

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Credit Points: 25.00
Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Thirteen hours of lectures and two hours of tutorials per week for six and a half weeks (10th January to 23rd February)
Total Time Commitment: 16 contact hours/week , 16 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Contact

Rhiannon Evans

rmevans@unimleb.edu.au

Subject Overview: This subject teaches students to read Latin and covers the material of two semesters. It covers grammatical concepts and paradigms, ­sentence formation and translation and the reading of simple texts. The aim is for students to acquire the elements of syntax, grammar and vocabulary of Latin, sufficient to begin reading literary and non-literary texts. Completion of the subject will enable a student to enrol in Intermediate Latin.
Objectives:
  • be able to read and comprehend Latin in previously unseen texts. Completion of the subject will enable a student to enrol in Intermediate Latin;
  • because of the dependence of many languages (including English) on Latin vocabulary, students will understand the history of their own language and culture, and improve their native language skills.
Assessment: Written work totalling 8000 words comprising daily 10-minute class tests 10%, four 1-hour tests 60% (held during the semester) and a 2-hour exam 30% (at the end of semester). Students must complete the four 1-hour tests and the 2-hour exam in order to be eligible for final assessment.
Prescribed Texts:
  • Reading Latin: Text (Jones & Sidwell) Cambridge University Press
  • Reading Latin: Grammar and Exercises (Jones & Sidwell) Cambridge University Press
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

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Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • develop their critical thinking skills and attention to detail;
  • appreciate the communication conventions of another culture;
  • be able to think in theoretical terms.
Notes: The subject dates and HECS/course fee census date for this subject change each year. Check your enrolment record for the correct census date for this subject.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Arts (Ancient Languages)
Diploma in Arts (Ancient and Medieval Studies)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Ancient and Medieval Studies
Ancient and Medieval Studies
Ancient, Medieval && Early Modern Studies Major
Classics

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