Beginners Latin B

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

On campus

96 hours over the semester.

Students should have undertaken one of the following:

Beginners Latin A: CLAS10006 or CLAS20024 or CLAS30007

or

an approved equivalent

None

None

Students who have completed VCE Latin are not permitted to enrol in this subject, these students should see the subject listings for Post VCE Latin.

Students who have passed any of the following subjects are not permitted to enrol in this subject:

Beginners Latin B under the codes 107-153, 670-205 or 670359

Intensive Beginners Latin under the codes 107-149, 670-201, 670-355

Students who have passed any of the subjects listed below are not permitted to enrol in this subject:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

In this subject students revise the basic elements covered in Semester 1, and are introduced to more complex grammar and syntax. Increasingly difficult literary and dramatic texts are read. Background information on Roman culture is woven into the subject matter throughout the semester. By the end of the subject, students should have a sufficient grasp of the language to read texts of moderate difficulty with vocabulary assistance.

Students who successfully complete this subject should:

• have acquired the elements of the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of Latin and have attained reading skills sufficient to begin reading literary texts.

Assessment exercises totalling 2000 words 50% (due during semester) and a 2000-word examination 50% (due in the examination period).

This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 75% class attendance. Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day; after five working days, no late assessment will be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

• Reading Latin: Text (Jones & Sidwell) Cambridge University Press
• Reading Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises (Jones & Sidwell) Cambridge University Press

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

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

• be skilled in critical thinking and analysis.
• possess effective written communication skills.
• have an understanding of social, ethical and cultural context.